Not Necessarily A Knife

[royal0014]

Wow, I'd love to see a close-up of the blade etchings! Some fantastic craftsmanship

Far be from me to question the all-knowing Dimitri (tongue firmly planted in cheek)

But .. ... .. ... ..

It appears as though the 'deer foot' is the trigger guard /slash/ blade hilt.
Notice the near identical piece on top of the barrel, shorter and turned the opposite direction.
These two pieces would make for the blade hilt.
I submit that the ring is the trigger. The lower deer foot is too far forward to be a trigger.

Pure speculation on my part .. ... ..

[Mumbleypeg]

Here's one I took a picture of in an antique shop in eastern PA while on vacation a couple of months ago.

Ken

[RobesonsRme.com]

I've seen those described as "boarding" pistol/cutlasses, designed to be used in naval battles.
Cool.
Charlie Noyes

[RobesonsRme.com]

I think I agree with Royal.
At first I thought the ring was to turn the cylinder, but now I think the deer's lower leg and hoof are too far forward to be a trigger.
There is a matching leg on top, but they appear to be hinged and foldable.
Here are a couple of cropped photos.
Charlie Noyes

[royal0014]

Probably single-action-only. Cock hammer, fire; cock hammer, fire .. .. ..
Again, speculation on my part.

[knife7knut]

I think I agree with Royal.
At first I thought the ring was to turn the cylinder, but now I think the deer's lower leg and hoof are too far forward to be a trigger.
There is a matching leg on top, but they appear to be hinged and foldable.

The ring appears to be the trigger and I believe the upper and lower deer legs act as finger guards when it is used as a sword.JMHO

[knife7knut]

Here is a piece I picked up awhile ago;may or may not be hand-made.A rack for kitchen knives.

[RobesonsRme.com]

Robeson late 40's and 50's wood handled knives utilized a laminated wood and phenolic resin material some people know as Pakka Wood.

Robeson called it, "ShurWood".

They even built a separate facity for the manufacture of ShurWood and ShurWood products.

They made knife racks for kitchen cutlery, etc.

These two items showed up on Ebay today, made of ShurWood in Perry, New York.

Not knife related, but part of The Robeson Cutlery Company.

Charlie Noyes

[Miller Bro's]

I think this is the most attractive old knife sheath I have seen.

[RobesonsRme.com]

I agree. But then, it is Robeson.
Charlie

[DR_MAGOO]

Don't know if it's appropriate or not to show nail clippers on any AAPK thread.

IF NOT PLEASE REMOVE

Thanks,
Magoo

I bought this in Germany I think 1992 or 1993.

[FRJ]

Sifting through some of my old tools, I came across these nice snips.

[dcgm4]

An oyster shucker and a tie clip made by Charles D. Briddell Inc.

[MITCH RAPP]

Dave, that's one Super Tie Clip! I probably couldn't wear it here in California because it would scare the bejeebers out of some Tree Hugger!

[Miller Bro's]

Nice stuff guys

[knife7knut]

An oyster shucker and a tie clip made by Charles D. Briddell Inc.

That tie clip is a dead ringer for this knife:A bowie made by Carvel-Hall ;noted mostly for their kitchen cutlery.Right down to the stars on the quillions.

[dcgm4]

Dave, that's one Super Tie Clip! I probably couldn't wear it here in California because it would scare the bejeebers out of some Tree Hugger!

Thanks, Mitch! To me, scaring a tree hugger is just another reason to wear it!

An oyster shucker and a tie clip made by Charles D. Briddell Inc.

That tie clip is a dead ringer for this knife:A bowie made by Carvel-Hall ;noted mostly for their kitchen cutlery.Right down to the stars on the quillions.

Carvel Hall was originally a trademark if Briddell Inc. The trademark became the property of Towle Manufacturing Co. in 1960 when the Briddell family sold them their company. Here's a photo of the tie clip's box.

[RobesonsRme.com]

We've been needing a nut cracker for some time. Don't know what happened to the old family pass downs that were in a kitchen drawer all those years, but anyway.....

Imagine my surprise when I came across this one on Ebay the other day.

Nothing like killing two birds with one stone.

Charlie Noyes

[FRJ]

Just like Robeson to make it extra nice.

[RobesonsRme.com]

I actually have no idea if Robeson made it, although they certainly had the facilities to do so, but it has the appropriate ShurEdge logo and it will crack nuts.

Charlie

[FRJ]

Here's a nice Boker button hook.

[royal0014]

Interesting piece. The little ruler thingy is cool, too!

[FRJ]

Thanks, Royal.
A little 6" folding rule/caliper.
Nice early tools.

[Miller Bro's]

Joe that one reminds me of this buttonhook with the very small nail nick

[FRJ]

And that is a beauty of a little Tuxedo, Dimitri.
I didn't know of that stamp either.
Back to the turn of the 20th century. Very cool.