All About Pocket Knives

I hope someone can tell me what this might be and maybe time period made? The maker is James Green and Co. Thanks for any information you might have. Nothing in Goins about this maker.

BWT wrote:I hope someone can tell me what this might be and maybe time period made? The maker is James Green and Co. Thanks for any information you might have. Nothing in Goins about this maker.

Maybe a fancy fruit tester knife or possibly a letter opener?

Like NWNY, I was thinking letter opener.

Letter opener. Don't know anything about the maker but it doesn't is a nice looking one.

Ken

A combination letter opener,folding bone(for making envelopes before commercial ones were available)and quill knife. The W crown R at the top of the stamp indicates it was made in the time of King William(1830-1837).Nice old piece!

I believe it is a non-folding quill knife for making pens from feather quills. K7K is correct on the date. I do not think the handle is thin enough for a letter opener and it would be dangerous to use the handle that way since quill knife blades were always very sharp.

Thanks everyone for all the help and info It was a neat looking old piece, even though I didn't think it was that old, thanks again.

Non folding Quill knife is i believe correct. Jos. Rodgers & Sons made a similar one with the tip end of an elephant tusk for the handle. Yours is also ivory, likely elephant as well. Very nice old knife.
kj

Thanks Roland for the information.

Hello all, I have some questions. So for the past 2 years ive carried a old timer 340t but seems like this year there's a little more rust on it. I love patina but not the rust any recommendation on what to do.

If your Schrade 34OT is a USA made one (from before 2004) then the blades are carbon steel and need to be wiped dry after every use and then given a drop of mineral oil, spread over the blade surface. If you keep a thin coat of mineral oil on the blades it should prevent any more rust from developing.
kj

I would agree with the quill knife with a ivory handle assesment, nice piece! Terry

Giuseppe Purrazzello wrote:Hello all, I have some questions. So for the past 2 years ive carried a old timer 340t but seems like this year there's a little more rust on it. I love patina but not the rust any recommendation on what to do.

Welcome to AAPK. Glad to have you aboard.
Clean it up and coat it with Reniassance Wax. You can find it on Amazon, Walmart and plenty of other places. It's pretty ubiquitous.

Thanks Terry for the comments!!