I've been reading these forums for quite some time and up until now, I wasn't quite ready to begin posting. I'm sure some of you might be tired of new people asking the same questions but as of yet, my blade knowledge is still fairly limited.
A while ago I was given the gift of a two piece British military clasp knife. Two piece in that it has no marlinspike. Unfortunately, I'm unable to provide a picture of it but what I can do is try and describe the manufacturers stamps on the scales.
The knife is in nearly mint condition and made entirely of stainless steel so it has no bakelite scales but does have the standard "Oil the joints" near the screwdriver tip. It is stamped with the typical Broadarrow mark in two places, one directly above "RBS 1953" which I'm assuming is an acronym for Richard Brothers & Sons. I'm also assuming 1953 is the year of production. There is also a "cc1286" which I believe is a referance to the Sheffield company as mentioned in Jeffrey Chaucer's Canterbury Tales. Near the lanyard ring, there is another, smaller Broadarrow mark next to the numbers 448 which I think is probably the batch number.
Anyway, I'm curious as to whether anyone of these forums would be kind enough to submit me with more information about this knife. As of yet, I know next to nothing about it except what I've just described. Anything would help and I apologize for not being able to post pictures.
Cheers,
Adam
A while ago I was given the gift of a two piece British military clasp knife. Two piece in that it has no marlinspike. Unfortunately, I'm unable to provide a picture of it but what I can do is try and describe the manufacturers stamps on the scales.
The knife is in nearly mint condition and made entirely of stainless steel so it has no bakelite scales but does have the standard "Oil the joints" near the screwdriver tip. It is stamped with the typical Broadarrow mark in two places, one directly above "RBS 1953" which I'm assuming is an acronym for Richard Brothers & Sons. I'm also assuming 1953 is the year of production. There is also a "cc1286" which I believe is a referance to the Sheffield company as mentioned in Jeffrey Chaucer's Canterbury Tales. Near the lanyard ring, there is another, smaller Broadarrow mark next to the numbers 448 which I think is probably the batch number.
Anyway, I'm curious as to whether anyone of these forums would be kind enough to submit me with more information about this knife. As of yet, I know next to nothing about it except what I've just described. Anything would help and I apologize for not being able to post pictures.
Cheers,
Adam