"Made in Sheffield" 1830-1930, A golden age ?

Jack Sides said:
I understand that, What I should have asked is" as there are no hallmarks is there any way to determine an approximate age from the stamping "
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Sheffield cutlers often used the same tang stamp for decades, and even when they were changed, because they used outworkers, older stamps might be in use at the same time as newer ones. The William Rodgers stamp, used on their fixed-blade knives, didn't change for years. It looked the same on the knives I bought as a boy. Very occasionally, it's possible to pin a Sheffield knife down to a particular year, but it's rare. You can probably guess as much about that knife from what you know about your grandfather as anything else. Here's some info on William Rodgers, as you can see it was actually a name adopted by another Sheffield cutler, John Clarke, and there's an advert with a knife similar to your grandfather's dagger, which were very common, and also made by other Sheffield cutlers. Similar knives are still made in Sheffield. If you want more information on the company, see Geoff Tweedale's Directory of Sheffield Cutlery Manufacturers. You have a cool old knife there. My grandfather carried something similar around that time :thumbsup:
 
Here's another one:

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Jack Black said:
Sheffield cutlers often used the same tang stamp for decades, and even when they were changed, because they used outworkers, older stamps might be in use at the same time as newer ones. The William Rodgers stamp, used on their fixed-blade knives, didn't change for years. It looked the same on the knives I bought as a boy. Very occasionally, it's possible to pin a Sheffield knife down to a particular year, but it's rare. You can probably guess as much about that knife from what you know about your grandfather as anything else. Here's some info on William Rodgers, as you can see it was actually a name adopted by another Sheffield cutler, John Clarke, and there's an advert with a knife similar to your grandfather's dagger, which were very common, and also made by other Sheffield cutlers. Similar knives are still made in Sheffield. If you want more information on the company, see Geoff Tweedale's Directory of Sheffield Cutlery Manufacturers. You have a cool old knife there. My grandfather carried something similar around that time :thumbsup:
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Thank you for the information and reference. I have some reading to.
 
danno50 said:
Beautiful, Rob, you sure have been coming up with some great Sheffield knives!
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Thanks, Dan 👍 I was lucky to have met this fellow
Jack Black said:
Gorgeous Rob, you are definitely the Lamb Whisperer! 😁👍
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🤣🤣 Thanks, Jack, I hope my source doesn't dry up too soon!
Campbellclanman said:
This is quite a stunning example you have here Rob, unfortunately, you have over-run the amount of stunning Sheffield's that you can post in two weeks, so you will have to forfeit this knife.
My address is incoming my friend.

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🤣🤣 Duncan, I'll have to pick an alternate knife for you, I don't want to be responsible for your loss of a finger tip!
 
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