Early American Cutlers

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OLDE CUTLER wrote: Tue Oct 28, 2025 1:19 pm My American Shear & Knife Whittler.

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What a beautiful whittler that is, and no gentleman's nail file, perfect!
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danno50 wrote: Tue Oct 28, 2025 3:56 pm Many great old knives being posted. Here is a Naugatuck Cutlery Co.
Outstanding knife, Dan, with a great choice of blades. ::tu::
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knife7knut wrote: Tue Oct 28, 2025 4:11 am A couple more & a mystery mark.
Aaron Burkinshaw, Automatic Knife co., L,F, & C. And a small pearl fob knife w/ a tennis player engraved into it stamped MSR USA. Any idea what that stands for?
A great show of knives, Ray, as usual. ::tu::
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Thanks Coley and Joe. The American Shear whittler is a substantial piece of cutlery, but I do carry it from time to time.
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FRJ wrote: Tue Oct 28, 2025 4:10 pm
danno50 wrote: Tue Oct 28, 2025 3:56 pm Many great old knives being posted. Here is a Naugatuck Cutlery Co.
Outstanding knife, Dan, with a great choice of blades. ::tu::
Thanks Joe. You have posted an awesome array of old ones!
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Here's another really old knife.....
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Miller Bro's wrote: Wed Oct 29, 2025 10:38 pm Here's.....
.....And here's another couple of thumbs up. ::tu:: ::tu::
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New_Windsor_NY wrote: Wed Oct 29, 2025 10:55 pm
Miller Bro's wrote: Wed Oct 29, 2025 10:38 pm Here's.....
.....And here's another couple of thumbs up. ::tu:: ::tu::
Make it 4. ::tu:: ::tu::
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Miller Bro's wrote: Wed Oct 29, 2025 10:38 pm Here's another really old knife.....
That is an oldie and a beautiful knife.
I live in Plymouth.
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Thanks guys :D

Joe, that's pretty neat you live in the same town this knife came from 8)
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Miller Bro's wrote: Thu Oct 30, 2025 6:06 am Thanks guys :D

Joe, that's pretty neat you live in the same town this knife came from 8)
Thanks Dimitri, lots of cutlery manufacturing here and Thomaston and Northfield back in the day.
And many other cutlerys in early Connecticut manufacturing.
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Joe, Connecticut has a rich cutlery history ::nod:: ::tu::
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Another early knife, hard to find this one........
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Miller Bro's wrote: Thu Oct 30, 2025 9:37 pm Another.....
No words Dimitri, just ::tu:: ::tu::
Kid: "Wish we had time to bury them fellas."
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New_Windsor_NY wrote: Thu Oct 30, 2025 10:03 pm
Miller Bro's wrote: Thu Oct 30, 2025 9:37 pm Another.....
No words Dimitri, just ::tu:: ::tu::
Well said.
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