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Permalink Reply by tim payne on March 27, 2015 at 18:33

knice knife chris, good job
 
Chris Sievert said:

Here's the mini Coffin Handle Bowie I made from hand forged Guy McConnell Damascus, brass bolster and pins, Mastodon ivory scales. 4.5 inches in total length. It still fits my hand well.

Permalink Reply by Michael Squier on March 27, 2015 at 18:53

Yes, Tobias, that is nice. the grip wrap reminds me of a samurai sword wrap. Neat combo.

Permalink Reply by Michael Squier on March 30, 2015 at 15:17

Hers an old one, Thomas Fenton, Sheffield England. This is what I concider a typical "small" Bowie knife. The blade is just 6" long, 10" overall.

In MemoriamPermalink Reply by John McCain on March 30, 2015 at 15:50

Michael, you keep  pulling these old beauties out of thin air- Your dad was  a great collector of knives !! This knife dates to circa 1854-1907.- Thomas Fenton was the son of the great old Sheffield knife  firm- Joseph Fenton & Sons-- WOW

Joseph Fenton & Sons

Another 'old and distinguished house', this firm was founded by Joseph
Fenton in 1795 and for many years was situated in Scotland Street. The
company mark, a Maltese Cross with the letters W W (one inverted above
the other), was granted in 1796. In the early 1870s, the business
moved to the Sykes Works on Matilda Street and Eyre Street. The
contemporary trade press, in its customary deferential tones,
describes Fenton's Works as 'commodious', 'wellappointed', with
machinery of the 'most elaborate and effective character'. Apparently,
the factory was amongst the larger of the cutlery firms in Sheffield,
with about 300-400 workers in the early 1890s. A three-storied block
of workshops, powered by a steam-engine, produced Fenton's
specialities: table- and butchers'-knives, pocket-knives and files.
Sportsman's knives, Bowies, dirks and other hunting-knives were
displayed in the firm's showrooms. 
They traded throughout the UK, and also shipped overseas to Canada,
Australia, New Zealand, Africa and China. Ireland seems to have been a
particularly important market for the firm in the late nineteenth
century. By the 1890s, Thomas Fenton directed the business.
In 1968, this company merged with Gregory Bros to become Gregory
Fenton Ltd. By the 1990s the address of this firm was the Beehive
Works in Milton Street.

Permalink Reply by tim payne on March 30, 2015 at 16:02

fine researching as usual john.  i posted a vintage robeson solingen fixed blade for you too take a look at yesterday.
 
John McCain said:

Michael, you keep  pulling these old beauties out of thin air- Your dad was  a great collector of knives !! This knife dates to circa 1854-1907.- Thomas Fenton was the son of the great old Sheffield knife  firm- Joseph Fenton & Sons-- WOW

Joseph Fenton & Sons

Another 'old and distinguished house', this firm was founded by Joseph
Fenton in 1795 and for many years was situated in Scotland Street. The
company mark, a Maltese Cross with the letters W W (one inverted above
the other), was granted in 1796. In the early 1870s, the business
moved to the Sykes Works on Matilda Street and Eyre Street. The
contemporary trade press, in its customary deferential tones,
describes Fenton's Works as 'commodious', 'wellappointed', with
machinery of the 'most elaborate and effective character'. Apparently,
the factory was amongst the larger of the cutlery firms in Sheffield,
with about 300-400 workers in the early 1890s. A three-storied block
of workshops, powered by a steam-engine, produced Fenton's
specialities: table- and butchers'-knives, pocket-knives and files.
Sportsman's knives, Bowies, dirks and other hunting-knives were
displayed in the firm's showrooms. 
They traded throughout the UK, and also shipped overseas to Canada,
Australia, New Zealand, Africa and China. Ireland seems to have been a
particularly important market for the firm in the late nineteenth
century. By the 1890s, Thomas Fenton directed the business.
In 1968, this company merged with Gregory Bros to become Gregory
Fenton Ltd. By the 1990s the address of this firm was the Beehive
Works in Milton Street.

Permalink Reply by Michael Squier on March 30, 2015 at 16:07

John, well done again. I could only find info on the fathers marked knives.  Now your going to love this , both of my sheffield Bowies were dads box opening knives. He was more of an antique gun collector, the knives came second. But he knew I liked them so he gave me an old one once in a while. 

KnifeMakerPermalink Reply by Chris Sievert on March 31, 2015 at 13:20

Permalink Reply by Michael Squier on March 31, 2015 at 13:51

Nice one Chris, and very trafitional with no guard and a coffin shaped scales. 

Permalink Reply by Michael Squier on March 31, 2015 at 14:50

Seeing a trend to knives and coins, here is an early german made Imperial bowie with a peny for scale.

Permalink Reply by tim payne on April 1, 2015 at 18:53

Colonial (1940-50’s) - 8 5/8” x 4-3/4” Bowie, black composite scales, tang stamped "COLONIAL, PROV.,USA", flat ground clip blade with sawback, nickel silver guard curving forward on the ends engraved with 'cap lifter' on one side & 'can opener' on the opposite side, fastened with two large nickel silver pins over a fully exposed tapered tang, riveted leather sheath.

Permalink Reply by Tobias Gibson on April 2, 2015 at 15:24

Way Cool, tim.  I have a couple similar knives by Camillus.  One is fish knife and two others are known as "Host Knives"  I'll need to get some new pics of them.

Permalink Reply by Shlomo ben Maved on April 7, 2015 at 8:25

David Anders -- Walrus Ivory, 28cm Damascus blade, silver sheath and crossguard

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