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In Memoriam Comment by John McCain on March 2, 2015 at 13:51

Bob, a little info on your John Fisher-Sheffield- The dates on this one would be circa 1850-1875 per Goin's- My guess would be ivory-- Beautiful very old knife!!

KnifeMaker Comment by M. Carpenter on March 2, 2015 at 13:35

KnifeMaker Comment by M. Carpenter on March 2, 2015 at 13:35

This year is a year of anniversaries in the UK. The Magna Carta, the Battle of Waterloo and Agincourt all have important anniversaries this year. This is our first Commemerative knife for Agincourt where the English and Welsh longbow men destroyed the French army. The knife has yew scales the traditional wood for longbows.

KnifeMaker Comment by M. Carpenter on March 2, 2015 at 13:27

As Britain de-industrialised huge quantities of machinery were shipped overseas mainly to Africa. A lot of simple manufacturing operations can no longer be carried out in the UK because the machinery and the individuals are no longer around. I remember the old cutting and creasing platens in the printing industry which could be used to knock out a few boxes in a couple of hours now you would be hard put to find a box maker able to handle anything under a couple of thousand boxes.

In my quest to buy up ancient wood I am currently trying to find a shaving brush maker able to make the brushes from some ancient teak I have and it's just impossible. I finally tracked down perhaps the last maker of honing stones left in the UK but it is very difficult.

If I was younger I could quite easily make a living as a short run box maker with an old Victorian platen. I remember selling one for a couple of hundred pounds and off it went to Nigeria. Sheffield knife making is by and large in it's death throes.

Comment by Jan Carter on March 2, 2015 at 10:54

There were a great many manufactures in Sheffield.  Ever wonder what happened to the equipment?  I would love to see new life in cutlers there as we have seen here 

Comment by Bob Robinson on March 1, 2015 at 21:40

Here is another Sheffield marked John Fisher, Sheffield on master and secondary on backside. Not sure if it is ivory or bone handled? It is 3" closed.

Comment by Bob Robinson on March 1, 2015 at 21:36

Here is a small pearl ladies knife (2 /14" closed, 3 1/2 open) button hook tip broken and a small tight crack in the pearl on the back side. It is marked Wilson Bros. Sheffield on the master blade. Don't know the age but figured older.

Comment by Michael Squier on January 6, 2015 at 7:35

This is my first knife and wouldn't you know its a Shefield. A Humphreys Radient from the late 1800's

Featured Comment by Charles Sample on December 12, 2014 at 16:27

I recently acquired this Richards Sheffield fish knife.

Comment by Jan Carter on June 21, 2014 at 18:44

Is there a good online source for Sheffield tang stamps?

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