ca 1950's. 5.5" blade, stamped with the Scagel Hallmark of a Malay Kris and Scagel Hand Made stamped into the steel just below the guard. Brass quillon. Stag grip wrapped in variegated color leather wash. William Wales Scagel (1875-1963), of Fruitport, Michigan, was the foremost knife maker of the 20th century. He is known as "The Father of the 20th Century Cutlery in America." Scagel was unique since he made knives with handmade tools and antique forging instruments and without the use of electricity from his workshop. He lived on the second story of this barn-like structure he called "Dogwood Nub." During the polio epidemic of 1939, many physicians would bring Scagel measurements of afflicted children. With this information Scagel made ornate and perfectly functional braces, and he never rendered a charge for this service. He led a solitary lifestyle for most of his nearly 90 years of life. No photographs of him are known to exist. Beyond his avoidance of the utility company, he had a fear of doctors. He allegedly performed surgery on himself to set his broken wrist and even extracted his own teeth and made his own dentures. Many of the knives he made were sold through Abercrombie & Fitch in New York. The Smithsonian Institution purchased numerous Scagel knives, machetes, and other chopping instruments to equip numerous scientific expeditions and explorations during the first half of the 20th century. Today, almost every hunting or fishing knife made can be traced back to a pattern created by Scagel. [See McEvoy] Condition: Blade is a grey with light pitting running the full length of the blade. Handle is in excellent condition. Light speckle of white paint on handle but could easily be cleaned.
ca 1950's. 5.5" blade, stamped with the Scagel Hallmark of a Malay Kris and Scagel Hand Made stamped into the steel just below the guard. Brass quillon. Stag grip wrapped in variegated color leather wash. William Wales Scagel (1875-1963), of Fruitport, Michigan, was the foremost knife maker of the 20th century. He is known as "The Father of the 20th Century Cutlery in America." Scagel was unique since he made knives with handmade tools and antique forging instruments and without the use of electricity from his workshop. He lived on the second story of this barn-like structure he called "Dogwood Nub." During the polio epidemic of 1939, many physicians would bring Scagel measurements of afflicted children. With this information Scagel made ornate and perfectly functional braces, and he never rendered a charge for this service. He led a solitary lifestyle for most of his nearly 90 years of life. No photographs of him are known to exist. Beyond his avoidance of the utility company, he had a fear of doctors. He allegedly performed surgery on himself to set his broken wrist and even extracted his own teeth and made his own dentures. Many of the knives he made were sold through Abercrombie & Fitch in New York. The Smithsonian Institution purchased numerous Scagel knives, machetes, and other chopping instruments to equip numerous scientific expeditions and explorations during the first half of the 20th century. Today, almost every hunting or fishing knife made can be traced back to a pattern created by Scagel. [See McEvoy] Condition: Blade is a grey with light pitting running the full length of the blade. Handle is in excellent condition. Light speckle of white paint on handle but could easily be cleaned.
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