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I have several variations, can't find the folding pocket knives right now.
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I did have a corn knife with a secondary guard that when open would prevent the blade from cutting too deeply, but i cannot find it. possibly i sold it.
Here are 2 pictures showing a few of the various blade profiles found on corn knives and a few of the handle shapes. These are only a part of the variety in corn knives 'out there'.
Below these is a 3 1/8" old Henckels that closed looks like a corn knife. But open the blade more resembles an ink eraser. Perhaps the edge opposite the eraser edge was used on corns ? I dunno.
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Here are 2 pictures showing a few of the various blade profiles found on corn knives and a few of the handle shapes. These are only a part of the variety in corn knives 'out there'.
Below these is a 3 1/8" old Henckels that closed looks like a corn knife. But open the blade more resembles an ink eraser. Perhaps the edge opposite the eraser edge was used on corns ? I dunno.
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Here is a very sweet small corn knife, at just over 2 1/4", marked: "Encore/Turner & Co/Sheffield". The larger knife is an old Henckels , 3 3/8".
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Here is what i think of as my 'nicest' corn knife. The bone handles are a bit thicker than the ivory handles so the knife has a bit of 'heft' almost like a regular pocket knife. The liners are worn but still show milling. Nice ease out to make easy access to the long pull. Front tank is marked: "Trade/F B/Mark" and on the back: "Forquignon/No. 102/Prussia". I cannot find any cutlery related reference to "Forquignon".
The blade is screaming sharp. I think it is over 100 years old.
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The blade is screaming sharp. I think it is over 100 years old.
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kootenay joe wrote:Here is what i think of as my 'nicest' corn knife. The bone handles are a bit thicker than the ivory handles so the knife has a bit of 'heft' almost like a regular pocket knife. The liners are worn but still show milling. Nice ease out to make easy access to the long pull. Front tank is marked: "Trade/F B/Mark" and on the back: "Forquignon/No. 102/Prussia". I cannot find any cutlery related reference to "Forquignon".
The blade is screaming sharp. I think it is over 100 years old.
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KJ, I had no idea that there were so many corn knives or that you had collected so many. These must be pretty popular to collect. The two I sold last year sold for double what I thought they were worth. I was afraid that they would go for approximately the same amount that an office knife goes for. But on eBay they both brought north of 30 dollars each and one of them was over 45, but I can’t remember which one it was. It pays to use an auction when you aren’t sure of the value.
You have some very fine examples there.
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I began collecting corn knives because i like scalpels and ivory and the prices were usually quite low so i was able to afford them. If they are now in some demand it is a recent change.
Corn knives have a high incidence of having been used & re-sharpened making it a bit unusual to find an unused example. Also the blades are carbon steel so some oxidation on the blade is common.
Thank you for your kind words.
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Corn knives have a high incidence of having been used & re-sharpened making it a bit unusual to find an unused example. Also the blades are carbon steel so some oxidation on the blade is common.
Thank you for your kind words.
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My better half said she was not familiar with corn knives. She had a grandmother that had a corn. If the doctor did not remove the root it would grow back. At times with estate auctions they would sell a long two handled tool with a loop and a round ball post. Put it in a shoe where the corn would be and squeeze the handles and stretch out the leather. True?
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I've seen those shoe stretchers for corns.
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Great showing of nice corn knives KJ ... nice variety!!!
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Dimitri - Nice addition with that razor ...
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Lawrence - Nice Demuth ...
Dimitri - Nice addition with that razor ...
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I think shoe stretchers were mostly to relieve the discomfort caused by bunions, which are a deformity, overgrowth and inflammation of the first metatarsals, the long bones just behind the halux or great toe.
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Charlie, i think a corn can develop on the surface of a bunion due to the pressure created by the deformity when wearing stiff footwear.
I have had no personal corn experiences and don't know much about them. Corns are no longer a common occurrence. There must have been a change in how shoes & boots were designed or in the materials used that resulted in corns all but disappearing.
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I have had no personal corn experiences and don't know much about them. Corns are no longer a common occurrence. There must have been a change in how shoes & boots were designed or in the materials used that resulted in corns all but disappearing.
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I have one of those too, I think Henckels made it. Do you remember who made yours?kootenay joe wrote:I did have a corn knife with a secondary guard that when open would prevent the blade from cutting too deeply, but i cannot find it. possibly i sold it.
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Yes it was Henckels. Could it be the same knife ? that i sold it to you ?
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No I don't think so, I bought this one off eBay about nine years ago.
Unless you sold it through a dealer on eBay?
Unless you sold it through a dealer on eBay?
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Not same knife then. Which means i might still have it !
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Sound right. Is their a way to get rid of a spur, I think on heels? other than having it ground off?RobesonsRme.com wrote:I think shoe stretchers were mostly to relieve the discomfort caused by bunions, which are a deformity, overgrowth and inflammation of the first metatarsals, the long bones just behind the halux or great toe.
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I hope you do!kootenay joe wrote:Not same knife then. Which means i might still have it !
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I'll add in a Camillus. Pile side has the four-line stamp (1917-1941) and mark side has the crossed swords. French ivory handles.
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I dug around and couldn't find anything on Roland's nicest but I did find a photo of another "Trade/F B/Mark / Forquignon" that sold for $30 on eBay in 2010 (photo below).Here is what i think of as my 'nicest' corn knife. ...Front tank is marked: "Trade/F B/Mark" and on the back: "Forquignon/No. 102/Prussia". I cannot find any cutlery related reference to "Forquignon".
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Dennis that looks to be a very old corn razor. Is it yours ?
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Nope, not mine. As noted in my post it is from a 9 year old eBay auction I found. I posted it just because it was another example of a "Forquignon" blade like yours. I'm not sure of its length but I guess it could well be a corn razor.Dennis that looks to be a very old corn razor. Is it yours ?
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Seeing this old thread really makes me miss Roland.
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AMEN !!!Sharpnshinyknives wrote: ↑Sun Apr 23, 2023 10:41 am Seeing this old thread really makes me miss Roland.
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