Northwoods Knives/Dave Shirley Era

[Babalu32]

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[JW225]

Here are some photos of the MSA No. 3 Safety Knife (1905 Pattern) featured in the brochure. Even though the design dates all the way back to 1902, I find the mechanism to be ingenious, and something that holds up to this day. This one is the only knife in the brochure that isn't specifically branded as a Northwoods -- but, Dave Shirley was licensed to produce Marble's folding knives at the time, and included it in the mix.

 

[JW225]

And, here is the Northwoods version of the MSA Safety Knife -- issued as Scagel Series #10. It's a bit of a stretch to connect the dots to Scagel, but the Knife World ad below gives it a shot.

 

[.577NE]

Here is a small stag lockback. My hunch is that this one is a very early Northwoods, as it incorporates an oval shield similar to the shields on the MSA slipjoints offered by Dave Shirley/Marbles in the early 2000's -- so, perhaps this one was produced during the transition from MSA to Dave Shirley's own Northwoods brand. Despite its small stature, this is a very handy knife, and the design of the handle makes for a very comfortable grip. I have only ever seen a couple of these -- I know that @Will Power has a similar Queen version of this knife, so it would appear that Queen had a hand in its production...

Where does a guy go from here?

Absolutely stunning