Cutting Edges

[Jim McDougall]

Keith, Storr was apprenticed with Fogelberg and after freeman, he became associated with Rundell & Bridge, who were officially precious metals workers for the Royal House, thus Storr stepped into that capacity. Storr had access to a forge and

It seems like somewhere I saw noted that Oley left Solingen WITH his 'machine'
but have never been able to recall where I saw or heard it. It is interesting to note (Aylward 1945) that the Oley's were grinders rather than blade smiths.

The bushy tail fox being taken for being from Solingen in the perception in the colonies seems likely, and as noted, Oley was not particularly well known as far as English makers. The note that the highest quality colichemarde blades were from Solingen, would not preclude the blades from Shotley, which would have been assumed as Solingen under that premise.