Arthur wright english pocket knives

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Just a quality warning to anyone considering purchasing a arthur wright knife ,I purchased three lately two farmers models,I barlow,stag farmers model wonderful example of knife making,rose wood farmers model one side rosewood other scale unknown wood no a w trademark,just sheffield made England ,blade back fully 4 mm short of back spring,VERY hard spring so dissapointed I binned it,I more farmers model in buffalo scale coming,hopefully a whole lot better quality,I will let you know but be warned
 
zaflep said:
Just a quality warning to anyone considering purchasing a arthur wright knife ,I purchased three lately two farmers models,I barlow,stag farmers model wonderful example of knife making,rose wood farmers model one side rosewood other scale unknown wood no a w trademark,just sheffield made England ,blade back fully 4 mm short of back spring,VERY hard spring so dissapointed I binned it,I more farmers model in buffalo scale coming,hopefully a whole lot better quality,I will let you know but be warned
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You threw it in the trash?

Zieg
 
zaflep - please try to spend a bit more time editing and posting your review & thoughts - here is an example of how bf does this 'the right way'
(on the very same arthur wright brand ; ) enjoy)

Arthur Wright & Son, Sheffield: Quality of six knives received in 2022 - happy customer

There is quite a number of posts here on the quality control at A. Wright & Son. I decided to give it a try, so on 28-Mar-2022 I ordered 4 knives, from 2 different dealers, all from recent production. The first dealer has shipped on 22-Apr-2022, today I've picked up the knives. I must say that...
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I'm pretty sure that it is well known that you can expect a stiff/hard pull on knives from A. Wright. The tang stamp saying "Sheffield made" is pretty normal too. I have and use an A. Wright Lambsfoot myself and I'm pretty happy with. It is an exceptional good cutter albeit not exceptionally well made. Take them for what they are; a "working mans knife". Thus, if you are looking for something exquisite you should probably look elsewhere.

I advice you to jump to the Traditional Folders and Fixed Blades forum if you have any questions regarding A. Wright knives or Sheffield made knives in general.
The "Guardians of the Lambsfoot" thread in the same forum is also a great way to quire knowledge on the matter (keep in mind that the thread is strictly for Lamsbfoot knives though). You'll find lots of helpful people there but no one with an insight and knowledge on the matter as the good Jack Black Jack Black . I'd suggest that you look him up and do a search in his posting history. He has written page after page on Sheffield made knives and is everyone's source for information around here.

Below are two Lambsfoot knives from A. Wright & Son that I got a while back. As you can see, the tang stamp tells nothing about the manufacturer and the scales on both of them are far from matching - however, the two knives are close to identical though 🤣
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zaflep said:
Yes,not worth keeping,also back spring is far too hard,even after copper lube etc,just not good.
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You should consider other options next time. Most of us would have been able to tell you how to get that spring softened. Seems a waste, but it's your money.

Zieg
 
It has been noted on the traditional forum that QC has suffered during the past few years at A.Wright. It seems like you are better off searching for one on the secondary market. The one I received recently was not bad for the price. It also had the proper stamps.View attachment 1947787
 
It's been noted in more than a few places that Wright knives can be poor. English knives just don't cut it like in the past. Buy vintage.
 
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