All About Pocket Knives

William Rodgers was a Sheffield cutler back in the early-mid 1800s but John Clarke and Sons acquired the name and trademark 'I cut my way' back in 1855. Here are three penknives in ivory, bone and mop. Thanks to Paladin for the last knife.

thanks, steve. great knives. interesting bolster work on the little pearle.

Thanks for posting these Steve.

Never knew WR was that old! And i knew Clarke and sons bought them but didnt know it was as early as 1855 either!

Quite amazing really, i had a knife that i sold recently that had the markings for WR and i cut my way and it was dated 1957. So John Clarke must have been using the WR marks for well over 100 years

I got a William Rodgers knife. Any information would be super!

What wood is used for the handle & how would it have been coloured etc?

Knife: http://img9.imageshack.us/img9/1119/dscn1286z.jpg
"I cut my way" : http://img9.imageshack.us/img9/6374/dscn1295d.jpg
Blades out: http://img10.imageshack.us/img10/8324/dscn1287j.jpg
Tang stamp: http://img5.imageshack.us/img5/4307/dscn1289q.jpg

HI George. The scales on your knife look to be buffalo (African Water not Amercian Bison) horn. That is the natural colour. As mentioned in previous posts, William Rodgers knives were made by John Clarke and Sons. Your's likely from the 1930s-1950s time period. The pattern is called a sleeveboard pen knife. s-k