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I have a great old pruner stamped Wilbert Cutlery Co but no city or country identified.. any one have an opinion or reference as to the age of this knife ???

Wilbert Cutlery dates to the 19 teens. Your knife would be more than a hundred years old. An Antique! Mike

Price and Levine say they were made for Sears by EMPIRE(Winsted, Connecticut) and NAPANOCH, (NY) beginning in 1909. They are rated as "H", high value. Nice one. I'm a hawkbill collector and that one pushes all my buttons. Blade looks pitted but full. J.O'.

Challenge also made quite a number of Wilbert models.

Here's a Challenge-made Wilbert that a lot of folks confuse with Napanoch:

And here's its sister "Challenge" stamped knife:

Eric

Great info … thanks for the reply
Yes pitted but I’m just glad it survived

"Pitted" doesn't bother me. Gives it character. J.O'.

ea42 wrote: ↑Wed Dec 07, 2022 11:32 pm Challenge also made quite a number of Wilbert models.

Here's a Challenge-made Wilbert that a lot of folks confuse with Napanoch:

Wilbert Cokebottle Knife.jpg


And here's its sister "Challenge" stamped knife:

Challenge Cokebottle.jpg


Eric

2 beautiful knives Eric!

bocaj wrote: ↑Wed Dec 07, 2022 5:55 pm I have a great old pruner stamped Wilbert Cutlery Co but no city or country identified.. any one have an opinion or reference as to the age of this knife ???

What a great find. Hardly used.

edge213 wrote: ↑Thu Dec 08, 2022 9:45 pm

ea42 wrote: ↑Wed Dec 07, 2022 11:32 pm Challenge also made quite a number of Wilbert models.

Here's a Challenge-made Wilbert that a lot of folks confuse with Napanoch:

Wilbert Cokebottle Knife.jpg


And here's its sister "Challenge" stamped knife:

Challenge Cokebottle.jpg


Eric

2 beautiful knives Eric!

David unfortunately those knives aren't mine. I stole those images off the web just to show some examples. They're definitely a couple of beauties though. You don't often see those big hunters with such full blades.

Eric

Here's a side by side comparison of a Challenge and a Challenge made Wilbert.I observed many different Challenge made Wilberts.

The TTC diamond stamp is believed to be a pre Wilbert Sears mark,sometime around 1905-08.The small saddlehorn knife is definitely a Napanoch made knife.

Roger, those are two, really nice beauties! Thanks for posting them. (Excuse me while I wipe off the drool.)

Amazing knives Roger, first I've seen of the TTC's.

Eric