Wow! Those are beautiful Roger! You have a very nice collection of Shapleigh knives Sir!
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I haven't been active here for a while and I have missed this thread.
Roger, thank you for raising the bar in this thread with your beautiful Shapleigh knives.
They are a pleasure to see.
Roger, thank you for raising the bar in this thread with your beautiful Shapleigh knives.
They are a pleasure to see.
Joe
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Just got a call from my mother. This little beauty just showed up at her house. That's the third knife I have at her house now. Hope she mails them to me soon. That also means I'm collecting knives on two continents.
Anyways, it's a (1950's?) Shapleigh Hdwr. Dimond Edge Serpentine Pen Knife 2 3/4 inches (made by Schrade Walden). I hope you enjoy the pictures and If anyone knows more about this knife than I do, I'd love to hear it.
Anyways, it's a (1950's?) Shapleigh Hdwr. Dimond Edge Serpentine Pen Knife 2 3/4 inches (made by Schrade Walden). I hope you enjoy the pictures and If anyone knows more about this knife than I do, I'd love to hear it.
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So, my mom finally got around to mailing my D E. Thanks for looking & Thanks for the trade Joe!
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That is a great looking Shapleigh, MKAD!
(MKAD = Messer Kerl aus Deutschland)
(MKAD = Messer Kerl aus Deutschland)
Ike
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Thanks for putting that nice little Shapleigh DE in here, Tom.
It is a beauty. A great little carry, I'm sure.
It would also look nice in Lee's " Homage to Traditional Pen Knives" thread if you were so inclined.
It is a beauty. A great little carry, I'm sure.
It would also look nice in Lee's " Homage to Traditional Pen Knives" thread if you were so inclined.
Joe
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Thank you Sir!
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I believe..., every knife is a soul, looking for a soulmate.
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https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Weebit_Nano
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Here's an extra fancy Norvell era dogleg jack with step bolsters and MOP covers.
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Oh, that's just a beauty.
That spear hits all the high notes.
Thank you, Jason, for putting that fine knife in this thread.
That spear hits all the high notes.
Thank you, Jason, for putting that fine knife in this thread.
Joe
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Hard to beat a DE wrapped in MOP Very attractive especially that pattern!
Lloyd
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Ohhh, what an eye catcher! Touchdown!
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It's nice to come back and see a bunch of feedback on a post. Thanks guys
I was excited to get my hands on this one. By far the nicest Shapleigh I own now.
I was excited to get my hands on this one. By far the nicest Shapleigh I own now.
- Jason
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Beauty all the way around jxr1197 ... Just a guess on my part - but I think this was made under contract by Empire Knife Co for Shapleigh - The reason I say this is based on the long pull on master and how it opens into the swedge of the blade - something I noticed and seemed to be pretty consistent at least on the Empires I have see in terms of the long pulls - and my Empire-made Shapleigh cattle knife has the same long pull design.. again just my guess and opinion...
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I agree with you. Before it arrived I was thinking it was a German Boker - the step bolsters threw me off and the seller's pics didn't show everything. When I got my hands on it I figured it was an Empire and searched around until I found a pic of an Empire with similar bolsters. Now I'll also think to check the long pull/swedge area if I come across another Norvell Shapleigh. Thanks for the tip.
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This pocket knife arrived yesterday. It is one out of a group of five pocket knives that I bought, but not for this particular knife. This is a SHAPLEIGH (D-E) HDW CO. B478, 2 blade, 3 tang stamps, 3 1/8" closed, advertising pocket knife. It says "CARDWELL WESTINGHOUSE" on one side and "FRICTION DRAFT GEAR" on the other side. If you Google the advertised company, there is information (railroad equipment manufacturer). I gave it a very minor cleaning, took some pictures and here it is.
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Nice one skip, I have one similar.
No bail and nothing on the back side.
No bail and nothing on the back side.
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Thank you Joe.
Thank you Dimitri.
Yours is looking good also.
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Another nice Steelie to add to your group Skip.New_Windsor_NY wrote: ↑Fri Jun 18, 2021 8:50 pm This pocket knife arrived yesterday. It is one out of a group of five pocket knives that I bought, but not for this particular knife. This is a SHAPLEIGH (D-E) HDW CO. B478, 2 blade, 3 tang stamps, 3 1/8" closed, advertising pocket knife. It says "CARDWELL WESTINGHOUSE" on one side and "FRICTION DRAFT GEAR" on the other side. If you Google the advertised company, there is information (railroad equipment manufacturer). I gave it a very minor cleaning, took some pictures and here it is.
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