A few more John Primble users.

[JD Mandrell]

Found these at a knife show yesterday, both are used but all blades are tight with no play and strong back springs, and nearly full blades. A lot of patina from age from though.

Both seem to be from the same series, with identical brown bone handles and shields, and I will hazard a guess that both are Boker made, but knifaholic is WAY better at spotting makers than me, so I hope he'll way in.

3335 Scout (I was real glad to get this one, the last 3 JP Scouts I have seen always had at lest one blade that wouldn't open, but all are good to go on this one)

5517 Large Congress (and I mean large, 4 1/4" closed, all blades have half-stops and could just about take a finger off on closing! the back springs on this one could substitute for bear traps!)

 

[knifeaholic]

nice knives...I agree on the Boker heritage...thought to me the bottom one looks like delrin. Great old carbon steel...most likely 1095.

 

[Ron53]

Boy, does this bring back memories! I still have my 3335 Scout that I bought from the local Western Auto store...when I was 9 years old in 1962! It's still in rather good shape, especially for a knife that was used hard by a kid!

Thanks!
Ron

 

[JD Mandrell]

thought to me the bottom one looks like delrin.

I think your right, for their age, the handles on the Congress are a little to perfect, no shrinkage where they fit up against the bolster or liners at all.

That seems a little odd for a well used knife pushing 40 years old???

 

[STDK]

Last Confederate, are there stars on the back of the main blade of your Primbles?

 

[JD Mandrell]

Last Confederate, are there stars on the back of the main blade of your Primbles?

Yes, both have a star with the model number. I've read that the star tells you which company made the knife, but over the years I've seen different companies associated with the star, so I am never sure about it.

I once read that the star means it was Schrade, but to my knowledge, Schrade in it's entire history never made a Congress pattern, until the recent Taylor/Schrade imports.

 

[STDK]

Thanks LC,
I had all ways heard that the Star denoted that it is a Boker. Never seen anything in writing, just from talking to some local collectors. Nice knives by the way.

 

[knifeaholic]

Yes, both have a star with the model number. I've read that the star tells you which company made the knife, but over the years I've seen different companies associated with the star, so I am never sure about it.

I once read that the star means it was Schrade, but to my knowledge, Schrade in it's entire history never made a Congress pattern, until the recent Taylor/Schrade imports.

Every one that I have ever seen with a star, was Boker made at least as I see them.

Schrade made both 2-blade and 4-blade congress patterns in several sizes in the older stampings.

I have a 4" 4 blade congress Schrade Cut, a 3-1/2" 4 blade congress in Schrade Cut, and a 3-1/2" 4 blade congress in Schrade Walden, all in bone handles.

They also made a 3" or 3-1/8" 4 blade congress, and that one was made into the 70's with delrin handles. The 3-1/2" and smaller one were also made in 2 blade versions.

 

[JD Mandrell]

Every one that I have ever seen with a star, was Boker made at least as I see them.

Schrade made both 2-blade and 4-blade congress patterns in several sizes in the older stampings.

Your right, I got my brain crosswired, when Taylor/Schrade came out with the "Schrade Classics" Sowbelly 2 years ago, it was the Sowbelly that one of the guys in the Schrade Forum was torqued about, because Sowbelly's were not an original Schrade pattern.

I either need more sleep or MORE