All About Pocket Knives

Hello all; I picked up this knife at the Oregon knife show, at first though it was a
cigar cutter, but it won't open up enough to cut a cigar, now wondering if it was for
pruning roses.
The knife is 4 1/2" long stamped Wade & Batcher, Sheffield, England. The handle to
the cutter has the # 716810.
Any help would be great!
Thanks in advance
Phin

Phin, might be a bartenders knife made by Wade & Butcher, Sheffield with a B arrow and cross below the Sheffield. can't quite see the trade mark. Does your knife have a corkscrew on the back side? c 1818-1890. "However the marking "Wade & Butcher" is still in use, and was owned by the Durham-Duplex Razor Co. in 1953. This company manufactured "Bowie" type knives, among other kinds of cutlery". Goens page 290 hope that helps a little, Terry

......florist's knife, maybe??????............. ..........................

It's called a Wade and Butcher cutter knife. Check the link below. It's to a very cool site for multi tools.
http://www.multi-tool.org/vintagemisc
The photos were generously provided to The Multi-Tool Museum by G.L. of New Jersey.

wazu013........ That is the knife, but what does it cut? The tips of my fingers, a cigar, or
a rose?
Thanks for finding the knife!
regards
Phin

Phin Spencer wrote:That is the knife, but what does it cut? The tips of my fingers, a cigar, or
a rose?

They are secateurs used to prune plants typically by your home gardener.

Phin Spencer wrote:wazu013........ That is the knife, but what does it cut? The tips of my fingers, a cigar, or
a rose?
Thanks for finding the knife!
regards
Phin

I just showed what I found in my search. I would go with Demi (miller bros) on this one. He knows what he's talking about. It looks like it would be an excellent grafting tool.

I wonder if that tipped blade is used to open bark or what??

wlf wrote:I wonder if that tipped blade is used to open bark or what??

Yea, that's what I decided on too once I read the OP's statement again and saw that it won't open enough to cut a cigar. That leaves finger tips out of the question as well It's definitely a rare tool.
People that take gardening seriously would be able to cut and graft branches with this tool.

Thanks all........... I will take Miller Bro's answer! And the tweezer's would be used to
get thorns out? Nice to get the real answer so soon!
Again thanks
Phin

Didn't read all the replies but looks like clippers for you use to cut dog's toe nails--

Nice catch Phin, and thanks for the link Wazu.

Very cool, beautiful knife. The pruner blade is the tip off as to its intended use.

wlf wrote:Nice catch Phin, and thanks for the link Wazu.

If anyone just has to have one there is a variation on ebay (at least as of today 4/20) with a But It Now / Make Offer listing.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/ANTIQUE-VOSS-CU ... 1149wt_867

Dennis