Knives with Corkscrews

[sunnyd]

I am hoping you all don't take too much offence to seeing this one that was posted in another similar thread not to long ago..

 

[sunburst]

I do take offense at that knife being posted sunnyd...You need to wrap it up in a box and send it to me so you don't have to take the chance of showing it again...

Sunburst

 

[Sword and Shield]

Thanks flylock. Both of those suggestions make a great deal of sense. I'll look in to it. In the mean time, you'll recognize this co. I think this one is from the 1920s or so. By the way, the crown bottle cap was invented in 1904 so if you see any knife/tool with a cap opener it was made there after.

Shade off there, SK. The crown was patented in 1891, which is why it shows up on the 1891 Officer Suisse, the original SAK.

 

[Mike Robuck]

I sold these on eBay a while back. The small blade unlocks the larger blade. Both are Henckels, probably early 1960s before they quit making their own pocketknives. Maybe re-handled?

I've got some older ones I'll try to scan later tonight. Great thread!

 

[sunnyd]

I do take offense at that knife being posted sunnyd...You need to wrap it up in a box and send it to me so you don't have to take the chance of showing it again...

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OH, OK.. .. ..

 

[sunnyd]

This is a shot of the other side of that Soligen mother~of~pearl in post #21..

 

[Amos Iron Wolf]

Great Gatsby! Those are some fine pieces. They speak of a different era(s). I only have the more modern SAKs, but that corkscrew has come in handy at more than one gathering. I've found it works better than many of the dedicated corkscrews in a number of kitchen drawers. So much so, that if I want to open a bottle of wine I reach to the SAK first.

The classics you guys are showing are echos of elegance even in the simple aspects of life. From the MOP that might be part of the kit of an upper scale type, to worker class tools that might be part of the picnic basket or the lunch kit of some down home folks.

I wonder what kind Hemingway had. Ya know he had to have at least one along on his long safari in Africa.

 

[Bob W]

I've deleted my earlier Bruckmann image since it contained knives without corkscrews, and did not contain all of the corkscrew Bruckmanns in my collection. So here's an 'updated' image:

-Bob

 

[waynorth]

Nice, Bob! I've always liked Horn handles, and it looks like 4-5 of them!

 

[Bob W]

Thanks. I like the cattle horn also, especially the light-colored knife on the bottom right. I suspect the upper-left knife may actually be "cattle horn celluloid" since it's partially transluscent.

I'm also a huge fan of the various Bruckmann celluloid patterns. Although these knives were all made before World War II, none of my celluloid Bruckmanns show any evidence of shrinking or deterioration that celluloid is known for - whoever supplied Bruckmann really made good stuff!

Best Wishes,
-Bob

 

[smiling-knife]

Shade off there, SK. The crown was patented in 1891, which is why it shows up on the 1891 Officer Suisse, the original SAK.

I was sadly misinformed. Thanks for setting me straight. Beautiful knives everyone. Thanks for sharing.

Seems these people are just about as crazy as us knife nuts
http://www.makk.fi/crowns/williampainter.asp

 

[Wolfgang]

Very nice collection of Brückmann knives there, Bob W! :thumbup:

I`m just waiting for the sun coming up to shoot a pic of my Brückmann and Klaas corkscrew knives.

 

[Wolfgang]

Here`s my Brückmann collection.

Overview:
(The very middle one is my only knife with celluloid scales.)

Wooden scales:

Cow (or Buffalo?) horn scales:

All of them have a corkscrew!

 

[Wolfgang]

Robert Klaas, Solingen. Folders made in the 1950`s.

Smaller knife:

Slightly bigger knife:

 

[sunburst]

Wolfgang,

That is one incredible collection of corkscrews, very impressive...Thanks for sharing...

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[Bob W]

Very nice Wolfgang! :thumbup:

I remember those knives from a topic over at British Blades. Those Bruckmanns have been in my dreams ever since - I have never seen a Bruckmann of that pattern in the USA.

Thanks for sharing that picture.
-Bob

 

[waynorth]

Nice Camillus, Lobo! I've got a feeling old Camillus knives will surge in value in the next while.

 

[waynorth]

Nice knives Wolgang! I collect American knives, because you can't collect them all, but I admire the German-made ones!

 

[stevekt]

I love those Bruckmann knives!

 

[Rivit]

Looking through my knives there is a definite lack of corkscrews. This is Probably because a close friend of mine specializes in them and ends up trading for any I happen to get. I am going to have to do something about that. Here is the only one I currently have, markes ERA JAMES BARBER SHEFFIELD. The handles are pretty rough, but I believe it is from the 1840s and I bought it for $1 so I can't really complain.