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http://www.britishblades.com/forums Japanese katana, Saxon Seax or WWII bayonet - this is the place. en Sat, 21 Nov 2009 00:08:54 GMT vBulletin 60 http://www.britishblades.com/forums/images/bbskin/misc//rss.jpg http://www.britishblades.com/forums Fri, 20 Nov 2009 01:00:50 GMT Hello to all,
New member recently signed up. Been lurking for a while and really like this site!

I recently acquired a really nice G. Wostenholm Spear Point bowie, smallish size , 5" blade and 9.25" overall with stag grips. A "hunting" size knife if you will.

It did not come with its original sheath however and I will need to make one. Questions is, what style would suit it best?

This knife is in really great condition, I would say maybe 9out of 10. (I'll try to post a pic later). I want to carry this knife on a hunting excursion or two this winter so I need a fairly robust, practical scabbard for it.

Any suggestions?
Thanks in advance for your consideration.
Harry ]]> takedown http://www.britishblades.com/forums/showthread.php?t=92961 Thu, 19 Nov 2009 02:48:10 GMT :( :( ]]> mito0 http://www.britishblades.com/forums/showthread.php?t=92891 Sun, 15 Nov 2009 19:36:21 GMT Following on from this thread, http://www.britishblades.com/forums/...ad.php?t=92618 , I've tried in vain to find any reference to this practice in Sheffield. Has anyone got any information they could share here?

Thanks for looking. :) ]]> zorro http://www.britishblades.com/forums/showthread.php?t=92640 Sun, 15 Nov 2009 13:29:29 GMT hello every one

I need your help...

I'm looking after all serious and precises infos about " the English polishing steel method " used during the XVIII century ( by knifemakers and other workers).

between 1700 and 1780,I know that the "black polish" was done in france with "english rouge " rouge d'angleterre""...only made in england and export to france and other countries
the " rouge d'angleterre " is always know with this name today..


after 1780 the french import of "rouge"stops ...this "point of history" is maybe not know and forgotten by everybody ...so I would be glad
if some historian specialist in these times and job contact me to exchange ideas...

hope you uderstand my point of interest...

thanks for the time you'll spend for me....

Alain Valette ]]> alain VALETTE http://www.britishblades.com/forums/showthread.php?t=92600 Sat, 14 Nov 2009 05:05:01 GMT Was just going thru my Father In-law's case he'd left to me and came across an Wilkinson Sword FS Fighting Knife in great condition. I have always collected pocket knives and straight razors and think this is a great addition to my collection. Anyone have a clue to the estimated value for insurance reasons? ]]> shaggard http://www.britishblades.com/forums/showthread.php?t=92508 Fri, 13 Nov 2009 13:36:06 GMT hi, i found this book at work about 10 years ago and gave it to our managing director, for some reason i thought about it today and asked him if he still had it, he had, so i asked if i could borrow it and he kindly let me. heres what i am talking about (i havent got a scanner so just phonecam... hi, i found this book at work about 10 years ago and gave it to our managing director, for some reason i thought about it today and asked him if he still had it, he had, so i asked if i could borrow it and he kindly let me.

heres what i am talking about (i havent got a scanner so just phonecam pics)







needham, veall & tyzack (eyewitness works) pattern book. the earliest date i can find in this is 1901 but the first 30 or 40 pages dont have dates on so it could be a couple of years earlier.

each pattern has a description of how each part was finished and which materials used.

a few random pics:













and a few multi blades











a couple of bowies



and tucked away inside a note by William Tyzack dated 14th october 1907



compared to today where we have about 30 or 40 patterns there are literally hundreds and hundreds of different patterns in here, i will add more pics later.

Russell:) ]]> russell white http://www.britishblades.com/forums/showthread.php?t=92457 Mon, 09 Nov 2009 09:59:56 GMT Went out yesterday to a new Sunday venue at the house of an eccentric Scotsman, whose study was a veritable treasure trove of old and unusual stuff. Knowing my interest in knives, he produced this beauty. Image: http://i146.photobucket.com/albums/r261/beachloveriow_photos/08112009172.jpg Image:... Went out yesterday to a new Sunday venue at the house of an eccentric Scotsman, whose study was a veritable treasure trove of old and unusual stuff.
Knowing my interest in knives, he produced this beauty.





Apologies for the poor quality of the photos off my mobile phone, but in truth the light wasn't good and we were all a bit the worse for wear :C

The scales appear to be antler and there is a piece chipped off one, the awl is threaded like a screw / drill and the "prybar" bit a really solid piece of metal hinged onto the frame of the knife.
The knife is about 4-5" long and the best part of 3/4" thick.
The knife blade has what appears to be "VULCAN" on it.

This has been in his family for years, was certainly his Fathers and possibly his Grandfathers and the guy himself is about my age.

Any information about this type of knife gratefully received ;)
Thanks for looking ]]> Beachlover http://www.britishblades.com/forums/showthread.php?t=92139 Fri, 06 Nov 2009 14:30:12 GMT Does anyone have information regarding this knife? I would like to know its age.Image: http://i596.photobucket.com/albums/tt45/marcus1958/277.jpg Does anyone have information regarding this knife? I would like to know its age. ]]> mac the knife http://www.britishblades.com/forums/showthread.php?t=91958 Fri, 06 Nov 2009 04:28:07 GMT Well, Antique Bowie Knife Association really http://www.antiquebowieknife.com/ but they link to pics of some really nice old bowies and rifles Well, Antique Bowie Knife Association really

http://www.antiquebowieknife.com/

but they link to pics of some really nice old bowies

and rifles ]]> etorix http://www.britishblades.com/forums/showthread.php?t=91926 Thu, 05 Nov 2009 19:12:50 GMT Although very much US based the Antique Bowie Knife Association (ABKA) is as its website declares is "Dedicated to the collecting, study, and preservation of Antique Bowie Knives". They seem to have few British members but I have seen copies of their Journal which shows some spectacular Bowies. Forum members may be interested in joining I am certainly going to enquire.

Their website is at http://www.antiquebowieknife.com

RETDPMSO ]]> RETDPMSO http://www.britishblades.com/forums/showthread.php?t=91888 Wed, 04 Nov 2009 17:24:30 GMT Hello,

I'm new to this forum and I'd be grateful if anyone can provide information on a company called Volunteer Cutlery Sheffiled. I'm guessing they were an old company perhaps operating prior to WWII. Has anyone ever heard of them?? ]]> LR704 http://www.britishblades.com/forums/showthread.php?t=91808 Wed, 04 Nov 2009 17:24:06 GMT Found this today by accident...

http://www.fruitknife.co.uk/index.htm

...I'm now trying to forget that I saw it, as I probably have enough silver fruit knives to last me a lifetime!










(unfortunately, with this and the new silver fruit knife book out soon, I can feel the urge coming over me again.:O ...must resist...:lol:...need to save money for machinery...:D ) ]]> grace horne http://www.britishblades.com/forums/showthread.php?t=91807 Tue, 03 Nov 2009 17:29:02 GMT This is a nice example of an old champagne knife. R Timmins & Sons was a Brimingham-based tool manufacturer. I think it dates from the mid 1800s. It has a dusting brush, sharp edge at the tip for cutting the cage and longer mid section for prying those stubborn corks. I hope it is of interest. As always, all comments, information or additons will be greatly appreciated.



]]> Smiling-Knife http://www.britishblades.com/forums/showthread.php?t=91728 Mon, 02 Nov 2009 22:27:44 GMT saw the threads on MOD machetes, thought i'd throw a fancier one into the pot.

mexican, made in Oaxaca, the blade shape is a typical "acapulqueño" sugar cane machete. made (or converted) by a noted oaxacan family (marked "A. Aragon, Oax.") that has been making edged weapons and impliments since the 1700's.





the hilt has whatever it was dipped in (looks like silver) worn in a few spots. the tarnish on it is black. the pommel nut is threaded on to a tang, if you look thru the lanyard hole you can see the threaded hole, i've not taken it loose. the skin appears to be a fine scaled brown snake skin. the front of the guard is decorated in a line of stamped leaves and has the number '10' stamped on it near the top of the tear-drop shaped opening in the lower guard. neither the guard or the rest of the metal hilt parts are magnetic at all. i think it may be brass under the silvery coating.

the 26 1/4" blade is distal tapered, starting at 0.20 in. (5mm.) at the guard, down to 0.08 in (2mm) 4 in. from the guard, 0.07 in. (1.67mm.) at halfway, and 0.045 in. (1.14mm.) just rear of the tip. blade is 1.5 in. (40mm.) wide at the grip, 2 3/16 in. (55mm.) at the swell. definitely not a stamped sheet steel machete in this one. it appears to have been an older machete tarted up & chromed after etching.

the decoration on this side is cattle being herded and the trees are not palms as on the other side. there is a saguaro cactus there as well on either side of the inscription.





in-hand shot for scale


the inscription is not grammatically correct spanish:

Ni me saco, ni me saca
y aunque guera nolo sigo (spelling? i think it may mean guerra, 2nd word 'aunque' or maybe aungue')
al cabo la muerte es flaca
y no ha de poder conmigo

translation by a mexican-american friend:

i don't get pull out or it does not take me out
even if he wanted i do not follow
the edge of death is thin
and it won't conquer me.

picked up on ebay UK a couple of years ago. bit unusual for the UK. ]]> kronckew http://www.britishblades.com/forums/showthread.php?t=91680 Sun, 01 Nov 2009 13:25:17 GMT These two fixed blades were given to me recently by a work colleague. The Taylor is different from others I have seen here in Australia as it has brass bolsters that are retained by a single 1/8" pin, where others I have seen that are virtually identical as regards shape and pin layout are without bolsters. The mark on this is clearly from a hand cut tool and as such a real work of art.
The straight bladed knife is marked Unecol with the word Registered inside the underline. This mark is etched and is not one I have ever seen before.
Any comments on the ages, uses or other points of interest would be most welcome.
Jim (S)
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