Vintage Whittler Knives

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I’m remiss in not posting this one here sooner. Another Rather & Co. knife that I acquired a few months ago, this one is a reverse gunstock whittler. Appears of European origin but no COO stamp, so probably pre-1890. Still haven’t determined what the covers are made of. No visible Haversian canals and doesn’t have typical celluloid characteristics. ::shrug::

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Rather & Co. gunstock whittler, mark side
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Rather & Co. gunstock whittler, pile side
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Mumbleypeg wrote: ↑Sun Apr 05, 2026 12:02 am I’m remiss in not posting this one here sooner. Another Rather & Co. knife
A beauty, Ken, I really like that one. ::tu:: ::tu:: Rather is a new one on me, next to no info out there on that name.
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Waukonda wrote: ↑Sun Apr 05, 2026 12:44 am
Mumbleypeg wrote: ↑Sun Apr 05, 2026 12:02 am I’m remiss in not posting this one here sooner. Another Rather & Co. knife
A beauty, Ken, I really like that one. ::tu:: ::tu:: Rather is a new one on me, next to no info out there on that name.
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Mumbleypeg wrote: ↑Sun Apr 05, 2026 12:02 am I’m remiss in not posting this one here sooner. Another Rather & Co. knife that I acquired a few months ago, this one is a reverse gunstock whittler. Appears of European origin but no COO stamp, so probably pre-1890. Still haven’t determined what the covers are made of. No visible Haversian canals and doesn’t have typical celluloid characteristics. ::shrug::

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Thank you all.

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