Antique Knives Made In England

[Mason]

Miller Bros., great old Navy knife and hard to find with a full blade as seen on yours.

Thanks, they do seem to have been heavily used.

Here is another old Navy knife that was made by H. G. Long with an additional folding marlin spike.

Very nice, H.G. Long made quite a few of these knives. The marlin spike on these are a nail breaker to open!

Thanks and yes, nail breaker, or possibly thumb breaker.

[Miller Bro's]

Here are a couple more.

[Miller Bro's]

Pictures of the small Joseph Rodgers and the large I have for comparison, pretty much the same knives on a different scale.

Beautiful stag, thanks for showing them!

[JohnR]

Thank you Dimitri.

Great stag on your Navy knives.

[BWT]

John and Dimitri what can I, more beautiful knives!!!

[FRJ]

Neal, John and Dimitri, What fabulous knives.

John, those congress are so fine and great pictures!

[RobesonsRme.com]

Just spent my Saturday morning and two mugs of coffee going through this excellent thread my friend, Dimitri started.

I cannot think of very many threads that hit twenty-six pages in such short order.

Beautiful, old, high quality cutlery here and more to come, I’m sure.

I have nothing to contribute, but I’ve been after a locally owned English made, stag handled, large frame knife stamped with multiple game images and
“ALABAMA HUNTING KNIFE”, which probably dates to shortly after 1831, our Statehood date. If he ever decides to sell, it will cost me dearly, but what a knife.

[Mason]

Miller Bros., Great pair of Navy models with Marlin spikes. A good bit of weight in those models.

Here is an elegant pearl handled folder from Joseph Fenton & Sons.

[doglegg]

Both bolsters and bone fabulous.

[galvanic1882]

Very Nice Neal

[Miller Bro's]

Thank you John, Bill and Joe!

Miller Bros., Great pair of Navy models with Marlin spikes. A good bit of weight in those models.

Thanks, there sure is!

Just spent my Saturday morning and two mugs of coffee going through this excellent thread my friend, Dimitri started.

I cannot think of very many threads that hit twenty-six pages in such short order.

Beautiful, old, high quality cutlery here and more to come, I’m sure.

I have nothing to contribute, but I’ve been after a locally owned English made, stag handled, large frame knife stamped with multiple game images and
“ALABAMA HUNTING KNIFE”, which probably dates to shortly after 1831, our Statehood date. If he ever decides to sell, it will cost me dearly, but what a knife.

Thank you Charlie, good to see you posting in Knife Lore again

Would love to see that knife, sounds like a folding bowie knife.

[FRJ]

Neal, elegant indeed. In every way.

The Wharncliffe is fine but I love those long slender secondary pens they put on some of those knives.

Those English cutlers.

[kootenay joe]

Neal, is the Fenton & Sons a 'serpentine pen' ? And it looks like the caps are a different shape than the bolsters ? Great attention to all the details by the maker.
It is one of the finest pen knives i have ever seen.
kj

[Mason]

Neal, is the Fenton & Sons a 'serpentine pen' ? And it looks like the caps are a different shape than the bolsters ? Great attention to all the details by the maker.
It is one of the finest pen knives i have ever seen.
kj

Thanks for the nice comments, KJ.
That knife reminds me of a "stylized" Wharncliffe model, but the handle and blade shape are just slightly different than a classic Wharncliffe pattern.
So yes, a "serpentine pen" would be a good description.

[Miller Bro's]

Great stag on your Navy knives.

Thanks!

[Miller Bro's]

Here's something a little different, a moustache comb with solid Ivory handles and a very nice shield

[Miller Bro's]

This one is a later model but still a well made knife, I bought it because of the handles.

[galvanic1882]

Nice MB. All the knives you have posted are great.

[BWT]

That is nice handles on the IXL Dimitri, but I really like the comb

[Mason]

I'll follow suit and agree that the IXL has nice handles, but the comb is quite special. Did you figure out the name yet based on the hallmarks?
I have a similar sterling comb from around 1900, but it is American made.

Here is another oddity. It is a sterling Wostenholm pen blade knife with a pull out telescoping mechanical pencil.

[Miller Bro's]

Nice MB. All the knives you have posted are great.

Thank you Mike!

That is nice handles on the IXL Dimitri, but I really like the comb

Thanks Bill!

[Miller Bro's]

I'll follow suit and agree that the IXL has nice handles, but the comb is quite special. Did you figure out the name yet based on the hallmarks?
I have a similar sterling comb from around 1900, but it is American made.

Here is another oddity. It is a sterling Wostenholm pen blade knife with a pull out telescoping mechanical pencil.

They are pseudo hallmarks, the comb is actually nickle silver instead of sterling. I would like to see the comb you have

Very nice Wostenholm, I like the unusual!

[BWT]

That’s nice Neal, something you don’t see every day

[Ridgegrass]

All very special knives . Is that genuine tortoise? Almost Winterbottom looking? J.O'.

[Mason]

While not English, Miller bros. asked to see this very fine American made folding sterling comb.
This model was made by "Bailey Banks & Biddle" which date back to 1878, and have roots dating back further.
That company had quite a prestigious history and were tasked to re-design the Great Seal of the United States, as well as designing and manufacturing several military medals including the Congressional Medal of Honor, the Bronze and Silver Stars, and the Purple Heart.