Antique Joseph Rodgers dagger
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Antique Joseph Rodgers dagger
Victorian era Sheffield made dagger with ivory handle, marked Joseph Rodgers Cutlers to their Majesties.
Last edited by kwackster on Wed Apr 09, 2025 7:39 am, edited 2 times in total.
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Re: Antique Joseph Rodgers dagger
is the handel wood or bone ???
i have some pipe knives by ROGERS is this the same company ???
i have some pipe knives by ROGERS is this the same company ???
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Re: Antique Joseph Rodgers dagger
I'll bet the handle scales are ivory.
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Re: Antique Joseph Rodgers dagger
Very nice knife! Handles are ivory.
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Re: Antique Joseph Rodgers dagger
A Joseph Rodgers knife using the words "their majesties" on it's blade means that it was made somewhere between 1840 and 1901.
Two options:
- Cutlers to their majesties 1840 - 1861
Queen Victoria and Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha until the Prince's death in 1861.
- Cutlers to their majesties 1861- 1901 (22 January 1901)
Queen Victoria the old queen never removing Albert's name from their reign.
My educated guess is that knives with ivory handle slabs & integral ivory pommels like this one would have preceded later versions with pommels made from polished steel.
But when exactly that supposed change came about i don't know.
The dagger in the pics belongs to a knife friend of mine, i just took a few quick snapshots when he visited me a few days ago.
Two options:
- Cutlers to their majesties 1840 - 1861
Queen Victoria and Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha until the Prince's death in 1861.
- Cutlers to their majesties 1861- 1901 (22 January 1901)
Queen Victoria the old queen never removing Albert's name from their reign.
My educated guess is that knives with ivory handle slabs & integral ivory pommels like this one would have preceded later versions with pommels made from polished steel.
But when exactly that supposed change came about i don't know.
The dagger in the pics belongs to a knife friend of mine, i just took a few quick snapshots when he visited me a few days ago.
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