All About Pocket Knives

I seem to be having difficulty getting this posted so if bits and pieces are scattered on this thread, sorry!!!. I have one Sheffield sportsman knife made by joseph Haywood circa 1850-69. However Goins says this trademark was acquired by Thomas Turner in 1869. I don't know any way to tell who made it, but it really doesn't matter. It's well made and I love the old gnarly stag. Slim.

Now that`s what I call a knife

Thanks Miller Bro's. I traded that for what would have been a nice old honest 0050 Tested in imitation onyx that someone had tried to carve initials in the handle with a grider and also shapen the blade the same way. So sad! Anyway, the Haywood is missing the pick and tweezers but I thought it was a good trade. One thing about it that puzzels me is only the pen blade is marked but I see no sign of the spear blade being replaced. Ever see this before? Slim.

What a beautiful knife!!!!! It just screams 1880's to me anyway;the rounded kick and full length false edge on the pen blade to the pinched(and threaded)bolsters and some of the nicest stag I've seen in awhile.
As for the absence of a tang stamp on the master blade;while it is not common it is by no means unheard of.I have several multi-blade knives that have unmarked blades throughout and while I believe they are early Kastor knives(I have several marked ones that are virtually identical)I cannot prove it.
In regard to the absence of a pick and tweezers;I would just keep a lookout for a similar vintage knife in poor condition that has the items you need.If that fails you could always target a SAK for the tweezers anyway.Personally I'd leave it just the way you found it and if you can't abide that I would be glad to be it's new caretaker lol

Slim you have yourself one very classy old knife there. Sounds like you made a great trade to get it. Congratulations.


Phil

That's a great one Slim