Philadelphia tang stamp help

[cato]

got this out to try and make out stamp

and is this a half- canoe stlye

has

L . H ..... ER AND SON ok, kept looking think its herder
PHILA. PA

[FRJ]

Nice looking knife, cato. What is the handle made of? Rather long tang. How is the action with that spring pin set so far back?

[cato]

The snap is good now had to oil it ,

Handle seems to be bake o lite or fibroid

like you would find on straight razor ...

more i look at it... maybe a corn knife

it is 3 1/4 closed, but the blade is full length with the knife,
most corn knives i see the blade seems to stop 3/4 of the well

it also has a pin inside right at the tang/ blade transition its seems to rest on when closed

[dcgm4]

The stamp is L. Herder & Son. The "L" stands for Leopold. The stamp dates the knife between 1872 and 1920. That pattern is a variation of a corn knife. The long tang gives you greater control of the blade so there's less chance you accidentally cut yourself.

[wlf]

Dave ,that avatar belies you.

[dcgm4]

The avatar speaks the truth, Lyle. I'm just trying not to get pushed down some stairs.

[wlf]

I laughed out loud,thanks Dave. Still laughing thinking about it.