Bridge Cutlery Co. St. Louis

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Bridge Cutlery Co. St. Louis

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Nice little jack here. 3 1/4".
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That is a nice one.
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Another good one, Joe, beautiful! ::tu::
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Great one Joe! ::tu:: ::tu::
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That is one nice jack Joe ::tu:: ::tu:: ... nice blades, pulls, bone and long thin profile... a real nice pattern :)
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.........beautiful old knife and another maker I never heard of!!!.......... ::tu:: ::tu:: ::tu:: .................
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Good one FRJ. A very pocket friendly size.
An uncontrolled accumulator. ::shrug::
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Thanks so much for all the nice comments, guys. ::super_happy::
Glad you like the knife.
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Joe my memory fails me at the moment and I don't have my reference books with me but that stamp is associated with either Shapliegh or Simmons or another knife company. Do you remember which one it is?
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Greg, in my new Knife Album on page 162 it shows up in Shapleigh's catalog. At least I think that's what I'm looking at.
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That's right. Used by Norvell-Shapliegh. That makes it pretty early and highly desirable on top of being a great looking knife. Excellent score!
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Thanks, Greg. ::tu::
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Very nice, do you have a rough date on that one?
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Thank you, Mason.
No, I don't have any idea when this was made, unfortunately. Haven't done any research.
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That's a good looking old slim jack. ::tu:: :mrgreen:

A quick look at Goins, page 33, shows 1902 to 1939 and he says the trademark was used by both Norvell-Shapleigh and Shapleigh.

He also illustrates a beautiful box label for the marque, which you might considering copying to display with your knife.

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Thank you, Charlie.
I tried, but that illustration doesn't photograph well.
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Bring this thread back up, picked up this pretty nice Bridge easy open, very nice knife with great pick bone.
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Thank you, John.
That knife is a real asset to this thread.
We can always count on you for beautiful knives. That is a real looker. ::tu::
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FRJ wrote: Wed May 26, 2021 12:17 am Thank you, John.
That knife is a real asset to this thread.
We can always count on you for beautiful knives. That is a real looker. ::tu::
Totally agree. ::nod:: ::nod::
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JohnR wrote: Wed May 26, 2021 12:11 am Bring this thread back up, picked up this pretty nice Bridge easy open, very nice knife with great pick bone.
Ooooooooohhhhhhhhhhyyyyyyyyyeaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah. That is the kind. Congrats, beautiful.
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My only two Bridge Cutlery.
The crimson bone was rehandled by Elvis.
The other was rehandled by Orvet in orange swirl kirinite.
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Two beautiful knives, David.
Thank you for showing them here.
They look like they're in great condition.
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Thank you for the nice comments guys. ::tu:: ::tu::

Took a couple pictures of it next to an early Schrade Cut Co I have, frame size is exact, shield looks to match and bone is very close.
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JohnR wrote: Wed May 26, 2021 2:28 pm Thank you for the nice comments guys. ::tu:: ::tu::

Took a couple pictures of it next to an early Schrade Cut Co I have, frame size is exact, shield looks to match and bone is very close.
:shock: Wow!.... just wow :shock: ::tu:: those are gorgeous ::nod::
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A lot of similarities there, John. ::nod::
That sheepsfoot on the Schrade is pretty nice. ::tu::
Good show.
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