Any knife experts?

[Couzer]

Anyone have any info on this knife? Picked up today, looked cool.

Stamped "SHAPLFIGH'S HAMMER FORGED 1843 1934"

LOOKS THE "F" SHOULD HAVE BEEN "E"?

Might keep it or sell it, just seeing if it has any cool history for the purpose.

[PRDATR]

How long is it? Maybe Edge (Tim) may know a little about it. I'd be an interested buyer.

[Coues247]

Not a knife expert but google found this about it. 

https://www.etsy.com/listing/1870335970/vintage-shapleigh-meat-cleaver-old?show_sold_out_detail=1&ref=nla_listing_details

[PRDATR]

1 minute ago, Coues247 said:

Not a knife expert but google found this about it. 

https://www.etsy.com/listing/1870335970/vintage-shapleigh-meat-cleaver-old?show_sold_out_detail=1&ref=nla_listing_details

Good Job Dick Tracy.

[Couzer]

Thanks! Chris its a 6", just a touch over. 

[10Turkeys]

No expert. That looks like some kind of a meat cutting knife. Shapleigh was a hardware store in St. Louis that sold all kinds of products. I recently inherited a box of stuff that was my Grandfather's. There was a pocket knife that was stamped Bridge Cutlery Co St Louis. It was an brand of knife that was made by Shapleigh, and they also had a couple of other brands, one being Keen Cutter if memory serves. The bottom knife in the pic is the Bridge Cutlery Co.

[Couzer]

Oh wow, those are cool pocket knives. I had gone to the Buck factory in Idaho last year and now I keep an eye for those. Pretty amazing factory they have. I have some more knives from St.Louis Cultery Co somewhere.

[MULEPACKHUNTER]

Ya Ive seen commercial guys skinning with that style