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Wilkinson Sword Pocket Pen Knife

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gb Offline lemo

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Wilkinson Sword Pocket Pen Knife
on: October 02, 2021, 06:04:25 PM
Spotting this in The Range today.

Looks sort of familiar. 





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Re: Wilkinson Sword Pocket Pen Knife
Reply #1 on: October 02, 2021, 06:43:22 PM
Spotting this in The Range today.

Looks sort of familiar. 

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That's interesting. I've never seen one  :like:
They don't like it up 'em!


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Re: Wilkinson Sword Pocket Pen Knife
Reply #2 on: October 03, 2021, 01:45:21 AM
So, apparently it isn't just US brands (i.e. Schrade, Camillus) being used as a tradename for cheap junk.  I have an ASP that appears to have been made in the same factory, and it's a decent knife, but not exactly the best.

Didn't WIlkinson go out of business about 15-20 years ago?



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Re: Wilkinson Sword Pocket Pen Knife
Reply #3 on: October 03, 2021, 11:09:11 AM
So, apparently it isn't just US brands (i.e. Schrade, Camillus) being used as a tradename for cheap junk.  I have an ASP that appears to have been made in the same factory, and it's a decent knife, but not exactly the best.
Didn't WIlkinson go out of business about 15-20 years ago?
No, they were bought out and subsequently traded around.
These days rival shaving company Gillette owns at least part of them but WS are still in business, producing their razors and gardening tools. Heck, they only stopped making actual swords in the early 2000s.


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Re: Wilkinson Sword Pocket Pen Knife
Reply #4 on: October 04, 2021, 12:12:18 PM
No, they were bought out and subsequently traded around.
These days rival shaving company Gillette owns at least part of them but WS are still in business, producing their razors and gardening tools. Heck, they only stopped making actual swords in the early 2000s.

I bet Gareth has a couple o'those.

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Re: Wilkinson Sword Pocket Pen Knife
Reply #5 on: October 04, 2021, 12:27:12 PM
I bet Gareth has a couple o'those.

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Unfortunately I don't.  I have an example of the 1845 style of blade that made them famous but mine, like many others, is made by someone else.  :D
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