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

[Tony Nile]

Neat knife!!

Another good way to check the value of something is to search SOLD listings on ebay.  Sometimes there's a big difference between asking and selling price.

Terms I used were: Shapleigh, Old Hickory Handle

https://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_nkw=Shapleigh%2C+Old+Hickory+Handle&_sacat=0&_from=R40&_trksid=m570.l1313&rt=nc&_odkw=Vintage+Shapleigh+Meat+Cleaver%2C+Old+Hickory+Handle&_osacat=0&LH_Sold=1

 

 

[wildwoody]

definitely an F, flared bottom and the E on the knife is deep. What I see anyway. Cool find for sure.

[krp]

It's a midcentury Old Hickory skinning knife, ordered by Shapleigh to be stamped with their name. Lots of knife makers sold generic knives to butcher suppliers, grinding companies, hardware stores. Dexters, Russells ect... cast iron cookware companies like Wagner/Griswold did the same, to be sold for less.

It's not worth a lot of money, might get 20 to 30 bucks. I've sold the couple of Shapleigh knives I've owned with any old hickory or forgecraft.

It's worth much more to you as a cool knife to use, easily gets razor sharp.

I recently sold about 50 carbon steel knives, extras from my butcher boxes, still the box is full of my more favorite ones.

Kent

 

[Couzer]

Thanks, guys. I'll be adding it to my skinning knives. The woman who gave it to me was in her 70s and said it belonged to her grandmother. I really enjoy finding pieces like this.

Wow Kent! I just saw your post after typing this. Appreciate the info!!! I knew there were a few CW members that collected these. 

[trphyhntr]

[wildwoody]

looks like Jack the rippers set. Cool