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WM Elliot & CO Sheffield Pocket Knife
Posted: Sat Feb 28, 2009 6:21 pm
by freddybob
Hello everyone,
I have a pocket knife made by WM Elliot & CO Sheffield. Does anyone know anything about how old this knife is? I have a pic hopefully I done it right.
Thx Freddy
Re: WM Elliot & CO Sheffield Pocket Knife
Posted: Sat Feb 28, 2009 7:21 pm
by jonet143
welcome to the site.
wm. elliot & son , sheffield - 1880-1918. from goin's
Re: WM Elliot & CO Sheffield Pocket Knife
Posted: Sat Feb 28, 2009 7:43 pm
by philco
freddybob,
Nice little knife you have. Hope I look that good when I'm as old as it is.
Phil
Re: WM Elliot & CO Sheffield Pocket Knife
Posted: Sat Feb 28, 2009 7:45 pm
by freddybob
Thx jonet143 have a nice day
later freddy
Re: WM Elliot & CO Sheffield Pocket Knife
Posted: Sat Feb 28, 2009 7:53 pm
by freddybob
Hey Phil,
Thx for the Welcome
freddy
Re: WM Elliot & CO Sheffield Pocket Knife
Posted: Sat Feb 28, 2009 8:06 pm
by smiling-knife
Hi warm welcome to the site. The knife appears to be German-made. Note the long nickel bolsters, steel pins and small mother of pearl scales. William Elliot was a New York based importer and not the maker. Perhaps the knives were made from parts sourced from England and Germany. Is there a country of origin stamped on the tangs? Nonetheless, it looks like a nice knife circa very late 1800s or early 1900s. Thanks for posting it.
s-k
Re: WM Elliot & CO Sheffield Pocket Knife
Posted: Sat Feb 28, 2009 8:59 pm
by jonet143
hey steve, it looks like steel pivot pins(common on german knives). do you think they put sheffield on tang to avoid association with germany pre war?
wm. elliot & co. 1880- 1907, adolf strauss & co. (1907-1918) aquired elliot & co. in 1907 and continued using mark.
Re: WM Elliot & CO Sheffield Pocket Knife
Posted: Sat Feb 28, 2009 10:28 pm
by freddybob
Hey smiling-knife,
Thx for warm welcome. The Only thing I see on the knife is WM Elliot & CO Sheffield ...Here is another pic....oh and thx guys for the info
freddy
Re: WM Elliot & CO Sheffield Pocket Knife
Posted: Sun Mar 01, 2009 9:16 am
by smiling-knife
jonet143 wrote:hey steve, it looks like steel pivot pins(common on german knives). do you think they put sheffield on tang to avoid association with germany pre war?
wm. elliot & co. 1880- 1907, adolf strauss & co. (1907-1918) aquired elliot & co. in 1907 and continued using mark.
You're welcome Freddy. Johnnie, that could be possible but I have no further information at the moment
. Given no country of origin, it could be pre 1891 but I don't think so. I wonder if Wm Elliot bought parts and had them assembled in the US. The German style handles were less expensive than the Sheffield style with full length mop scales.
s-k