"Old Knives"

Augie said:
Thank you, first thing I thought was maybe a relation to HS&B but I don't think so, Hibbard Spencer & Bartlett was originally Hibbard Spencer and in the 1880's they made Spencer a partner changing the name to Hibbard Spencer & Bartlett, Spencer had been a long time employee. There have been a few knife brands that were named for employees so I guess it's possible but I think if it was the HS&B Bartlett we would have come across a lot more examples, this is the first of the tang stamp I've ever seen.

Nice Pampa knife.
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Hope you can find more info on it, it's a nice wee tool.

It's a rarity search engines can't belch forth every conceivable detail about a given topic or object, makes the info you can find out more precious!
 
I bought this one on Swedish eBay for less than $10, because I think it looks nice. Says ā€œMade in Germanyā€ on the clip point blade, which confuses me a little since I would have assumed post war knives would be marked made in W Germany or GDR up until the reunion, while prior to -45 it would have been D.R.G.M I believe? Iā€™m absolutely no expert though so could be either way I guess. Also not sure if the scales are bone or synthetic.

anyone recognise this knife?
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I don't recognize the knife but I can comment on the markings. I have a number of knives made in Germany before the reunification and almost all say Made in Germany. Only one says Made in West Germany, and that marking is on the sheath.
 
Another beautiful batch of knives, Augie!:thumbsup: I love them all, but am especially partial to the Ulster jumbo jack, and of course the Winchester made Keen Kutter dogleg jack. I took a quick look in Tweedale, there actually are no Bartletts of any description listed.
Love that Lockwood Bros Pampa knife, ed!:thumbsup: Great blade shape and bolster.
Two beautiful pick bone examples, North Shore, I really like the Napanoch lobster!:thumbsup:
Two great NYK Hammer Brand knives, Lloyd!:thumbsup: The Hammer Brand stamp on the English jack looks like an earlier one??
Nice German made knife, baxtrom. I like the shield. :thumbsup:
 
danno50 said:
Another beautiful batch of knives, Augie!:thumbsup: I love them all, but am especially partial to the Ulster jumbo jack, and of course the Winchester made Keen Kutter dogleg jack. I took a quick look in Tweedale, there actually are no Bartletts of any description listed.
Love that Lockwood Bros Pampa knife, ed!:thumbsup: Great blade shape and bolster.
Two beautiful pick bone examples, North Shore, I really like the Napanoch lobster!:thumbsup:
Two great NYK Hammer Brand knives, Lloyd!:thumbsup: The Hammer Brand stamp on the English jack looks like an earlier one??
Nice German made knife, baxtrom. I like the shield. :thumbsup:
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Thanks for looking Dan, looking like this is going to be one of those tang stamps lost to time, I had never seen it before.
 
Augie, very nice folder and a great pattern:thumbsup::thumbsup: Looks like it has some paint overspray on the mark side. Would probably be fairly easy to get off with some lacquer thinner or acetone. I would probably try alcohol or paint thinner first. Test a small area first and proceed with caution.
 
Thatā€™s a darned nice Knife my friend.

Lloyd - my friend most certainly not arguing or disagreeing with you - Iā€™ve used thinners all my life being a Carpainter and owning my own shop for 20 years earlier on, Im hesitant to use thinners on the bone as you will see if you wipe the bone with a Thinners rag - there will be remnants of Dye left, what I have done on Knives that have had massive amounts of overspray ( and it works well ) just takes time is I use I use a Bamboo Kebab Skewer and ā€œ pickā€ each individual spec off. You can Really lay into it to using the Bamboo without any scratches.
 
Duncan, good advice and certainly less aggressive than a an acetone or lacquer thinner that could certainly effect the dye set. I must admit that I have used a tooth pick or sliver of wood to attack this problem before. But when I have had to much paint overspray and to little patience I have gone after it with acetone or thinner and quickly flushed the bone with mineral oil which seems to do the trick with admittedly some dye removal. I quess I would certainly probably error on the side of caution with Augieā€™s prime specimen and use your technique!
 
Oh my friend so would never go against your advice - I just know that if I did - would ruin it lol. But manā€¦. Thatā€™s a nice Knife isnā€™t it!!!
Well done Augie šŸ‘
 
Thanks guys, appreciate all the advice. I'm not sure if it's paint or flecks of compound. I'm first going to try Ballistol and a soft toothbrush, I've had good luck with Ballistol, it's basically mineral oil with a mild solvent. I've seen minty vintage Schrade's that had compound in the bone before.
 
Haha David!!
At least itā€™s a Craftsman :p :thumbsup: :thumbsup:

Sweet example John and right on about their availabilityā€¦ or, hardly at that !

My favourite tools for removal of any unwanted staining or debris on knives sort of comes from the timepiece world. My local watchmaker would joke to meā€¦ ā€œwant to see my most important tool? A plastic of wooden toothpick !!ā€
I as well have had a specialty business in another field of vehicles, cooling and fuel systems. All kinds of light or abrasive cleaners were always on hand, but even back then as Iā€™ve always been a vintage Knut would use a wooden tool the most.
Thanks to Duncan and Lloyd for some really kool tips here :thumbsup::thumbsup:
 
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