Thread: Picked Up Some Fun Things.

Originally Posted by Hirlau

That first stone in post # 3 is just beautiful,,,,

yes. i have yet to try it but the size of it is what i think is awsome.

First knife pictured is most likely a "fruit" knife. Blade and scales may be ivory, check it closer. You see a lot of fruit knives from the "Victorian era" with sterling blades. Reason being is that the acids in fruits ate the steel bladed knives and the steel bladed knives imparted unsavory flavors to the fruit.

Second knife is a "budding" knife. Used to bud fruit trees and such. Saynor was a big cutlery house back in the day. Made good stuff.

Nice haul.

Thanks for the info Wullie! that makes perfect sense about beeing a fruit knife, everything on it is ivory expect the pins. i have checked. the grain can't bee seen very good on the photos but thay are there.

Oh so that's what it is a budding knife.. I got a cpl other pocket folders from the same guy. and i thought the "bird beaked" blades where old carpet knives.

Best part of this haul is that everything from the passed away old man that worked as a honer/sharperner for over 40 years, is shaving sharp . I got a good amout of razors from this lot to and all i need to do is give them a 50 strokes on the leather and thay are ready.

Some of the other things i got, two of the three hunting knives where made by him. the others are from Solingen,Sweden,France

Originally Posted by Wullie

First knife pictured is most likely a "fruit" knife. Blade and scales may be ivory, check it closer. You see a lot of fruit knives from the "Victorian era" with sterling blades. Reason being is that the acids in fruits ate the steel bladed knives and the steel bladed knives imparted unsavory flavors to the fruit.

Second knife is a "budding" knife. Used to bud fruit trees and such. Saynor was a big cutlery house back in the day. Made good stuff.

Nice haul.

You did good.

That is all quality stuff from what I can see.

The "bird beaked" knives are commonly known as hawbills. They were primarily used as pruning knives and whatever rough duty one could think of.

Like I said, GREAT SCORE!

Should have checked my spelling. That should have been HAWK bill.

Offtimes called pruners as well.

Check your PM's.

Man you did well, I think everything is cool!!

Nice haul, as a honer did the guy have any good stones? If you dont hone your own I'll gladly take them lol.

Originally Posted by DennisBarberShop

Nice haul, as a honer did the guy have any good stones? If you dont hone your own I'll gladly take them lol.

Thanks Dennis.
The old lady said thay used large german natural stones but the company thay got them from bought them back when he passed away. bastards... i only got a large arkansas and a bbw that was left.

Oh wow...I bet they did buy them back...

Nice! That ivory blade knife is cool. A learning project of a cutler, perhaps? Second is a quill knife, I think.
Dig those shears!