Antique Knives Made In England

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Very nice Dimitri, great find, I’m not having any luck lately finding any old English knives ::tu:: ::tu:: Thanks for sharing that one. Ike thanks for sharing yours also another great find ::tu:: ::tu::
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Miller Bro's wrote: Sun Aug 22, 2021 11:04 pm I got real lucky today
Real lucky??? I find those all the time, usually don't bother picking them up....... ::sotb::

Okay, time to get serious. That is one great find!!! Very nice, classic old English knife, congratulations on that one!
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BWT wrote: Mon Aug 23, 2021 9:27 am Very nice Dimitri, great find, I’m not having any luck lately finding any old English knives
Thank you Bill, and I hope your luck changes soon and you find some great old knives like you have in the past ::tu::
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Waukonda wrote: Mon Aug 23, 2021 2:59 pm Real lucky??? I find those all the time, usually don't bother picking them up.......

Okay, time to get serious. That is one great find!!! Very nice, classic old English knife, congratulations on that one!
LOL, thank you very much! ::handshake::
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I suppose I should be too embarassed :oops: to stick this lowly Corn Knife in amongst all this Stag, but someone has to love and preserve them, and this Jordan meets the criteria.
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The "A. Jordan/Sheffield" knives are all top notch. Nothing "lowly" about your corn knife and it is in fine condition with etch clearly visible.
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Very cool Ike. ::nod::
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Thank you, Roland. Thank you, Floyd.
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Ike the only thing that I don’t like about your knife is it’s at your house instead of mine LOL That’s a nice knife and for me a maker that I’ve never seen in person. Thanks for sharing ::tu:: ::tu::
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BWT wrote: Tue Aug 31, 2021 11:32 am Ike the only thing that I don’t like about your knife is it’s at your house instead of mine LOL That’s a nice knife and for me a maker that I’ve never seen in person. Thanks for sharing ::tu:: ::tu::
Haha! Thanks, Bill. Attending shows around St Louis, I see Jordans on occasion, but this was a first for this pattern. Thanks for commenting.
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Great addition to the thread Ike ::tu::
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W & S Horrabin 3 1/8", (1844-1867) Goins
Phoenix logo was commonly used by them, not sure about the U S. I am guessing the scales to be a type of Ironwood?
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That's an oldie, I like the stamp.

The handles are horn ::tu::
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Miller Bro's wrote: Sat Sep 04, 2021 8:50 pm
The handles are horn ::tu::
Thank you!
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Great old knife, Ike. ::tu::
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Here is another English made rope knife, blade has some bites out of it but the stag handles make up for that! ::drool::
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Miller Bro's wrote: Mon Sep 06, 2021 9:41 pm Here is another English made rope knife, blade has some bites out of it but the stag handles make up for that! ::drool::
Great knife, Dimitri, the "bites" don't bother me a bit. I love old rope knives and that one is a classic!
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Miller Bro's wrote: Mon Sep 06, 2021 9:41 pm Here is another English made rope knife, blade has some bites out of it but the stag handles make up for that! ::drool::
Wonderful knife Dimitri!!!. ::handshake::
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Waukonda wrote: Mon Sep 06, 2021 10:44 pm Great knife, Dimitri, the "bites" don't bother me a bit. I love old rope knives and that one is a classic!
Thanks Ike, it certainly has character!
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doglegg wrote: Mon Sep 06, 2021 10:48 pm Wonderful knife Dimitri!!!.
Thank you Floyd! :D
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Another nice one Dimitri ::tu:: ::tu:: Can’t beat the ole English stag!!
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Goins has J Nowill & Sons from 1848 to present, I also read that the name was purchased for use by another maker in the 1940s, when the last of the Nowill family got out of the business. I am really not sure exactly where this knife would fall on that timeline.
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Very nice Ike ::tu:: ::tu:: Thanks for sharing. Love the handles. Looks like horn to me???
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Very nice Ike ::tu:: ::tu:: Thanks for sharing. Love the handles. Looks like horn???
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BWT wrote: Tue Sep 07, 2021 7:15 pm Very nice Ike ::tu:: ::tu:: Thanks for sharing. Love the handles. Looks like horn to me???
Yes, thank you for the comments, I appreciate it.
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