“XCD” is stamped on the blade. A trademark used by W & S Butcher. Founded by Robert Wade, and became Wade & Butcher in 1818. It became W & S Butcher in 1830. Both companies used the marking “Wade & Butcher.”
Members of the Butcher family were making razors as early as 1730. They were still making pocket knives, razors, hunting knives, and stainless steel tableware in 1921. The marking “Wade & Butcher” is still in use, and was owned by the Durham-Duplex Razor Company in 1953. This company manufactured “Bowie” type knives, among other kinds of cutlery.
c 1818-1890