A Few Fillets for the Collection

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mbjannusch

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I was fortunate enough to acquire a few new Pre factory fillet knives for my fillet knife collection. The 4 on top are new to me and the bottom has been in my collection for awhile now. The new knives were bought as a gift from my dad, otherwise the cost would have been way out of my spending range. For the most part the knives shown are productions of the 50s with the exception of the knife with the brass/copper band threw the handle, and that is said to have been made in the early 40s. Enjoy





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Matt, wouldn't it be nice to go back in time and buy them at their original price. They look great.
 
They all came with sheaths. The second one from the top has a Lignum Vitea handle, and is a production of the 50s. The fish scalers are very similar to the scaler on the early model 121s.
 
Thank you for the exciting blast from the past mbj. What a thrill to see all these period speciall-purpose knives in one frame. You have an outstanding vintage collection.
 
Thank you very much. I've been collecting for a long time and only recently realized my love for fillet knives and small game knives. I have to thank Heath Stone of Stone Knife Works, for being not only a good friend and mentor but also for helping with my collection.
 
Very nice collection there:thumbup:
Some of those gems look like they put some food on the table! It's nice to see these things that were made pretty much by hand, Thanks for sharing...
 
That's not a collection that's a museum. These knives and the ones you (and others) showed when I asked about the 121's a few threads back, were truly an education. Thanks for the schooling and the sharing.
 
Good looking knives Matt , the second one from the top are there spacers next to the pommel and finger guard if so what are they made of .
 
The spacers are made of leather. All spacer material prior to 1963 was made of leather. In pre factory knives you will see some knives with spacers and some without. The reasoning for this is that spacers were only used when in the building of the knife things didn't line up or fit properly. The use of spacers was mechanical and not cosmetic.
 
I saw your fillets, so I dug out 2 small fillets I have:
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I'm pretty sure the stamped knife is a Lignum Vitae from Group 7:
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This electric pencil signed is a Group 9 with Lignum Vitae:
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Scott
Nice knives, For some reason the electric pencil engraved BUCK markings seem so personal, like you really have a knife that was made by hand. I really love that mark. Are the sheaths marked on back?

I agree with your group 7 estimation.
 
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mbjannusch said:
Scott
Nice knives, For some reason the electric pencil engraved BUCK markings seem so personal, like you really have a knife that was made by hand. I really love that mark. Are the sheaths marked on back?

I agree with your group 7 estimation.
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Yep, both are stamped with the "1272 Morena San Diego" stamp. I'm with you on that electric pencil mark, it's my favorite of all the tang stamps
 
A couple of the knives shown here don't fit into the traditional groups. For instance, The crude wooden handle fillet knife, second from the bottom has a three strike stamp, Buck was stamped all in one stamp but the dots were stamped individually, The stamp is on the left side. Well this type of stamp was dated 1947-'48 and was usually on the right side. In addition the wood used looks to be nothing of value, just a scrap piece of wood (not LV or Ebony).
Also the knife in the center, it has an ornate handle and the large Buck stamp, marked on the right side, this stamp was the first used dating from the 1930s thru 1946, catagory 1. but it has the model #107 on the back side (left side). Model # didn't start until 1948. Here are a few pictures

Here is the first one discussed



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Here is the Large lettered BUCK used 1930 thru 1946



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