Photos Vintage Joseph Rodgers slicer

[kwackster]

My best guess would be a rather large military kitchen slicer from a well known English manufacturer.
What do you guys think ?






Specs:

Overall length: 16.65 inches (42,3 cm)
Blade length: 11 inches (28,0 cm)
Max blade thickness: 2.5 mm
Steel: carbon steel
Handle material: plastic or hard rubber

 

[ed_is_dead]

Beautiful stamping.

My best guess would be a rather large military kitchen slicer from a well known English manufacturer.
What do you guys think ?






Specs:

Overall length: 16.65 inches (42,3 cm)
Blade length: 11 inches (28,0 cm)
Max blade thickness: 2.5 mm
Steel: carbon steel
Handle material: plastic or hard rubber

Purposeful item
Put an edge on it and produce it at the next family roast!

 

[Will Power]

Very nice looking piece, especially the stampings.

I'd guess it's a carbon steel Ham knife? The arrow mark suggests it was part of British govt. issue or Armed Forces to be used in their NAAFI (catering & rec facilities) Year of issue 1954? This was when compulsory military service/conscription still taking place in Britain. But the knife itself bears Cutlers to His Majesty who would've been George VI 1937-52 so made a few years before being part of govt.issue.

 

[Jack Black]

Here's a stamp from a Joseph Allen Ham Knife I had. I gave the knife away, and unfortunately, I don't have a photo, but it had a wooden handle.

 

[waynorth]

Great find, K kwackster !!

 

[afishhunter]

Very nice.
Were it mine and I still did my own meal preps, you can bet your bottom knut I'd be using it.
With a proper 14 - 20 degree (inclusive) edge, it would make a dandy "bread knife", as well as a meat slicer and Salmon de-skinner.

(a "bread knife" don't need no daRn serrations. all you need is a sharp edge, and know how to cut bread without squishing it.)

 

[Jack Black]

Very nice.
Were it mine and I still did my own meal preps, you can bet your bottom knut I'd be using it.
With a proper 14 - 20 degree (inclusive) edge, it would make a dandy "bread knife", as well as a meat slicer and Salmon de-skinner.

(a "bread knife" don't need no daRn serrations. all you need is a sharp edge, and know how to cut bread without squishing it.)

I always enjoy using this big old Elliott Butcher Knife as a bread knife, the steel is incredible

 

[kwackster]

Reprofiled and sharpened the blade to a frighteningly sharp toothy edge @ ~30 degrees inclusive complete with a new swedged tip on the Tormek wet sharpener, but left the patina on the blade intact.