sheffield steel

mister re-man · Post by **mister re-man** » Tue Apr 27, 2004 1:49 am

Mr Vagrant can you give me any info on this knife - it's a lever lock but looks to be about 11 inches over all. thanks

brass lever spring blade knife. it is tang stamped clearly marked NO.6 SHEFFIELD STEEL. the lever has a 6 stamped on it also. the blade has a stamp that i think says BEST STEEL. it is hard to read.

Pushbutton · Post by **Pushbutton** » Tue Apr 27, 2004 1:56 am

Is the handle wood? 11" you say? Pakistan I say.
PB

Post by **Bill DeShivs** » Tue Apr 27, 2004 2:03 am

Don't believe Pushbutton! He's close, though.
Your handle is horn, and your knife was made in India, prior to 1975. It was not made in England.
Bill DeShivs

Pushbutton · Post by **Pushbutton** » Tue Apr 27, 2004 2:22 am

Mine says Germany but the handles are wood with shell pullers. India ,Pakistan close enough for piece work.
PB

switchman1 · Post by **switchman1** » Tue Apr 27, 2004 2:25 am

Yep it's Indian all right I have one of those as well, does it have shell pullers in the front bolster? Those have been around for a while specifically to fool unwary buyers of spring steel,you might say, they were almost the original switchblade clones.

Vagrant · Post by **Vagrant** » Tue Apr 27, 2004 8:00 am

The luck of the Irish again

someone asks a

and I don't have a clue

But it's posted when I'm at work and the answer is already posted when I get home

mister re-man · Post by **mister re-man** » Tue Apr 27, 2004 8:28 pm

well thanks to all for the onfo -- i was curious because i hadn't seen one before and if anyone is interested it's listed on ebay - i was gonna bid on it , but i think i'll pass. it is dark horn and does have shotshell pullers. here's a link -- kinda ugly but ------http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vi ... %3AIT&rd=1

Post by **natcherly** » Tue Apr 27, 2004 8:43 pm

"Kinda ugly" is being extremely complimentary. Wow.

Vagrant · Post by **Vagrant** » Wed Apr 28, 2004 5:06 am

Overall length 11" blade 5 cm. [That always makes me laugh].
The only strange thing about this one is a worm hole. Was it an American worm or a Pakistani worm ? [Has it been here a while or did it take a looong time for them to ship it

]

mrbigg · Post by **mrbigg** » Wed Apr 28, 2004 5:29 am

this question is to those of you who have one o f these, is one of these indian levers worth having? are they descent quality perhaps because they were made 30 years ago?

switchman1 · Post by **switchman1** » Wed Apr 28, 2004 2:20 pm

They are a fairly unique POS, but as long as you know what your buying, (and I like the somewhat unusual) theres no harm done.

Vagrant · Post by **Vagrant** » Wed Apr 28, 2004 4:23 pm

It is very likely that steel was first made in India or Sri Lanka [Ceylon]. For centuries Indian steel was the best in the world. When they discovered stainless [a European introduction] things did not improve