Antique Knives Made In England

[edge213]

I see that now, thanks.

[Mason]

Thanks edge213, and glad to help Clark23.
That's a fine old IXL Amgar model, Miller Bros.
Here is another all metal IXL model with nickel silver handles.
Wostenholm called this the "Officers" model.

[Miller Bro's]

That's a fine old IXL Amgar model, Miller Bros.

Thank you, I don't see too many of these around

[Miller Bro's]

Here is another all metal IXL model with nickel silver handles.
Wostenholm called this the "Officers" model.

Very nice knife, not many collectors appreciate metal handle knives.

[Miller Bro's]

Here are a couple more.

[gsmith7158]

Here's an old pickbone lockback from George Wolstenholm.

[Waukonda]

Here's an old pickbone lockback from George Wolstenholm.

Classy one, Greg!

[Miller Bro's]

Here's an old pickbone lockback from George Wolstenholm.

Greg, great knife in excellent condition

[Miller Bro's]

This one has horn handles, pretty nice knife.

Made by Johnson Sheffield.

[BWT]

Very nice Dimitri Nice handles

[Waukonda]

This one has horn handles, pretty nice knife.

Made by Johnson Sheffield.

That's a beauty!

[Miller Bro's]

Thank you Ike and Bill

[FRJ]

That is a great looking knife, Dimitri. Those blades!

[Miller Bro's]

Thank you Joe!

[edisdead]

This one has horn handles, pretty nice knife.

Made by Johnson Sheffield.

Have a similar pistol grip C. Ibbotson (castrating knife?), yours is in great condition.

[edisdead]

Some wonderful showings on the past few pages by btrwtr, Waukonda, JohnR, Miller Bros., and others.
Here is a fairly uncommon model from Wostenholm. What makes it a bit unique is that it is a large lock-back (main blade only) with a secondary non-locking smaller blade. Most of the old large-sized Sheffield lock-back folders found are single blade types.
The main blade shows the classic IXL stamp, and features a long pull. The handle length is 5-1/4 inches.
Nice steel pinched bolsters, a bail, and lovely reddish stag on this old fellow.

Awesome specimen you have there sir.

[Miller Bro's]

Have a similar pistol grip C. Ibbotson (castrating knife?), yours is in great condition.

Yes, castrating knife. Thanks, I would like to see a picture of your knife

[edisdead]

Have a similar pistol grip C. Ibbotson (castrating knife?), yours is in great condition.

Yes, castrating knife. Thanks, I would like to see a picture of your knife

Hi
Here it is

[Miller Bro's]

Excellent example, nice to have the added tweezers and pick!

[edisdead]

This one has been posted in another thread about a year ago but belongs here as well. Most likely a Britt.
This knife has a one piece split back spring. Although it's a little worse for the wear, I had to buy it. 3 1/8" closed. Ivory handles with 3 circle cutouts on the front side. I'm guessing that at one time had some inlay material, maybe pearl or abalone? The cutouts have been filled in with some sort of clay or putty. The master blade is stamped BRAMHALL/ELLISON/CARLISLE/WORKS. The small blades stamped ELLISON CARLISLE WORKS. Can't find any info on this maker. I'm sure it's quite old. Maybe Sheffield? Check out he photo of the back spring.

First I've seen of a true splitback? That's a lovely piece you have there

[Miller Bro's]

Here is a pruning knife.

[edisdead]

Here is a pruning knife.

Beautiful Wostenholm Miller Bro's, the shape both open and closed is very organic and the bolsters are meaty.

Here's a pressed horn Wingfield and Rowbotham I use in the garden a lot, the joint is iirc named clean and square construction.

Finished reading through this thread this morning, what a catalogue of interesting and beautiful examples.

[edge213]

Here is a pruning knife.

Beautiful Wostenholm Miller Bro's, the shape both open and closed is very organic and the bolsters are meaty.

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Here's a pressed horn Wingfield and Rowbotham I use in the garden a lot, the joint is iirc named clean and square construction.

Finished reading through this thread this morning, what a catalogue of interesting and beautiful examples.

Really cool handles.

[Miller Bro's]

Beautiful Wostenholm Miller Bro's, the shape both open and closed is very organic and the bolsters are meaty.

IMG_20211226_085436.jpgIMG_20211226_085346.jpg
Here's a pressed horn Wingfield and Rowbotham I use in the garden a lot, the joint is iirc named clean and square construction.

Finished reading through this thread this morning, what a catalogue of interesting and beautiful examples.

Thanks, it fits the hand very well.

Really nice pruner you have there, the handles with the embossed trademark is outstanding!

[edisdead]

Beautiful Wostenholm Miller Bro's, the shape both open and closed is very organic and the bolsters are meaty.

IMG_20211226_085436.jpgIMG_20211226_085346.jpg
Here's a pressed horn Wingfield and Rowbotham I use in the garden a lot, the joint is iirc named clean and square construction.

Finished reading through this thread this morning, what a catalogue of interesting and beautiful examples.

Thanks, it fits the hand very well.

Really nice pruner you have there, the handles with the embossed trademark is outstanding!

The embossing of the trademark lent itself well to the handles construction I suppose. It's very hard to find any information on how they went about making pressed horn scales anymore? It seems to have been lost to time?
Another WW&R example that I've found takes a really keen edge...

Perhaps over 170 years since made and is still in service. A testament to its build.