Old timey butcher knives

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Here are 2 old butcher knives. The smaller one I got a while back for 10 cents at a yard sale. It's 12.5" long. The handle is hand made. Don't know about the blade. The larger one was made by Bridgeport Knife Co. It's 17.5" long, and has a rosewood (I think) handle with 4 pins. Pewter has been cast onto the handle on both ends. Doesn't look like it was ever used much. It would make an awesome knife for a mountain man! Both took an absolutely wicked edge. Now I need me a big ole ham to slice up. :)

Steve

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Steve is that a horseshoe brand on the smaller ones handle ? Funny I saw another knife that looked quite unique with a similar horseshoe brand on it.
What is remarkable is it also looked like something done by the owner as opposed to the maker . I wonder how common it is to use a horseshoe as decoration ?

As for the larger butcher knfe with the pewter inlaid handle ? There is just something about those inlays that makes the knife stand out .
 
Beautiful old knives Steve. I have a couple of old ones myself, one is a Steak Scimitar I believe they were called and I haven't seen the other one lately, actually so long that I don't recall what it looks like right now. I'm ashamed of myself.:o
But at least I saved them from any further ruin, the one I haven't seen for so long was pretty badly pitted but still took as you say, "an absolutely wicked edge."
They both did for that matter, gotta love those old butcher knives no matter the form they took!!!!:thumbup: :D :cool:
Come to think of it the one I haven't seen for so long may be in the drawer with the other old carving knives.:) ;)
 
In a junk heap that was rusted all to hell and had been sharpened so much it was almost used up. To this day he still uses it. I think he brings it out to show his wife and kids that just because something is old doesn't make it time to spend money on a newer version and discard the origional. Still accepts a hair popping edge, too.
 
House, garage, moving, and estate sales are great places to find old "kitchen" knives.

My best find was a kosher butcher's knife that is HARD BABY. It takes a scary edge and keeps it. I have no idea who made it, but it's good work.

The old carbon knives are going for $.25 each in this area. (I'm told it's becasue "They rust.") Total junk SS is $1.00 and up - as are good SS knives. The ladies who run the big estate sales and moving sales do not have a clue. Ain't it grand? :D
 
Steve that Bridgeport is a classic, I wonder if it might be worth something more than the norm?


Spiral
 
I don't know if it's worth much Spiral, but it was worth $23 to me. :) I haven't seen any with the pewter in the handle that weren't about used up. Don't know that I'll use it much, but it was too pretty to pass up.

Steve
 
I live in knife country, but people know the value and I think garage sales reflect it...maybe not all the time. People here show up at garage sales an hour before opening.

Nice knives.



munk
 
munk said:
People here show up at garage sales an hour before opening.
munk
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That reminds me of a story about my absolutly insane (but wtih a sense of humor better than most) grandmother. Before she was bedridden, my grandmother used to be the queen of yard/garage sales. SHe knew where the best one were. However, there were times when she would get confused on which ones were on saturday and which ones were on sunday.
Anyway, she and my great-aunt show up to a sale a day early. Before they can even get out of the car the gentleman running the sale says, "I'm sorry, ladies, but the sale isn't until tomorrow at 8am."
My grandmother, ever the comic gem, says, "Ohhh, OK. 8 am?" She then lays her car seat back to to a full recline and adds, "We'll wait.":D

Needless to say, the gentleman did not get as much of a laugh out of her little prank as she and her sister did;)

Jake
 
Reckon $23 a damn good deal myself for that one as user, never mind as a collector Steve.

Its class.

Spiral
 
Great looking stuff Steve. Love that big one. Isn't wood hard to identify after its darkened over the years....
 
Well looking at the skill of the cutler who made it Brazilian Rosewood, coccobolo, Ebony or some such other very high quality timber is most likely.

Spiral
 
Right you are, of course, Steve. Don't touch that patina. A guess is good enough on that one.
 
Beautiful Knives, thank you Steve
 
Steve, are you going to leave the patina on the blades as well? I don't know anything about old knives and would be tempted to polish them up I guess.

I really love the handle with pewter inlay on the big one. Beautiful work.

Norm
 
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