"Congress Roundup" - Let's see your Congress Pattern Knives

[bucksforus]

That is a great old Case Congress. I really like it that Case used 4 different blade types for their Congresses.
Harold

 

[sitflyer]

My only one is this 1950's ish Boker...it's seen better days, but a little TLC brought all 4 blades to scary sharp again...I wish I could have seen this one in it's glory days...

 

[zippofan]

Before I bought my first I wasn't quite sure of the reverse curve but I figured it had purpose as the Congress is such an old pattern. I started with a Case medium Congress in the Deep Canyon handles, it's a sweet knife and after doing a little whittling showed me why it had its shape, feels just right. So that led in short order to a GEC Easy Pocket Congress whittler, an Eye Brand mini half-Congress, an S&M mini-Congress in abalone and finally a GEC just like Biglmbass' showed in his post.

My favorite is the Easy Pocket Congress since it's a whittler blade configuration. One of these days I'm going to buy a full size German made Congress to compare with all my US versions, though I can't decide between a Boker, Hen and Rooster or maybe even an older Fight'n Rooster or Bulldog. A Congress Jack would be nice too...

 

[mike Berkovitch]

Here are some, from top to bottom: Case half congress, Case 4 blades, James Barber,

Mike

 

[screened porch]

Belknap over Buck. Buck looks patinaed but isn't. (3 and 3.5 in)

 

[Gec fan]

only 2 i have

 

[mnblade]

My only one is this 1950's ish Boker...it's seen better days, but a little TLC brought all 4 blades to scary sharp again...I wish I could have seen this one in it's glory days...

That's a gem! Straight-up knife porn. :thumbup:

-- Mark

 

[tonystl]

Just got my first Congress a couple of days ago. Love the curve of the spine. GEC #61 in snakewood.

 

[2Dead]

All I have are half congresses to add to the mix...

 

[pertinux]

All I have are half congresses to add to the mix...

"All," indeed. Very nice, once again!

Do any of those have pen secondary blades?

~ P.

 

[tonystl]

All I have are half congresses to add to the mix...

Love the wood grain on the 2nd to last GEC.

 

[basser5]

Here are two Robert Klass and some Boker made knives...

Tim

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[2Dead]

"All," indeed. Very nice, once again!

Do any of those have pen secondary blades?

~ P.

Yep, the half congress has a sheepsfoot main and a pen secondary.

Love the wood grain on the 2nd to last GEC.

Thanks Tony. I had that one rehandled in Desert Ironwood. Its not a standard GEC offering.

 

[Stich2442]

A little off topic, but I would like it if GEC or Case would make a reproduction of Abe Lincoln's 6 blade congress. I am just surprised a U.S. manufacture never produced one. Sorry for being off topic.

 

[Finedges]

Great slicer. Super thin blades!

 

[Rick]

Another of GEC's so-called "Wharncliffe" Congress patterns, made before they started producing real Wharncliffe blade profiles in lieu of these peculiar low-shouldered sheepsfoot jobs.

 

[yablanowitz]

Bulldog 6 blade. Now there's an assortment of blades!

 

[tonystl]

Case Congress.

 

[Gevonovich]

yablanowitz
That is one interesting knife. I'm on the hunt for one now!

 

[yablanowitz]

yablanowitz
That is one interesting knife. I'm on the hunt for one now!

The place I bought that one from still has a couple listed, redbone like mine and genuine pearl. E-mail or P.M. me for the info if you are interested.