Can anyone put a date on this knife ?

[john37115]

I found this knife a couple months ago in the woods on this old farm I hunt at times. I finally got a chance to put it under electrolysis for a few days and got the blade open and low and behold I got a brand name. Crocket or Crockes Brothers Sheffield
I am trying to put a date on it. I collect pocket knives and have yet to find anything on this ol' boy in any of my books. Any help would be appreciated.

 

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[ivan salis]

well its english made---- the "sheffield" name tells ya that --- sheffield was to england what toledo was to spain as far as "blade" making areas goes.

 

[KirkTN]

Hey Bro,

Can't believe you got the knife cleaned up where it would open and so you could read the stamp.

 

[cybercop106]

It is probably Crookes instead of Crocket or Crockes.

"J. Crookes of Sheffield's: Jonathan Crookes and Son was a well-known firm in 19th-century
Sheffield, England, making pen, pocket, and sporting knives. Their trademark was a pistol and a
heart. For further information, including pictures, see The Sheffield Knife Book by Geoffrey
Tweedale (1996). (Research: Hugh Waterhouse, Sheffield, England)"

<a href="http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~engsheffield/j_crawshaw/crookes.htm">old advertisement</a>

You might check with someone like <a href="http://www.bladeforums.com/forums/forumdisplay.php?f=691">Bernard Levine, a knife expert</a>

Good luck! -Sgt Jim

 

[slingchine]

Hi John, I agree with "Cybercop". probably not worth very much....I'll give you a dollar for it. Oh by the way I am the second dealer you've talked to , right?......teee heeee.......just kidd'n.... Nice find, man

Happy trails