Grandfather's & Other Inherited Knives

kidwholaughs said:
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
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Sorry for the late reply.

There were other knives with guards and longer blades, which were mainly used as weapons. These knives have integral bolsters and the way the edge is lower than the handle creates some sort of protection for the hand. These were working knives, used for any kind of rural task you can think of. A jack of all trades.

The design evolved from old European knives.
 
Hi,

I just found this knife in an old desk drawer yesterday. It belonged to my Mother's father. I remember him carrying it and using it virtually everyday around the farm. It did everything from opening mail to castrating pigs, to scrapping out his pipe. It's blades are almost ground to nothing and are loose as a goose. But the back springs are still pretty good, and the half-stops still good.

Grandpa's Camillus Peanut:
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It will always remind me of him.
dalee
 
After seeing some mention of a Grandfather's knife thread, in another thread here, I searched and found this one. I must have been away when it went down, so I thought I'd bring it back, rather than waste bandwidth on a new one.
So , here's my grandfather's knife, given to me by my Dad in the 1980s. Dad explained to me that nannu Giuseppe brought it with him from Sicily at the turn of the last century. My Dad inherited it when Nannu died in 1920. My Dad was 9 years old.
The handle is olive wood, and it looks to be made in a low tech fashion. I had to glue the handle, but otherwise it hasn't been altered for many decades.
Here it is with a standard Barlow for comparison.
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Thanks to an alert moderator, Grandpa threads have been combined! Thanks to Dalee, and all contributors, this great topic is alive and well! Show us YOUR Grandpa's (Nannu's) knives folks!!
 
This was my grandpa's old Case. He carried from the early 50's until his death in 2000. He was a life long carpenter. So that knife has seen more than most knives ever will. He didn't own any other knives, but this one. He used it for cutting carpet, cleaning quail, cutting apples, etc. He got it after he got back from WW2. I remember him using it when I was a kid back in the early 1970's. After he died, about a week went by, my daddy walked up to me and said "here is your grandpa's old knife, I know you'll appreciate it." I treasure that knife more than any other. My second favorite is my daddy's old Case he carried until a few years ago, when I gave him a little Case Tony Bose saddle horn, he retired the old , worn out trapper. He carries the Case Bose now. I remember him using that old Case trapper all the time. Seems like it was from the sixties. He too, was a carpenter. Hope you enjoy these well used beauts......
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Amazing, i soon will be receiving my great-grandfathers knife, He was born and lived in Sicily... Any ides on what it might look like?
 
moose1132 said:
Amazing, i soon will be receiving my great-grandfathers knife, He was born and lived in Sicily... Any ides on what it might look like?
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Most older knives from Sicily are single blade Jacks, often with wood or horn handles. Please show us when you receive it!!
 
You might say this belongs here: from this thread a couple of month ago

A knife that looks exactly like the one my grandpa used - most of you probably know about it.
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Peter
 
and memories :thumbup:
a couple of mine, the camillus 26 was my first real knife was my grandads before a stroke robbed him of his ability to get around, wasnt used much if at all i was given the knife 20+ years ago after his death... The sheath was made by a family friend i believe.
The utica was also his i received a couple of years ago, well loved for sure:)
One of my favorite knives in my little collection
You could take all the others and leave me the handful from him and i'd be happy :thumbup:
cheers
ivan
(the blades are a little blown out, sorry)
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Charlie, that's a monster of a knife. I guess it was inevitable, it looks like you got your knifenut genes from your grandfather.

I really like the looks of that bone handled barlow. That's what I call an EDC.
 
Great Pictures guys! I am unable to post pictures but I love to see those old heirloom knives.
If only they could talk.
My love for knives started with a Schrade 8ot that my granddad kept in his desk. I always found some excuse to get in his desk and check out that knife when I went to visit him.
I now own that knife as well as the Schrade electricians knife that was his EDC.
Keep em coming guys.
 
kamagong said:
Charlie, that's a monster of a knife. I guess it was inevitable, it looks like you got your knifenut genes from your grandfather.

I really like the looks of that bone handled barlow. That's what I call an EDC.
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That Barlow is definitely easier to tote than Grandpa Giuseppe's knife, Kamagong.

But they tell me men were tougher back then:eek:!:D
 
There may have been a similar thread like this started here before, if so, I apologize, but even if there, was please re-post for us newer folks, it would be greatly appreciated!

Please share any pictures of a special knife you ultimately came to own, that was your grandfathers, fathers, or someone that had a big impact on your life....and any stories you care to share about how you witnessed it being used would be great too!

I will post one soon, camera is dead.....but had this post on my mind and wanted to get it started.

No matter how worn they are, if they hold a special memory for you we would love to see them...the more patina the better!

Thanks!
 
Merged TwoDogs' request with this older thread to keep the spirit going and so as not to let some of the earlier entries fade away...
 
sgbeskin said:
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I hope my Small Texas Jack will end up looking like that in 60 years, just not next week :D. Seriously though, I think it's really good treat grandparents to a nice knife, especially if they like knives. They really do deserve it. :thumbup:

God Bless
 
Blues....thanks for merging the two, what a great thread, I am sorry I missed it. Please guys keep it going, I know there are many many more knives and stories out there. Not to hijack this thread but if everyone agrees I would like to suggest that it could be not only your grandfather, but your father too, or someone that had a big impact on your life when you were growing up. Heck I have my grandmothers butcher knife that I wouldn't take a million dollars for....not to mention that my grandfather also used it for game as needed....again a product of a generation that saved and made do, one IMO we should return to.
 
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