My dad passed away from colon cancer in 2007. I went through all his meager belongings back then and did not see a bag of knives in one of his boxes. I recently got interested in traditionals and bought a few Case, Moore Makers, and my first GEC.
Something kept tickling the back of my brain while I've been cruising this forum and looking at knives that strike my fancy. I knew that my dad always carried a pocketknife on him at work, hunting, fishing and loved a sharp knife....but none of them had turned up.
A few nights ago I jumped up and ran into the garage and pulled down a plastic tote that had some of Dad's army things and other belongings. There at the bottom I struck gold. Most are in bad shape but a few will go into my regular carry rotation. I'm not good with ID but maybe y'all can help me out on some.
The bottom one is the one that I remember my dad carrying the most. It's marked: Old Timer on the shield. On the blade it says Schrade with USA 340T beneath the Schrade. Did some preliminary research on it. Looks like a nice stockman. Lots of blade wear and a nice patina. It's the bottom one in the photo.
The second one from the bottom is a Schrade U.S.A. SC5?? I believe the SC stands for scrimshaw. It is a lock blade. The blade is wore down to a toothpick almost but you can barely see a stamp on the blade that says Schrade and the last two letters "AW". The scales have a catfish on one side with some grass or weeds around it. The other side (in the photo) looks like a place for personalized engraving.
The third from the bottom is a Buck 311 with U.S.A. marked under the 311. Appears to be a slim trapper. Very good shape and very sharp. I remember my dad carrying this briefly.
The second from the top is a Case Sodbuster jr. It's marked CaseXX with the tail of the C going under the XX. Below that is USA and what appears to be one dot. Unfortunately it looks like the blade is bent somewhat and has a warp/twist to it. Don't know if that can be fixed or not.
The top one is a Schrade U.S.A. 30T It has a very short blade, possibly broken and filed down. It's a lock blade but doesn't lock solid every time.
Here's the second batch. I have no idea where these came from. Maybe my grandfather's?? I've never seen them.
Starting from the left, the straight razor is marked Waterville Cutlery. It's rusted pretty bad and I can't read the rest. Looks like a smaller Waterville, ?? (maybe the state).
The one to the right of the razor has no discernible markings. The wood and blade look ancient. Sure wish I knew the story on it.
The top left is an old Barlow. Two blades. Appears to say Imperial USA on it. Maybe something under Imperial but it's rusted.
The top right is a 3 blade with a wolf scrimshaw/art on one side. Blade is marked Ranger. Underneath that is Prov. USA
The one on the far right is missing a scale on one side. Two blades. Long pat. number (maybe) on the small blade. All I can make out on the big blade is PROV. It could say Imperial on top but I'm just guessing.
The second one from the right was posted earlier under the knife id forum and I was told it was a Schmidt & Ziegler "Bull Brand" imported from Germany by Harlan Willis Burbank of Kentucky. Very rusted blades.
The one to the left of that is a simple wood work knife with no markings.
So...thanks for looking at my find. No real $$ value but lots of sentimental value!
Something kept tickling the back of my brain while I've been cruising this forum and looking at knives that strike my fancy. I knew that my dad always carried a pocketknife on him at work, hunting, fishing and loved a sharp knife....but none of them had turned up.
A few nights ago I jumped up and ran into the garage and pulled down a plastic tote that had some of Dad's army things and other belongings. There at the bottom I struck gold. Most are in bad shape but a few will go into my regular carry rotation. I'm not good with ID but maybe y'all can help me out on some.
The bottom one is the one that I remember my dad carrying the most. It's marked: Old Timer on the shield. On the blade it says Schrade with USA 340T beneath the Schrade. Did some preliminary research on it. Looks like a nice stockman. Lots of blade wear and a nice patina. It's the bottom one in the photo.
The second one from the bottom is a Schrade U.S.A. SC5?? I believe the SC stands for scrimshaw. It is a lock blade. The blade is wore down to a toothpick almost but you can barely see a stamp on the blade that says Schrade and the last two letters "AW". The scales have a catfish on one side with some grass or weeds around it. The other side (in the photo) looks like a place for personalized engraving.
The third from the bottom is a Buck 311 with U.S.A. marked under the 311. Appears to be a slim trapper. Very good shape and very sharp. I remember my dad carrying this briefly.
The second from the top is a Case Sodbuster jr. It's marked CaseXX with the tail of the C going under the XX. Below that is USA and what appears to be one dot. Unfortunately it looks like the blade is bent somewhat and has a warp/twist to it. Don't know if that can be fixed or not.
The top one is a Schrade U.S.A. 30T It has a very short blade, possibly broken and filed down. It's a lock blade but doesn't lock solid every time.
Here's the second batch. I have no idea where these came from. Maybe my grandfather's?? I've never seen them.
Starting from the left, the straight razor is marked Waterville Cutlery. It's rusted pretty bad and I can't read the rest. Looks like a smaller Waterville, ?? (maybe the state).
The one to the right of the razor has no discernible markings. The wood and blade look ancient. Sure wish I knew the story on it.
The top left is an old Barlow. Two blades. Appears to say Imperial USA on it. Maybe something under Imperial but it's rusted.
The top right is a 3 blade with a wolf scrimshaw/art on one side. Blade is marked Ranger. Underneath that is Prov. USA
The one on the far right is missing a scale on one side. Two blades. Long pat. number (maybe) on the small blade. All I can make out on the big blade is PROV. It could say Imperial on top but I'm just guessing.
The second one from the right was posted earlier under the knife id forum and I was told it was a Schmidt & Ziegler "Bull Brand" imported from Germany by Harlan Willis Burbank of Kentucky. Very rusted blades.
The one to the left of that is a simple wood work knife with no markings.
So...thanks for looking at my find. No real $$ value but lots of sentimental value!
Love to see knives with honest use on them. Congrats for finding them! Very cool!! Got one of my dad's old guns when he passed, but mom won't let me have any of the knives (yet).