Hi all,
I picked up the following on E-bay on a speculative £10 bid! Not quite sure why I bid for it actually because it looked a bit ropey in the picture in the auction. However, when it has arrived, the blade looks in a lot better condition than I had expected. The scales are shot though. The blade does not close cleanly into them and they are not well aligned. They are also very scratched and generally a bit pants really!
Just wondered if anyone knows anything about the blade. It is marked JOL*E*GUD on the tang with an engraving of 2 griffons on either side of the same words on the blade. On the reverse of the tang it says 'Finest German Hollow Ground'. I have found two references on Google (one and two). The second of these says that the Jol E Gud brand was made by Joseph Allen & Sons Sheffield and was one of their best models but I am confused as to why the blade would say German on it if it was made in Sheffield.
Anyway - pics!
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Looking forward to hearing your thoughts!