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Posted: **Sun May 23, 2021 3:34 am**

In the meantime, here is a rather unusual pruning knife.

The back spring wraps around on the pruning blade, the folding saw has a nice feature at the end where you lift it to open it up and when it closes it rests on the backspring so the saw blade teeth do not get damaged by landing on the spring. To top it all off it's 7" closed!

Again totally unmarked as to the manufacturer, but definitely made in England.

Posted: **Sun May 23, 2021 2:14 pm**

Miller Bros., very nice and uncommon English folder with saw blade.

Here is a rare mid-1800s English hand axe marked "Gibbs" with a folding pruning blade and saw in the handle.
Only a couple of similar examples like this are known to exist.

Posted: **Sun May 23, 2021 2:35 pm**

Interesting, I can’t say I’ve seen one like it.....It’s difficult to guage the scale of it Mason, what size is that piece?

Posted: **Sun May 23, 2021 3:20 pm**

Great thread with many fantastic knives. Mason and MB those are some beauties! Thanks for starting the thread MB!

Here are a few that fit here.

Picture #1
Joseph Rodgers & Sons 6 1/2" closed on top alomg with 3 big IXL folders. The slip joint on the bottom is a horse.

Picture #2
Davy & Sons Exchange Works Sheffield
IXL folding Bowie
H & J W King N.Y. Warranted 869 (English Made)
IXL Stag whittler
BAKER Saniforth Sheffield pearl

Posted: **Sun May 23, 2021 3:23 pm**

Very nice guys but I really love that H & J W King knife

Posted: **Sun May 23, 2021 5:47 pm**

Miller Bro's wrote: ↑Sun May 23, 2021 3:34 am In the meantime, here is a rather unusual pruning knife.

The back spring wraps around on the pruning blade, the folding saw has a nice feature at the end where you lift it to open it up and when it closes it rests on the backspring so the saw blade teeth do not get damaged by landing on the spring. To top it all off it's 7" closed!

Again totally unmarked as to the manufacturer, but definitely made in England.

MB, Really interesting knife.

Posted: **Sun May 23, 2021 5:48 pm**

Mason wrote: ↑Sun May 23, 2021 2:14 pm Miller Bros., very nice and uncommon English folder with saw blade.

Here is a rare mid-1800s English hand axe marked "Gibbs" with a folding pruning blade and saw in the handle.
Only a couple of similar examples like this are known to exist.

Really cool Mason, I've never seen one quite like this .

Posted: **Sun May 23, 2021 11:39 pm**

Mason wrote: ↑Sun May 23, 2021 2:14 pm Miller Bros., very nice and uncommon English folder with saw blade.

Here is a rare mid-1800s English hand axe marked "Gibbs" with a folding pruning blade and saw in the handle.
Only a couple of similar examples like this are known to exist.

Thanks, and that is a very fine old Axe!

Posted: **Sun May 23, 2021 11:40 pm**

edge213 wrote: ↑Sun May 23, 2021 5:47 pm MB, Really interesting knife.

Thank you!

Posted: **Sun May 23, 2021 11:42 pm**

btrwtr wrote: ↑Sun May 23, 2021 3:20 pm Great thread with many fantastic knives. Mason and MB those are some beauties! Thanks for starting the thread MB!

Here are a few that fit here.

Picture #1
Joseph Rodgers & Sons 6 1/2" closed on top alomg with 3 big IXL folders. The slip joint on the bottom is a horse.

Picture #2
Davy & Sons Exchange Works Sheffield
IXL folding Bowie
H & J W King N.Y. Warranted 869 (English Made)
IXL Stag whittler
BAKER Saniforth Sheffield pearl

Outstanding knives Wayne!

Thanks for showing them

Posted: **Mon May 24, 2021 12:07 am**

Miller Bro's wrote: ↑Sun May 23, 2021 3:34 am In the meantime, here is a rather unusual pruning knife.

The back spring wraps around on the pruning blade, the folding saw has a nice feature at the end where you lift it to open it up and when it closes it rests on the backspring so the saw blade teeth do not get damaged by landing on the spring. To top it all off it's 7" closed!

Again totally unmarked as to the manufacturer, but definitely made in England.

Mason wrote: ↑Sun May 23, 2021 2:14 pm Miller Bros., very nice and uncommon English folder with saw blade.

Here is a rare mid-1800s English hand axe marked "Gibbs" with a folding pruning blade and saw in the handle.
Only a couple of similar examples like this are known to exist.

Interesting axe!

btrwtr wrote: ↑Sun May 23, 2021 3:20 pm Great thread with many fantastic knives. Mason and MB those are some beauties! Thanks for starting the thread MB!

Here are a few that fit here.

Picture #1
Joseph Rodgers & Sons 6 1/2" closed on top alomg with 3 big IXL folders. The slip joint on the bottom is a horse.

Picture #2
Davy & Sons Exchange Works Sheffield
IXL folding Bowie
H & J W King N.Y. Warranted 869 (English Made)
IXL Stag whittler
BAKER Saniforth Sheffield pearl

Lot of

knives!

Posted: **Mon May 24, 2021 12:49 am**

Miller Bro's wrote: ↑Sun May 23, 2021 3:34 am In the meantime, here is a rather unusual pruning knife.

The back spring wraps around on the pruning blade,

The first stag handled knife I ever bought was a pruner made by Saynor and stamped,"W.Drummond & Sons" Obtain Warranted and featured a wrap around back spring and one piece liners/fluted bolsters. Apparently this was an early way to make back springs.

Posted: **Wed May 26, 2021 12:36 am**

Thanks all, and btrwtr, great group of old Sheffield folders.

Here is a two blade jack from Christopher Johnson. Quite a few nice subtle features on this one from the stove pipe blade kick to the interesting worm groove jigging on the bone handles. My favorite feature though are the pinched nickel silver bolsters, one of my favorite bolster types.

Posted: **Wed May 26, 2021 12:53 am**

Mason wrote: ↑Wed May 26, 2021 12:36 am Thanks all, and btrwtr, great group of old Sheffield folders.

Here is a two blade jack from Christopher Johnson. Quite a few nice subtle features on this one from the stove pipe blade kick to the interesting worm groove jigging on the bone handles. My favorite feature though are the pinched nickel silver bolsters, one of my favorite bolster types.

Posted: **Wed May 26, 2021 1:03 am**

edge213 wrote: ↑Wed May 26, 2021 12:53 am
Mason wrote: ↑Wed May 26, 2021 12:36 am Thanks all, and btrwtr, great group of old Sheffield folders.

Here is a two blade jack from Christopher Johnson. Quite a few nice subtle features on this one from the stove pipe blade kick to the interesting worm groove jigging on the bone handles. My favorite feature though are the pinched nickel silver bolsters, one of my favorite bolster types.

Posted: **Wed May 26, 2021 8:16 am**

Prime example Mason

Here's an old rope knife made for the Americans in England.

Posted: **Wed May 26, 2021 1:38 pm**

Very nice Dimitri nothing not to like about that one especially the stag

Posted: **Wed May 26, 2021 6:29 pm**

Picked up this small Joseph Rodgers stag Congress, marked Cutlers To His Majesty, has full blades.

Posted: **Wed May 26, 2021 7:39 pm**

Mason wrote: ↑Wed May 26, 2021 12:36 am Thanks all, and btrwtr, great group of old Sheffield folders.

Here is a two blade jack from Christopher Johnson. Quite a few nice subtle features on this one from the stove pipe blade kick to the interesting worm groove jigging on the bone handles. My favorite feature though are the pinched nickel silver bolsters, one of my favorite bolster types.

Beautiful knife Mason

Posted: **Wed May 26, 2021 7:41 pm**

Another great one John

My kinda knife!!

Posted: **Thu May 27, 2021 1:27 am**

What beautiful knives you are showing, Wayne. A great display!

Neal and Dimitri and John, fabulous knives!

Great show guys.

Posted: **Thu May 27, 2021 3:51 am**

Thanks Bill and Joe for commenting

Posted: **Thu May 27, 2021 12:23 pm**

Thanks guys.

Miller Bros., great old Navy knife and hard to find with a full blade as seen on yours.

Here is another old Navy knife that was made by H. G. Long with an additional folding marlin spike.

Posted: **Fri May 28, 2021 1:30 am**

Mason wrote: ↑Thu May 27, 2021 12:23 pm Miller Bros., great old Navy knife and hard to find with a full blade as seen on yours.

Thanks, they do seem to have been heavily used.

Mason wrote: ↑Thu May 27, 2021 12:23 pm Here is another old Navy knife that was made by H. G. Long with an additional folding marlin spike.

Very nice, H.G. Long made quite a few of these knives. The marlin spike on these are a nail breaker to open!

Posted: **Fri May 28, 2021 1:20 pm**

Pictures of the small Joseph Rodgers and the large I have for comparison, pretty much the same knives on a different scale.

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