Rodgers and Sons

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Re: Rodgers and Sons

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Gnarly stag and quite an array of tools. A very interesting knife. Congrats. ::nod:: ::tu::
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Nice horseman's knife Mike ::tu:: ::tu:: ... Stag is that old classic style, and for a horseman's knife which are rarely in good condition and used hard that one looks pretty good ::nod:: :D ... I'm assuming no England on the stamp?
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Great knife, Mike, nice find! ::tu:: Good to find one with the tweezers and toothpick still there.
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Couple of better pics of the Horseman's knife plus 2 others I just got.

The hawk has flush jointed which is really cool.

The 6 bladed knife has nail pulls on both sides that go through the tang except for the nail file blade. No England on this one.
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galvanic1882 wrote: Sat Oct 24, 2020 2:00 pm Couple of better pics of the Horseman's knife plus 2 others I just got.

The hawk has flush jointed which is really cool.

The 6 bladed knife has nail pulls on both sides that go through the tang except for the nail file blade. No England on this one.
Great group Mike ::tu:: ::tu:: ... That double gunstock 6 blade senator pen is AWESOME - I have an old IXL gunstock pen - rare and unusual (and posted before though need new pics) but have never seen a 6 bladed version 8) 8) !!!!... and the box ::woot:: ...
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Thanks Lee ::tu:: I was very lucky I could make a deal on the 6 bladed knife. You are like me wanting boxes for our knives!
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Mike that is a fine trifecta of knives!That 6 blade and box is outstanding! ::tu:: ::tu::
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Thanks Roger ::tu::
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Mike, ditto what Lee and Roger said and an extra WOW from me! ::tu:: ::tu:: ::tu::
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Thanks Dan ::tu::
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Mike, what a score, on all 3, exceptional. I am jealous. I want great old knives like these too.
The Horseman's is in very good condition. About 90% of the ones i see have at least one broken off blade and remaining blade(s) have been badly sharpened down. Yours is still fully 'intact'. Makes it a bit rare.
Interesting Hawkbill. Never seen one with a square & flush joint before. Usually a Hawkbill has a tang that protrudes quite high when blade is closed, so quite a 'pocket ripper'. J.R. solved that with this Hawkbill.
And your pearl 6 blade, "Her Majesty" i think, 'double gunstock' (not official name) is so special i cannot find the words for it; 6 blade, world's finest maker at their peak, perfect condition, finest of workmanship ever, and original box ? ::woot::
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Thanks much Roland ::tu:: I forgot to post the worked backs of the blades.
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That is unique! ::tu::
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galvanic1882 wrote: Sat Oct 24, 2020 4:25 pm Thanks much Roland ::tu:: I forgot to post the worked backs of the blades.
And the blade spines have filework :shock: ::woot:: ::drool:: :mrgreen: ... Not sure if I want to know if the liners are milled :lol: .... One thing I also noticed are the long pulls through the tang ::tu:: which I quite like just for aesthetics and supposedly a show of workmanship according to the Sheffield Exhibition book ::nod:: ...
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Superb, Mike. Really very special.
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Not as good as some of the older knives being posted, but still a nice little knife, my only Joseph and Rodgers.
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Forgot, i have another one, covid memory loss. ::dang:: ::dang:: ::dang:: ::mdm:: ::mdm:: ::mdm::
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LongBlade wrote: Sat Oct 24, 2020 7:58 pm
galvanic1882 wrote: Sat Oct 24, 2020 4:25 pm Thanks much Roland ::tu:: I forgot to post the worked backs of the blades.
And the blade spines have filework :shock: ::woot:: ::drool:: :mrgreen: ... Not sure if I want to know if the liners are milled :lol: .... One thing I also noticed are the long pulls through the tang ::tu:: which I quite like just for aesthetics and supposedly a show of workmanship according to the Sheffield Exhibition book ::nod:: ...
The backs of the springs are not worked but if you look inside the blade well they are. Hard to get a picture of it.

Thanks for all the kind comments. ::tu:: Mike
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Wow, some stunners there Mike, especially the six-blade knife and box. You sure know how to find them.
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My mate had a couple, great piece of steel! :D
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Here is my latest pickup. Love the stag on this one and the bolsters are top notch.
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galvanic1882 wrote: Wed Dec 15, 2021 1:06 pm Here is my latest pickup. Love the stag on this one and the bolsters are top notch.
Sure can't argue with you on that, Mike! That is a knife that you just want to pick up and rub your fingers over it. ::tu:: ::tu::
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Re: Rodgers and Sons

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Beautiful knife, Mike. ::tu:: As you said, great stag and bolsters. Looks to be very little, if any, blade loss as well.
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Mike, Some of the nicest knives I've seen.

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Re: Rodgers and Sons

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Congrats Mike! Very nice.
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