Jp ward?

[Mattmanknives88]

Picked this up from a flea market it had two blades the second blade is broken at the tang .Trying to identify this knife maker. But the only company I can find was j p ward but it doesn’t look like any of their stamps that I have seen. Any help would be appreciated

[SwedgeHead]

Haven't seen any reference to JP Ward, only J Ward & Co

The J.P. looks fairly clear, and Bronxville, New York.
But I am hard pressed seeing "Ward" as that last bit after JP...

Let see what the group comes up with.

[SwedgeHead]

Had more luck with the "Fury 10294" stamp you show at the end, but its a clear Japanese mark making this even more intriguing.
There's a blade swap at some time in this ones history.
Some example below, 1st is your pic flipped right side up, then 2 other references for J Ward & Co and Fury

[SwedgeHead]

OK, this is an interesting read in any case , a knife presented to Lincoln by J Ward.
But I see a reference to James P Swain who built the factory, and "Swain" just about fits your tang stamp (J.P. Swain ??)

https://www.villageofbronxville.gov/Doc ... incoln-PDF

[SwedgeHead]

something more, you decide what is the truth but it would be interesting ...
https://news.hrvh.org/veridian/?a=d&d=b ... xIN-------

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And another Story line for Swain.
https://villageofbronxville.gov/Documen ... xville-PDF

[SwedgeHead]

I'm on a roll ( I guess) and this may be a wild goose chase still, but now we have a knife maker in the Swain family lineage. If identified as Swain this might be a cool old piece you have.

Anyway, speculation still but we have JP and a knife maker in Bronxville so far.
And don't forget the relationship between Swain and J Ward from above too, coincidence?? Hmmm

https://news.hrvh.org/veridian/cgi-bin/ ... xIN-------
(use your browser search for Swain or Knives)

[Mattmanknives88]

I had only used the fury Bali song to hold up the knife in question.
Furthermore when I was doing research I had came across the swain name but dismissed it as I couldn’t find any photos of a knife he had made.

[New_Windsor_NY]

Picked.....

The original post was asking for information on
a pocket knife with a tang stamp that reads:
J. P. SWAIN
BRONXVILLE
NEW YORK

Here you go.
From GOINS, 1998 Edition.

[FRJ]

Any help would be appreciated

This is the kind of antique knife you keep for the stamp.

Great research, Swedgehead.

[Mattmanknives88]

Did some more digging

[SwedgeHead]

Picked.....

The original post was asking for information on
a pocket knife with a tang stamp that reads:
J. P. SWAIN
BRONXVILLE
NEW YORK

Here you go.
From GOINS, 1998 Edition.

The OP was actually asking about JP WARD, I took a shot at Swain, but its really cool to see yourself and others coming back with confirmations. Thats great!

[SwedgeHead]

I had only used the fury Bali song to hold up the knife in question.
Furthermore when I was doing research I had came across the swain name but dismissed it as I couldn’t find any photos of a knife he had made.

AH, that makes more sense, I see it now. Was curious why the odd config and wings.

[SwedgeHead]

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I may have occupied a bit of this thread and made some leaps but this was a good story and had more history to it than it would have seemed.
Thanks for bringing your knife to the board!