Any info on recent gift knives?

[Siggyhk]

Recently was given several knives as gifts from a very kind woman whom I've been working for. -I don't know much about traditional knives, so though I might see if any one here recognizes any of these. Curious if any might happen to be particularly rare/old, and about any history that might be involved. Thanks for your time and any help you can offer.

Top left knife is made by Remington
Bottom Left Rhino (Japan)
Little guy, bottom right Frost "Little Copperhead"
Wood handled one w/two blades is a Queen, I believe
Just to the right of the Queen is a Henckels
The two two blades upper right are Imperial, as is the second one down on the left.
-That's all I've got on em.

 

[screened porch]

If the Remington's original, you might want to check sold listings of it on the auction site. I don't know if those Queen Barlows with the monolithic aluminum handles are sought after. The patent was for making knives less expensively, which is anomalous behavior for Queen.

 

[glennbad]

I think that henckels has horn covers, are those worm holes? Decent knife, looks like Stainless blades.

That 2-blade 3rd down on left. Is what looks like tarnish on the shield and bolster actually there? If so, keep that knife away from the others, it could be a celluloid outgas starting, or could have been reacting to another knife outgassing.

That Remington looks like the jewel of the bunch. The others are decent, but pretty much vanilla.

They all look like they would make great users!

 

[brownshoe]

If the Remington's original, you might want to check sold listings of it on the auction site. I don't know if those Queen Barlows with the monolithic aluminum handles are sought after. The patent was for making knives less expensively, which is anomalous behavior for Queen.

Not sure what you mean about queen. They have been selling working man's knives for years at low reasonable prices. Maybe not so much now, but I am not too familiar with their product line and prices since they changed hands.

A few weeks ago, I saw a Queen Barlow with their patented closed back construction for [sorry can't give a price due your and my membership level] at a survival show and it was delrin not bone. Priced way too high in my opinion but the dealer was ready to deal. She heard me mutter to my friend about price, wanted to know what I would pay, but I knew she wouldn't match a price that would have put it in my pocket, so I just told her I didn't want to insult her and we left it at that.

Per the Remington, many patterns were reissued under contract to Cammilus, so it could be newer. I believe those can be identified by a year on the tang (e.g. 1994). The Remington website has a listing of their patterns and IIRC both the original and re-issued ones. Cammilus Remingtons are not rare, but some people are delusional about their price. At the same gun show, I saw the same delrin handled banana trapper priced from [sorry can't give a price, but it varied by a factor of 2] between three dealers. All three were unused and two were new in box, including the cheapest. If it is a Cammilus Remington, the bone ones are significantly rarer and more desirable than the delrin. Some of the bone ones have sterling silver shields and they are priced higher. However one dealer told me there is a glut of Remington Camilus and that's why the price is so variable. His was priced high so he could come down for people who don't know...

Henckels for some reason is desireable. The same person who had the Queen had a good old Henkels in stag and she would not bargain and the price was too high for a used/buffed knife...but the stag was sweet.

Take a good look at the gold colored gentleman's knife. Some have 10-14K gold covers. Often the 10K mark is hidden on the inside of the bail.

 

[Rich S]

I agree, there is nothing wrong nor cheap about the aluminum solid bolster Queen barlows. My grandfather gave me my first one, a jigged bone handle, when I was 8 and I bought a delrin handled one in '86. Great barlows with the strongest backsprings of any knife I've ever owned.
Rich

 

[screened porch]

Rich S, I am happy that you like the knife your grandfather gave you.
If you look up the patent application you will see that the reason for it was to assemble knives less expensively. Who said it was wrong?
And brownshoe, I think you have correctly divined that I think Queens are expensive. I am happy for you that your pockets are deeper than mine.

 

[Sonnemann]

That Remington is very very nice. I just happily bought the same knife in much worse condition.

 

[Siggyhk]

Thanks everyone for the knowledge.
Looks like the little gold on is in fact 10k gold. Don't see a date on the Remington. The scale on the top side is splitting, should I glue this?
The Henckels does have some holes. I thought is was wood, but maybe horn.

Here's some more she gave me. The Buck, as far as I can tell, is an original 112, made in May 1972. The Kabar seems like a nice knife, somewhat rare, I guess. Don't have much on the bayonet. Pictured it with a pretty nifty folding ruler she also gave me.

I like the Queen. Seems like a decent knife, only one here with a half-stop. And yeah, the black two-blade definately has some tarnishing on the bottom and shield. Seems like a decent knife, very stiff spring, no play. No markings. -Wont be kept with the others...
Hey, thanks again.

 

[Siggyhk]

 

[meako]

Hi Siggy
any chance of some pics of the rhino? in particular the tang stamp and or any ID markings? Also the handle-I'm interested to compare it to a mysterious Japan knife of mine.
Looks like you got a pretty cool instant collection there mate.
cheers.

 

[brownshoe]

Post the Buck in the Buck forum. They'll be all over it like white on rice.

I have stabilized a cracked pearl scale with epoxy. It's worked great on a ~80 yo doctor's knife. I actually carry and use it for about the last 10 years. Epoxy won't help it's collector value, but will make it a useful knife.

 

[zzyzzogeton]

The bayonet is a 1907 Wilkinson P1907 ( short for "Pattern 1907") for the Lee-Enfield rifle. The British military uses "pattern" in the manner the the US military uses the word "model", e.g., M1911.

 

[Siggyhk]

Here's a few more of the Rhino.
And the most recent batch she gave me.
Top one needs pliers to be opened, German Fish Knife, little pearl-like Japaneses made one w/broken blade (interesting odd little blade remaining), Spain made (Cudeman), little US made one w/something on the handle that I can't figure out, little box-type thing, and a S+W lockback.

Thank you for the info on the bayonet.