LETS SEE THOSE MAGNIFICENT HARNESS JACKS

redsparrow said:
Had this stout Schatt been there "Back in the Day" a hard working teamster could have counted on it to accomplish some tough tasks. Today it's assignments are quite mild in comparison but it's still a solid and useful tool to have in pocket.

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Dual Washingtons!!:eek: EE washingtons!!:eek: When was it made, redsparrow???
Is there a year on it??
 
You're welcome!
Of the 20 years that the Keystone Series ran that knife was really the only harness knife produced, and it was in the 19th year!
Queen did make a couple of scouts that included punches back in the third and fourth release back in 93 and 94. I do like that smooth orange bone! :cool:

Dave
 
I agree folks, I owned a Schatt and Morgan HJ in Orange Bone it was a beauty- and that is exactly why I gave it up for offerings in a Giveaway a while ago ( actually need to do another one soon ) because it was such a nice Knife for someone to appreciate a HJ- Gotta spread the word on HJ's eh! :):thumbsup:
Who better to do that than Charlie and Dave, we owe both you guys SO much for what you do, Thank you Gents.
 
Yeah those old HJ's eh! Just great knives, the Bone on this at time reminds me of Cattaraugus Bone- Just beautiful, and Thank you for the kind comments my friend!
 
Campbellclanman said:
norcaldude- man the HJ 10 is such a great Knife! What’s the older Knife?
( How’s that for Rats Tailed Bolsters! ) Is that a Punch or a well loved Pen Blade?
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Sorry, I didn't see your question back when you made it. I was reading through this thread last night and saw it.

It's a Camillus and yes, that is a punch.

PATENTED
AUGUST 11th 1908
No 895778



 
I bought this stag CC HJ#3 from Campbellclanman Campbellclanman a few months back and it has become one of my favorite knives. (Thanks again for selling it to me!)

This is a remarkable knife. I usually pick GEC over Queen made knives but in this instance, the Queen made knife beats out the GECs.
I don't know if Mr Howard made these himself at Queen or if his was more of a supervisory role but the attention to detail is amazing.

The little outcropping of the inner liner, after the punch ends. I'm sure it would have been cheaper and quicker to not have that there, to just have the liner flat all the way and it doesn't seem like it would have mattered as far as functionality, but it's there.

The dimpled/pinched bolsters. The swedge is perfect.

No half stops for either blade and the pull is fairly strong. When either the blade or the punch is open, they feel like they are going to stay open until you force them shut.

The knife feels solid. I haven't weighed it but it has a solidity and heft to it that says "This is a well made object."

The shape and size I find are about perfect for my hand.

I love the appearance of it, especially when the punch is out by itself, that line it forms.

A few pictures of the knife I am gushing about.




 
Norcaldude said:
I bought this stag CC HJ#3 from Campbellclanman Campbellclanman a few months back and it has become one of my favorite knives. (Thanks again for selling it to me!)

This is a remarkable knife. I usually pick GEC over Queen made knives but in this instance, the Queen made knife beats out the GECs.
I don't know if Mr Howard made these himself at Queen or if his was more of a supervisory role but the attention to detail is amazing.

The little outcropping of the inner liner, after the punch ends. I'm sure it would have been cheaper and quicker to not have that there, to just have the liner flat all the way and it doesn't seem like it would have mattered as far as functionality, but it's there.

The dimpled/pinched bolsters. The swedge is perfect.

No half stops for either blade and the pull is fairly strong. When either the blade or the punch is open, they feel like they are going to stay open until you force them shut.

The knife feels solid. I haven't weighed it but it has a solidity and heft to it that says "This is a well made object."

The shape and size I find are about perfect for my hand.

I love the appearance of it, especially when the punch is out by itself, that line it forms.

A few pictures of the knife I am gushing about.




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Very nice. A great acquisition.
 
Norcaldude said:
The knife feels solid. I haven't weighed it but it has a solidity and heft to it that says "This is a well made object."
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Nice isn't it? I remember feeling much the same way when I received my HJ2. It was the seed that blossomed into my affection for slipjoints. Even now it remains the standard by which I judge new knives.
 
Guys- Great chatting about such a Knife, I think I had three of those- of course I would always keep a certain one, but what you are saying is totally correct, Bill Howard obviously had much to do with these Knives, Charlie is THE man when it comes to Knife knowledge- knowing people in the industry- now not in a gossip sort of way but in a knowing- who knows about what Knife etc, I think that this in itself is quite important, because when Bill decided to move on to the making of GEC- it must have been a HUGE ordeal and project, Charlie followed Bill - for many reasons- one of these is that there probably wont be many people on earth to this day whom would know as much about the Traditional Pocket Knife like Mr. Bill Howard.

This reflects in the opinions of what you have in the Lovely HJ Stag my friend, Christian as well became a very early believer in Charlies HJ's, and as we know Dave Knowtracks is a bit of a Legend when it comes to knowledge of Charlies Releases and the
Charlie has re-introduced some of the old famous Patterns ( AND Punches!!) including the Mayer punch my friend ;)

Norcaldude - your Punch on the obviously early Camillus was well timed when posted, as I obtained a very early Camillus Scout with a few features- one of them being that Mayer Punch - which you don't see on many Camillus Knives, here's the Patent for that Punch..

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