Antique Knives Made In England

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Miller Bros., that's a great old Samuel Wragg with a cyphered blade.

Here is an older Wostenholm pruner with a massive blade.
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Mason, massive blade is an apt description. Great condition For such an old knife. ::nod::
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Awesome pruner! ::tu::
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Another nice one Mason ::tu:: ::tu::
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Wow Mason, that has to be the best one of those large pruners I've seen.

Been looking for a nice stag Sheffield curved blade rope knife for some time and managed to land this beauty last week. Made by Hunter, who I can find no information on other than one reference that states maybe mid 1800's. Other interesting stamps are the British Admiralty broad arrow and what looks like the number 104, these have been overstamped by broad arrows facing each other, my research says this designates that the knife was sold out of service or surplus. Common on old British firearms but not so much on knives.
Typical of Sheffield knives of this era it has knock out stag.
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JohnR wrote: Tue Jun 22, 2021 6:53 pm Wow Mason, that has to be the best one of those large pruners I've seen.

Been looking for a nice stag Sheffield curved blade rope knife for some time and managed to land this beauty last week. Made by Hunter, who I can find no information on other than one reference that states maybe mid 1800's. Other interesting stamps are the British Admiralty broad arrow and what looks like the number 104, these have been overstamped by broad arrows facing each other, my research says this designates that the knife was sold out of service or surplus. Common on old British firearms but not so much on knives.
Typical of Sheffield knives of this era it has knock out stag.
Wow John, I dig this one!
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Impressive blade JohnR and oh those handles. Absolutely fabulous. ::nod:: ::nod:: ::nod::
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WOW John nice ::tu:: ::tu::
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John, may I add my voice to the chorus—WOW super nice find my friend ::tu:: ::tu::
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Thanks, doglegg, DM11, BWT, and JohnR.
JohnR, that's a great old Navy knife with a rarely seen full blade and wonderful stag.
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Neal and John, your old working folders are beautiful!
Such great condition for old knives. ::tu::
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Thanks Joe.
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Very nice John and Mason ::tu:: ::tu::
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I have a few English Barlow knives I need to post, will get those up here in a little bit.........
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Here are my English Barlow knives.
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Beautiful love the top one best!!!
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galvanic1882 wrote: Sun Jul 04, 2021 4:53 pm Beautiful love the top one best!!!
Thanks Mike! ::handshake::
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Vintage Sheffield knives in such fine condition are not easy to find. Dimitri you have so many fine knives.
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What Roland said Dimitri ::tu:: ::tu::
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Nice Barlows, M.B., and I especially like the Needham.

Here is an English made Jordan.
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That’s one beautiful knife Neal, thanks for sharing that one ::tu:: ::tu::
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BWT wrote: Fri Jul 09, 2021 10:32 am That’s one beautiful knife Neal, thanks for sharing that one ::tu:: ::tu::
Thanks, Bill.
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kootenay joe wrote: Wed Jul 07, 2021 4:59 am Vintage Sheffield knives in such fine condition are not easy to find. Dimitri you have so many fine knives.
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Not easy to find these days, but thirty to forty years ago they were much easier to find ::nod::

Thank you Roland ::handshake::
BWT wrote: Wed Jul 07, 2021 10:15 pm What Roland said Dimitri ::tu:: ::tu::
Thanks so much Bill :D
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Mason wrote: Fri Jul 09, 2021 1:08 am Nice Barlows, M.B., and I especially like the Needham.

Here is an English made Jordan.
Beautiful old knife, I like smooth horn handles! 8)
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