Photos Klein Electrician Knife, please post pics of any electrician types,Thanks!

[John Treutlein]

What does the " nail Nick" tell me?can I see one to compare to my3 blade Klien? And of what significance and use is it?

 

[marcus52AR]

Here's a Wiss USA (I believe) made electricians knife my son bought at an antique store yesterday. I overlooked it in the $5.00 box of knives. I thought it was a Chinese made one.

The Ulster I bought a couple years ago for 5 bucks as well. Not an electricians knife, it just happened to be nearby.

 

[Modoc ED]

A couple of nice old examples.

 

[marcus52AR]

A couple of nice old examples.

Thanks, the lens isn't kind to the wrinkles these knives have aquired. They look much nicer in person, they're solid with nice walk and talk and sharpen up nicely.

I'm glad my 7 year old son has a good eye or I wouldn't have bought it.

 

[Side O'Beef]

This was my wife's grandfather's. After he died quite recently (at 94), his widow gave me this. She knew it was old but could not say how old. Clearly he used it quite a lot over the years.
The crew over in The Bernard Levine's Knife Collecting & Identification Forum identified as Ulster Knife Co, civilian from shortly after WWII.

 

[waynorth]

Empire Knife Co. ca. 1900, nicely made single-blade, with Cocobola handles;

 

[TXoutback]

Empire Knife Co. ca. 1900, nicely made single-blade, with Cocobola handles;

Is that the date of manufacture, or the est. date of the company? I was not aware there were lockback knives that go back that far.

 

[sf fanatic]

Picked this up about a year ago. Tang stamp says KK Klein Tools Chicago, USA. The blade was dull but sharpened up nicely.

Oh yeah, I forgot about this SAK ElectricIan modded by Spikediesel .
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[PocketKnifeJimmy]

Just a couple basic Delrin handled Camillus specimens.

 

[mbkr]

Picked this up about a year ago. Tang stamp says KK Klein Tools Chicago, USA. The blade was dull but sharpened up nicely.

Oh yeah, I forgot about this SAK ElectricIan modded by Spikediesel .
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I like that a lot
No liners?

 

[sf fanatic]

I like that a lot
No liners?

There are no liners. This was a custom knife that Travis made for me. He does excellent work at reasonable prices.

 

[waynorth]

Ken Erickson loved making tool knives, and made this one using the Empire (above post #126) as a model!!

 

[rockman0]

My only example.

 

[Gonzalo]

Just found this thread. Electricians are amongst my favorite patterns. Here goes my one and only three bladed Klein Janitor's . Rock solid piece. Last pic, in the company of a TL29 by Camillus.

 

[marcus52AR]

I found this M. Klein today and a small Solingen made pocket knife. The fire pump was similar to the one on the farm when I was growing up, so I had to get that too. The original super soaker.

 

[Sventhelumberjack]

Kabar and Camillus electrician's jack knives. I haven't seen many electrician's knives with a clip point blade like the Kabar has. Both are solid knives with snappy action. The Camillus has half-stops on both blades, and the Kabar blades are both cam-tang. On the Camillus, the cutout in the screwdriver blade is to access the nail-nick on the main blade, but I am not sure what the smaller cutout on the Kabar screwdriver blade is for. The Kabar is a little thicker overall than the Camillus and is finished quite a bit nicer with the wooden covers, fully pinned construction, and flush-ground backsprings. The Camillus is more economically manufactured, with the delrin covers attached to the scales by melted posts and the scales and springs not ground flush on the back.

 

[Gonzalo]

Old Ulster TL29

 

[euroken]

Imperial

Garage sale find!

 

[Gonzalo]

I guess this is one of the latest versions by Camillus.

 

[Boattale]

I found this older Kutmaster at a local mega garage sale a couple of weeks ago. Missing the bail and I had to epoxy the knife side cover back on. It was badly cracked and only held on by the pin closest to the pivot. It was horribly dull too, so I sharpened it.

It's seen a fair bit of use by a former owner. Glad I saved it. Gonna put it in the truck console and let it live on.