All About Pocket Knives

Hello everyone my name is Robert and I'm from Kansas just getting interested in pocket knives and learning a lot form all your post's thanks so much looking forward to even more. I got started with a little knife I found in an antique shop that was covered in grime it caught my eye because of the mother of pearl handle peeking out from under the dirt. I am having a real problem finding any info. on this little gem she's not much to look at but I like her anyway. It has A W Bradshaw & Sons on the tang also Germany any info would be greatly appreciated as she looks as though she has seen a lot of history maybe???

Greetings Robert,

Reference books have this company dated from 1856 to about 1900. Old knife there.

Wayne

Welcome to AAPK.

Thanks for the info it was a better find than I thought WOW can't quit smiling made my day Thanks again!!!!! Any idea what she might be worth just a ball park figure I know she's not pretty I got $3.oo bucks in it.

Welcome

Welcome aboard!

Robert

Welcome to AAPK.....nice knife you found there....

IM

WELCOME!

Hey Robert, welcome to AAPK

sandmac,
Looks like you started with quite a find , congratulations and welcome !
Treefarmer

Welcome to AAPK.

Glad to have you join us.

I'm far from qualified to appraise vintage cutlery but I'd venture this; you made out like a bandit on that purchase. Congratulations!

Thanks for all the warm welcomes. Probably a once in a lifetime find on the Bradshaw but it sure gave me the bug have a feeling I will be spending my spare time searching going to an estate sale this afternoon to look at some old case's and imperial's hope to find another gem.

wow went to what I thought was an estate sale and it turned out to be an auction there were quite a few nice old case knives and some old remingtons as well as a handful of other stuff all pretty nice with that being said boy do people get competitive on bidding and I got treated like the new kid on the block got mostly the cold shoulder, I'm no expert by any stretch of the word but I do think those fellas just wasn't going to let me get anything to bad for them I grew up around auctions so they paid quite a bit more than they would have if they had played nice, if I can't have it you'll just have to pay more for it than you thought you should. bid em up still had a good time boy those old case knives bring some real money watched an elephant toe bring just over 400.00 dollars I'm gonna need a second job to compete with that . good clean fun I think I'm doomed with the bug . came home empty handed and a full belly of bbq can,t beat Kansas city for the bbq wonder if I should be posting in a different spot if so somebody let me know