Originally Posted by kaywoodie
Trade (butchers or scalpers if you prefer) were imported to this country literally by the 10 gallon keg! The english knives even sported exotic wooden handles like cocobolo early on!!

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Yep. One of the most popular English knives which was imported by the dozens of thousands was the I. Wilson, Sheffield, Eng. butcher knife. Here is one that has been in my family for about 140 years. The lower butcher knife was bought by my father for my mother's kitchen before WW II. Both still cut very well.

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