CURTIN & CLARK CUTLERY Co. Kansas City, MO Pre-1920

[AccuJohn]

Recently got this in some old knives. It's small (to me) at 3" for a Cattle stock knife. Is this a common pattern/size? I assume the broken blade might be a spey or sheep foot. Another thing I have never seen before is that all four bolsters are dimpled equally at the tip. They are all the same and not an alteration or damage that I can tell. All blades are marked curtin clark cutlery Kansas City Mo. One reverse tang has a "9". There is a nice slot cut out of the brass liner to help the awl fit.

 

[Gevonovich]

Monster find!! Not all that common and just a gem. Your right the blade was probably a spey. The bolsters are pinched and slanted and that shield just sings on this knife. The bone is wonderous as well.
I love Curtain and Clark knives and this one is something to cherish.

Thanks for sharing.

 

[yatsunil]

What a find. Lucky you. Just so much history in these old knives.

 

[ea42]

What a beauty! That knife has character in spades! Is that the bone covers behind the cutout for the awl? If so I'm mighty impressed that the bone hasn't cracked after all these years of use, that's some tough stuff!!!

Eric

 

[Primble]

Beautiful bone on this unusual ole knife and I believe the three inch closed length would be highly unusual for a punch blade knife. I love the shield too! It was a pretty fancy knife with the slanted and pinched bolsters. Really nice find! :thumbup:

 

[AccuJohn]

Yes, that's the bone exposed. How you break a blade and not the bone is a mystery

 

[Primble]

Yes, that's the bone exposed. How you break a blade and not the bone is a mystery

These knife companies should have included a pry tool with every knife sold, at least for some of their customers!

A knife had to be "lucky" to elude being handled by a "pry monster" over a 100 year life span!