Easy Openers

Ken Erickson made these for me several years ago!Sailors 1.jpgSailors 2.jpg A matched pair of Sailor's Rope knives; one for a Swabbie, and one for the Commodore!! ;)
Amazing manicure blades (traditional)!!
Quite a feat for a knifemaker - Ken was good!!:)
 
😂 Charlie,

Typical Mr Ken Erikson- amazing Knives!, The jigged version looks a version of your early Sailors Knife - from what I remember Ken did his own jigging?

That Pearl version is gorgeous, I imagine someone on an extremely nice Yacht in the Bahamas using that one!
 
knowtracks said:
OUTSTANDING thread!! I have been watching and enjoying the show VERY much!!! :cool:
A couple of oldies to share and a few modern ones also......
Schatt and Morgan from Gowanda, 1896 - 1902
No nail nick on main with either example
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In addition to being lovely old knives and great beads, those are some excellent photographs as well! 👍 Very nice Queens as well.

Two beautiful navy knives by Ken Erikson, Charlie.👍
 
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Put me In Coach 😆
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Barrett, Good observation about the thumb studs on Duncan's old Pellett knife. While we have generally discouraged the showing of thumb stud knives in the traditional forum, do we look the other way on a vintage model???
I'd love to hear discussions from anyone about this.

Danke42, I like the blade grind on that Northfield.

Jack, If I'm not mistaken, that registration number on both Duncan's and Charlie's "Cold Finger" knife should place them to around the WWI era???

5K Qs, good solid GEC model

Glenn, some more interesting models. With your great work, I never know what's original or what you have modified.

Harvey, thanks for the additional pictures of the fine looking knife. And the Oates is a real looker also.

Texoma, more good looking models.

mbkr, that Case looks right at home in the outdoors.

Dave, those S. & M. models are fantastic. And the blade etch on the bone handled model puts it right over the top. Those Queen made Schatt's are nice also.

Will Power, great looking bone on that model.

Dan, I certainly admire GEC knives, but you know my eyes focus right in on those old classics.

Charlie, simply outstanding customs by Ken Erickson. His personality matches his wonderful knives.

The Factor, neat Beerlow model, and I believe the same one offered by the newly formed "Barlow Bearcats" club.
 
With the majority of easy open knives having a nail nick on the main blade, it's interesting to note that the original easy open knives from the 1600s and 1700s had no nail nicks.
Those early models didn't have half-moon cut outs in the handles like their "modern" relatives, but had blades that stuck out well beyond the handles when closed.
Here is a French example from the 19th century by Brossard.

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herder said:
Barrett, Good observation about the thumb studs on Duncan's old Pellett knife. While we have generally discouraged the showing of thumb stud knives in the traditional forum, do we look the other way on a vintage model???
I'd love to hear discussions from anyone about this.
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I think it’s definitely a look-the-other-way sort of situation. It’s obviously not a modern knife, and the “thumb studs” aren’t really even thumb studs in the same sense that we see them on modern knives. Are they even meant to open with one hand, or more like an alternative to a nail nick? Anyways, I just couldn’t help but poke a little fun. 😉

herder said:
With the majority of easy open knives having a nail nick on the main blade, it's interesting to note that the original easy open knives from the 1600s and 1700s had no nail nicks.
Those early models didn't have half-moon cut outs in the handles like their "modern" relatives, but had blades that stuck out well beyond the handles when closed.
Here is a French example from the 19th century by Brossard.

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That’s an interesting one. I sometimes wonder, with certain designs/patterns, why makers bother with nail nicks/long pulls at all, when there’s so much blade to pinch. I like the clean look of the blade on some of the traditional Italian and Spanish patterns, like the Resolza, that lack any sort of nail nick.
 
Jack Black said:
I'm sorry @marantz , I'm afraid I've not been able to find the couple of Trim Trios I have :( I stopped counting when my knife collection passed 1000 about 10 years ago, and I know where most of them are, but the TT doesn't catalogue easily, and they're probably just tucked away in a drawer somewhere. I see them fairly often, but don't usually buy them. Sorry about that :thumbsup:
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A lot of Trim Trioids were made by somebody other than Bassett, with handles and screwdrivers of different shapes.
(I hope I'm not too far off the point here; too lazy to go back and check.)
 
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