Antique Knives Made In England

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danno50 wrote: Sun Mar 19, 2023 7:22 pm Picked up this little one (2 7/8") at a local gun show yesterday. Southern & Richardson with the Nest stamp on the pile side.
Nice knife and cool tang stamp! ::tu::
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David, that old knife is awesome. What a blade and what a handle.
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Great find David ::tu:: ::tu::
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Great knife ::drool::
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DM11 wrote: Wed Apr 26, 2023 10:37 pmUnity
Gorgeous bone and I like that jigging and really like the bolsters.
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Ivoryman wrote: Fri Apr 28, 2023 12:36 am
DM11 wrote: Wed Apr 26, 2023 10:37 pmUnity
Gorgeous bone and I like that jigging and really like the bolsters.
Thank you Ivoryman! ::handshake::
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Old J. Rogers and Sons Whaler I found at the OKCA show last month. Great stag in great shape and the walk and talk and action on this is pretty amazing for the age and I assume high level of wear and tear. Sweet old English knife though. Even put their address in the stamp.
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Miller Bro's wrote: Thu Apr 27, 2023 9:19 am ::tu::
doglegg wrote: Thu Apr 27, 2023 1:54 pm David, that old knife is awesome. What a blade and what a handle.
BWT wrote: Thu Apr 27, 2023 2:07 pm Great find David ::tu:: ::tu::
edgy46 wrote: Fri Apr 28, 2023 12:03 am Great knife ::drool::
Thank you fellas! ::handshake::
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Ivoryman wrote: Tue May 16, 2023 7:59 pm Old J. Rogers and Sons Whaler I found at the OKCA show last month. Great stag in great shape and the walk and talk and action on this is pretty amazing for the age and I assume high level of wear and tear. Sweet old English knife though. Even put their address in the stamp.
Great score Ivoryman! ::tu::
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Here is a refined little knife at just 3" closed. Fancy bolsters and pearl handles with sunken joints and all blades stamped on both the front and back of the tangs. Front tangs stamped either Rodgers Cutlers To Her Majesty or No 6 Norfolk Street Sheffield on the front and the standard star and cross on the back of all tangs. Goins book dates this to c 1837-1890.
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Damn Wayne she is a beauty!!! My kind of knife ::tu:: ::tu:: ::tu::
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That is a real beauty Wayne ::tu:: ::tu::
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Sweet piece Wayne. The pearl is in such great shape after so many years. That stuff can break your heart, so fragile.

Here's a Wostenholm Cattle knife with the blade stamps, "pressed bone" scales, and very fine filings on the bolsters. Just says English to me. ' O'..
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Ivoryman wrote: Tue May 16, 2023 7:59 pm Old J. Rogers and Sons Whaler I found at the OKCA show last month. Great stag in great shape and the walk and talk and action on this is pretty amazing for the age and I assume high level of wear and tear. Sweet old English knife though. Even put their address in the stamp.
Nice find! ::woot::
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chickenman62 wrote: Thu May 18, 2023 12:37 am Edwin Blyde R.M.S. CARONIA knife
Excellent knife, like the handles on them. ::tu::
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btrwtr wrote: Fri May 19, 2023 11:42 am Here is a refined little knife at just 3" closed. Fancy bolsters and pearl handles with sunken joints and all blades stamped on both the front and back of the tangs. Front tangs stamped either Rodgers Cutlers To Her Majesty or No 6 Norfolk Street Sheffield on the front and the standard star and cross on the back of all tangs. Goins book dates this to c 1837-1890.
High quality knife Wayne! ::drool::
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Ridgegrass wrote: Fri May 19, 2023 3:14 pm Sweet piece Wayne. The pearl is in such great shape after so many years. That stuff can break your heart, so fragile.

Here's a Wostenholm Cattle knife with the blade stamps, "pressed bone" scales, and very fine filings on the bolsters. Just says English to me. ' O'..
Nice one! ::tu::
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A.L. Babcock come to BIllings Montana in 1890. Started a hardware store and ended up help build the town. This knife is a stag handled lock back whittler tang stamped A.L. BABCOCK HARDWARE CO. on all three blades. Check out his history.
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btrwtr, that's a sweet, sweet piece. Beautiful.
Ridgegrass, another beauty. Love the bone and the stamps on the blade and everything.
jackknifeben, another sweetie, love the LB and the old stag and all. Great one.
MillersBro, thanks for the comments, I was smitten immediately when I saw it. Thanks again my friend.
Great page of posts everyone. Sweet, sweet knives.
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Hawksley & Burch congress knife - Sheffield 1856 to mid 1860
This is a very old knife.
My main question is - were the small very narrow blades made that way, or just the result of excessive sharpening ?
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Blades were definitely not made that way, used and sharpened a lot. Still a great knife👍👍
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Nice old Congress knife ::tu::
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