Old Friends Friday

[Jack Black]

Gifted to me, in York, by my dear friend Duncan Campbellclanman

 

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1976. The etch is gone, but it said, "Wm Rogers/ [broadaxe]/ I cut My Way". Jack will know if there was a d in the Rogers.

 

[Jack Black]

1976. The etch is gone, but it said, "Wm Rogers/ [broadaxe]/ I cut My Way". Jack will know if there was a d in the Rogers.

I had the same knife Jer I was gifted mine by a knife dealer, who I used to act as a consultant for, who bought a lot of Sheffield knives. This was in the early 90's, when Eggington had the mark, yours will have been made by John Clarke & Son, who used the William Rogers name as a stand-alone brand. I told the dealer that I was surprised Eggington weren't using the IXL mark, since they owned it. When he asked why, I told him about an old IXL Bowie that had been traded, in-part, for a small piece of land, by some Mexican people, who said that the Bowie (I think it was just the blade) had been retrieved from the site of the Alamo by one of their ancestors. I had read the tale in one of the old Blades annuals, from the previous decade. He immediately commissioned a hundred Bowies, with the IXL etch and stamp, and printed an even more embellished version of the story. They sold so fast, the knives became his biggest seller, and he sold them for years. Eggington also used the embellished tale, and still do I think, as do other Sheffield cutlers. Kind of wish I'd kept my mouth shut

 

[JohnDF]

Beautiful... I like the deep broad jigging and color.

 

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I had the same knife Jer I was gifted mine by a knife dealer, who I used to act as a consultant for, who bought a lot of Sheffield knives. This was in the early 90's, when Eggington had the mark, yours will have been made by John Clarke & Son, who used the William Rogers name as a stand-alone brand. I told the dealer that I was surprised Eggington weren't using the IXL mark, since they owned it. When he asked why, I told him about an old IXL Bowie that had been traded, in-part, for a small piece of land, by some Mexican people, who said that the Bowie (I think it was just the blade) had been retrieved from the site of the Alamo by one of their ancestors. I had read the tale in one of the old Blades annuals, from the previous decade. He immediately commissioned a hundred Bowies, with the IXL etch and stamp, and printed an even more embellished version of the story. They sold so fast, the knives became his biggest seller, and he sold them for years. Eggington also used the embellished tale, and still do I think, as do other Sheffield cutlers. Kind of wish I'd kept my mouth shut

Peeled from the cold sainted fingers of John Wayne himself!
You should have gotten a percentage.

 

[Jack Black]

Beautiful... I like the deep broad jigging and color.

Thank you John, I really like this knife, it was a great gift from Duncan

 

[Jack Black]

Peeled from the cold sainted fingers of John Wayne himself!

Yeah! Just looked on the Egginton site to see if they're still using the same tale, and there's some sort of third-party spam bot coming up when you click on the link, so be warned

Edit - "The knife made famous by Colonel James Bowie who had a Wostenholm IXL hunting knife at the Alamo." from the site of a well-known Sheffield knife dealer (run by parrots)

 

[redsparrow]

This old Camillus (#14) while probably not at the Alamo is qualified (in more than one way) to be posted here.

 

[Jack Black]

This old Camillus (#14) while probably not at the Alamo is qualified (in more than one way) to be posted here.

A stunner James If that knife had been at the Alamo, it would have dazzled the attacking forces with its magnificence, and perhaps turned the tide!

 

[redsparrow]

A stunner James If that knife had been at the Alamo, it would have dazzled the attacking forces with its magnificence, and perhaps turned the tide!

Thanks Jack. That scenario would certainly have been desirable for the troops amassed there but possibly not for the cutlery industry that was to follow. The Bowie may never have become the big seller that it is and today we might all be trading stamps or crystal figurines instead of pocket knives.

 

[Jack Black]

Thanks Jack. That scenario would certainly have been desirable for the troops amassed there but possibly not for the cutlery industry that was to follow. The Bowie may never have become the big seller that it is and today we might all be trading stamps or crystal figurines instead of pocket knives.

Good point! I see you're a 'Big Picture' man James!

 

[redsparrow]

Good point! I see you're a 'Big Picture' man James!

'Big pic' guy might be an accurate assessment Jack, having been accused on occasion of that characteristic.

 

[TheChunk91]

Always have it. There is no better pocket knife than this pattern made by schrade of old.

 

[Jack Black]

Always have it. There is no better pocket knife than this pattern made by schrade of old.

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Love that jigging

 

[Jack Black]

Insomnia had me browsing the forum in the wee hours, and inspired by Âchillepattada 's generous French cutlery giveaway, I decided to carry this Issard Violon today, a knife Jolipapa assisted me in acquiring

 

[Zulus]

 

[Âchillepattada]

Insomnia had me browsing the forum in the wee hours, and inspired by Âchillepattada 's generous French cutlery giveaway, I decided to carry this Issard Violon today, a knife Jolipapa assisted me in acquiring

Very honoured , great knife, great friend and great Verney-Carron jacket

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[Jack Black]

Very honoured , great knife, great friend and great Verney-Carron jacket

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Many thanks my friend

 

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Edge Brand, I think, though all it says is Solingen Germany. I sawed off the knuckle-wedging ball finials on the guard and filed off the hooked flange on the pommel, probably almost fifty years ago. And stuffed the handle with epoxy putty to stop it twirling.

 

[mozarkmm]