It's 1912...

[Humppa]

I think I would choose a Serpentine Jack, for sure

Kind regards
Andi

 

[thatotherguy]

a TL-29 if I can. If not, a good Scout.

 

[jackknife]

This knife is appropriate for the time and occasion. Critically, it has the all important corkscrew.

Yeah, thats what I'm talking about. Thanks s-k!

I can only have my doubts that a well healed gentleman sportsman of the era would carry an everyday knife. Damm, our English cousins had a way with stag that we never mastered.

Carl.

 

[knarfeng]

Harrumph.

 

[stockman242]

Since the Hunting knife can take care of most tasks...

on the other hand:

a scout knife is always a good option.

Peter

 

[T. Erdelyi]

I bought this knife a while back for a dollar at a yard sale, normally I would've passed it by because of the broken blade.

I picked it up and the F&F, the Walk and talk were incredible, no blade wobble, everything was tight and the blades even though rusty were paper slicin' sharp.

Bone Scales, Brass Liners, Iron/steel backsprings, Nickle Silver Shield and looks to be Steel Bolsters, short story, I bought it.

Union Knifeworks NYC 1911-1913, it looks like a higher end knife, the Jigged Brown Bone has a real warm feel, this knife would've been perfect for the time period and seein' as this stamp was used at the right time frame 100 years ago, it would be my choice.

 

[quattromori]

Hopefully I will get my first one very soon...but meanwhile an internet picture will work...harness jack!

Fausto

 

[recon1s14]

Hmm well since I'm new to the traditional knife history (though I've come to adore it) I can't make an educated opinion, but I do know that the Barlow has been around for a long long time, and was a choice knife for many real cowboys, so based on that view I think the barlow is more than capable of the tasks listed, including the job of an awl, if the small blade is used properly, so heres what I would pick

 

[Raymond1000]

What knife would help me communicate to the proper authorities in time to save the Titanic?

~ P.

There’s no need to worry about the Titanic.

It’s unsinkable! :thumbup:

 

[ArfinGreebly]

When I was a lad of 16, my grandmother gave me a pocket knife, my second since Dad had given me on on my 12th birthday.

It was done in carbon steel and had plain white bone handles. I lost mine in 1972. It's probably in England somewhere.

Here are a couple of them: Holley Wharncliffe Whittlers

One view, done in a bone handle is this one:

Mine, except for the color, looked like this:

Case has done a version, the Wharncliffe Classic Whittler:

The Holley version of this knife was in production back then.

If I had need of a quality pocket knife to fill in on the smaller duties, I'd take the Wharncliffe Whittler.

 

[J D Wijbenga]

If my family was from Tuscany, Italy a hunting folder made in Scaperia, Caccia Mugellano.

 

[Student762]

I think this was around then, but a 4 1/4" stockman by case or queen

 

[Living_Simply]

Great idea for a topic! I think the reason most of us are drawn to these patterns are the images and feelings they provoke from such a time. This is my biggest draw to traditional knives. Every time I pull out my knife I can be transported back to another time. I'm a huge jack fan so I would probably go with a two blade jack similar to the GEC #15 boys knife or schatt and morgan heritage jack. Fun to imagine what such a trip would be like back then although given my lineage we would be far from doing such a thing. Much more of a hand to mouth existence back in the fields and swamps of NC for my family.

 

[Dale Gribble]

I'd take a scout knife (the 1912 equivalent of my Vic SAKs) or the ever trusty Opinel. Neither have let me down and are easy to get razor sharp. Over memorial day weekend this year, I went swimming after a long day of kayaking to rescue my little girl's flip flop and I had an Opinel Oak handled #8 in my cargo pants pocket. Despite my concerns that it would be swollen shut and nearly useless, it was just fine. That event instilled a lot of faith in the old design, so either one, I'm sure, would serve well.

 

[Sayoc01]

JK,
How about a Black Kat knife from Germany....lockback good steel & size.....also very light!
Jim

 

[jackknife]

I'd take a scout knife (the 1912 equivalent of my Vic SAKs) or the ever trusty Opinel. Neither have let me down and are easy to get razor sharp. Over memorial day weekend this year, I went swimming after a long day of kayaking to rescue my little girl's flip flop and I had an Opinel Oak handled #8 in my cargo pants pocket. Despite my concerns that it would be swollen shut and nearly useless, it was just fine. That event instilled a lot of faith in the old design, so either one, I'm sure, would serve well.

Dale, Opinel's can be made to be quite water resistant almost t the point of being water proof. I use plain old Vasoline petroleum jelly in the joint of mine, and it works. Smear a ggod amount in, and fold up a paper towel and wipe out as much excess as you can. Maybe even use the 'ol lady's blow drier to melt the stuff into the pod. Then you just wipe off and carry the heck out of. I've submerged mine up to a half hour at a time with minor stiffening of the action.

Opinel in dive mode.

Coming up for air after 30 minutes. Pulled open fairly easy. A bit stiff, but not bad.

 

[davek14]

I think this was around then, but a 4 1/4" stockman by case or queen

You obviously like Jacknife's stuff. So do I.

I don't know what qualifies as a necro thread, how old it needs to be. I also think that bringing up an old thread is OK...... occasionally.

 

[mike Berkovitch]

That would the Wade & Butcher I got from my NZ friend

Mike

 

[Philbird]

George Wostenholm single blade barlow.

 

[Woodrow F Call]

Large Stockman or Moose Pattern knife. Whichever I'm feeling more fanciful to at the moment.