Rogers Bone ID exercise!

waynorth · Dec 30, 2008

Oh folksy ones; the term Rogers Bone gets tossed about with abandon sometimes. I wish I'd been an active collector when it was first being produced, so I'd know more about it. Let's look at some alleged Rogers bone, and figure it out. If you want to know your traditional knife stuff, this is one of the basics!!
Here are 12 knives a longer shot and a closer shot, of 6 each. Are they or aren't they Rogers legendary bone??
And by all means, show us nice clear pictures of yours!!
First group of 6;

Second group of 6;

kamagong · Dec 30, 2008

I'm no collector, so I have no idea what Rogers bone is or isn't. My only old slipjoint has what the seller called "Rodgers bone." Don't know if that applies.

Mike Robuck · Dec 30, 2008

I've posted this link on Rogers bone before from Bernard Levine's site, but here it is again just in case someone hasn't read it.

http://www.knife-expert.com/bonehand.txt

d.parker · Dec 30, 2008

Well I'll tell you like Bernard Levine told me. If you can't prove the Bone came from the Rogers Bone Co. factory it's all supposition. Well I'm to damn dumb not to opine on this as everybody has a opinion, mine are usually wrong. But here goes. Every Knife you have shown looks to me to be early Rogers Bone. Some has been pocket worn and some looks to be ground to much during hafting.

I have several early and late Rogers Bone Knives I'll try to get pictures later.

After looking at pix again I think one knife has late rogers bone. I'm not going to say which one at this time..

Absintheur · Dec 30, 2008

Did Remington ever use Roger's Bone?

Bastid · Dec 30, 2008

To me the Craftsman (top pic, 5th knife from the left) looks a lot like "Roger's jigging", but I could be dead wrong; even more so than usual, since my eyes are still dilated from the trip to the eye doc late today.

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waynorth · Dec 30, 2008

Bastid said:
To me the Craftsman (top pic, 5th knife from the left) looks a lot like "Roger's jigging", but I could be dead wrong; even more so than usual, since my eyes are still dilated from the trip to the eye doc late today. .

I've stared at that knife, and the ones near it 'til I am cross-eyed, Gus. The jig is the same. The uniform color creates an illusion of difference, I think.
Given BRL's statement, quoted by D.Parker, maybe we can only say Rogers STYLE jigging?????
Two of mine are definitely not Rogers (style). Can anyone see which ones??
Kamagong, I think yours is the real stuff. Absintheur, I think yours is something else - what though??
Darrell, I look forward to your pics! We will all know a lot more when this thread peters out

Ain't we got fun??

d.parker · Dec 30, 2008

The only two I have any doubt about are the 2 on the far right in 3rd and 4rd bottom pix. I thought they were pocket worn..

d.parker · Dec 30, 2008

Bastid said:
To me the Craftsman (top pic, 5th knife from the left) looks a lot like "Roger's jigging", but I could be dead wrong; even more so than usual, since my eyes are still dilated from the trip to the eye doc late today. .

Gus I think you are correct, and that one is late Rogers Bone I think because of the Red Tone...

d.parker · Dec 30, 2008

Kamagong yours is early Rogers Bone and if both sides match and are chip and crack free you can probably sell the handles for more than you gave for the knife.. They are about as pretty as you find..

JatMat · Dec 30, 2008

Don't know much about Bone, but what about this one?

d.parker · Dec 30, 2008

This is 50-50 Jim but I think they are.. The jigging looks a little to course but the pattern is about correct and the color is old but looks ok...

waynorth · Dec 30, 2008

James, yours looks just like Kamagong's (before the accident

).
It is interesting that both of those look a little more "multi-layered" than most of my examples.
Absintheur's look like they were cut using a different method than what we are assuming is Rogers.

JatMat · Dec 30, 2008

d.parker said:
This is 50-50 Jim but I think they are.. The jigging looks a little to course but the pattern is about correct and the color is old but looks ok...

Someone is going to have 1/2 of a set then, I sent the knife off to someone to do something special to it, and make it an EDC. Did not know about the bone. Oh well, Vince you should have told me.

waynorth · Dec 30, 2008

The other side is fractured also, Jim. Don't feel bad!

Todd A · Dec 31, 2008

My Rogers-esque bone.. Gotta do'em single. Snowing out so can't do a group shot.

Old stored photos...

Wards...

Imperial..

Camillus..

Craftsman/Ulster..

kamagong · Dec 31, 2008

d.parker said:
Kamagong yours is early Rogers Bone and if both sides match and are chip and crack free you can probably sell the handles for more than you gave for the knife.. They are about as pretty as you find..

Really? Do people really buy old knife components? Interesting bit of information. Here's a couple of more pictures, one of each side.

d.parker · Dec 31, 2008

kamagong yes people do buy old knife parts. Wouldn't those handles look great on a new Stockman Pattern with that blade configuration and shape, buy one of the top custom makers. I don't know who sold that knife but I sure wouldn't have.. Lucky find for you..

Peter Parker · Dec 31, 2008

Thanks guys this is the kind of stuff I really get into; cool thread!

knowtracks · Dec 31, 2008

waynorth said:
I've stared at that knife, and the ones near it 'til I am cross-eyed, Gus. The jig is the same. The uniform color creates an illusion of difference, I think.
Two of mine are definitely not Rogers (style). Can anyone see which ones??

I'm a little cross eyed myself

But I'll guess at 2 on the bottom photo, from the left, the 3rd the 5th are not Rodgers bone?

Rogers Bone ID exercise!

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