Antique Knives Made In England

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Check out this hunting knife, horn handles and I just love the shield! :D
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Miller Bro's wrote: Thu Jan 27, 2022 1:14 am Check out this hunting knife, horn handles and I just love the shield! :D
I do too. :D
William Rodgers 1817-1863
Apparently his wife and sons carried on until 1871.
That knife has some age to it.
Very nice knife. ::tu:: ::tu::
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Miller Bro's wrote: Thu Jan 27, 2022 1:14 am Check out this hunting knife, horn handles and I just love the shield! :D
Very cool knife which was called the "Bushman's Friend". It was also offered with stag handles.
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Here is a nice folder by W. R. Humphreys.
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Beautiful stag! ::drool::
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Very nice knives Dimitri and Mason ::tu:: ::tu::
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Mason wrote: Fri Jan 28, 2022 12:21 am Very cool knife which was called the "Bushman's Friend". It was also offered with stag handles.

Yes they did, here's a cherry one :)
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FRJ wrote: Thu Jan 27, 2022 4:12 am I do too. :D
William Rodgers 1817-1863
Apparently his wife and sons carried on until 1871.
That knife has some age to it.
Very nice knife. ::tu:: ::tu::
Thanks Joe!! :D
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BWT wrote: Fri Jan 28, 2022 12:31 am Very nice knives Dimitri and Mason ::tu:: ::tu::
Thanks Bill! ::handshake::
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Mason wrote: Fri Jan 28, 2022 12:25 am Here is a nice folder by W. R. Humphreys.
You are correct, that is " Nice ". ::tu::
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Thanks, Miller Bros., BWT, and Cudgee.
Miller Bros., that's a fantastic Bushman's example in stag.
Here is a William Rodgers Bowie Hunter model with jigged bone handles.
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That's a beauty Mason, nice to see some fixed blade knives in this thread! 8)
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Here's a dog grooming knife.
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Nice one Dimitri ::tu:: ::tu::
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Thanks Bill ::handshake::
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That's a fine old Spratts, M.B.
Here is an Oates Barlow from the late 1800s along with a corresponding catalog illustration.
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That Oates Barlow just screams knife history to me! Love it! ::tu:: ::tu:: ::tu:: ::tu:: J.O'.
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Thanks Mason :)

That's a great old Barlow knife! 8)
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Mason wrote: Sun Feb 13, 2022 5:37 pm That's a fine old Spratts, M.B.
Here is an Oates Barlow from the late 1800s along with a corresponding catalog illustration.
Great barlow!!!
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Thanks, Ridgegrass, Miller Bros., and edge213.
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Here's another metal handle English dog grooming comb.........
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Nice metal handled example Miller Bros.
Here are a couple more English-made Spratt models. The one on the right is a bit more fancy than most.
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Mason wrote: Sun Feb 13, 2022 5:37 pm That's a fine old Spratts, M.B.
Here is an Oates Barlow from the late 1800s along with a corresponding catalog illustration.
Awesome Barlow! ::tu::
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Mason wrote: Tue Feb 15, 2022 1:51 am Here are a couple more English-made Spratt models. The one on the right is a bit more fancy than most.
Like the extra touch with the bolsters on that one!
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Thanks DM11 and Miller Bros.
It's interesting how many different variations of the same model are often found.
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