1880s Antique 3 3/4 Blade JOHN ASKHAM Sheffield Carbon Paring Knife ENGLAND

Antique Fully Forged Style Sheffield Paring Knife with Carbon Steel Blade and Bone Handle Made by. John Askham was founded in Sheffield, England. Like many of Sheffield cutlery firms, the early history of. This is the fine quality knife produced from the famous city of blade Sheffield in England.

Sheffield is renowned for manufacturing of fine knives. It was manufacture during Queen Victoria era (1837 - 1901). This knife has the blade fully forged by hand.

Blade, bolster, and tang are forged from a single piece of steel. From the fine carbon steel and tempered to achieve greater toughness. Providing the long-lasting keen edge cut-ability. The handle is double pinned over the full tang to good fitting for durability, strength, & balance. Victoria Era V & R (Victoria Regina).

Weight 1 - 3 oz. Pitting patina on both sides of the blade (last two photos), blade structure is good. Maintenance Suggestion: Hand wash only in warm water after using, especially if used on foods that have acidic sauce/liquid. After washing it, wipe the blade and handle completely dry.

Use of electric knife sharpener or dishwasher not recommended. None of the material may be copied or republished. This item is in the category "Collectibles\Kitchen & Home\Flatware, Knives & Cutlery\Flatware Sets". The seller is "187onhung" and is located in this country: US. This item can be shipped to United States, Denmark, Guatemala, Fiji, Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands, Vatican City State, Sierra Leone, Nauru, Wallis and Futuna, Anguilla, El Salvador, Gambia, Dominican Republic, Cameroon, Guyana, Taiwan, Azerbaijan Republic, Poland, Macau, Georgia, Suriname, Tonga, United Arab Emirates, Kenya, Argentina, San Marino, Guinea-Bissau, Armenia, Uzbekistan, Bhutan, Eritrea, Senegal, Togo, Saint Kitts-Nevis, Morocco, Ireland, Qatar, Burundi, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Netherlands, Slovakia, Slovenia, Equatorial Guinea, Thailand, Mauritania, Belize, Philippines, Aruba, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Republic of the Congo, Sweden, Colombia, Iceland, Spain, Macedonia, Estonia, Belgium, Israel, Kuwait, Liechtenstein, Benin, Algeria, Bermuda, Montserrat, Zambia, South Korea, Antigua and Barbuda, Vanuatu, Ecuador, Albania, Swaziland, Italy, Ethiopia, Monaco, Niger, Tanzania, Laos, Pakistan, Burkina Faso, Panama, Singapore, Kyrgyzstan, Ghana, Switzerland, Djibouti, Chile, Cape Verde Islands, China, Moldova, Mali, Botswana, Republic of Croatia, Cambodia, Madagascar, Saint Pierre and Miquelon, Indonesia, Portugal, Tajikistan, Vietnam, Malta, Cayman Islands, Paraguay, Saint Helena, Lebanon, Cyprus, Seychelles, Liberia, Rwanda, Bangladesh, Bolivia, Maldives, Australia, Austria, Gibraltar, Sri Lanka, Hong Kong, Central African Republic, Gabon Republic, Lesotho, Nigeria, Zimbabwe, Mauritius, Saint Lucia, Jordan, Bulgaria, Guinea, Czech Republic, Norway, Canada, Côte d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast), Turks and Caicos Islands, Chad, Kiribati, Andorra, Turkmenistan, Grenada, Greece, Romania, Costa Rica, Haiti, India, Greenland, Yemen, Mexico, Afghanistan, Serbia, Kazakhstan, Montenegro, Saudi Arabia, Mongolia, Japan, Nepal, Bahamas, Lithuania, Bahrain, Trinidad and Tobago, Malawi, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Hungary, Angola, Nicaragua, Finland, Tunisia, Uganda, Luxembourg, Brazil, Turkey, Western Samoa, France, Germany, Egypt, Latvia, Jamaica, Mozambique, Namibia, Peru, South Africa, Brunei Darussalam, Honduras.