Five Card Stud: Jacks Are Better!

[waynorth]

Alan had a flush before me. As did Jeff!!

 

[black mamba]

Charlie's pre 1929 flush makes me think of the movie, The Cincinnati Kid, with Edward G. Robinson's character as the old poker king. When he beats The Kid he says, "You're good Kid, but as long as I'm around you're second best!" Charlie, you're "The Man."

 

[TucsonMik]

Such a fun thread! My hand...er...pile is too wee to play, but it’s great to watch the masters.

Keep posting!

 

[danno50]

A Straight Flush!! I leave it to Jeff to decide if it's a Royal Flush or not!!
All Knives precede ~1929 - when Empire closed!!!
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My vote would be for calling it a Royal.

 

[Augie]

A flush, 5 Schrade Cut Co Jacks.

 

[black mamba]

Stunning group, Augie, and great variety, too.

 

[eisman]

I'd seriously use that one! I like everything about it.

 

[5K Qs]

ETA: I'm not even playing with a regulation deck! At least 2 of the knives I posted below are not even jackknives, as Jeff specified.

EC Simmons Keen Kutter (pre-1940, right?):


Landers, Frary, & Clark (I read that they discontinued their cutlery division in 1950, so this knife should meet Jeff's time requirement):


Imperial MOTS (1936-1952 tang stamp):


OK, now I have to draw TWO knives to fill the "inside" of a straight (not a play I'd usually make).

Kingston cattle knife (I have a 1947 catalog clip that shows this model K-320, but I've read that Kingston Cutlery was formed in 1943 but started fading in the late-1950s. This thread by @Codger_64 does NOT list K-320 as appearing in Schrade/Ulster/Kingston records for 1959. But was my knife made prior to 1955?? I don't think I have any way to know.)


Case XX two-blade congress (Similarly, the tang stamp for this knife was used 1940-1964, so my knife may be pre-1955 or it may be newer than that. Who knows??)


So, Jeff, I'd probably have to say I'm busted going for an inside straight!

- GT

 

[danno50]

Threads like this and the ABC one are good, give us guys without a huge pile of knives a chance to recycle some of ours under a different context. Here is a straight, all easy openers as well. Pal Blade Co, Camillus, NYK Hammer Brand, Robeson and a Remington.

 

[danno50]

Here is a flush of Hibbard, Spencer Bartletts

 

[danno50]

Before I started focusing on Keen Kutters, I was collecting two blade jacks of all makers and styles. Another straight: Electric, Curtin and Clark, Challenge, Berkshire and a Cattaraugus.

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[danno50]

All previously posted (maybe a couple of times), but I cannot resist adding a flush of Keen Kutters.

 

[Campbellclanman]

Danno!!! Wow my friend- NYK's, Rems...and those Keen Kutters are to die for!

a quick throw together...

 

[Campbellclanman]

 

[Campbellclanman]

 

[Campbellclanman]

Small hand.....

 

[joeradza]

Good thing all I did was "check," betting into these cards would have been costly. I need a sowbelly draw!

 

[black mamba]

Great hands, Dan and Duncan! Dan, your first hand is a straight flush, with 5 different brands (straight) and 5 bone handles (flush).
The Keen Kutter English Jack is killer.

 

[glocktenman]

I've been aged out of the game! I think the oldest I have is an Camillus all steel USN knife from 1968. I am digging the molasses in the initial post.

 

[danno50]

Five great Cut Co's, Augie!
Nice hand of Camillus, for a through together, Duncan! Plus three other very good hands! Third hand, second knife down, the dog bone? jack intriques me. I can't make out the maker, or brand. It is unique!
Thanks for the kind comments Duncan and Jeff. I also have to apologise, just realized that my second hand, the HSBs, might not fully meet the age requirement you specified for this thread