Go East Old Man!

Sorry to see this so late Charlie, safe travels as many have wished above Charlie, I hope you have a great time, and I am sure that there will be lots of eye candy to see, I don't know just how you do it?.... but we all enjoy to see your great knives!
 
Enjoy your trip,and good hunting.

Grohmann is my dream knife,since i lost my Original, long time ago.

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You could get Anthony Hopkins knife from movie "The Edge" ;)
 
Thanks for showing off your Canada connections, folks! I visited the Grohmann outlet in Pictou yesterday, but the factory itself was closed. Bad timing, because they offer free tours! Sigh. . . . . .
Get this!! A 70 mile long yard sale in PEI, and no knives worth mentioning!! I suspect any good ones were gone by 6:30 am.
It's an annual event here, near Charlottetown.
An unusual thing to find on a vacation ramble. My wife enjoyed it, thank goodness!
 
:confused: Can you provide information concerning the pocket knives marked "Government of Canada" and "Civil Service Canada"? What agency would issue these and for what purpose? They do not appear to be military. :cool:
 
waynorth said:
Sigh. . . . . .

Get this!! A 70 mile long yard sale in PEI, and no knives worth mentioning!! My wife enjoyed it, thank goodness!
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I would have expected the sigh. . . . . . after the 70 mile yard sale.:)
 
Faiaoga said:
:confused: Can you provide information concerning the pocket knives marked "Government of Canada" and "Civil Service Canada"? What agency would issue these and for what purpose? They do not appear to be military. :cool:
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Is there no information concerning these? The history behind them must be interesting.
 
waynorth said:
Left Nova Scotia and arrived in Charlottetown PEI last night. Brought with me one of the "lost" old Lambfoot bladed knives - stag handled no less - from a country antique store. Also found a few other misc. folders.
Finding old knives is alive and well in the Maritime Provinces!!
Pics when I return ca. Oct 1st.
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I want to see those Lost Lambsfoot knives Charlie, I imagine them to be very nice knives, I have been waiting to try and get some time to take a few photos as a follow up from the England trip, I just took a few quick ( and terrible ) night shots inside-we have terrible weather right now.
This lovely Grohmann of mine is Quality all the way, a beautiful knife, and superbly made.....







 
wlfryjr said:
I would have expected the sigh. . . . . . after the 70 mile yard sale.:)
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We covered about 10-15 miles of it, Lyle! Enough for any sane person. . . . .:D
But there were a lot of less than sane people out there.
 
waynorth said:
Thanks for all the good wishes!!
A-knife huntin' we will go!!
(among the other things one does on vacation, as my sweetie gently reminded me!!)
Off to the airport!!
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That is something I might hear from my sweetie. :). Have fun.
 
Sounds like a great vacation to me!

Nothing Canadian that I can think of here.
 
scrteened porch said:
All I have is the Cold Steel version of the Russell/Grohman. May your foray be fruitful.
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I accidentally re-discovered the existence of the Russell #1 belt knife 20 years ago and promptly commissioned Grohmann, Pictou, Nova Scotia for a carbon steel and horn version. Unless it is lost or stolen I will never have a need for another field knife but I'm curious. I know that the patent for the Russell expired in around 1978 and that one or two German knife makers immediately began copying them but are you telling me that Cold Steel is also producing a copy? The #1 Russell (and derivatives of it) has a unique and memorable shape when you see the first one but once you've opened up fish, ducks and geese and skinned a deer or moose with one you'll never again reach for anything else.
 
I must apologise Charlie-I looked back at my post and it read as though it was a demand! 'I want to see those knives" I was meaning that I would love to see those knives that you picked up.
Charlie - when you say there's miles and miles of sales- how are these situated? I am trying to place a picture in my mind.
Sounds like a great time.
 
The cutlery finds from Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island!
OK, I got my package, and I did a couple of scans "as is", before I oil them or do anything else. Some are a bit relic-y, but the whole works cost very little.
The folders:
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And the fixed blades:
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Nice catch Charlie. A couple of those folders catch my eye - the one on far left and the one at the bottom especially looks to be quite old.
 
Faiaoga said:
Is there no information concerning these? The history behind them must be interesting.
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Sorry, just saw your posts now. I have written the archives of Canada regarding your exact question, so far no answer. The Wostenholm whittler seems a very strange knife for any branch of government workers. Although they could have been for the Members of Parliament for whittlin instead of listening ;-)))
The Rodgers jack is likely around WW1, the Wostenholm is only marked Sheffield which would normally lead one to believe it was pre 1891 but being the Canada was part of the British empire I'm not sure the mark regulations would count. If I find anything out I'll post it.
Finding the second one makes it a collection, I've been looking everywhere for similar marks. Charlie has a knife marked Hudson's Bay company that I wouldn't mind finding in a junk store )))
Best regards

Robin
 
The bottom Lambfoot is marked C.Johnson & Company (over) Sheffield.
The pen blade is broken unfortunately.
The left knife is an early Camillus with nice bone handles, nearly full, and a fancy copper bail. The prize of the lot!!
The Hawk is a Ka-Bar.
That nice pearl is a Boker with a reverse etch, and the Shriner is a Henckels(sp?).
As I oil and de-rust them I'll find out what the others are.

The fixed blade Hawk is an I*XL.
 
That Camillus rope knife is sweet Charlie, Nice bone nice catch. Is that a forward nail nick on the lambsfoot?
Best regards

Robin
 
Pipeman said:
That Camillus rope knife is sweet Charlie, Nice bone nice catch. Is that a forward nail nick on the lambsfoot?
Best regards

Robin
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No Robin, that's just a dark spot. Like one of your knives, it is marked Sheffield, but not England. Maybe it was indeed not necessary to stamp England for a time.
Duncan, sorry to disappoint on the Lambfoot - it's a bit of a clunker: Unlike that exquisite Grohmann of yours!!
That's a nice one!!
 
That Camillus is just a corker - mind you Charlie, and as far as the "Clunker" goes - it looks just beautiful, Im sure with a 0000 grade steel wool on the Bolsters ( 0000 doesn't take away Patina ) etc, it will look a very respectable knife-it does now in my opinion - Gorgeous Stag, the English and Germans in the era went all out on the Stag didn't they!
Interesting placement of the Shield as well - to the side quite one way - does it have Shields on both sides - if so is that side the same?

The Henckels looks different, this is the first time I have seen a Shriner knife! what is the story about that?

Im having a good look at that Puukko knife - that is nicely done knife, the handle is quite beautiful - and I like the Sheath, and picking up an I*XL like that is a wee bit different, I thought it may have been re-handled but now I don't think so - nice catch Charlie!
 
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