Hi, how do you know this is 1880 era, the john Middleton i knew in sheffield who made knives was still making them in the 1990s, in fact up until recently i had one he made me in the 1970s, should it be one of his i would think again depending on condition and quality of knife about 100- 150,hope this is of help.
Response from original question poster to above answer below:
Found another one being bid on at Christies auction- sold for $9000. Also, had appraisal from Christies- they wanted to start bidding at $2000, but would like 2nd opinion first. This is English clip point bowie, and is not Middleton Brothers, which may be the one you have that you are referring to. Thanks anyways though.
The cast of A Sheffield Blade - 1918 includes: George Foley as Billy Baxter
The handle, the bow and the blade.
Yes. You can open carry a Sheffield Rogue 10 Hunting blade in public in North Carolina even if you are 16.
The blade of a gravity knife is contained within the handle of the knife. It requires a spinning motion or gravity for the blade to come out of the handle.
Unscrew the handle to relive the tension on the saw. Remove the old blade, hook the new blade over the pins on the saw and tighten the handle back up.
A handle with a blade in it.
handle, blade and iron frameANS 2 - There are some really nice ones now. My current favorite is a German one that has a tubular steel frame, really light weight and keeps the blade very tight due to it's shape. -See the current Lee Valley catalogue.
Crafted in Sheffield by the Manufacturers Joseph Rodgers and Sons
A stone age axe blade.
the tang
A tool that has a curved blade and a small handle.
The handle unscrews which releases the tension on the blade. There is a pin through each end of the blade that slips into a notch in each end of the handle.