How Minty Can It Be??

[Peregrin]

That looks like a nice catch, Jeff! Congrats!

 

[black mamba]

Thanks, Gary, I just love the bone on this one. Here's the pile side.

 

[Half/Stop]

'73 Case 6231 1/2

 

[meako]

blackwater mako in there for size.

 

[supratentorial]

Nice knives!

Meako, can you tell me more about the Schrade on the right in the last photo?

This thread is refreshing.

 

[navihawk]

A great thread Charlie. Nobody matches the deep hollow grind like Case does. Some very nice old knives here to lust after. Thanks for sharing guys.
Heres a mint pair. 9 dot 81's





Here's my 63032 that I carried for years. I'm not sure of what the transition was when they added the zero.



A mint Camco sort of with a fingerprint.



An unsharpened Camillus peanut.



A mint Imperial fish knife.



Last but not least, a minty Syracuse.



Actually, one more that I consider mint for it's age...a late19th century Filmore. Used but taken care of or maybe mint and the hammer shaped it.

 

[meako]

Yes Jake -it's one of my grails-an all time fave that I hunted for for a few years before one came up on the bay.
USA Schrade rope cut blue bone and it's a large trapper . I think it was from the Stidham collection or so it was touted.
I would have bought another rope cut but the ebay postage penalty came up and although I bid it wouldn't accept the bid because I'm overseas or some such BS.:grumpy:

 

[supratentorial]

Thank you for the info. I had seen rope cut blue bone on two patterns from CSC that were a tribute to their Schrade lineage. But I hadn't previously seen the original Schrade knives.

 

[trevytrev]

just scored this Fightin Rooster Sodbuster, unused in the box. I'm guessing this is late 70's, early 80's. Love the scales on this knife! A great add to the collection!

 

[stezann]

Mike those are some "minty" pieces. I am fond of pearl and that bare head Catt is a beaut!

Jake I think this picture show it best

There is a blend of the materials between the bolsters and liner and the embellishments are to both. Looks like the silver is under the stag covers about 1/16"

Is it possible it's just the silver solder?

 

[5K Qs]

Meako, you have some impressive knives there! I'm especially smitten by those blue bone Schrades. :thumbup::thumbup:
I'm also happy to see I'm not the only person in the world that consumes King's peppermints!

- GT

 

[meako]

AND they keep em next to the liquorice jubes.:
There is something very classy about blue bone.
Maybe we should hope out loud that gec might one day do rope cut blue bone.I would be on that like a starving python on a well fed rat.:thumbup:

 

[symphonyincminor]

Kicking this back up top in hope of some new pics.

Napanoch banana:

The swedged clip point on this one is off the charts. This is my first encounter with this pattern. Very, very nice.

 

[Jack Black]

Found this Hoover advertising penknife still in its original packet and box

 

[GasMan1]

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I would love to see this thread jump started as well.

 

[philllll]

Minty S.C.C. dogleg

 

[Woodrow F Call]

Some beautiful knives in here. The only Minty Ones I own would be new...... then I use them.

 

[Pipeman]

Here's an unused Walden NY USA Farmers Jack and a full but slightly less minty Walden NY budding grafting knife. I thought the budder was synthetic but it's actually polished Ebony.

Best regards

Robin

 

[Carboniferous]

That is a beautiful 6332 Charlie ! :thumbup::thumbup:

A few of my more minty Case's from 1970:

Wow, that whittler is a stunner. Looks borderline custom quality and completely minty fresh.

Beautiful pearl! Lots of character on those covers.

 

[chuko]

Here is one of my newer additions, a very old NYKCo. 5 blade 3 spring (about 130+ years). Except for the spotting in excellent unused condition.
Charles