English style knife?

[Horse]

I bought this knife a while back and am wondering if this would be called an English style trade knife or French style or neither. Anyone reconise the makers mark?

 

[Brokennock]

English style trade knife or French style or neither

Depending in the time period being considered,,,, I'd have to say, neither.

I recognize the mark. I have to knives with it,,,, sold as a pair and were nearly identical before I rehandled one if them. At the moment, I am spacing out on the name of the maker that the mark goes with....
I want to say Jeff White,,, but that may be incorrect.

If your knife is evenly ground, one sides grind from flat to edge compared to the other,,, it should take a good edge and serve you well regardless of historical authenticity. One of my pair is very even and will take and hold a razor edge easily. The other, the grind isn't the same on both sides and it is far more difficult to sharpen up to my standards.

 

[Rató:rats]

Nice little sticker. Def looks like a Jeff White.
Historically you wouldn’t find curly maple on a trade knife. It’s use is over represented in our hobby.

 

[Horse]

Thanks BN. it seems pretty even. Its razor sharp. I have never used it.

 

[TDM]

I’d say neither too, but It’s a nice, functional size with a nice look.

 

[Cruzatte]

It looks like an excellent example of 21st century bushcraft style to me. Nice knife.

 

[ZUG]

I won a knife VERY similar to yours many moons ago and it was junk - would not cut butter. I made a letter opener out of it - and it is a poor letter opener that!

 

[rich pierce]

Any knife made from flat stock, with the same spine thickness from handle to the grind at the tip, and just an edge grind in the body, resembles nothing from the flintlock period.

They were forged. They were tapered spine to edge and handle to tip.

 

[Bushfire]

If it's curly maple you can pretty much pencil in that it's not historically correct. Curly maple is used by contemporary makers. I almost bought a Jeff White knife a while back, ended up deciding I wanted something historically correct. Jeff Wgitew "French" knives may be sharp and functional but the only thing they share with french trade knives is the word french in the name.

It is a nice looking knife and I'm sure it'll serve you well.