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Morning all!

I have a question about my Maher Grosh knife. After quite a bit of time searching, I cannot find this knife anywhere…there are lots of 2 bladed knives like this one, but I can’t find a single, single blade knife at all.

Wondering if someone could shed some light for me please. Maybe year, rarity and value.

Ok it won’t let me upload a pic. It an early teardrop jack knife. Has the longer crest running with the length of the knife.

Bweik wrote: ↑Wed May 21, 2025 5:04 pm Morning.....

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First, welcome to AAPK! Glad you're here.

Yes, shedding some light on this would help. Your pic is all black! l
I have no doubt that with a good photo, someone here will be able to get you some answers.

Does yours resemble this one?

https://www.allaboutpocketknives.com/ca ... ony-scales

Bill, yes it does but the handle get slimmer as it goes toward the blade. teardrop style I believe? Im trying to get a pic uploaded now...

Pre WWI era.It has steel bolsters and pins,and I will assume steel liners.It's heavily worn,not much value,$25-40.

Thank you very much sir

Do u know much about ulster?

to AAPK! I (and some others) call your knife a HOK (Honest Old Knife). I would gladly own and carry that one, with a nice edge.

Bweik wrote: ↑Wed May 21, 2025 8:03 pm Thank you very much sir

Do u know much about ulster?

Ulster was a company that made knives for Maher and Grosh, along with many others.

I have a book containing some reprints of old Maher and Grosh catalogs, and I found a couple of knives that could be yours. There were several two-bladed knives that were built on a similar frame, but I only found a couple of single bladed in this style. Unfortunately the reprints do not have measurements for the knives, but one of these might be yours:
The picture shows Number 103 1/2, but it says that Number 103 has the spearpoint blade.
This original catalog was printed around 1900. I found the same knife listed again in the 1929-30 catalog.


Also from the 1900 catalog, these political knives had a gold-tone plating on the bolsters and the ad states that it could have an etch. It might be that they also made a version without any etch in other years, or perhaps you have one that the etch and plating have worn off.
The shield on these look like yours, so it may be that they made this pattern for a while without the political advertising.
I did not see this pattern in the 1929-30 catalog.

Either way, your knife could possibly be a century old. Very likely, from the looks of it.
At least we do know that M&G made this style knife at one time, so yours is likely legitimate.
I hope this information helps!