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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Shangas, post: 161979, member: 360&quot;]I picked this up at a local thrift-shop on the way home from town, while sheltering from the rain.</p><p><br /></p><p>It is steel-bladed, and ivory-handled. And comes with its original sheath.</p><p><br /></p><p>It is marked on the blade: &quot;JOSEPH RODGERS &amp; SONS&quot;.</p><p><br /></p><p>It is marked on the hilt: &quot;G.R&quot;. / &quot;J. RODGERS &amp; SONS&quot; / &quot;6 NORFOLK ST&quot; / SHEFFIELD ENGLAND.</p><p><br /></p><p>Now, I know that Joseph Rodgers &amp; Sons is one of England&#039;s oldest cutlery manufacturers, trading since the early 1700s.</p><p><br /></p><p>I know that it moved into its Norfolk St. premises in around 1780.</p><p><br /></p><p>I know that it started providing cutlery to the Royal Family in 1821.</p><p><br /></p><p>The knife, being marked <u><b>&quot;G.R.&quot;</b></u> would mean Georgius Regina (&quot;George Reigns&quot;). I take that to be George IV. Which means the knife dates from <b><u>1821-1830.</u></b> </p><p><br /></p><p>Does anyone recognise WHAT this knife would&#039;ve been used for? I know that J.R. &amp; Sons made knives for all kinds of applications, but I&#039;ve never seen one like this before. I thought perhaps it might&#039;ve been broken, but it doesn&#039;t appear to be. </p><p><br /></p><p>Any help is appreciated!! Are there any antique knife/blade/cutlery aficionados in the house??</p><p><br /></p><p>Photos are here:</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/originals/02/2b/f9/022bf95a32a98597170cb87fc40f6290.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/originals/5a/ea/3d/5aea3dcb91cd0d16040e073c8b2c8f2a.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/originals/e0/25/89/e025892add43699a790a090a95efedc7.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/originals/84/43/e9/8443e92a7f4c546bd94f017da4ccef2b.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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