B-day present from Sheffield

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A buddy of mine over in Portsmouth, England sent me this bone handled beauty for my birthday. He's not too knife savvy but happened to luck into this number for a couple quid at a car boot sale (which I gather is a flea market of sorts conducted out car trunks) and thought of me :D:thumbup:

Appears to have been very well-used but is in awesome overall condition. Took a few days of flushing the joint to get all the grit out and a lot of spit and scrubbing to the rest of the knife and now it's good to go. No cracks, no rubbing, zero blade wobble, and a bear trap of a spring with a HUGE snap. It's manageable and seems to be getting easier with time. The edge wasn't in too bad of shape and got crazy sharp in no time at all. Feels perfect in hand. This is my first time breathing new life into an old blade and I'm really, really happy with it.

Curiously, I can't find anything about the make. It's stamped "RENOWN / SHEFFIELD". I ran this past a friend here on the forums and all he could come up with was this... https://secure.flickr.com/photos/clydehouse/24557610/in/set-635798

Anyone care to chime in?

Also what pattern would this be considered? Single blade barlow? Jack? Still a newb with terminology... :o And would this be considered a spear point blade?

Anyhow, I figured I'd share this really great find here. To return the favor I sent a GEC toothpick in river blue bone to my friend across the pond. I think he'll dig it~

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Jon
 
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Beautiful old knife. Nothing like bone or stag that has seen that many years of use.

Now I just wish it could talk. ;)

I would just call it a jack until one of our experts in that era chimes in. (Then I will call it whatever they say it is.) :D

It is a spearpoint blade. Here is a pretty good illustration of blade shapes.
 
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Is that over four inches (closed)?
If so, that's an English Jack.
Otherwise, a "regular jack."
 
Whatever you decide to call her and Jack is a great name for a lovely lass like her, she is gorgeous.
Happy birthday.
 
Bastid said:
Beautiful old knife. Nothing like bone or stag that has seen that many years of use.

Now I just wish it could talk. ;)[/URL]
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Indeed! My friend asked the fellow he bought it off if he knew any of the the history behind it, alas he did not...

ddml said:
Is that over four inches (closed)?
If so, that's an English Jack.
Otherwise, a "regular jack."
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About 3 7/8" closed. So not an English jack, just a regular jack from England? :)

protourist said:
Whatever you decide to call her and Jack is a great name for a lovely lass like her, she is gorgeous.
Happy birthday.
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Thank you!
 
A Great Birthday present! You are lucky to have such good friends to think of you when a beauty like that shows up! :cool:

Dave
 
A belated Happy Birthday Jon, that's a beautiful knife you have there, and thanks for the great pics. With thousands of small cutlers working in the city at one time, unfortunately the history of all the tang stamps (and knives are still produced in Sheffield without any mark at all) hasn't always made it as far as the internet. Perhaps one of our resident Sheffield knife experts, such as Smiling-Knife or Wellington can shed some light on it. Either way, you have a great knife and a great piece of history there. Thanks for giving us a look at it.

Jack
(at 6.15am GMT!)
 
That's a great looking knife. The bone is awesome. Your friend certainly can pick 'em.

Does he happen to need more friend on this side of the pond? 'Cuz I'm like totally willing to be pen pals and stuff. ;)

Happy B-day. :thumbup:
 
klineh said:
So not an English jack, just a regular jack from England? :)
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There's a lot of that going around. :p

Beautiful knife! Thanks so much for the pictures. Yours is a thoughtful friend-- though "river blue" suggests he in turn has a good friend on this side of the pond.

Happy birthday. :)

~ P.
 
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A belated Happy Birthday Jon, that's a beautiful knife you have there, and thanks for the great pics. With thousands of small cutlers working in the city at one time, unfortunately the history of all the tang stamps (and knives are still produced in Sheffield without any mark at all) hasn't always made it as far as the internet. Perhaps one of our resident Sheffield knife experts, such as Smiling-Knife or Wellington can shed some light on it. Either way, you have a great knife and a great piece of history there. Thanks for giving us a look at it.

Jack
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Ah, thanks much for the info... Thousands! I had no idea, must have been quite a place in its heyday.

Thank you for the kind words all!

Jon
 
Just a quick update... my friend Will received the GEC I sent his way in return for his thoughtfulness.

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Looks right at home :)
 
It is funny that our ownership of knives can be temporary and transient. We are just their keepers for a time and then they continue on their way.
 
That's a nice old knife. Anyone know if there are still any truly quality knifemakers in Sheffield? Been looking to get a good quality Sheffield lately. I can't claim to be Irish or English, having never been to either and bron in Canada as my parents and some of my grandparents, but it's my ancestry and I'd love to get a good quality Sheffield knife to recall that heritage. Or a good knfiemaker from anywhere around Yorkshire, where my family hailed from. I suppose any good English maker would do though if I really had to broaden the requirements;)
 
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What's the knife on the left Jon?

NoNameNomad said:
That's a nice old knife. Anyone know if there are still any truly quality knifemakers in Sheffield? Been looking to get a good quality Sheffield lately. I can't claim to be Irish or English, having never been to either and bron in Canada as my parents and some of my grandparents, but it's my ancestry and I'd love to get a good quality Sheffield knife to recall that heritage. Or a good knfiemaker from anywhere around Yorkshire, where my family hailed from. I suppose any good English maker would do though if I really had to broaden the requirements;)
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One or two are still trying, though I'm not sure any of them could hold a candle to the masters of old (or Ken E's Sheffield interpretations). What sort of knife are you after?
 
Happy belated birthday, Jon! That's a beauty of a knife. I'd probably call it a barehead jack. Love that old bone!

-Dan
 
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