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Philadelphia tang stamp help
Posted: Wed Feb 03, 2016 1:27 pm
by cato
got this out to try and make out stamp
and is this a half- canoe stlye
has
L . H ..... ER AND SON ok, kept looking think its herder
PHILA. PA
Re: Philadelphia tang stamp help
Posted: Wed Feb 03, 2016 1:56 pm
by FRJ
Nice looking knife, cato. What is the handle made of? Rather long tang. How is the action with that spring pin set so far back?
Re: Philadelphia tang stamp help
Posted: Wed Feb 03, 2016 2:26 pm
by cato
The snap is good now had to oil it ,
Handle seems to be bake o lite or fibroid
like you would find on straight razor ...
more i look at it... maybe a corn knife
it is 3 1/4 closed, but the blade is full length with the knife,
most corn knives i see the blade seems to stop 3/4 of the well
it also has a pin inside right at the tang/ blade transition its seems to rest on when closed
Re: Philadelphia tang stamp help
Posted: Wed Feb 03, 2016 8:12 pm
by dcgm4
The stamp is L. Herder & Son. The "L" stands for Leopold. The stamp dates the knife between 1872 and 1920. That pattern is a variation of a corn knife. The long tang gives you greater control of the blade so there's less chance you accidentally cut yourself.
Re: Philadelphia tang stamp help
Posted: Sun Feb 07, 2016 3:59 pm
by wlf
Dave ,that avatar belies you.
Re: Philadelphia tang stamp help
Posted: Mon Feb 08, 2016 10:36 pm
by dcgm4
The avatar speaks the truth, Lyle. I'm just trying not to get pushed down some stairs.
Re: Philadelphia tang stamp help
Posted: Tue Feb 09, 2016 12:19 am
by wlf
I laughed out loud,thanks Dave. Still laughing thinking about it.