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Shapleigh diamond edge salesman samples
Posted: Fri Mar 01, 2024 12:02 pm
by 41yrcollk
Back in the day, I searched these out, sniffed out at the old hardware store, second owner was a salesman for shapleigh I finally got lucky and never split the collection 14 salesman samples. I’m gonna flip them over and take some pictures all ink marks on back. Also 3 other salesman samples. Bi rogers tobacco Congress. Remington small scout and a pearl I X L. Cattle. I just getting out a few. Funny there is no shapleigh section. Just took pictures of the back sides
Re: Shapleigh diamond edge salesman samples
Posted: Fri Mar 01, 2024 1:03 pm
by stockman
Really nice knives, some sweet autos, salesman samples. It doesn't get much better.
Harold
Re: Shapleigh diamond edge salesman samples
Posted: Fri Mar 01, 2024 1:15 pm
by C-WADE7
Great group of knives!
Re: Shapleigh diamond edge salesman samples
Posted: Fri Mar 01, 2024 2:07 pm
by doglegg
Eclectic for sure! Wonderful collection!!!
Re: Shapleigh diamond edge salesman samples
Posted: Fri Mar 01, 2024 4:06 pm
by rea1eye
Nice collection of knives!
Bob
Re: Shapleigh diamond edge salesman samples
Posted: Fri Mar 01, 2024 4:43 pm
by peanut740
Very nice
Re: Shapleigh diamond edge salesman samples
Posted: Fri Mar 01, 2024 5:35 pm
by Pile Driver
big score
Re: Shapleigh diamond edge salesman samples
Posted: Fri Mar 01, 2024 6:24 pm
by zed6309
Amazing
Re: Shapleigh diamond edge salesman samples
Posted: Fri Mar 01, 2024 9:07 pm
by Mumbleypeg
Great looking knives. There are numerous threads here about Shapleigh. You can find them easily by using the “search”capability. I suspect there’s no dedicated section for Shapleigh because they weren’t a manufacturer.
Shapleigh contracted with Empire, Camillus, and Schrade to make knives for them.
It would be interesting (to me anyway) to know how Shapleigh’s sales and distribution channel worked. Some cutleries relied on catalogs and others on traveling salespeople. Shapleigh being a hardware wholesaler, seems to have had both.
Ken
Re: Shapleigh diamond edge salesman samples
Posted: Sat Mar 02, 2024 10:30 am
by New_Windsor_NY
41yrcollk wrote: ↑Fri Mar 01, 2024 12:02 pm
Back.....
Funny there is no shapleigh section.
A few Shapleigh knives here:
https://www.allaboutpocketknives.com/kn ... hp?t=50927
Re: Shapleigh diamond edge salesman samples
Posted: Sat Mar 02, 2024 12:04 pm
by galvanic1882
Great group you have there
Re: Shapleigh diamond edge salesman samples
Posted: Sat Mar 02, 2024 3:16 pm
by 41yrcollk
Thanks for looking, have not got them out in a while. The Russel Barlow and the white handle shapleigh Barlow both have broken back spring. Be it was some sales comparison. The Russel is full crocus polish mint except for backspring. Gonna post some pics of others. Got a standard knife co little valley folding hunter mint on case forum next
Re: Shapleigh diamond edge salesman samples
Posted: Sat Mar 02, 2024 5:26 pm
by wlf
Mumbleypeg wrote: ↑Fri Mar 01, 2024 9:07 pm
Great looking knives. There are numerous threads here about Shapleigh. You can find them easily by using the “search”capability. I suspect there’s no dedicated section for Shapleigh because they weren’t a manufacturer.
Shapleigh contracted with Empire, Camillus, and Schrade to make knives for them.
It would be interesting (to me anyway) to know how Shapleigh’s sales and distribution channel worked. Some cutleries relied on catalogs and others on traveling salespeople. Shapleigh being a hardware wholesaler, seems to have had both.
Ken
They had a lot of both I expect.