Vintage Mapples & Sons Sheffield Meat Cleaver - Collectible Antique

🪓 Vintage Mapples & Sons Sheffield Meat Cleaver Collectible Antique
Description
This is a genuine antique butchers cleaver, made by Mapples & Sons in Sheffield, England one of the worlds most famous centers of steel and cutlery.
Makers stamp: Mapples & Sons Sheffield (still clearly visible).
Stout forged steel blade with hanging hole.
Original turned wooden handle with steel ferrule.
Heavy-duty design, made for breaking down large cuts of meat and bone.
Sheffield cleavers of this type were produced in the late 1800s to early 1900s, making this piece over 100 years old.
This cleaver is both a collectible antique and a functional tool if carefully restored. Perfect for collectors of vintage knives, butchery tools, or Sheffield steel.
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Condition
Good antique condition with age-related patina and surface marks.
Handle is solid, with light wear consistent with age.
Blade edge will need sharpening if intended for use.
Makers mark remains legible.
(See photos for details of condition.)

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