Counterfeit knife for your perusal
The gent selling this monstrosity is well known among certain circles as being less than honorable. There are a more of them than just this gent. Sad part to me is that guy is obviously a very talented knife mechanic.
Vintage 1 Bld Miller Bros Cut Co Meriden Ct 4"L Folding Rope Knife 1872 1926 EX | eBay
Nothing is "right" about this knife. It looks old and it looks sort of correct, but it is nothing more than parts cobbled together and stamped with a long defunct maker's name. The stamp is close but not quite right. His stamp is copied from later production knives than were the rope knives.
A real MB rope knife usually sells in the $150-$300 range depending on condition.
Here's his knife.
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and here's a real MB rope knife.
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stamp
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Miller Bros used screws to hold the scales to the liners. His knife has pins. Also notice the different style of "jigging" on the bone scales. MB's knives were very distinct with their style of jigging. In fact most makers of the day had their own style of jigging the bone on their scales and a lot of unmarked knives can be traced to their makers by the scales.
A bit of history on those knives. Real ones are a manly hunk of knife. They were made with thick blades in order that the blade could be driven through a line with a belaying pin. Also you'll notice it isn't pointed. Reason being that Admiralty law of that era forbade sailors from carrying a knife with a point. If they were discovered to have a pointed blade, the knife was "tipped" by having the point broken off and then returned to the owner.
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