All About Pocket Knives

Seeking information on this company and an approximate date of manufacture-

JBinILL, I looked in Tweedales Directory of Sheffield Cutlery Manufacturers and in Goins. No mention of Merit & Co in either. Looks like a good old knife.
Dan

The Green River stamping was used by a lot of English companies when the Russell knives became popular.Russell used this stamping as early as the 1830's but the English ones I believe date to around the American Civil War era and after;probably to about 1900.

There is an American Import company of that name listed in Goins' and Levines but that is Merit Import Co. They dealt in German knives though.

Gerry

I know nothing about it, but it sure is a good looking old knife.