silenthunterstudios
Slipjoint Addict
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Over the holidays, I was able to stop by a local junk shop/antique mall. Always on the hunt for knives, I found a bunch of advertising knives, militaria and even what one booth claimed was a bowie from 1850.
Not being as knowledgeable as I would like about older Remington fixed blades, and not having much coin in my pocket, I passed up a lot of so called "antique" cutlery. I did come across a two blade jack, with bone scales and carbon steel blades that was in pretty good shape. It was missing a pin, but was in otherwise great shape. The mark was
Voos
USA,
with an arrow through the name Voos. The U was a little worn down, but after checking out my Blade Guide, the pocket knife manufacturer list shows that it was from a firm in Conneticut. Some quick internet research on my phone showed this link to our very own Bernard Levine http://199.231.142.3/forums/showthread.php?t=417398.
I don't know about you, but I really enjoy finding slipjoints at these antique malls, and doing some research on them afterwards. I paid less than ten bucks for this knife, but my slipjoint collection is growing by leaps and bounds from this "scavenging". I've found some neat knives, and continue to scoop some up. Prices are usually good, so I come out okay.
Just wanted to hear some good stories about where you've picked up some old knives.
Not being as knowledgeable as I would like about older Remington fixed blades, and not having much coin in my pocket, I passed up a lot of so called "antique" cutlery. I did come across a two blade jack, with bone scales and carbon steel blades that was in pretty good shape. It was missing a pin, but was in otherwise great shape. The mark was
Voos
USA,
with an arrow through the name Voos. The U was a little worn down, but after checking out my Blade Guide, the pocket knife manufacturer list shows that it was from a firm in Conneticut. Some quick internet research on my phone showed this link to our very own Bernard Levine http://199.231.142.3/forums/showthread.php?t=417398.
I don't know about you, but I really enjoy finding slipjoints at these antique malls, and doing some research on them afterwards. I paid less than ten bucks for this knife, but my slipjoint collection is growing by leaps and bounds from this "scavenging". I've found some neat knives, and continue to scoop some up. Prices are usually good, so I come out okay.
Just wanted to hear some good stories about where you've picked up some old knives.
