Antique Knives Made In England

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New_Windsor_NY wrote: Sun Mar 29, 2026 7:30 pm I believe that this pocket knife belongs here.....
It certainly does, thanks for posting it!
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Miller Bro's wrote: Mon Mar 30, 2026 1:21 am It.....
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Oh, I picked this up at a local flea market, someone tried too hard to clean off the rust and I can't make out the stamping(( But I can definitely see the Sheffield mark and the tang itself is almost flush with the spring, it's clearly not very new. Sorry for the links, but I still can't insert non-striped photos, I tried and again without success ::facepalm::

I wonder what the practical purpose of such an open tang, with a visible gap between the blade and the spring, was? Garden knives typically have an extended front side of the handle to increase the blade's support under lateral load, as example on the Tina and the Victorinox Floral

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Oh, one of the moderators helped me insert a photo to the post, thank you bro ::tu:: ::tu::
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Nice Wostenholms Skip and Dimitri.

Loved the whittlers Cardiff, especially the Lockwood Brothers , would not mind owning it.

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wlf wrote: Wed Apr 01, 2026 9:34 pm Nice.....
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Oh, I got it yesterday, it's a great knife, I made a little video and took some photos. Again the picture won't insert, but there's a good chance it's J. Saville :)

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Three Sheffield lamb foot knives I picked up at the OKCA show this April. Top to bottom: Eye Witness, Needham, IXL lWostenholm. Also better pics of the IXL and the Needham.
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danno50 wrote: Sat May 16, 2026 9:27 pm Three Sheffield lamb foot knives I picked up at the OKCA show this April.
Awesome Dan! ::drool:: ::tu::
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Beautiful knives Dan . English craftsmanship ::nod::
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danno50 wrote: Sat May 16, 2026 9:27 pm Three Sheffield lamb foot knives I picked up at the OKCA show this April. Top to bottom: Eye Witness, Needham, IXL lWostenholm. Also better pics of the IXL and the Needham.
Wonderful knives.
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danno50 wrote: Sat May 16, 2026 9:27 pm Three Sheffield lamb foot knives I picked up at the OKCA show this April. Top to bottom: Eye Witness, Needham, IXL lWostenholm. Also better pics of the IXL and the Needham.
Those are great examples of classic Sheffield cutlery, thanks for showing.
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Thanks Dimitri, Mike, doglegg and Ike.
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Here is a group of British hawks. Clockwise: Vulcan, Wostenholm (all iron), Rodgers (Marked "GPO 69", Post Office?), Rodgers, Rodgers. Any interest? PM me. J.O'.
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Nice wheel of hawkbills, J.O.' ::tu:: ::tu:: ::tu::
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Thanks Danno. They're all pretty minty except the Vulcan. ::handshake:: J.O'.
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