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

That knife was used as intended, Lyle. It looks like the owner filed some rough "scratts" on the handle to improve the grip! You have to give those knives a hefty pull to cut thicker material.
 
waynorth said:
Keep up the good fight, Jack! There's nothing like a harvest of berries to keep life sweet!!;)

I can walk to some pretty good blackberry patches on public land.
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I will Charlie! Walking the local canals last year, I got pounds and pounds of fruit, barely saw anyone else picking it. In fact I got so many blackberries, I told my neighbours to come and help themselves to the brambles in my garden! :)

Fantastic-looking pruner Lyle :thumbup:
 
Jack Black said:
I will Charlie! Walking the local canals last year, I got pounds and pounds of fruit, barely saw anyone else picking it. In fact I got so many blackberries, I told my neighbours to come and help themselves to the brambles in my garden! :)

Fantastic-looking pruner Lyle :thumbup:
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I agree Jack - neat Pruner Lyle.. o h to be a fly on the wall when Lyle has his "oil maintenance day" on his collection :D

I have great memories of walking through on Billinge Hill when taking Sue's Mums dog - Pepper out for walkies, and having a good scoff on Blackberries there Jack - yum :thumbup: :)
 
I*XL Sailors Knife

A big brute of a knife at 5" and 7/8" thick. My scale is not working so I cannot weigh it but suffice it to say, heavy!

Not totally certain about the age of this one. It certainly could fit, tang stamp reads; George over Wostenholm over Sheffield over England with I*XL stamped on the blade. Goin's puts this one 1890-1971. Knife feels on the older side with what I am pretty certain is checkered wood for scales based on examination of a damaged area and the iron bolsters.

I am curious about a couple of things:

What was the broken blade with the thumb stud?
About mid way down the Marlin spike there is a circle with an arrow inside. What does this indicate?
Copper bail, is that likely original?

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Most studs seemed to hold a can opener Brad,but better sources than me will verify this I expect.

The stud road around the edge of the can is my understanding,I've never had one to try.

EDIT: Sorry Duncan and Brad,somehow I missed Duncan's and your responses about the can opener. :confused:
 
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That's a nice example of the 6353 pattern British Army knife. It was the GI knife from 1905 to the very beginning of WWII. The copper bail appears to be original and was standard on this knife. The Broad Arrow inside a C means that this was a Canadian Government issue most likely in or around WWI.

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smiling-knife said:
That's a nice example of the 6353 pattern British Army knife. It was the GI knife from 1905 to the very beginning of WWII. The copper bail appears to be original and was standard on this knife. The Broad Arrow inside a C means that this was a Canadian Government issue most likely in or around WWI.
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Great info S-K. Much appreciated.
 
Yep, Lyle I think you are correct. I have seen one used, once, and the way it was done is:

1: Holding the blade so that the stud is pointing away from the center of the can top, punch the blade into the top surface, close to the outer edge. Push it in until the stud rests on the outer edge of the can.
2: Push the knife handle to one side, using the stud as a fulcrum to lever the blade upward, cutting/tearing a slice in the top of the can.
3: Pull the blade free, and insert it again into the cut you have just made, toward one end of the cut.
4: Repeat steps 1 - 3 until the lid has been removed.

The result is rather jagged, but it gets you inside the can.
(It could also be that the guy who demonstrated this for me was not very adept at the process... hahah)
 
This is another I picked up this weekend at our knife club's annual show:

Joseph Rodgers 3 1/8" Whittler

I believe this one has a bit of age on it. 1837-1890 if I read the tang stamp correctly. Rodgers over Cutlers over To Her over Majesty. This Whittler appears to have been barely used. Blades are quite full and have great snap. I do not know when Rodgers introduced Silver Steel but based on the patinas the blades appear to have a bit of Sterling in the steel. There is a small hairline at the spring pin on the mark side. If I was this old I would probably have a hairline or two!

One of these days I promise to get a better camera and learn how to use it.


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Another I am not sure about dating.

Joseph Rodgers 3 1/4" Sleeveboard

Tang stamp on this one reads Joseph over Rodgers over *+ with Sheffield over England on reverse. Pretty nice stag, not gnarly but has nice color and texture.

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A couple of very tidy looking Rodgers Brad :thumbup:

Agree the pearl whittler does look mid to late Victorian, a very nice top quality item. I think Rodgers would use the best crucible steel in their blades back in those days, I doubt if they ever used silver in their steel but just used 'silver steel' as a sort selling point to entice buyers..I could be wrong though.

The stag penknife looks just pre or post WW2, either late 1930s or 1950s at a guess..

Mick
 
wellington said:
A couple of very tidy looking Rodgers Brad :thumbup:

Agree the pearl whittler does look mid to late Victorian, a very nice top quality item. I think Rodgers would use the best crucible steel in their blades back in those days, I doubt if they ever used silver in their steel but just used 'silver steel' as a sort selling point to entice buyers..I could be wrong though.

The stag penknife looks just pre or post WW2, either late 1930s or 1950s at a guess..

Mick
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Thanks Mick. You and S-K always fill in the holes nicely! It is much appreciated to have a resource like you guys.
 
You've done a great job gathering up all those WD knife threads Jack :thumbup:

Brad, regarding your pearl whittler, the nail file and blade style with the cut in swages and long pulls sorta suggest 1885-90 (ish)..IMO

Mick
 
wellington said:
You've done a great job gathering up all those WD knife threads Jack :thumbup:

Brad, regarding your pearl whittler, the nail file and blade style with the cut in swages and long pulls sorta suggest 1885-90 (ish)..IMO

Mick
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Thank you sir.
 
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