From Cattle Knife to Stockman!

Gevonovich said:
Man o man !!! From Albert's sample drawer :eek: Now that boggles the mind !!!!
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It does indeed, Gev. Stored with it is one more mind boggler! I'd love to find this Camillus Stockman pictured in a catalog; especially with a name!!
It has three springs, the pile spring having two opposing blades.
Mark blade, a standard clip. Next, a turkish clip (I think!). Don't see them too often!
At the pile spring a punch, and what might be a spey (but is a bit odd).
All four blades have 4-line Camillus stamps.
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Thats a Turkish Clip if ever there was one Charlie, What a fantatstic Knife- Thats the sort of knife that a mediocre Collector like my self would give almost anything for a knife like that :eek::eek: ( I will offer Paul's Lefty :D ).
If EVER there was a Knife that deserved a name of "Premier Stockman" this would be the Knife.
 
Here are two more rather unusual stock knives.

GEC #82, with muskrat clip, Wharncliffe, and pen clip blades @ 4.2" closed.
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And a Winchester prototype with a Turkish clip main @ 4.3 inches closed.
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waynorth said:
It does indeed, Gev. Stored with it is one more mind boggler! I'd love to find this Camillus Stockman pictured in a catalog; especially with a name!!
It has three springs, the pile spring having two opposing blades.
Mark blade, a standard clip. Next, a turkish clip (I think!). Don't see them too often!
At the pile spring a punch, and what might be a spey (but is a bit odd).
All four blades have 4-line Camillus stamps.
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I say Premium Cattle Knife :eek: How long is it closed? The beauty of this one must be breath taking in hand ;)
 
That Premium Stock (corrected from Cattle) knife is 3 7/8" long, Gev! Breathtaking indeed; the blades are beautiful, nicely patina-ed, and clad in great jigged bone.
(I think Premium Stock knife is more correct!)

Nice I*XL Charles!!
 
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waynorth said:
Nice Stag Cattle, North Shore!!

Muchas Gratias for the pics Jake!! It is such an education, to be able to look back in those catalogs!!
I was looking for that almost-gunstock pattern (thought I had one) but found this one instead. A 3-spring whittler-ish Premium Stockman! Came from Albert Baer's sample drawer, I was told!
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Using google image search I was able to find a close visual match in this 1963 Spiegel catalog. It is called a "spider monkey". ;) :D :p

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This spider monkey from HSB looks like it might have 3 large blades.

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Here are a few with two large blades and a smaller blade.

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The most uncommon might be a stockman with a cap lifter. :eek:

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Until recently, I hadn't seen a stockman with a cap lifter. A forum member was selling a 5 blade sowbelly with a cap lifter... a beer belly! :cool::D It was rehafted by another forum member but the blades were described as original to the knife.
 
These threads are a wealth of knowledge. Thank you to all who have provided such.
 
neal70 said:
View attachment 855417 What is a 4 1/4” Stockman then Charlie? Or are they simply big:D (the left one)
Thanks, Neal
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Nice monkey business, Jake!!:D
I think the left knife is a Premium Stock knife Neal, modified for an equestrian. And everyone knows what you mean if you call it a Stockman!!
Of course you could call it a Premium Spider Monkey!!:p:D

Above, the OVB, the Remington and the Ulster could all be accused of having three springs!!
Unless the artist was just monkeying around??:rolleyes:
 
Very good observation Charlie! They sure do look like three springs in those artist renderings:rolleyes:o_O Yeah must have been monkeying around:D
 
supratentorial said:
The most uncommon might be a stockman with a cap lifter. :eek:

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Until recently, I hadn't seen a stockman with a cap lifter. A forum member was selling a 5 blade sowbelly with a cap lifter... a beer belly! :cool::D It was rehafted by another forum member but the blades were described as original to the knife.
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With all the icy cold beverage drinkers around here, one would think a “Beer Belly” would sell quite well! Idk how long pressed caps have been around, but I would guess someone wanted to incorporate an opener into a knife within a year or less.:D Purely hypothetical of course:)
Thanks, Neal
 
supratentorial said:
The most uncommon might be a stockman with a cap lifter. :eek:

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Until recently, I hadn't seen a stockman with a cap lifter. A forum member was selling a 5 blade sowbelly with a cap lifter... a beer belly! :cool::D It was rehafted by another forum member but the blades were described as original to the knife.
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OH NO!! Now someone is going to ask GEC to produce one!!!:eek::(
Hope everyone forgets this thread when a Sowbelly comes along!!!:p
I still remember the Beerlow kafuffles of past discussions!!:rolleyes:
 
Just before this cap lifter nonsense :rolleyes: there was talk about the three spring Stock knife. Here is a Catturaugus with nice thin slicing blades as is evident by the tipped sheepsfoot blade. :(
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Neat knife! Here's another interesting stockman from Cattaraugus.

Cattaraugus also made an interesting cattle knife with a "scribe" (large coping) blade in place of the sheepfoot. Queen or Schatt&Morgan made a similar cattle knife more recently.

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