Grandfather's & Other Inherited Knives

T.Erdelyi, those are some wonderful pictures of knives and your ain folk.I've got plenty of pictures of my ancestors(too much is never enough though)but none in a working environment with knives or horns-Many thanks:thumbup:
 
Here's a picture of my grandfather and 6 of my mother's brothers and sisters, if you look on his belt you'll see the horn hanging:
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I think that your story deserves a little photo restoration.....

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An old Imperial, this one came from my grandpa's house. My Dad said grandpa never carried a knife.

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Unfortunately, I do not have a knife from my grandpa. However this is one of my pocket worn favourites. I imagine it was someone's great, great, grampa's edc. I take her out for walk every once in awhile.

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Ohh Yea, nice one there smiling-knife!:thumbup: I can always count on you to give up some of those classic beauties!

You guys who possess your Granddad's pocket knives are indeed some lucky ducks, and I feel pretty honored to have witnessed you sharing them here!!

Unfortunately, I was deprived of that luxury, but my favorite Uncle who was my Grandads first son and the oldest sibling in my Fathers family, and who was the one who taught me how to hunt and fish from the very first, has described it to me many times.. I recon I love that Uncle better than almost anyone else on that side of the family.. He had four daughters and no sons. Since he had such a burning desire to pass on his outdoor expertize and knowledge to someone who wanted to be taught these valuable lessons, I was the fortunate recipient.

So I felt so dawg-gone blessed to have received his pocket knife after 17+ years of edc'n in his pocket, when he broke down and purchased himself a brand new one.

Anyway, here is my Uncle Lew's knife which some of you have perhaps already seen but I thought I would show it here again as this thread seems appropriate for this purpose... And yes, I still carry it sometimes..

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Talk about your pocket worn..:cool: She's a Case XX 1940-64 #64047P in old jigged Green bone that is nearly worn smooth to a glassy finish.

Thanks for a fine thread, moose!
 
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Thanks very for the compliment sunnyd. Your knife is a real beauty. I love the look of that pocket worn bone and the long clip blade. What does the 0 stand for in the 64047 number please?
 
I love that story SunnyD. It looks like that knife has gotten some use too. I can barely make out the "Case" on the the shield.

I don't have search capability, but if someone could find the thread fewpop started about his grandfather's knife it would be much appreciated. That knife belongs in this thread also.
 
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kamagong said:
I love that story SunnyD.

I don't have search capability, but if someone could find the thread fewpop started about his grandfather's knife it would be much apreciated. That knife belongs in ths thread also.
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kamagong,

Great point my brother. I forgot that it was fewpop's Grandpa, but you are right on the money about that fine thread should be included here.

Perhaps I can assist in some small way here and let fewpop take her from there.
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AHHH, What the hell..

Here she is, one of my all time favorite threads in the forum from one of my all time favorite members about a very special knife from his Grandad. I hope you approve of me contributing this great thread for you, fewpop..

http://www.bladeforums.com/forums/showthread.php?t=472269&highlight=fewpop&page=6

Anthony
 
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My Great Grandpa's Imperial Knife he carried it for as long as I knew him. I carry it myslef frequently when not working. I don't know the model number or I would buy a newer one, all the markings other than Imperial are pretty much gone. The pocket watch is mine.


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ChrisY

I like your grandfathers Case. Well worn but well taken care of!

Ken
 
My grandfather managed cattle ranches in the plains of Buenos Aires, sugar cane plantations in the northern jungles in El Chaco and Formosa (where most of the workers were indians that didn't speak Spanish at all), etc. He was great with a machete, and he usually carried a traditional sheath knife with a rather thin 5" blade and a Boker folder. On Sundays or special ocassions he'd carry a shorter knife with silver and gold handle and sheath.

The SAK in the picture is an old Wenger, which was quite uncommon in Argentina back then. He got it as a gift from a Swiss doctor that invested in his livestock business. After he moved closer to the city so my dad could go to a good school and later on to law school (he's a judge now) it became his EDC, he used it until the day he died (after he retired he moved to the mountains, my family doesn't stand city life for long, it's in the genes).

Sorry for the horrible quality pics:
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Franciscomv said:
My grandfather managed cattle ranches in the plains of Buenos Aires, sugar cane plantations in the northern jungles in El Chaco and Formosa (where most of the workers were indians that didn't speak Spanish at all), etc. He was great with a machete, and he usually carried a traditional sheath knife with a rather thin 5" blade and a Boker folder. On Sundays or special ocassions he'd carry a shorter knife with silver and gold handle and sheath.
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The second and third knife are beautiful. Both of the knives has bolsters but no guards. Btw, what was the reason for the design of them. In addition, how did ranchers use those knives? Thanks

God Bless
 
Wonderful pictures and memories with the past!

While I do not have a picture or knife from My grandfather on my Dads side I do have a few stories he told me about his youth spent in Eskilstuna Sweden. He worked in the knife factories before he immigrated to United States during the Great Depression about 1930 or 1931. He was not considered a skilled cutler and from what he told me about his experience in the knife factories I gather he was low on the totem pole. I am sure he would have swept , cleaned and possibly did some assembly work. I dearly wish he was with us today! There is so much I would ask him. It really is a shame when we are young we do not appreciate our elders.

Thanks for sharing these pictures of knives and people that have touched so many lives!
 
Here some pocket worn slippies and (1 lockback) :D

From left:

old SAK with markings "Elsener Schwyz" and "29" on main blade (from 1929)
old SAK without markings (possibly from same period as above?)
old Lütters Cie Solingen Löwenmesser (possibly from 1897 - early 1900`s I was told)
old G Gräfrath Solingen lockback (possibly from late 1930`s to early 1940`s?)
old Slippie marked with "Solingen" in script, only (1940`s ??)


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from other side

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That Löwenmesser has a nicely worn blade (but still scary sharp!) :D
 
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Wolfgang, that stag lockback is right up my street!
Fantastic looking knife there and barehead,congratulations.
 
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