Would you carry this knife?

d.parker

d.parker

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This is a Joseph Rodgers 3 3/4" Congress. I believe the Knife is about 100 yrs. old. I want to sharpen it and carry it would you or leave it to the heirs?

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I'd definatly carry it, but use it moderatly gently. Unless it has some family history, then I may be easy on it, but if its just a knife you picked up then use the heck out of it.
 
I would not carry it.I would halt it's user life,and keep it for collection.
Like a wise way up north collector once said to me,"I have enough users to last a few lifetimes"...With that said,that knife is a collectable antique piece,IMO
-Vince
 
I don't carry anything that can't be easily replaced. So I'd definitely set aside that antique for safekeeping.
 
That's got some nice looking stag and I would wanna carry it around a bit. You are'nt likely to hurt it just by carrying it and using it for some modest cutting chores.
 
It appears to be in good condition for its age.... I used to collect old Winchester rifles, and part of the enjoyment for me was to shoot them and hunt with them. However I was extremely careful with them....
I would definetely carry the knife and use it. Maybe carry a beater knife too for the real dirty work
 
That knife was made to be used, not sit in a glass case. I'd definitely use it and get a sense of what the steel and blade geometry can do. I wouldn't abuse it, but I'd definitely use it for light and medium duty. If you have kids or grandkids, they will appreciate it all the more, if you hand it down, that some of the marks and history came from you using it.

Beautiful knife, thanks for posting pics.
 
Since you are unsure about using or sitting on a shelf. I have an alternative for you, send it to me. I will post pictures you can look at anytime, night or day. Just think of all the fun you will have saying, that awful pretty knife used to belong to me.:D:D
James
 
Life's too short not to enjoy the little things that might give you pleasure.

If putting it up gives you more pleasure then that's a good answer but the knife was meant to be used and it'd be a great companion to carry in my humble opinion.
 
i would carry it even if it doesnt make your rotation it deserves some pocket time, as was intended. Beautiful knife love the scales
ivan
 
I'd carry it -- it wasn't created to be a safe queen. Used as part of your rotation, it won't see enough actual duty to put any noticeable wear on it - and it's not mint to begin with (by that I mean that you won't really change it's looks by using it). Just keep the stag well oiled up and enjoy.
 
Definitely carry if you ask me. Alot of folks that you bump into would enjoy seeing and handling a knife like that. Not many folks get to see and handle a knife that old. You'd probably make another knifeaholic's day if you had that on you.

Beautiful old knife by the way!
 
Me I'd carry it, but hey I carry 'em all anyway I just don't abuse it and I never lend it out.
 
I love the creamy brown look of the stag. Is that caused by oils and aging, or was the stag originally dyed that color in a vat of wood chips? A month or so ago there was a conversation about Sheffield knifemaking, and it was mentioned that the red-brown look of English stag was achieved through a very labor-intensive process that included soaking with a special type of wood.

So I'm wondering, is that look achieved through a factory process, or 100 years of aging?

Either way, it's stunning and I'm amazed to think that such meticulous attention to detail was given to a simple tool.
 
Confusion says- "have best of both worlds" , fix a nice small wooden display holder of some type to have it on your desk where you can use it to cut "desk" stuff. You get to use it and look at it......I have double out by keyboard now......PS As reminder for all don't leave an expensive single spring knife with both blades open at half stop - save the spring.....300$s
 
300Bucks said:
......PS As reminder for all don't leave an expensive single spring knife with both blades open at half stop - save the spring.....300$s
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Well, actually, if the knife has real half stops, leaving the blades half open is no more stressful on the spring than fully open or fully closed -- the spring is in the same "neutral" position in all three blade positions. Now leaving the blades at 45 degrees or 135 degrees, that would be a bad thing, since that's the maximum stress on the spring from half stop blades. However, if the blades have cam end tangs, then leaving them at half open is bad - since that's the maximum spring stress point for that type of tang.
 
I'm not a collector, so I'd carry it. Would you want to leave it to your heirs so they can just look at it too? There's a good chance that they might just see an old knife. Since you didn't use it and make any memories with it, I'd say there is nothing stopping them from turning around and selling it.
 
kamagong said:
I'm not a collector, so I'd carry it. Would you want to leave it to your heirs so they can just look at it too? There's a good chance that they might just see an old knife. Since you didn't use it and make any memories with it, I'd say there is nothing stopping them from turning around and selling it.
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I like the way you think. Nicely put.

Brett
 
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