Hawkbills, who like 'em?

Thanks. This is an old French knife with 'blonde' horn scales.

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Here's a relic that I found in a junk store, the blade is 2 inches. An old English gardener told me it was a Rose pruner.

Best regards

Robin

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About the only pattern I look for and now collect.The farmer jack aka rooster comb with it's pruner and spey blade.

I have a few.

Schrade made ,left to right. Includes 3 Schrade Cut Co, Schrade Walden NY,Schrade Walden NY USA, Shapleigh Hdwe DE,Schrade Cut Co french ivory (celluloid)
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C+X Lockwood Bros
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The infamous Ulster Nkife Co. Look closely at the tang stamps
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This is a Schatt that I had refurbished. Some Ivory bark covers, file work and a fancy bail.





Dave
 
That's a sweet Hawk, Dave!!
Nice work!!

Love that collection, Lyle. Keeps me hanging around every time I see it!

Beautiful monster, Fes!!

Great old Sheffield collection, Steve!!

Here's a nice old pocket-sized Case Tested;
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And a slim Saynor. Either would be easy to EDC:
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I think Tony Bose was influenced by knives like the Saynor above, when he designed this Collaboration with Case! Or maybe he saw an IXL catalog. I like the slim ones - easy on the pocket!!

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Ken Erickson outdid himself with this one!!

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One older 611197 large pruner from Robeson and a 211197 from the 1950's.

Notice the pattern numbers are the same, except for handle material, but they eliminated the flat end cap on the newer knife.



 
Bought this many years ago while working in backroom at a carpet/tile outlet store. I have some moderns now like my scary Civilian but this one gets the nod when there's work to be done.

 
GPO Telephones and then later British Telecom issued Hawksbills as a standard "Knife pocket #2"
In 1987 BT also had some made by Bahco. By that time they all came with the orange plastic handles.
The old timers used to swear by the Rodgers' ones. They were often stamped GPO 66.

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1974 GPO Ibberson
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That 1930-ish Wostenholm is not the oldest, but it is one of the most beautiful, Steve!! Nice stag and blade shape, and hand peened!!
Great knife!!
 
Love the curves guys,S_K and Charlie those are beautiful pieces, as you know.Of course the Robeson Museum,sorry Charlie N.Fes that's a great knife.
Charlie,it seems to me about all the early European multi-blade pruners were of modest proportion,unlike the larger capped end types.The Saynors I've seen are quite slim.
 
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Lyle, that French Cell example you showed really interests me. Never seen a Shadow Pruner before!

One thing is for sure, on this forum you learn valuable things all the time :thumbup::)

Regards, Will
 
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