A Nice Robeson Toenail

The first Robeson knives were imported by Millard Robeson from England and Germany exclusively. This continued from 1979 until 1896 when Robeson began manufacturing knives in the United States. Since inception, the company has gone through several reorganizations & eventually ended up as a Queen Cutlery brand.
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A Nice Robeson Toenail

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This Robeson 622409 two backspring bone handled toenail sold on Ebay a week or so ago.

I discussed the auction with another AAPK member and predicted the knife would bring about $1000.00.

He agreed.

It sold for $1285.00!! :lol:

I think the knife has salesman sample numbers on the back of the master blade.

It has very pretty handles.

A classic Robeson. ::tu::

Somebody bought a very nice old knife.

I'd love to see it after a gentle cleaning.

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That is a beauty Charlie ::nod:: ::drool:: ::drool::
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I find it difficult to understand that only Dimitri would opine on this knife. ::shrug::

So, I'm going to kick it back up to the top of the page and give you vintage knife guys one more opportunity.

At least the pics are still there.

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I was bidding on a busted up one of those (at least a similar one) in a lot . It went for $20.50. I forgot to go back and bid. ::facepalm:: That is a beautiful knife.

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A very special knife, Charlie.
I just like looking at the tangs in the 3rd picture down. they're so nicely cut.
But, of course all of the knife is nice to look at.
I just hate to see the blades open like that. ...... OH, that poor spine.
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It looks tight and solid but with enough wear to have a personality. It's not so exagerrated as to look like a freak knife, which some of the toenails are, but still it's clear what the pattern is. I know very little about these things but it strikes me that this knife would be the high point of almost any collection.
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Charlie I'll be happy to comment........that thing ROCKS !

What a fine looking piece of cutlery. ::tu::
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IH, I saw that lot too. That was a chance to get a rare pattern, a swell center, two backspring toenail for not a lot of money.

It was kind of used up, wasn't it?

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I think this Robeson 407 is an unused old salesman's sample. It's got inked #'s on the back of the master. There is still a lot of glaze finish left on it. The area of the blades that sat above the frame are greyed a bit and there's a few rust spots.

If one were inclined, that knife would clean up to be a stunner.

Lots of color in that bone.

Somebody got a great knife, but they certainly paid for it.

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