An old Waterville Jack...more pics on pg. 2

[waynorth]

Nice Jack, Nate. Looks like the rear blade started out as a sheepfoot.
Two large blades is fairly rare. Great snag!

 

[jujigatame]

I was thinking the same thing about that blade. Assuming it was sheepsfoot I wondered if it might have been what I've seen called a carpenter's jack.

More pics in the album linked below to browse at your leisure.
http://s154.photobucket.com/albums/s247/jujigatame/Knives/Waterville/

 

[navihawk]

Incredible eye candy. Thanks for sharing.

 

[jujigatame]

A followup to what I said above regarding a carpenter's jack - I found the knife that I was thinking of in that reference. It was from Ulster and had the same blade setup but a different handle shape. "Carpenter's Knife" was printed on the blade.

Then I found another knife that had the same blades and handle shape but was a bit smaller than the Waterville, 3 5/8" vs. 4". This one was from J. Russell.

Seems the Russell is a closer match.

*Both images are from Blade's Guide to Knives & Their Values published in 2005.

 

[jujigatame]

Here are some more pictures focusing on the blades.

Front blade...

Rear blade...

And one more of the whole knife for good measure.

 

[Humppa]

Nate! What a great knife! the blades seem to centered and all in all it seems it is in a very good condition. The swedges on the blades are pretty nice.

Congratz on that great little fellow

Kind regards
Andi