J.S. Holler & Co

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This Stockman just arrived this morning. Made in Solingen by J.S. Holler & Co. It is stamped with the marks of Adolph Blaich San Francisco as well. Blaich was a sporting goods merchant in San Francisco and an importer of Holler knives. Based on the combination of the two marks, and info in Goin's book, I narrowed the period of production to 1895-1906. If anyone has any further information, I would greatly appreciate it. It does have a crack to the back handle which caused me to deliberate for a few days but in the end I could not resist.
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Love it!

I've always been a sucker for match strike nail nicks.:thumbup: :thumbup: :thumbup:
 
Great knife SK, you did very good with that pickup..I love the handles on that knife and agree with jackknife there is something about match strike nail nicks..

Sunburst

Ps Hey Jackknife did SK ever come clean about how he is getting into the museums and snatching these great knives. He sure has a fantastic line into some great knives.
 
Nice knife to add to the collection s-k, Stockman patterns are one of my favorites, great to see one from that era. I understand it has been rather warm in your neck of the woods just recently?

Rusty1
 
Wow, that's a gorgeous stockman. Great find!!! :thumbup:

I can't help but notice how closely my Schatt & Morgan from a few years ago resembles it:

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Funny thing is, I had just taken it out of hiding in the closet to consider adding it to the rotation. :cool:
 
sunburst said:
Great knife SK, you did very good with that pickup..I love the handles on that knife and agree with jackknife there is something about match strike nail nicks..

Sunburst

Ps Hey Jackknife did SK ever come clean about how he is getting into the museums and snatching these great knives. He sure has a fantastic line into some great knives.
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Nah, no word.

I think he's discovered a sewer line under Sheffield, and with carefull study of blueprints from a century ago, he's chisled through a wall into an undiscovered storage room for a Sheffield jobber long vanished. After each visit in the dead of night, he carefully replaces the stones in the wall, till next time.

Indianna Jones has nothing on our smiling-knife!:D
 
That is one fine looking stockman with a look that you just can't get without some handling and pocket polish. Another fine piece.
 
Thanks very much for the feedback everyone. It does look similar to the S & M Blues. That's a great looking knife. I like the bone.
 
It could only hope to develop the character of that beautiful old knife.
 
Nice, nice, nice, smiling-knife...

Whjat does it say on the spey blade?...Something about "Flesh Only"???

I haven't been around too long, but do have a theory about hop SK gets these beauties...two words...time travel.
 
Humph...learn something new everyday around here...thanks kamagong and SK...

I understand that the spey blade is for speying, i.e., cutting of certain flesh (ow), but I wonder why go so far as to say "For Flesh Only" on the spey blade.

Is it, in effect, saying, "Don't use this blade on something that might dull it, keep it sharp for extra smooooth castration."

I guess I can see that. Wouldn't want to add insult to injury, as it were, by castrating your poor livestock with a dull blade (double ow)
 
And to keep it from being contaminated so as not to infect the animal.
 
Good point, blues...

Or vice versa I suppose, too, as in "Why do my apple slices taste funny?" :barf:
 
Spyderco has (or had) a knife called the "Civilian" which is sold with the disclaimer, "Not designed for general utility or everyday use". It's a wicked S-curve hawkbill with a super fine tip made for one purpose only: Cutting soft tissue.

-- Sam
 
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