"Old Knives"

Un-Chained said:
Pàdruig Pàdruig
Dylan my friend.... that stag and stamp is givin’ me the chills o_O :thumbsup::thumbsup:
A wunderful acquisition!
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Thank you, my friend. I am still pretty tickled over it - it is hard to beat that vintage Stag.

Campbellclanman said:
Dylan that’s a very nice old Rope Knife my friend.
Like you say that Stag is superb.

We have seen ( and I own a few) of C. Johsons Knives, like many English Knives the Stampings can be hard to determine dates ir time lines as often they can be re-used in different era’s.

Johnson’s early work had the “Western Works” included in the stamp as yours does, you can also see the Flag symbol ( if you open your knife - the same position of your photograph of the Tang Stamp - the Flag will be standing up correctly ) on its side and that would have had “ Flag Knife” stamped inside the Flag.

I used to think all C.Johnson Knives that sported “Western Works” were early - but they seemed to have used this at different times.
But there’s no doubting yours is early - and my friend like you say that Stag is first rate!!!!
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Thank you so much, Duncan, for the information and compliments. I appreciate the eye of experience - I could make out Johnson and what I thought could be Western but had no context for either. I also thought the flag mark was either simply a weird wear mark in the steel or a shadow that I couldn't quite get rid of. I, of course, see if for what it is now and I am having a good laugh at myself for not seeing it before.
 
Pàdruig said:
I picked up a few old treasures recently and thought I would show at least one of them off. I am not too sure who made this one as the tang stamp is very hard to decipher - I might be able to clean it some to remove some of the surface rust though. What drew me to the knife was the really nice Stag on it and the relatively full blade - I don't usually see these old big blades with a ton of life left in them.

Aside from some wobble that I hope to fix or have fixed, this is a very cool knife and it is probably some of the nicest Stag in my collection now.

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Beautiful, old C. Johnson, Dylan!!! Nice find!!! Hardly used, Grade A Stag; Sensational!!
Here is a small collection of Johnsons for you to compare;Johnson Knives 1.jpgJohnson Knives 2.jpgJohnson Knives 3.jpgJohnson Knives 4.jpgJohnson Knives 5.jpg
 
Pàdruig said:
I picked up a few old treasures recently and thought I would show at least one of them off. I am not too sure who made this one as the tang stamp is very hard to decipher - I might be able to clean it some to remove some of the surface rust though. What drew me to the knife was the really nice Stag on it and the relatively full blade - I don't usually see these old big blades with a ton of life left in them.

Aside from some wobble that I hope to fix or have fixed, this is a very cool knife and it is probably some of the nicest Stag in my collection now.

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Fabulous stag!
 
Wow Charlie those Johnsons are really cool, I like that unique pointy pruner, almost looks like a wharncliffe blade! The lambsfoot has some nice lines to it too, I like the transition from the back to the blade spine.

Rob those congress knives are incredible!

Here are a couple of Ulster hunters. Ebony on the cokebottle and cocobolo on the lockback:

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Eric
 
waynorth said:
Beautiful, old C. Johnson, Dylan!!! Nice find!!! Hardly used, Grade A Stag; Sensational!!
Here is a small collection of Johnsons for you to compare;View attachment 1575528View attachment 1575529View attachment 1575530View attachment 1575531View attachment 1575533
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Thank you, Charlie! Those are some wonderful examples, it’s really nice to see a clearer version of that tang stamp.

lambertiana said:
Fabulous stag!
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Thank you, my friend.

ea42 said:
Wow Charlie those Johnsons are really cool, I like that unique pointy pruner, almost looks like a wharncliffe blade! The lambsfoot has some nice lines to it too, I like the transition from the back to the blade spine.

Rob those congress knives are incredible!

Here are a couple of Ulster hunters. Ebony on the cokebottle and cocobolo on the lockback:

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Eric
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Eric, those Ulsters are amazing - I like everything about them. The barehead one is unique, with an interesting shape all around. The other has a really neat double pull. I’ve made no secret that I’ve become rather fond of these old folding hunters and I’m slowly but surely getting a bit of an assortment.

Sword Brand, Empire x2, Thomaston, and Continental. I think only the wood Empire is Ebony.

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ea42 said:
Dylan that's a phenomenal collection! Full blades and etches, it doesn't get better than that!

Does the Thomaston have old old school spring stop?

Eric
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That is a good question, Eric. I am not sure that I am familiar with that feature. Is that a sort of backspring that is shaped to compensate for the lack of kick?
 
Pàdruig said:
That is a good question, Eric. I am not sure that I am familiar with that feature. Is that a sort of backspring that is shaped to compensate for the lack of kick?
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Dylan yes the spring has a raised portion that drops away beyond the blade edge. Also, the reason for that original dip in the handle at the center pin was so that they could lower the center pin and avoid the hump that you normally see on springs in that area. This gives the blade more room to close without smacking that hump, allowing for a wider (spine to edge) blade.

Eric
 
ea42 said:
Dylan yes the spring has a raised portion that drops away beyond the blade edge. Also, the reason for that original dip in the handle at the center pin was so that they could lower the center pin and avoid the hump that you normally see on springs in that area. This gives the blade more room to close without smacking that hump, allowing for a wider (spine to edge) blade.

Eric
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Thank you for the explanation, Eric, it's very informative. To answer your original question, I am not too certain. It almost appears that the spring is raised a bit towards the front bolster but it would be very subtle and then it drops steeply towards the center pin, where it bumps up again.
 
ea42 said:
Wow Charlie those Johnsons are really cool, I like that unique pointy pruner, almost looks like a wharncliffe blade! The lambsfoot has some nice lines to it too, I like the transition from the back to the blade spine.

Rob those congress knives are incredible!

Here are a couple of Ulster hunters. Ebony on the cokebottle and cocobolo on the lockback:

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Eric
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Pàdruig said:
Thank you, Charlie! Those are some wonderful examples, it’s really nice to see a clearer version of that tang stamp.



Thank you, my friend.



Eric, those Ulsters are amazing - I like everything about them. The barehead one is unique, with an interesting shape all around. The other has a really neat double pull. I’ve made no secret that I’ve become rather fond of these old folding hunters and I’m slowly but surely getting a bit of an assortment.

Sword Brand, Empire x2, Thomaston, and Continental. I think only the wood Empire is Ebony.

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Eric, that pair of Ulsters are very nice 😍 :thumbsup:
Dylan, nice start on the old coke bottles, that pick bone😍:thumbsup:
 
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