The Silence of The Lambsfoot

Rostfrei (Rustfree) is a German word for Stainless, applied to knives made in Solingen. I would guess its from the Occident, not Asia.

By the time a Real Lamb swims across the great waters, and sets foot in America or Australia, it has matured into a full grown Sheep.

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waynorth said:
Can anyone tell me what the tang stamp on this knife says??
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Just downloaded the pic, but the resolution isn't sufficient to enlarge it enough for me to make out.
 
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Beautiful Jeff, Charlie and GEC have done an amazing job with those Barlows :thumbup:
 
^ Nice collection :) And what a great first post! Welcome to Bladeforums Traditionals :thumbup:
 
Jack Black said:
^ Nice collection :) And what a great first post! Welcome to Bladeforums Traditionals :thumbup:
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Nothing more to add... Welcome onboard :)

In any case, the sheepfoot blade is one of favorite blade shapes in general. Below a few other blade shapes, but still in one of my ultimate hitlist.

Great british craftmanship!!
 
This whole thread is fascinating ,especially considering that I am fairly sure that the knife that started this thread is in my pocket as I type this. Thanks Jack! That last bit about Mallory carrying a lambfoot pattern knife on his historic climb is just a great tid- bit of information. Thanks Donn for the awesome post. I have been trying to come up with a suitable name for that knife and now it is clear to me what that name is . May I introduce Mallory :D
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donn said:
A couple of pictures of the lambsfoot pocket knife found on the body of George Mallory, one of the British mountaineers who disappeared on Everest in 1924 and whose body was discovered in 1999.
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Thanks! here are the images

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Jack Black said:
Here's me back in my own climbing and mountaineering days.
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very cool! You used to be good looking :-)

I always enjoy your photos and commentary.
 
I just saw an interesting Lambsfoot on sale at an antiques fair. Had the 'Real Lambsfoot' etch on the blade, but was made in Solingen. Nice fluted bolsters, clearly an old knife, but the black composite covers (possibly not original) were unappealing, as was the price. No pic unfortunately.
 
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