Antique Knives Made In England

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Thanks M.B. and BWT.
Nice sportsman model Miller Bros. from the King of cutlery. :)
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Added this unused Joseph Rodgers horn 3 3/4" jack to the collection.
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Another great one John.
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John ::tu:: ::tu:: very nice!! Great find!!
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Mason wrote: Thu Jun 03, 2021 6:32 pm Nice sportsman model Miller Bros. from the King of cutlery.
Thank you!
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JohnR wrote: Sun Jun 06, 2021 12:40 pm Added this unused Joseph Rodgers horn 3 3/4" jack to the collection.
Great find! ::drool::
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Again here is something a little different, just like me ::mdm:: ::facepalm::
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Looks pretty neat to me Dimitri!! Does the blade come out a little further? I have a couple brass Eagle gravity type knives the blade slide out like that? I don’t ever remember posting them but I believe they are something like a quill knife? I’m like you, I like yours because it’s different ::tu:: ::tu::
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Thanks Bill, the blade comes out a little more but not much.

The blade is extended and retracted by turning the top part just like a lipstick container.
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Now thats rite up me alley ::tu:: and one i havent seen 8)
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Knife screams 1880 or so but with cockspurr on there could be 1812-1820 I had a unwinn once that was pre 1827.
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Very nice knives guys ::tu::
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wiseguy wrote: Tue Jun 08, 2021 2:17 am Now thats rite up me alley ::tu:: and one i havent seen 8)
Thanks J ::handshake::
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petekuhn wrote: Tue Jun 08, 2021 10:49 pm Knife screams 1880 or so but with cockspurr on there could be 1812-1820 I had a unwinn once that was pre 1827.
Very nice, pressed horn handles?
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Yes pressed horn Handles. In the London knife book. Ron Flook says he knows of one folding bowie they made . Guess there are 2 now
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petekuhn wrote: Sat Jun 12, 2021 9:57 pm Yes pressed horn Handles. In the London knife book. Ron Flook says he knows of one folding bowie they made . Guess there are 2 now
Mason started a thread on these see here: https://www.allaboutpocketknives.com/kn ... 35&t=39864
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Another horn handle English knife.
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That’s a good looking Thomas Turner Dimitri ::tu:: ::tu::
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Thanks Bill!
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petekuhn wrote: Tue Jun 08, 2021 10:49 pm Knife screams 1880 or so but with cockspurr on there could be 1812-1820 I had a unwinn once that was pre 1827.
Nice example, but it appears to have cut horn and not pressed horn handles.
Here are two similar examples with cut horn on the left and pressed horn on the right.
You can see how much sharper the edges are on the cut horn handle as compared to the softer rounded edges of the pressed horn handle.
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Miller Bros., two very nice examples in the gold twist knife and the horseman's model.
Those darn English knives are sure addictive!!! :)
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Miller Bro's wrote: Sun Jun 13, 2021 10:59 pm
petekuhn wrote: Sat Jun 12, 2021 9:57 pm Yes pressed horn Handles. In the London knife book. Ron Flook says he knows of one folding bowie they made . Guess there are 2 now
Mason started a thread on these see here: viewtopic.php?f=35&t=39864
M.B., thanks for posting that link which I had forgotten about. Some great examples shown in there.
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Mason wrote: Tue Jun 15, 2021 2:04 am Miller Bros., two very nice examples in the gold twist knife and the horseman's model.
Those darn English knives are sure addictive!!! :)
Thanks, yes they are extremely addictive! :D
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This is an oldie 1850's or so, sadly the pen blade is broken ::tear::
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Nice Dimitri, good ole maker, nothing not to like about it even with the broken blade. Can’t beat the stag ::tu:: ::tu::
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