Lets show some Old and Rare ones.

Mumbleypeg · Post by **Mumbleypeg** » Sun Jan 20, 2019 12:10 am

Old Rather & Company gentleman's grooming knife. I've posted this one elsewhere but I think it belongs here. Pretty sure it is over 100 years old. It has a manicure blade with file, a button hook, mustache comb, earwax spoon, scissors, corkscrew, tortoise shell toothpick and three assorted different knife blades - ten blades in total. Remarkably it's less than three inches closed length and 3/4 inches thick. Probably German-made.

Unfortunately the pearl, which is in great shape on one side, is badly broken on the other side.

Ken

Miller Bro's · Post by **Miller Bro's** » Sun Jan 20, 2019 12:20 am

Made in France.

Mumbleypeg · Post by **Mumbleypeg** » Sun Jan 20, 2019 12:43 am

Miller Bro's wrote:Made in France.

Thanks Dimitri. I knew "acier" is French and translates to steel in English, so that makes sense. Not many references have any info on Rather & Co. but I have a reference somewhere (maybe Price - I'll have to look) which says it's German, so that's what I was going with. Appreciate your input.

Ken

LongBlade · Post by **LongBlade** » Sun Jan 20, 2019 12:47 am

Nice knife and a cool variety of blades - nice score Ken

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FRJ · Post by **FRJ** » Sun Jan 20, 2019 4:00 am

Very nice knife, Ken. Some one set some time aside to build that one.

Mumbleypeg · Post by **Mumbleypeg** » Sun Jan 20, 2019 3:52 pm

Thanks fellas. The combination of interesting blades was one reason I bought it. It’s sort of a “history of the times” piece with the mustache comb, earwax spoon, etc. A glimpse into what life was like at the time. It must have taken a very skilled cutler to have made it, given the tools of the day.

Ken

wlf · Post by **wlf** » Sun Jan 20, 2019 3:53 pm

I haven’t seen French knives of this complexity before.

RobesonsRme.com · Post by **RobesonsRme.com** » Sun Jan 20, 2019 4:24 pm

There was a coffee table style book a few years ago called "PocketKnives" or something similar. Bernard Levine might have had a hand in its publication, I'm not sure.

I have it here somewhere, but cannot put hands on it for some reason.

It featured contemporary knives from the time of publication and many were of French manufacture. There were some very nice and complex French knives shown in the book.

Charlie Noyes

BWT · Post by **BWT** » Tue Jan 22, 2019 7:25 pm

Here is three pickups this past weekend. Ebony whittler 4in. Dobie Glasgow on one side of the tang, other side Klascut. Wood handle 4 in with nothing but what looks like Arabic writing? The ivory is 2 1/2 in. with T Smith and Co on the tang. Thanks for looking.

Ivoryman · Post by **Ivoryman** » Thu Jan 24, 2019 7:55 pm

This one's old and rare. Swayback sheepfoot (says Real Lambsfoot on blade) folder taken by George Mallory up Everest in 1924. Recovered by searchers in 1999 who found his body. RIP G. M.

thefarside · Post by **thefarside** » Thu Jan 24, 2019 8:15 pm

Bill,
Your wood handled knife is a Coir knife, used in the making of Oriental Rugs. Some of the older ivory knives will bring a large dollar. I have one that could be a twin to yours, I will search it out and post a photo.
Jim

BWT · Post by **BWT** » Thu Jan 24, 2019 9:23 pm

Thanks for the info Jim

Looking forward to seeing yours.

thefarside · Post by **thefarside** » Fri Jan 25, 2019 4:42 am

Here is a photo of my Coir knife, it is 3 1/2 inches closed not counting the finial.

BWT · Post by **BWT** » Fri Jan 25, 2019 12:35 pm

Thanks Jim,now I can tell mine where his twin brother is that he has been looking for all these years!!! They look identical.

luckydog64 · Post by **luckydog64** » Fri Jan 25, 2019 2:51 pm

There has been some interesting knives shown of late. Thanks, here is a Crusader brand. All my Goins says is c1940. When I google Crusader I come up with it being a Belknap Hardware brand. Worthpoint had one with previous owner thinking it was made by Winchester. That was probably more wishful thinking and a selling point than anything else. Any thoughts are welcome.

djknife13 · Post by **djknife13** » Fri Jan 25, 2019 2:56 pm

luckydog64 wrote:There has been some interesting knives shown of late. Thanks, here is a Crusader brand. All my Goins says is c1940. When I google Crusader I come up with it being a Belknap Hardware brand. Worthpoint had one with previous owner thinking it was made by Winchester. That was probably more wishful thinking and a selling point than anything else. Any thoughts are welcome.

I could be way off base, but the small Fed. shield and jigging pattern, to me suggest Winchester. That's where I'd put my money for a maker of your knife. ___Dave

doglegg · Post by **doglegg** » Fri Jan 25, 2019 3:00 pm

Luckydog, yes you are. That looks like you are the first person to see it since it was made. What a pristine knife. And if it was made by Winchester all the better.

luckydog64 · Post by **luckydog64** » Fri Jan 25, 2019 3:03 pm

Thanks I couldn't be happier if it was made by Winchester. Been trying to find a decent one for a while that I could afford.

Ivoryman · Post by **Ivoryman** » Fri Jan 25, 2019 6:34 pm

Gorgeous covers Luckydog. Congrats on a successful hunt.

BWT · Post by **BWT** » Fri Jan 25, 2019 6:53 pm

luckydog64 wrote:There has been some interesting knives shown of late. Thanks, here is a Crusader brand. All my Goins says is c1940. When I google Crusader I come up with it being a Belknap Hardware brand. Worthpoint had one with previous owner thinking it was made by Winchester. That was probably more wishful thinking and a selling point than anything else. Any thoughts are welcome.

Very nice LD, beautiful knife.

FRJ · Post by **FRJ** » Sat Jan 26, 2019 2:24 am

I've got a little Winchester with a shield like that.

djknife13 · Post by **djknife13** » Sat Jan 26, 2019 3:49 pm

luckydog64 wrote:There has been some interesting knives shown of late. Thanks, here is a Crusader brand. All my Goins says is c1940. When I google Crusader I come up with it being a Belknap Hardware brand. Worthpoint had one with previous owner thinking it was made by Winchester. That was probably more wishful thinking and a selling point than anything else. Any thoughts are welcome.

Here are three Winchesters and one 4 blade Wards made by Winchester with the small shield and jigging like your knife. The harness jack is almost a copy of yours. ____Dave

wlf · Post by **wlf** » Sun Jan 27, 2019 2:46 pm

Nice, Dave and Joe.

luckydog64 · Post by **luckydog64** » Sun Jan 27, 2019 3:10 pm

Yes very nice joe. Thanks for showing Dave that is a pretty convincing match.

LongBlade · Post by **LongBlade** » Sun Jan 27, 2019 11:16 pm

Great showing of knives Bill, Jim, LD64 , Joe and Dave

... All nice knives !! - and those Coir Knives are unique and not posted often

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