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flea market find ?
Posted: Sun Mar 14, 2021 1:50 am
by richard
i picked this up at a flea market.
it is stamped.
JR RICHARDS LD
BOROUGH
the blade is set in a bone / ivory sheath ?
like a straight razor.
but has a back spring.
it snaps open and shut and has a half stop.
i am thinking doctor/vet?
any info would be most helpfull
thanks for looking.
Re: flea market find ?
Posted: Sun Mar 14, 2021 1:55 am
by cody6268
Pretty sure that's a budding/grafting knife. The handle extension (most of today's are a fixed or folding brass tool) is for opening up tree branches to accept a graft.
Re: flea market find ?
Posted: Sun Mar 14, 2021 3:44 am
by doglegg
Neat old knife. I agree with Cody.
Re: flea market find ?
Posted: Mon Mar 15, 2021 10:34 pm
by Froe
Agreed. Budding/grafting knife. But is the handle bone or ivory?
Froe
Re: flea market find ?
Posted: Mon Mar 15, 2021 11:23 pm
by Ridgegrass
Bone Blow up your last pic to see remains of blood capillaries. Not found in ivory. Nice piece.
J.O'.
Re: flea market find ?
Posted: Wed Mar 17, 2021 10:04 pm
by richard
thank you for your replies. any one have any idea of value?
Re: flea market find ?
Posted: Thu Mar 18, 2021 5:11 am
by kootenay joe
Value is low. I used to collect bud grafting knives with ivory handles and rarely paid more than $30.
kj