The Case Medium Congress Knife (64052 SS) and an Anecdotal View on Abe Lincoln's Knives

The Congress knife pattern appeared on the scene some time in the first third of the 19th century. Back then, Sheffield-based knife manufacturers exported Congress knives to the United States, especially to the Southern states, where they seem to have been sold almost exclusively. This makes the Congress knife unusual among traditional American knife patterns in that it used to be a regional knife pattern.