Wharncliffe Knives

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A little Miller Bros Pearl watch Fob. It's 2 1/8" closed.
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This Beretta 580 Sport Knife lays on the table beside my chair, on standby for any cutting duties that may arise. Gifted to me a year ago by ~Q~, thank you very much you kind generous soul.
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John Westons Celebrated Cutlery. Stag handles 3" closed. German? English? American? Can't find any info on this Maker.
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Peter Hendrichs & Grah. 3 1/2" closed. According to Goins 1922 to 1926.....What would you call this pattern?
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Jonathan Crookes Stag. 3 9/16" closed.
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All Awesome knives Barry ::tu:: ::tu:: That small Miller Bros is sweet and the Crookes has some stunning stag!! John Westons Celebrated I am just “guessing” English but maybe not Sheffield - or a very well made German “Sheffield wanna-be” :) ... not sure what to call the other Hendrich and Grah pattern - sort of a congress jack ::shrug:: ... 8) .. Thanks for posting those Barry!!

Jerry - Nice Berettas ::tu:: ... I’m not sure I would call the first one a wharncliffe blade ::shrug:: ... but the 2nd is no doubt right up your alley with handles similar to the mod Glen did for you!!
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Barry, those are some beautiful knives!!
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Wow Barry, those are all superb! I was going to write that I liked the Miller Bros best but I can't pick just one. Thanks for posting them. I had no luck with John Westons Celebrated Cutlery as well. I looked in Tweedale's, Carter, Goins and a couple of Sheffield lists. Maybe Bernard Levine knows?
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Thanks, danno50, Lee, Joe, and Barry.
Thanks also Lee for the kind words towards the Wharncliffe article. Beyond the history aspect, I tried to point out the importance and evolution of both the Wharncliffe handle and blade shapes.
I also wanted to add that there have been some great articles written by other AAPK members for "Knife Magazine" which include Lee (LongBlade), Tom (bestgear), and Wayne (btrwtr). There are certainly others here who have the knowledge base to write interesting articles as well, and I would encourage them to do so.
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Those are some stunning examples, Barry.
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Barry, your knives are absolutely beautiful. Great show!

I have one of those little fobs.
I think mine came across the Delaware with ol' George; in the bottom of the boat.
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Found this 2 1/2" closed (62mm). Wharncliffe whittler. All 3 blades are stamped G crown R CONGREVE PATENT. It has carved Tortoise shell handles and scalloped liners. It's very fragile, with a couple of cracks in the deeper carved grooves of the shell. Levine's book dates this 1829 - 1843. I'm wondering about the word Patent in the stamping?
Neal, I believe this knife pre-dates your Wilds knife by a couple of years?
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Barry, your knives are really special. Love those whittlers with the long little blades. So nice!
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Fabulous knife Barry, never seen anything like that. And tortoise, very cool.
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Barry, that is one sweet knife!!
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Incredible knife Barry! Thanks for posting it. You have quite the collection.
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1fartsmella wrote:Found this 2 1/2" closed (62mm). Wharncliffe whittler. All 3 blades are stamped G crown R CONGREVE PATENT. It has carved Tortoise shell handles and scalloped liners. It's very fragile, with a couple of cracks in the deeper carved grooves of the shell. Levine's book dates this 1829 - 1843. I'm wondering about the word Patent in the stamping?
Neal, I believe this knife pre-dates your Wilds knife by a couple of years?
Great old unique knife Barry ::tu:: ::tu:: ... Congreve was a really well known early Bowie Sheffield maker in the 1830s - indeed Congreve Bowies are quite collectable and were considered some of the first produced at that time. Anyway I also have an old quill marked GcrownR and "Patent" underneath (same time period 1820-1827 based on GcrownR) - If I understood correctly, as I asked the same question, the patent stamp means the cutlery was granted a patent by the king for the knife pattern. Thanks for sharing all those beauties in this thread Barry!
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Fantastic Congreve model, Barry!!! Very interesting with the "Patent" stamp, and perhaps it was the first patented Wharncliffe model???
And yes, it probably predates my Wilds by possibly a decade.
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I had to let these last couple pages cool off before I posted. Some fantastic knives being shown. WH Morley and Sons
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Thank you guys for your kind words.
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Here's an old Farmer's Jack Wharncliffe:
EMU Ford & Medley, Sheffield.
c1872-1930
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An unusual whittler, kind of a Gun Stock Wharncliffe handle. A bit worn. Stamped Luke Firths Celebrated Cutlery on all 3 blades. Has Wharncliffe Knife stamped on the face of the master blade. Ivory handles 2 5/8" closed. Levine dates this stamp 1849 to 1870.
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A true Wharncliffe. Waterville Cutlery Co. Conn. Engraved Aluminum 3" closed. Possibly from the time frame when aluminum was as valuable as gold?
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Wow! That is different in a GOOD way. Excellent knife!! ::tu:: ::tu::
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