WTS Vintage Turkey Carving Sets

[Keith Sinclair]

Have 3 very nice restored stag handle carving sets.

Two black died stag horn handles and one natural color antlers.

First is primo set with art nuevo Sterling Sliver collars & end caps. One of better sets I've restored. Landers Frary & Clark. Etna Works. Paid extra for this set lucky the blade in great shape no pitting at all. Blade geometry fully intact. The main reason I sand the blades is to clean them up so can see exact condition. It is a crap shoot some blades have pitting under years of stain.

140.00 shipped US. Paid 119.00 for this set. Not including shipping.


Next Natural Horn Silver Plate Cutlery Co. Geometry of blade fully intact. Hardly used at all. Small amount of pitting at the tip. I sanded quite a bit to make them more shallow, there is no rust with a patina & proper care will take a sharp edge & last many years. You shouldn't over sharpen these blades. I thin a little behind the edge on progression each side. Then raise spine a little ' put on micro bevel. Just a couple minutes of sharpening. Micro helps to keep geometry of blade intact. No need to remove a lot of steel on these thin blades.

110.00 shipped US.

 

[Keith Sinclair]

Landers Frary & Clark Etna Works 140.00 Sold

 

[Keith Sinclair]

Price drop on natural stag handle. 90.00

As mentioned little pitting at tip that I have reduced with sanding. Since I clean up any surface rust if taken care of can remain rust free for decades.

Either one of two remaining sets I'll use at family parties probably this one. The one that sold is one of the best have restored.

First time did this 2015 4 sets sold in two days.

Last year didn't move sold the lesser sets cuz cheaper & had nice logo.

 

[Keith Sinclair]

Might add if you have small hands the black stag handles better.

I wear a large size glove like the feel of the thicker natural color stag handles.

Restored these sets last year. Found some nice ones. Not all as rare as sets restored in 2015. I looked on eBay most all sets are 20th century many with faux plastic stag handles. Also a lot of stainless blades these go for cheap. The fewer 1800's blades with far superior forging & detailed workmanship we're either misshapen & worn from use over the years or rusty which means major pitting. Over 14ages didn't see a single set I'd be willing to buy.