Project Description
!!!!!Winner of a NRA silver medal at the May 2018 Annual Exhibits & Meetings in Dallas, Texas. The amazing thing is it wasn’t even entered in the competition!!!!!
!!!!!SOLD!!!!! One of the finest miniature folding knives known in the world! Made by Joseph Rodgers & Sons, Sheffield, England, about 1850, possibly for the 1851 Crystal Palace Exhibition in London. This is an extraordinary exhibition knife, that would have been made by Joseph Rodgers most senior master cutler, and he may have spent well more than a year on the project. It features 40 blades, 18 karat gold bolsters & liners, 7 of the blades are marked Rodgers, including the gold plated knife and gold plated fork fruit blades. Other blades include a hack saw, a wood saw, 3 corkscrews of different sizes, several phlieners or blood letting blades, a button hook., a sewing awl, and several lances for lancing boils. The two back covers also double as tools for cleaning horse hooves. Measures .956″ when closed. In addition, there is a flat blade screwdriver on the bolster end in the middle of the frame that is usable when all the blades are closed. The scales or handles are Manila gold lipped mother of pearl, a pearl shell that is now extinct, or nearly so. The pearl scales are beautifully carved, and are in perfect mint condition with no chips, a true rarity as these are nearly always chipped or cracked. The overall knife is in beautiful outstanding condition considering it’s age, and has obviously been well regarded and lovingly taken care of. Look at all the photos, it is worth your time I promise! !!!!!SOLD!!!!!
