Rodgers and Sons

[cudgee]

Not as good as some of the older knives being posted, but still a nice little knife, my only Joseph and Rodgers.

[cudgee]

Forgot, i have another one, covid memory loss.

[galvanic1882]

Thanks much Roland I forgot to post the worked backs of the blades.

And the blade spines have filework ... Not sure if I want to know if the liners are milled .... One thing I also noticed are the long pulls through the tang which I quite like just for aesthetics and supposedly a show of workmanship according to the Sheffield Exhibition book ...

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. Mike

[ObsidianEdge]

Wow, some stunners there Mike, especially the six-blade knife and box. You sure know how to find them.

[Hideaway Knives]

My mate had a couple, great piece of steel!

[galvanic1882]

Here is my latest pickup. Love the stag on this one and the bolsters are top notch.

[Waukonda]

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.

[danno50]

Beautiful knife, Mike. As you said, great stag and bolsters. Looks to be very little, if any, blade loss as well.

[stockman]

Mike, Some of the nicest knives I've seen.

Harold

[ObsidianEdge]

Congrats Mike! Very nice.

[kootenay joe]

And all blades have an ease out on frame to allow easy access to nail nick. Top notch well designed knife. Wish i could find one.
kj

[FRJ]

Here is my latest pickup. Love the stag on this one and the bolsters are top notch.

What beautiful workmanship on that knife. Everything at its best.
Another top notch example from your fine collection, Mike.

[galvanic1882]

Thanks guys for all the kind comments, I’m lucky to have found these!

[BWT]

Very nice Mike, great find, my kinda knife

[edisdead]

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.

Sorry fir the thread resurrection.....but Holy moly, that 6 blade specimen is a jaw dropper for sure. There really is some kind of magic dust sprinkled on that tier of Rodgers kit, very special.
I also wonder would the gentleman named on the sheild be the same R. P. Bruff of Bruff, Brother & Seaver
https://www.gunsinternational.com/guns- ... =100807138
"The New-York Sketch Book and Merchants’ Guide, published in 1859, has a section devoted to the firm that reveals the brothers, Richard and Charles Bruff, and their associate George Arthur Seaver to make up “this young and enterprising firm”, which “although little more than three years in existence, holds a prominent position in the Southern Trade.” Their business was located in an “unsurpassed facilit[y]”—a warehouse—at No. 44 Warren Street with a staff of up to 30 men. Their product ranged from tools, cutlery and largely imported fine goods to firearms"

[edisdead]

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.

Sorry for the thread resurrection.....but Holy moly, that 6 blade specimen is a jaw dropper for sure. There really is some kind of magic dust sprinkled on that tier of Rodgers examples from that period, very special piece you have.

I also wonder would the gentleman named on the sheild be the same R. P. Bruff of Bruff, Brother & Seaver? The dates match.
https://www.gunsinternational.com/guns- ... =100807138
"The New-York Sketch Book and Merchants’ Guide, published in 1859, has a section devoted to the firm that reveals the brothers, Richard and Charles Bruff, and their associate George Arthur Seaver to make up “this young and enterprising firm”, which “although little more than three years in existence, holds a prominent position in the Southern Trade.” Their business was located in an “unsurpassed facilit[y]”—a warehouse—at No. 44 Warren Street with a staff of up to 30 men. Their product ranged from tools, cutlery and largely imported fine goods to firearms"

[galvanic1882]

Yes the knife was supposedly given to him. There was a tag attached to the knife that mentions that. I’ll post a picture of it when I get home.

[JohnR]

Mike, great knives posted, congratulations on adding them to your collection.

Three more that belong in this thread, a small stag Congress that is a spitting image to the larger Rodgers Congress I have and 2 horn jacks.

[Miller Bro's]

Very early quill knife.

[Mason]

Very early quill knife.

Very nice example.
Here is a Rodgers quill knife in carved pearl.

[edisdead]

Love the Rodgers showings, the Congress and Jack's are heirloom worthy and the quill knives too.
These examples are less exotic but I do love to use them.

[galvanic1882]

Mike, great knives posted, congratulations on adding them to your collection.

Three more that belong in this thread, a small stag Congress that is a spitting image to the larger Rodgers Congress I have and 2 horn jacks.

Nice knives John!!!

[royal0014]

These examples are less exotic but I do love to use them.

Nice showings. I am drawn to the checkered, two-blade jack.

[BWT]

Very nice knives everyone Thanks for sharing them!

[Waukonda]

Awesome knives being posted!