Sheffield Knife Lore

This forum is dedicated to the discussion and display of old knives. The rich history of all the many companies that made them through the early years will be found here as well as many fine examples of the cutlers art. Share pictures of your old knives and your knowledge here!
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I've paid good money for knives that look worse than that. ::tu::
I measure my collection by the ton.
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Iron Hoarder wrote:I've paid good money for knives that look worse than that. ::tu::
Me too. ::nod::

Fran, that handle can be replaced.
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Fran, I will trade you for a Wolfertz? No wait, those are Kathy's..... ::smack:: ::smack::
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Thanks Brett. I like the old name (wharncliff whittler) more than the new one (seahorse whittler).

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I'm a bit of a purist. I don't think the term "SeaHorse" should be applied to an old knife.

Folks on Ebay do it all the time with knives that existed loooonnng before the SeaHorse came to be.

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