An old Edge Brand I have.

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I got this off a friend. It was his brothers when they were young adults. It was in bad shape, a bit rusty and the guard was bent, and the handle washers were all askew. I disassembled it and cleaned it up good and got it in shape to serve another 60-70 years. I’m working on a new sheath (please excuse it as it’s not finished). I have the original but it’s not in the best condition.

I don’t know why I like this little knife so much. I guess it brings me to a time when things were simpler and more wholesome.

Edge brand 426




Just thought I’d share. I’ll likely give this to my son when he’s of age.
 
Very nice job. I love these old German hunters. Definitely underrated here in the US in my opinion. Also, take-down models like this one are great for mods. Cheers!
 
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Thanks for the kind words all.

I got real lucky on the washers. Most of them were fine. A few needed shaping though. To keep the loose ones lined up I carefully glued those together. It really wasn’t in bad shape overall. The guard bent back no problem and the blade isn’t pitted. My goal was to retain as much of the character and patina as possible. So it didn’t look redone, just well kept.

I have a friends knife of similar construction in my possession currently that I’m working on for him. It’s in worse shape, with a ground on blade and a broken plastic handle. I’m going to do a stacked leather handle I think for him.
 
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I like that style, with the blood groove in the blade. It's similar to this 75 year old Western of mine.

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Here’s a pic of my friends knife. Before. I’ll probably post about it as progression of a restoration happens in its own thread. We’ll see.

He doesn’t like light colored handles so no natural antler or bone. He liked the look of stacked leather I showed him. So I’m leaning that way. My research shows this is a Voos brand. Three arrows in a clenched fist is the makers mark.
 
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Here is another Edge Brand I have. I rehandled this about 10 years or more ago. Looking at it, I’d have done it differently now since my knowledge and skills has progressed. I digress.

It was my uncles. He found it as a teenager under one of the shacks they lived in. It was just a blade, laid up on the sill plate he said. He kept it all them years until he asked me to haft it. The tang had been broken and the pin shown lowest is at its farthest down. I JB welded it together (likely one of the things I’d do differently). And the guard I’d have sculpted it more, and I would have repaired it for a rat tail tang and did a compressed handle. But anyways. Here it is with the sheath I made.

Edge Brand 484

 
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Here is another Edge Brand I have. I rehandled this about 10 years or more ago. Looking at it, I’d have done it differently now since my knowledge and skills has progressed. I digress.

It was my uncles. He found it as a teenager under one of the shacks they lived in. It was just a blade, laid up on the sill plate he said. He kept it all them years until he asked me to haft it. The tang had been broken and the pin shown lowest is at its farthest down. I JB welded it together (likely one of the things I’d do differently). And the guard I’d have sculpted it more, and I would have repaired it for a rat tail tang and did a compressed handle. But anyways. Here it is with the sheath I made.

Edge Brand 484

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Well I had this out for a pic and my son wanted to chop the log round in the front yard. I thought, eh, why not, I’m a kid too. So he set in my lap and with two hands chopped the log a while. Then I had a go. Ah the joys of being a kid again.
 
Nice work on the old Edgebrand. I had a very sinilar Edgemark years ago that I bought at Wal-Mart. Wish I still had it. Prices have steadily risen on those old Gutmans.
 
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I’ve been looking at the old hunting knives in this style recently. The old western shown above, Remington, marbles and others, and I’ve bout got my heart set on one. I’m not sure what attracts me to this style of knife.
 
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I’m not sure what attracts me to this style of knife.
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Nice repair work on all of the above knives. Like you I love old hunting knives (love old hunting rifles too) - I think it is the romance and lore of that simpler time you referred to up top that is the attraction - its not buying an old knife, it’s acquiring a bit of the past. I can hardly pass one bye if it’s in my hands and for sale. OH
 
IIRC, my dad had a couple of those he bought in his early 20s in NYC and were their only kitchen-type cutlery early in my parents’ marriage.

They moved into a new house and he says he can’t find anything - whether stuff is boxed up in the garage or still in the storage unit. I’ll have to ask him if he’s still got those old German knives.
 
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Nice repair work on all of the above knives. Like you I love old hunting knives (love old hunting rifles too) - I think it is the romance and lore of that simpler time you referred to up top that is the attraction - its not buying an old knife, it’s acquiring a bit of the past. I can hardly pass one bye if it’s in my hands and for sale. OH
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Thanks. I have a thing for old guns too. Or at least guns of an old style. I’ve always liked 22 single shots for the same reasons.
 
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Here’s a pic of my friends knife. Before. I’ll probably post about it as progression of a restoration happens in its own thread. We’ll see.

He doesn’t like light colored handles so no natural antler or bone. He liked the look of stacked leather I showed him. So I’m leaning that way. My research shows this is a Voos brand. Three arrows in a clenched fist is the makers mark.
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Here’s where I’m at right now. Got the guard straightened out and refitted.
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With a flat grind I easily was able to remove the grinder marks with careful file work. I just discussed with the owner about what style of handle and possible sheath so making some progress.
 
Very nice knife and it seems you did a fine restoration of it. I always enjoy seeing these old German blades; can't get much more reliable than that!
 
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Very nice knife and it seems you did a fine restoration of it. I always enjoy seeing these old German blades; can't get much more reliable than that!
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Thanks. I have a ways to go. Including trying to repair the sheath. I enjoy it. I also refurbish old woodworking tools. I have a jack plain im working on currently.
 
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I been playing with the 426 pictured in the original post. Man that thing takes a wicked edge. Since I’ve had it, I often have thought of reshaping the tip. I don’t like the long swooping tip. If I shortened it slightly and reshaped the swedge to make more of a pointy tip, I think I’d suit me more. I’m also thing of shaping the fullers better while I’m at it. But I’ve been thinking about it 5 years now.
 
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JM2 said:
I don’t know why I like this little knife so much. I guess it brings me to a time when things were simpler and more wholesome.
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Nice job on tidying that one up :thumbsup:

And I feel the same about this old Whitby that my Dad gave me around 79 ,even though it's different to your knife it shares some similarities and reminds me of & the same sentiment.

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As a boy I used it to make many sticks pointy 🙂.

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