Grandpa's knife

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MarkN86

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Hey everyone. Years ago when my grandmother was cleaning out the cabinets moving out of her house I was given an old Saber barlow. The knife belonged to my grandfather, who passed away when I was 6 months old.

To most people this is a cheap $5 hardware store special but to me this knife is invaluable. Does anyone else have any knives of sentimental value that belonged to a parent or grandparent?

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Very nice Mark. :thumbup: Retail has nothing to do with it. You can't place a number on sentimental value. Cherish that one. :D
 
I have a couple.
One is an old carbon Schrade Sharpfinger, that my Dad bought years ago and then gave to me when I turned old enough to hunt. I still carry it now and then, but usually only special occasions, it's the only knife in my possession that I would be absolutely heartbroken if I lost.

The second is my Grandpa's old Ka-Bar Boys Knife, that my dad lent to me about 15 years ago when hunting and I just returned to him for Fathers Day last year. I love that little fixed blade, I've already made it clear to my brothers that when my Dad dies, that knife is mine again.
 
I have an Old Timer that belonged to my grandad, and some straight razors that belonged to my great grandad. I love the idea of having somthing that they used daily!
 
I have the German Swiss Army style knife that my father carried on a daily basis.

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Always a pleasure to see these special heirloom knives :thumbup:

knarfeng said:
I have the German Swiss Army style knife that my father carried on a daily basis.

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Hey Frank, I have one just like that, mine says T H Pradel on the main blade to the right of the nail nick, and I have always assumed it was French. Does your dad's have a tang stamp?
 
I have my dad's Schrade 895 stockman that he carried for years. He passed away a month ago and my sisters who still live in the area said he had asked that it be given to me, I presume since I am the only family member who is a knife enthusiast. I carried it for a few days, but was worried about having it fall out of my pocket, so I bought a Case yellow cv stockman for myself for Father's Day to carry in its place.
 
My grandfather started me on a lifetime of knife collecting giving me a Queen bone handled single blade barlow (which I still have). That was some 60+ years ago.
Rich
 
My grandfathers large schrade stockman and his fathers kbar stockman. The big one has cleaned more rabbits than you could imagine (20 or so every weekend of hunting season for many many years) and the small one was great grandpas teeth. He would cut up stuff small enough to swallow with it.

They do not get carried. Not expensive but the most valuable in my collection. I now wish grandpa had been buried with his, just like grandma with her bible.

 
Jack Black said:
Hey Frank, I have one just like that, mine says T H Pradel on the main blade to the right of the nail nick, and I have always assumed it was French. Does your dad's have a tang stamp?
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No tang stamp aside from "INOX".
It may be Swiss, not German. The handle has "Interlaken" imprinted on it. My father traveled for some months through Europe in the late 1930's. I had always assumed he acquired it during that time period, but I never asked him. I just remember that this was the knife he carried every day when I was growing up in the 50's and 60's.
 
I have four that are priceless to me that belonged to my dad and his dad.

This old Sodbuster Jr. was my dad's and he carried it for years. About 1/3 of the blade has been sharpened off.



The next three belonged to my grandfather. The two smaller ones or "The Twins" as I call them were used by him like scalpels.



 
All the blades shown are, indeed, special. May you be blessed by their memory forever.

Captain O
 
btmccutcheon said:
I have four that are priceless to me that belonged to my dad and his dad.

This old Sodbuster Jr. was my dad's and he carried it for years. About 1/3 of the blade has been sharpened off.



The next three belonged to my grandfather. The two smaller ones or "The Twins" as I call them were used by him like scalpels.



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Lovely things to have mate. You ain't wrong about the dog thing either. :thumbup:
 
knarfeng said:
No tang stamp aside from "INOX".
It may be Swiss, not German. The handle has "Interlaken" imprinted on it. My father traveled for some months through Europe in the late 1930's. I had always assumed he acquired it during that time period, but I never asked him. I just remember that this was the knife he carried every day when I was growing up in the 50's and 60's.
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Very interesting Frank, that must have been a fascinating journey in the 30's. I also have similar German knives, as well as 3 Pradel-marked knives, and as you say it could also be of Swiss manufacture :thumbup:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Interlaken

Some really great knives being shown here, I wish I had my grandfather's knives :thumbup:
 
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