All About Pocket Knives

Has anyone ever seen a tang stamp it is a Federal Shield Veribest in top with S below and PH below that. I do not have the knife a friend called about it today.

Thanks Stockman

checked some books. found a "very best", a mark used by binghampton cutlery co. new york, 1888-1894. not "veribest" but close. is it an old knife?

It is a old knife and it is veribest one word. We could not find it in any of the usual books.

Stockman

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Goins has a Veribest SHP listed with no further information, no dates, nothing.

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found a (google)reference to veribest. manufacturer of flatware in sheffield. don't know if there is a connection.

Thanks mstelle and j143 I went back and found the Gions reference. This is a friends knife it is a 3 blade sow belly neat old knife, he would like some info but may be hard to get.

Stockman