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Grandfathers’ Knives
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So, my grandfather did a lot of fishing. Mostly coho salmon, perch, and bluegill. But also sunfish, steelhead, king salmon, walleye, lake trout, and much more. He never did a lot of fly fishing, but did own a glass rod that is now in my possession. I did almost all of my fishing with him, but also got really into fly fishing small streams for natural trout.
We also did all of our hunting together. Deer every year and rabbit constantly. Only on special occasions would we go out for pheasant. My grandfather used to own a dozen beagles or so for rabbit. Funny that once they were gone and I was of age, he took me out to kick the brush piles
Anyway, I mention all of this because I only inherited one folder of my grandfathers. I'm not sure he had much more. The folder was an Uncle Henry which we used to clean virtually all of our game.
Leave it to Schrade, but I found it odd that this knife which was stainless had carbon springs.
I posted in another thread a knife which I never saw my grandpa use. I imagine that it might have accompanied him on one of his many hunting trips, and he likely used it as a bird and trout knife for cleaning fish and small game.
That knife, I believe very well may have been a grandpa custom. I say that because he was known to make tools that fit his purpose or desire. Here is a filet knife with no markings, save for his initials.
It seems like he had a "style" as the above two knives look very similar in their construction. Here is another example of a knife with no markings whatsoever. Whether or not my grandpa made it, I am not certain. But, it fits the style of the previous knives.
Here was another knife of his that I've inherited. Nothing special, but lots of memories cleaning fish with these knives. Most of the guns we used for hunting were the older Belgium Brownings. So, I'm not surprised he also had a Browning filet knife.
And I did not know about J Marttiini Finland knives until I acquired this one. But, it appears old to me, and I wonder if I never saw this one in my hands because my grandpa kept it to himself
Lastly, this is not a knife my grandpa carried or used. Rather, it was a knife he picked out for me in person from SMKW in the early to mid 90's. I remember standing at the glass counter and him explaining to me that Case was as good as it gets and that I need to hold on to this knife and take care of it and it will be worth money one day
This is really before the internet was popular. So, how he found out about SMKW is beyond me. He must've seen it coming off of the highway to our timeshare and demanded we go. I still have the box and it makes me laugh that it still has the sticker price; $18.99. This was my first ever knife and getting a Case XX was certainly a treat. Oddly enough, for all of the negative things I hear about case in the 90's, this might have the cleanest backsprings I've seen on any modern case knife to date... go grandpa 
Anway, too many memories and stories to tell. But, I feel this is a modest contribution to this grandfather's knives thread.
We also did all of our hunting together. Deer every year and rabbit constantly. Only on special occasions would we go out for pheasant. My grandfather used to own a dozen beagles or so for rabbit. Funny that once they were gone and I was of age, he took me out to kick the brush piles
Anyway, I mention all of this because I only inherited one folder of my grandfathers. I'm not sure he had much more. The folder was an Uncle Henry which we used to clean virtually all of our game.
Leave it to Schrade, but I found it odd that this knife which was stainless had carbon springs.
I posted in another thread a knife which I never saw my grandpa use. I imagine that it might have accompanied him on one of his many hunting trips, and he likely used it as a bird and trout knife for cleaning fish and small game.
That knife, I believe very well may have been a grandpa custom. I say that because he was known to make tools that fit his purpose or desire. Here is a filet knife with no markings, save for his initials.
It seems like he had a "style" as the above two knives look very similar in their construction. Here is another example of a knife with no markings whatsoever. Whether or not my grandpa made it, I am not certain. But, it fits the style of the previous knives.
Here was another knife of his that I've inherited. Nothing special, but lots of memories cleaning fish with these knives. Most of the guns we used for hunting were the older Belgium Brownings. So, I'm not surprised he also had a Browning filet knife.
And I did not know about J Marttiini Finland knives until I acquired this one. But, it appears old to me, and I wonder if I never saw this one in my hands because my grandpa kept it to himself
Lastly, this is not a knife my grandpa carried or used. Rather, it was a knife he picked out for me in person from SMKW in the early to mid 90's. I remember standing at the glass counter and him explaining to me that Case was as good as it gets and that I need to hold on to this knife and take care of it and it will be worth money one day
This is really before the internet was popular. So, how he found out about SMKW is beyond me. He must've seen it coming off of the highway to our timeshare and demanded we go. I still have the box and it makes me laugh that it still has the sticker price; $18.99. This was my first ever knife and getting a Case XX was certainly a treat. Oddly enough, for all of the negative things I hear about case in the 90's, this might have the cleanest backsprings I've seen on any modern case knife to date... go grandpa
Anway, too many memories and stories to tell. But, I feel this is a modest contribution to this grandfather's knives thread.
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Papa ran a filling station after he was a B-17 pilot in WW2. Matthews is the maiden name of BigMama(his wife), and my awesome Grandma. She was the best. He said “When I take a drive, I have to be careful to avoid all the churches. Because she’ll want to go in and help them with something.”
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My father was fourteen years old when WWII ended, and Grandpa came home and gave him this Kutmaster:
When Grandpa died in 1986, my aunt asked if I wanted a box of odds and ends from his desk and dresser. Along with a tiny m.o.p. watch fob knife, there was a Standard Knife Co. in celluloid. A few years ago,
glennbad
re-covered it in acrylic for me.
Dad's arriving tomorrow for Thanksgiving, and I think I'll carry Grandpa's little sparkly knife. I'm sure Dad will want to carve the turkey with the electric carver he likes so much, rather than his old Kutmaster.
When Grandpa died in 1986, my aunt asked if I wanted a box of odds and ends from his desk and dresser. Along with a tiny m.o.p. watch fob knife, there was a Standard Knife Co. in celluloid. A few years ago,
glennbad
re-covered it in acrylic for me.
Dad's arriving tomorrow for Thanksgiving, and I think I'll carry Grandpa's little sparkly knife. I'm sure Dad will want to carve the turkey with the electric carver he likes so much, rather than his old Kutmaster.
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Camillus, Primble, Buck, Case and I think my dad still has 1 or 2 others that were also my grandfather's.
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Grandad moved to Montana, Alaska and back to Montana after WWII. He would come back to Wisconsin a couple times a year to visit. He would take us to the Mississippi River fishing and make whistles out of a willow branch with this Frontier. He gave me the Western when I was bow hunting in Montana in 1997. He carried it on Okinawa in WWII in the Seabees, used it on Moose, Caribou and fish in Alaska. Deer and Pronghorn in Montana. Now I still use it on hunts here and there. Black bear, elk, moose, deer and pronghorn. It’ll get passed down one day but not till my hunting days are over.
My other Grandad was a farmer in Wisconsin. I saw him use a pocketknife daily but never paid any attention. Dad gave me this Case and said it was Gramp’s knife.
My other Grandad was a farmer in Wisconsin. I saw him use a pocketknife daily but never paid any attention. Dad gave me this Case and said it was Gramp’s knife.
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I've been going through some old boxes in the basement and came across a couple of knives that belonged to my grandfathers. They've been hidden away for over 40 years. One of these I never even knew I had, the other I had completely forgotten about. My grandfathers were as opposite of each other as two men could be. My maternal grandfather, in his prime, was 6'4", 220 pounds and the kindest, gentlest man I've ever known. My paternal grandfather was a small, wiry guy, about 5'6" 150 pounds and one of the orneriest guys I've ever known. They never hung out much with each other, but they were definitely friends and they always seemed to bring out the best in each other.
My maternal grandfather had this knife, though it should probably be more accurately categorized as a letter opener. It seems too sharp to be a letter opener, but I'm not sure. Anyways, my grandfather carved his initials on one side and 'France' on the other. He served in the Army in France in WW1 and I'm sure that he picked it up there as a souvenir. That would maker it over 100 years old now. It's pretty rough and needs a bit of a cleanup.
The other knife belonged to my paternal grandfather and is the one I never knew I had. He was a machinist and I found it in one of many boxes of old tools that I inherited. It's a Camillus Radio knife that is in very rough shape with a lot of rust and dirt. I haven't been able to find much information about it or when it was made. It's not the same as a TL-29 style electrician's knife, but it has a knife blade along with the non-locking screwdriver. I'll be giving this one some TLC as well.
Mark
My maternal grandfather had this knife, though it should probably be more accurately categorized as a letter opener. It seems too sharp to be a letter opener, but I'm not sure. Anyways, my grandfather carved his initials on one side and 'France' on the other. He served in the Army in France in WW1 and I'm sure that he picked it up there as a souvenir. That would maker it over 100 years old now. It's pretty rough and needs a bit of a cleanup.
The other knife belonged to my paternal grandfather and is the one I never knew I had. He was a machinist and I found it in one of many boxes of old tools that I inherited. It's a Camillus Radio knife that is in very rough shape with a lot of rust and dirt. I haven't been able to find much information about it or when it was made. It's not the same as a TL-29 style electrician's knife, but it has a knife blade along with the non-locking screwdriver. I'll be giving this one some TLC as well.
Mark
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The Radio knife looks like the Signal Corps knife that preceeded the TL-29. T-AI've been going through some old boxes in the basement and came across a couple of knives that belonged to my grandfathers. They've been hidden away for over 40 years. One of these I never even knew I had, the other I had completely forgotten about. My grandfathers were as opposite of each other as two men could be. My maternal grandfather, in his prime, was 6'4", 220 pounds and the kindest, gentlest man I've ever known. My paternal grandfather was a small, wiry guy, about 5'6" 150 pounds and one of the orneriest guys I've ever known. They never hung out much with each other, but they were definitely friends and they always seemed to bring out the best in each other.
My maternal grandfather had this knife, though it should probably be more accurately categorized as a letter opener. It seems too sharp to be a letter opener, but I'm not sure. Anyways, my grandfather carved his initials on one side and 'France' on the other. He served in the Army in France in WW1 and I'm sure that he picked it up there as a souvenir. That would maker it over 100 years old now. It's pretty rough and needs a bit of a cleanup.
The other knife belonged to my paternal grandfather and is the one I never knew I had. He was a machinist and I found it in one of many boxes of old tools that I inherited. It's a Camillus Radio knife that is in very rough shape with a lot of rust and dirt. I haven't been able to find much information about it or when it was made. It's not the same as a TL-29 style electrician's knife, but it has a knife blade along with the non-locking screwdriver. I'll be giving this one some TLC as well.
Mark
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Now I have to start looking for Signal Corps knives to add to my collection.