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A wonderful old knife Dimitri. Love the handles
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Dimitri, that is a FANTASTIC lking pruner.
That handle...........
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Thanks Skip!New_Windsor_NY wrote: ↑Thu Feb 25, 2021 2:19 am
Dimitri, that is a FANTASTIC lking pruner.
That handle...........
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Here is another one I bought at the same time as the other one. This one has the smoother dark colored stag!
Don't think this one has seen much if any use
Don't think this one has seen much if any use
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Dimitri, that is another GORGEOUS l@@king pruner.
That handle looks like a big stick of black licorice.
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Since November 2020, when I posted the latest hawkbill pruner that I had obtained, I have acquired these three GEO. SCHRADE, single blade, wire handle/frame, hawkbill pruner pocket knives. I took some pictures and here they are.
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Posted this Wade and Butcher , pruner/budder last September but maybe it fits this thread. Has a stamped "R" number but can't really establish it's age.
The clipper releases with a push of the little ring at the end. So British! J.O'.
The clipper releases with a push of the little ring at the end. So British! J.O'.
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MB:Who made the dark stag hawkbill ? That is in my wheelhouse! I've got a special cave wall just for a piece like that! J.O'.
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Saynor Cooke & RidalRidgegrass wrote: ↑Mon Mar 08, 2021 9:07 pm MB:Who made the dark stag hawkbill ? That is in my wheelhouse! I've got a special cave wall just for a piece like that! J.O'.
Thank you, I can't get enough pruning knives!
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Definitely belongs in this threadRidgegrass wrote: ↑Mon Mar 08, 2021 8:08 pm Posted this Wade and Butcher , pruner/budder last September but maybe it fits this thread. Has a stamped "R" number but can't really establish it's age.
The clipper releases with a push of the little ring at the end. So British! J.O'.
I have one just like it, not easy to find them
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Any idea on age? It's stamped with an "R" number on the pruner handle but I checked English patents and that number corresponds to 1954. That piece sure looks a lot older than that. J.O'.
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Its should be stamped RD followed by a number. The RD is an abbreviation for Registered Design, unlike a patent which protects the way something works it is protection for the appearance of a product.
I don't have any old English patent books or Registered Design books so I cannot tell you what year this particular number refers to, keep in mind a Registered Design in the UK is good for 25 years.
I don't have any old English patent books or Registered Design books so I cannot tell you what year this particular number refers to, keep in mind a Registered Design in the UK is good for 25 years.
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Thanks MB. I'll start digging. J.O.
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Found it! Rd.# 715810 registered 1925. A little harder than U.S. records. Their archives go back past A.D. 1100 !!
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That's great! Thanks for finding it
Here's one I have....
Here's one I have....
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That’s cool
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MB: That's the exact knife, same blade profiles, etc. Wonder which company actually built them? They must have been built around the "registered design" pruner. So cool. Did you notice the finish on the pruner parts is very different than the blades? Almost appears plated, (vanadium?)
I actually chatted with the British Archives office in London this morning but couldn't navigate their sites, (neither could my contact), so I wound up finding the date on another site.
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I actually chatted with the British Archives office in London this morning but couldn't navigate their sites, (neither could my contact), so I wound up finding the date on another site.
Great fun! J.O'.
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I have seen several different makers some big name ones like Wostenholm as well. Hard to tell who was making them for who, they look very much the same.Ridgegrass wrote: ↑Wed Mar 10, 2021 3:06 am MB: That's the exact knife, same blade profiles, etc. Wonder which company actually built them? They must have been built around the "registered design" pruner.
Yes I did, looks to me like it's chrome or nickle plated.Ridgegrass wrote: ↑Wed Mar 10, 2021 3:06 am Did you notice the finish on the pruner parts is very different than the blades? Almost appears plated, (vanadium?)
Wow, excellent job researching itRidgegrass wrote: ↑Wed Mar 10, 2021 3:06 am I actually chatted with the British Archives office in London this morning but couldn't navigate their sites, (neither could my contact), so I wound up finding the date on another site.
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