Good Day At The Antique Shop

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67nick

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Went by a local antique shop today just to find out what the owner had laying around... And I think I found a honey hole!!!

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Rare Case Tested B10050 (1920-1940), needs a bath but in great condition for its age with no damage to the covers!





Camillus Cutlery Co. Camillus N.Y. USA (1919-1941), not sure of the correct pattern name. Basically it's a small electricians knife that was military issue if I'm not mistaken. Very cool knife!!!





Schrade Cut. Co. Walden NY (1904-1946), barehead jack with what I was told are Rosewood covers. In better light you can see hints of red in the wood. This one reminds me exactly of a GEC 15, it has incredible snap for its age.





PAL Cutlery Co. Made in USA (1945-1953), scout knife with jigged delrin covers, probably made by Remington. This one looks like it was probably sharpened then stuck in a drawer for the next 60 years. The condition is darn good for its age, though it could use a little cleaning.





Thanks for lookin' and I hope you enjoy them as much as I do!!! :thumbup:
 
Each and every one a great knife-yes that Early Case is a very cool find, but the others are to me just as great! well done!!!!

Now why cant I find this???? :grumpy:




:D, great to see a forum member discovering these rather than a kid who immediately takes them to a grinder!!
 
Campbellclanman said:
Each and every one a great knife-yes that Early Case is a very cool find, but the others are to me just as great! well done!!!!

Now why cant I find this???? :grumpy:




:D, great to see a forum member discovering these rather than a kid who immediately takes them to a grinder!!
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Thanks Duncan! Yes the Case is a rare one indeed, until now I've only seen the B10050 in pictures.
 
Dang, thats a heck of a score! Love the Schrade
 
Great catch. I rarely find nice knives at antique stores. Usually just overpriced Colonials and Imperials.
 
Nice haul Nick!Those are some real treasures there.

Sadly my local Antique shop had to close to make room for a dat-blamed CVS Pharmacy.:grumpy:
 
That electricians knife was issued to the Signal Corps. (S.C.U.S.A.)
Nice finds, all of them!!
 
67nick said:
Rare Case Tested B10050 (1920-1940), needs a bath but in great condition for its age with no damage to the covers!
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And it should stay that way. Any attempt at cleaning could set off decomposition in those scales. Petroleum oils and other cleaning products should be kept well away from that celluloid. It seems to have been stored properly for years and any change such as humidity, exposure to sunlight or change in temperature could set things in motion. I'd keep it in a cool dark place away from other knives just in case. By the time you notice decomposition outgassing may have already done some damage to any knives nearby.
 
Congrats on a great find! The Case of many colors just blows me away....more pics later please.
Peter
 
waynorth said:
That electricians knife was issued to the Signal Corps. (S.C.U.S.A.)
Nice finds, all of them!!
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Thanks Charlie, I really appreciate the information on the Camillus. I wish I would have gotten a closer pic of the tang stamp, it's my favorite Camillus stamp.
 
Arathol said:
And it should stay that way. Any attempt at cleaning could set off decomposition in those scales. Petroleum oils and other cleaning products should be kept well away from that celluloid. It seems to have been stored properly for years and any change such as humidity, exposure to sunlight or change in temperature could set things in motion. I'd keep it in a cool dark place away from other knives just in case. By the time you notice decomposition outgassing may have already done some damage to any knives nearby.
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Good to know!!! I was toying with the idea of giving it a mineral oil bath, I'm really glad you told me not to.
 
Wow! Just finding one of those would be great, all at once.......very rare!
 
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67nick said:
Went by a local antique shop today just to find out what the owner had laying around... And I think I found a honey hole!!!

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PAL Cutlery Co. Made in USA (1945-1953), scout knife with jigged delrin covers, probably made by Remington. This one looks like it was probably sharpened then stuck in a drawer for the next 60 years. The condition is darn good for its age, though it could use a little cleaning.





Thanks for lookin' and I hope you enjoy them as much as I do!!! :thumbup:
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Too cool! FYI, to the best of my memory, Remington Arms Co. sold out, lock stock and barrel to Joe Mailman and his brother Abe, owners of PAL Blade, in early 1940. So PAL may well have assembled the knife from leftover Remington parts, but doubtful that Remington made it for PAL. Sweet finds one and all. I should be so lucky!! :thumbup:
 
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