Unmarked J Russell 'California Carver' Copy 9" Offset Carving Knife Carbon Steel Nickel Stag 1870s 1920s Utensil Eat creating a sauce and protein Size:No. 10 creating a sauce and protein in your next decadent rice dish items that are not excessively hard or require hacking to cut Exports of San Francisco made knives to the East coast and Europe impressed with their unique design and high quality and manufacturers there were quick to copy the 'California Carver' style In a curious turn of events as the Transcontinental railroad opened up the West Coast to imports from the east by train (rather than by boat around South America) the demand for locally made products (including cutlery) softened and San Francisco makers even began retailing Eastern copies of the 'California Carver'