r8shell
Knifemaker / Craftsman / Service Provider
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I went to the gun show today. The old fellow with the table of old pocketknives was there. I must have picked up and looked at everything he had, as they are trying to close down the show, and he said he wanted to give up the game. I came home with a few little gems.
First, a Sword & Shield Solingen Germany Stockman: I tried to look up something about this brand, and couldn't find much. As usual, I don't know if the name is of a German cutlery or an American importer. The handle feels like plastic, and I'm going to make a wild, uneducated guess and say it's from the 1950's.
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He threw this one in for free:
A Hammer Brand with missing shells. I thought it would feel nice and slim in the pocket
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Here's the one I'm excited about. A Cattaraugus Wharncliffe? pattern. It's 3 1/8 inches and the secondary blade is broken, and I think someone ground it to use as a little coping blade. It wasn't until I got it home, that I figured out that the covers are ebony. Real black, tight grained ebony! I don't know much about Cattaraugus, but Wikipedia says they were in business from 1886 to 1963. I may have to post pictures in Bernard Levine's subforum to see if I can get a better idea of how old this one is.
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I just really enjoy picking up these old pocketknives, and then going home, and cleaning them up and looking on the internet for anything I can find out about them, and then sharpening them, and carrying them around in my pocket, and using them
First, a Sword & Shield Solingen Germany Stockman: I tried to look up something about this brand, and couldn't find much. As usual, I don't know if the name is of a German cutlery or an American importer. The handle feels like plastic, and I'm going to make a wild, uneducated guess and say it's from the 1950's.
He threw this one in for free:
A Hammer Brand with missing shells. I thought it would feel nice and slim in the pocket
Here's the one I'm excited about. A Cattaraugus Wharncliffe? pattern. It's 3 1/8 inches and the secondary blade is broken, and I think someone ground it to use as a little coping blade. It wasn't until I got it home, that I figured out that the covers are ebony. Real black, tight grained ebony! I don't know much about Cattaraugus, but Wikipedia says they were in business from 1886 to 1963. I may have to post pictures in Bernard Levine's subforum to see if I can get a better idea of how old this one is.
I just really enjoy picking up these old pocketknives, and then going home, and cleaning them up and looking on the internet for anything I can find out about them, and then sharpening them, and carrying them around in my pocket, and using them
