Does anyone know what type of knife I have?

[bleed angel]

To start off, I'm not sure if this is in the right section or not, so feel free to move it if it is.

I just recently bought this knife, and the guy I purchased this from clearly told me what it was made of, but I have seemed to forgotten. If anyone knows anything feel free to post, otherwise I will describe it as best as possible and include pictures.
The handle I believe is made of maple, it's a very light wood in weight anyways. The fittings are copper if I remember right, and the blade I have absolutely no idea. If it helps any, the knife has what appears to be black tarnish spots, but it is not tarnish(has the apperance of tarnish). And it has a canoe stamp/emblem towards the handle of the blade and the canoe has 3 evenly spaced lines through it.

Pictures:

Sorry about how big the pictures are, and thank you for your time.

 

[LEGION 12]

Thats a replica Trade knife your muzzleloading supply stores still sell them. The ones I have seen are made of 1095 steel not sure about yours take a closer pic of the stamp if you can.

 

[bleed angel]

Thats a replica Trade knife your muzzleloading supply stores still sell them.

That would sound about right, i got it at an event that was based around older century times. Do you know what the knife blade is made of?

 

[Franciscomv]

It's 1095 steel (acid etched to form a patina), with a maple handle. I like that style of knife.

The maker is Dean Oliver, from Oregon.

Dean Oliver
550 Lenz Road, Chiloquin, OR 97624
541-365-4482 or rivertraders@hotmail.com

 

[bleed angel]

Here you go, mate: http://www.trackofthewolf.com/Categories/PartDetail.aspx/464/2/KNIFE-METIS

It's 1095 steel (acid etched to form a patina), with a maple handle. I like that style of knife.

The maker is Dean Oliver, from Oregon.

Dean Oliver
550 Lenz Road, Chiloquin, OR 97624
541-365-4482 or rivertraders@hotmail.com

Thank you sooo much. I appreiciate it alot. How did you find it? Was it past knowledge or searching up certain key words. I probably spend a good half hour searching...

 

[LEGION 12]

I knew it was a trade knife from past experience didnt want to post the link though were it was sold dont think they are a paying dealer here .

 

[Franciscomv]

Thank you sooo much. I appreiciate it alot. How did you find it? Was it past knowledge or searching up certain key words. I probably spend a good half hour searching...

A fair bit of luck, actually. I'm getting into muzzleloading guns and I've been looking around different US websites and forums to get info and purchase supplies and parts that aren't easy to find in my country.

Being the knife freak that I am, whenever there was some knife content on those forums or sites, I'd check it out (since I like that style of knife as well). When you posted your knife and described the canoe tang stamp, I remembered seeing very similar knives with that stamp for sale at Track of the Wolf, and there was also some discussion about the maker on a muzzleloading forum.

I remember thinking they seemed like very interesting cutting tools for a very good price, and bookmarked the website.

 

[Franciscomv]

I knew it was a trade knife from past experience didnt want to post the link though were it was sold dont think they are a paying dealer here .

Sorry about that, I removed the link.

I hope sharing the maker's contact information is OK.

 

[LEGION 12]

It's all good I was checking out the Lewis & Clark model to go with my hawk.

 

[bleed angel]

Sorry about that, I removed the link.

I hope sharing the maker's contact information is OK.

Probably a stupid question, but will my blade rust or whats the worst that could happen to it

 

[evanPGH]

Probably a stupid question, but will my blade rust or whats the worst that could happen to it

It has a forced patina so it should resist actual red rust pretty well.

It will naturally get darker as you use it, just keep it oiled and you'll be fine.

 

[bleed angel]

It has a forced patina so it should resist actual red rust pretty well.

It will naturally get darker as you use it, just keep it oiled and you'll be fine.

Any suggestions or personal preferences on what type of oil to use on 1095 steel? And I read that 1095 also holds an edge better than most other metals, is this correct? What other pros and cons are there to 1095 steel?

 

[Franciscomv]

Any suggestions or personal preferences on what type of oil to use on 1095 steel? And I read that 1095 also holds an edge better than most other metals, is this correct? What other pros and cons are there to 1095 steel?

1095 is a good carbon steel, it should serve you well. It's tough, has good edge retention and is easy to sharpen. Pretty much the only thing you could consider a con is that it rusts easily, something that the patina on your knife will help avoid to a certain extent.

As far as oil, food grade mineral oil is what I like to use, since my knives are used on food quite often. For long term storage I like Renaissance Wax.

 

[Mike-The-Knife]

You're right about what type of knife it is . These are commonly referred to as "patch knives" as they where indeed used to cut the patch of cloth used in loading a puzzle loader .


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