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I'm not currently able to view Imgur pics unfortunatelyWonderful examples Duncan, glad to see the preservation of some fine pieces of cutlery.
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"Made in Sheffield" 1830-1930, A golden age ?
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Campbellclanman
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Im sorry Jack, I thought that was a temporary thing my friend.
I will try again once I get to my laptop Jack matey.
I will try again once I get to my laptop Jack matey.
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I've been using a VPN to get round the issue Duncan. Unfortunately, it can cause problems, and today it's down altogether
Not your fault my friend 
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Great Knives Bob and Jack!
I picked up Nest knife the other day handled in Horn, so i took some shots alongside another nest knife with White bone Handles I got some time back.
There are difference, yep sure the White Bone handled one has some belly lost by sharpening, but the Clip-point is definitely longer and I don't think the Blade on the White Bone handled example was ever as this as the Horn example, both Blades show their differences.
Jack can you see these photos Sir?
I then added in a Joseph Rodgers- love it with these knives how they are so heavily stamped / etched.
Edit. Mistakenly quoted stamping on the J.R Spey Blade.
I really like those nest knives. Is there a story behind the name?
Jack, neat lettering on that Saynor knife.
Duncan, very cool Nest and Rodgers examples, I love all the blade stamps.
Here is an old and unusual lock back folder from Wade & Butcher which was quite a well respected company.
Odd that they put a hole in the back lock tab to attach a lanyard. But the hole (and potential teather) would not interfere with the tab which only pushes in slightly to release the blade.
Duncan, very cool Nest and Rodgers examples, I love all the blade stamps.
Here is an old and unusual lock back folder from Wade & Butcher which was quite a well respected company.
Odd that they put a hole in the back lock tab to attach a lanyard. But the hole (and potential teather) would not interfere with the tab which only pushes in slightly to release the blade.
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Thanks Neal, the IXL below has a similar form. Very interesting feature on your Wade & Butcher
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Jack my friend, can I ask that you go back to the previous page (post #'s 3,154 & 3,155)I've been using a VPN to get round the issue Duncan. Unfortunately, it can cause problems, and today it's down altogether
I looked on my desktop and I cursed as I had deleted these photos that were sitting on there, so I thought " Oh they will still be in Picasa where I edit the photos to crop them to size - but the photo's vanished before my eyes as I didn't file them away, and if they aren't on my desk top- they will be gone ( unless I file them into a file name in the archive section of Picasa) .
So I thought- that's ok....I will just go into my phone and resend them to my email, but no.........guess who deleted all the photos yesterday! Sooooo I thought "right- they will still all be sitting in my laptop recycle bin"..... but nooo, when Duncan gets in a cleaning mood, I emptied the recycle bin yesterday as well (clearing space).
I thought I may have to take the photographs again- but then remembered in Imgur all my photos are there, so I copied and pasted each one of them again and then replaced each photograph.
So I am hoping, now that I copied the photographs off my Imgur, and pasted them into a file on my desktop, that the photographs won't have the Imgur link any more and simply a j-peg.
Jack can you see those photos now Sir? I hope so!
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Thank you for your kind comments my friend!
Oh Boy!
Herder, that Wade and Butcher is drop-dead-gorgeous!! I love the slink in the Handle, and LOVE that stunning Stag! Whew!
What is the age of that beauty Herder Sir?
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Sorry you've had such a drama Duncan.Jack my friend, can I ask that you go back to the previous page (post #'s 3,154 & 3,155)
I looked on my desktop and I cursed as I had deleted these photos that were sitting on there, so I thought " Oh they will still be in Picasa where I edit the photos to crop them to size - but the photo's vanished before my eyes as I didn't file them away, and if they aren't on my desk top- they will be gone ( unless I file them into a file name in the archive section of Picasa) .
So I thought- that's ok....I will just go into my phone and resend them to my email, but no.........guess who deleted all the photos yesterday! Sooooo I thought "right- they will still all be sitting in my laptop recycle bin"..... but nooo, when Duncan gets in a cleaning mood, I emptied the recycle bin yesterday as well (clearing space).
I thought I may have to take the photographs again- but then remembered in Imgur all my photos are there, so I copied and pasted each one of them again and then replaced each photograph.
So I am hoping, now that I copied the photographs off my Imgur, and pasted them into a file on my desktop, that the photographs won't have the Imgur link any more and simply a j-peg.
Jack can you see those photos now Sir? I hope so!
I can see the pics now 
Thank you very much my friend
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Very interesting finds Duncan, and it's nice to be be able to see them compared
I don't know at what point Sheffield cutlers settled on that Clip-point blade, but they're still using it today 
Those Southern & Richardson Clips are certainly different to each other, but not as different as the Castrator blades are. The top one is pretty cool
Here's a Joseph Rodgers Castrator, which I gifted to Paul
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I also like all the different stamps Duncan
Thanks again for the comparison pics. That nail-nick is crazy! I've had Sheffield knives with nicks that are set back more than usual, and even make things difficult, but that one must be a guaranteed nail-breaker!
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You’re so welcome Jack.
Love those two knives you have shown. That older Castrator Knife is a beauty!
The only reason why it was a little weird was because I had cleaned up, glad you didn't miss out!
Yeah- definitely differences between the knives Jack, I think there was some slight differences in the Clip- but boy- like you say the Castrator blades are very different to each other.
Thank you Jack!, hope you are starting to feel better.
I did read that the "Nest Knife " are produced some of their finest work (this was in a Sheffield thread), so there may have been a time when Southern & Richardson stopped using the logo, I have ( I think still- somewhere?) or have had other S&R knives without the Nest Knife logo.
Love those two knives you have shown. That older Castrator Knife is a beauty!
The only reason why it was a little weird was because I had cleaned up, glad you didn't miss out!
Yeah- definitely differences between the knives Jack, I think there was some slight differences in the Clip- but boy- like you say the Castrator blades are very different to each other.
Thank you Jack!, hope you are starting to feel better.
I read in G. Tweedale's book that in 1880 was granted the corporate slogan which was the nest with three eggs- so became "Nest Knife". Geoffrey stated there wasn't a lot known about the company.
I did read that the "Nest Knife " are produced some of their finest work (this was in a Sheffield thread), so there may have been a time when Southern & Richardson stopped using the logo, I have ( I think still- somewhere?) or have had other S&R knives without the Nest Knife logo.
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What a cool knife and great shape to boot,have not seen except once before the lanyard hole placed in that position
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I only have two that fall into the date range and maybe only one. I’m not sure on the lambsfoot. Willam Rodgers 2 blade lamb with full size spey and Joseph Rodgers castration/spey knife. I will say that the Joseph Rodgers is the absolute sharpest knife I own. The previous owner ground to blade down to be a laser beam. As mentioned above
Jack Black
kindly gifted me this beauty. Both of these knives are in horn.
Jack Black
kindly gifted me this beauty. Both of these knives are in horn.
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Very nice knives Paul matey.
I edited my last post due to weird grammar
I edited my last post due to weird grammar
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I edit all my post for weird grammar
. Thanks, Duncan. Appreciate the compliment.
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Some very nice Old Sheffields my friend . I can see an amazing similarity between the Nest Barlows and my 2014 Eye Witness Barlows . There surely has to be some connection . The Eye Witness ones also have Flush ends .
These are certainly out of the date range for this thread but :
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Thanks a lot palYou’re so welcome Jack.
Love those two knives you have shown. That older Castrator Knife is a beauty!
The only reason why it was a little weird was because I had cleaned up, glad you didn't miss out!
Yeah- definitely differences between the knives Jack, I think there was some slight differences in the Clip- but boy- like you say the Castrator blades are very different to each other.
Thank you Jack!, hope you are starting to feel better.
Beautiful PaulI only have two that fall into the date range and maybe only one. I’m not sure on the lambsfoot. Willam Rodgers 2 blade lamb with full size spey and Joseph Rodgers castration/spey knife. I will say that the Joseph Rodgers is the absolute sharpest knife I own. The previous owner ground to blade down to be a laser beam. As mentioned above
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The older TEWs with Barlow bolsters are even more like the Southern & Richardson models HarrySome very nice Old Sheffields my friend . I can see an amazing similarity between the Nest Barlows and my 2014 Eye Witness Barlows . There surely has to be some connection . The Eye Witness ones also have Flush ends .
These are certainly out of the date range for this thread but :
Harry
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Nice ones Harry- Some of the new Sheffield's leave me a bit sad as they are nothing in comparison to the older day Sheffield, in saying that Harry- those two look very nice! What is the year of manufacture of these Harry- in the 2020's?
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I ordered them in December 2014 and did not get them until Jan. 2015 so I assume that they were made in 2014 .
Harry