Thread: Joseph Rodgers 7/8 & Wade & Butcher 13/16 in Horn

The W&B is mine, and I'm a happy camper. Thank you Brad, for rescuing a classic yet unusual W&B.

I got this W&B off eBay for a good price because it was in sound but rough shape, with cracked, flimsy yellow plastic replacement scales. I feel sure it was originally scaled in horn. The re-pinning work on the plastic replacement scales looked like it had been improvised with the butt of a pistol.

But I loved the cool, unusual shape of the tang, and the blade with the diamond spine and odd tip notch. I thought "This W&B is crying out for a restoration, with....polished horn scales!....um, hello, Brad?!"

Great job Brad!

Both look great, but I really like that W&B. A very unique blade shape, and the horn looks brilliant. Nice!

Great work once again Brad! Looks great, especially the Rodgers. The patina looks nice on it. Was that the original shape of the WB or did you get a little creative with it? I've never seen one with that shape.

Originally Posted by burns420

Great work once again Brad! Looks great, especially the Rodgers. The patina looks nice on it. Was that the original shape of the WB or did you get a little creative with it? I've never seen one with that shape.

That was the original shape of the blade.