Old Friends Friday

kamagong said:
That knife has me wondering...who would use such a tool? Surely anyone needing that much steel would use a fixed blade as you noted. Novelty perhaps?
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I suspect. I dare say there were times when some gentlemen fancied they needed, or liked having, a folding knife of that size. More for fashion than function.
 

The doctor's knife was a gateway or entry level pattern for my knife collecting. I carried this baby doc quite often before I moved on to larger GECs. I've been traveling this week and have kept this old friend in my watch pocket. Nice to get reacquainted and carry a smaller knife for a change.
 
puukkoman said:
The more things change, the more they stay the same. ;)
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scrteened porch said:
The closest thing I've seen to that knife of Jack's is a melon tester.
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:D :thumbup:

Dr. Scott said:
The doctor's knife was a gateway or entry level pattern for my knife collecting. I carried this baby doc quite often before I moved on to larger GECs. I've been traveling this week and have kept this old friend in my watch pocket. Nice to get reacquainted and carry a smaller knife for a change.
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Good stuff Dr Scott :thumbup:

This simple knife is from Queen’s ‘Workhorse Utility’ line. Nothing fancy, not even terribly well made, but the steel is good, and for the price, I think it’s really a great little folder, which has the appeal many simple inexpensive knives have for me. I can’t remember the last time I carried it, even though I often mean to when I come across it. So today, it’s going in my pocket for Old Friend’s Friday :thumbup:

 
Wow! really great natural handled clipless slip-joints guys! Thanks so much for the posts, you're all great. Keep 'em comin. Boy I sure do love the good old days :cool:
 
I have this old friend back in rotation. I keep coming back to it. Likely to be here for Stag Saturday also.

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dma1965 said:
I have this old friend back in rotation. I keep coming back to it. Likely to be here for Stag Saturday also.

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I really enjoy seeing that one, each time you post it. :thumbup:

We're on the same page today, I think, sir. I've got this good ol' buddy with me today for OFF, and like you, I'll probably keep it out for Stag Saturday tomorrow as well.

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Already posted elsewhere, but I got out my Case 63032 Stockman yesterday after not having carried it for probably 6 months or so. It used to be one of my most often carried knives. Now that I have it out again, I remember why. Great blade mix, very sharp and easy to touch up. Too many knives, too little time left to enjoy them all.

 
puukkoman said:
I really enjoy seeing that one, each time you post it. :thumbup:

We're on the same page today, I think, sir. I've got this good ol' buddy with me today for OFF, and like you, I'll probably keep it out for Stag Saturday tomorrow as well.

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That one is a beauty! Both of our knives have something in common. Like my Winchester, the Case Classics were made by Queen under the watchful eye of Bill Howard.
 
Yes indeed, you're absolutely correct! They're like siblings who have different dads, but they're both sons of the same Queen mother! ;)
 
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Not as nice a knife as others in this thread, I pulled this one out of storage this week and oiled the blades and joints. Just a cheap ol' Office Knife. There were probably a million of these circulating back in the '70s and earlier. The cheap plastic handles look like an attempt at faux Micarta. The construction is horrible. (Camillus in the '60s and '70s.) This was one of the forerunners of today's cheap plastic gas station knives.

But these really were in a lot of the desk drawers 40 years ago. It's as if printing "Office Knife" on the handle automatically made it a necessity. This one came from my grandfather's desk, and it does show signs of use, for opening letters if nothing else. Even if I never use it, happy memories come back to me when I run across it in the back of my own drawer...
 
Nice post Scott, that looks like what they used to call 'French Ivory' :)
 
Interesting, Jack! I was under the impression "French Ivory" referred to smooth white bone.

I have a couple examples of the Office Knife with Miller Bros branding. It's a handy little pattern.
 
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