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challenge cutlery co?? ID this knife?
Posted: Mon Aug 23, 2010 5:01 am
by misterman
Hello yall, new here,
Ive been a collector for a few years now but never heard of this company. Can some one give me the possible age of this knife, also some history of the company would be great!!!
Re: challenge cutlery co?? ID this knife?
Posted: Mon Aug 23, 2010 1:56 pm
by patch1
misterman.
Could you post a clear picture of the tang stamps? There are 3 possible Challenge Cutlery listings.
1. Sheffield B.J. Eyre Co 1867-1877
2. Germany Wiebusch & Hilger 1877-1891
3. Bridgeport CT Wiebusch & Hilger 1891-1928
Patch1
Re: challenge cutlery co?? ID this knife?
Posted: Mon Aug 23, 2010 2:42 pm
by Roush428r
patch1 wrote:misterman.
Could you post a clear picture of the tang stamps? There are 3 possible Challenge Cutlery listings.
1. Sheffield B.J. Eyre Co 1867-1877
2. Germany Wiebusch & Hilger 1877-1891
3. Bridgeport CT Wiebusch & Hilger 1891-1928
Patch1
You can probably rule out the first two based on the dates and the design of the knife. Photo of the markings will be important. The handle style looks very 1950's ish German export knife to me.
Re: challenge cutlery co?? ID this knife?
Posted: Mon Aug 23, 2010 6:52 pm
by misterman
thanks for the reply!
my camera is not high quality so its all blury but it reads:
challenge
cutlery co
sheffield
england
just like that, will attempt to take more photos when im off work thanks!!!
Re: challenge cutlery co?? ID this knife?
Posted: Mon Aug 23, 2010 7:04 pm
by tjmurphy
Here is what Goins Encyclopedia lists:
Re: challenge cutlery co?? ID this knife?
Posted: Mon Aug 23, 2010 10:22 pm
by knifegirl888
Here is a link from the Knife Lore page on this site.
http://www.allaboutpocketknives.com/kni ... 35&t=17272
Challenge did make bowie type knives. If you search Challenge Sheffield in completed ebay auctions, you can get an idea of the value.