"Old Knives"

[Augie]

Nice one Steve.


Added this pretty nice H.Boker&Co's Improved Cutlery 4 blade MOP Senator, looks like no use. Tang stamp dates 1920's, all blades stamped front and back.

 

[Sventhelumberjack]

That is a great looking vintage knife! Love the glow on that bone and the spiral punch!

 

[Rhinofly]

Here is an old Imperial from the 1930's. It looked pretty rough but seemed like it still had a lot of life left in it, and for $8 it seemed like it was worth the chance. Here are before and after pictures. It cleaned up really well, I think, and has great snap with no blade wobble. The Celluloid covers are awesome. It is my new daily carry knife. Shiny new knives are nice, but for reasons it is hard to explain, its these old patina'd knives that I prefer to carry.

 

[Barbababa]

Nice one Steve.


Added this pretty nice H.Boker&Co's Improved Cutlery 4 blade MOP Senator, looks like no use. Tang stamp dates 1920's, all blades stamped front and back.


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That brought tears to my eyes I just love MOP, and to find blades in such condition is wonderful Congratulations!!

 

[Barbababa]

Just got this Camillus #68

That´s a very nice knife What is that extra tool called? On old Swedish knifes it´s called "pryl" but without the notches...

 

[Barbababa]

Here is an old Imperial from the 1930's. It looked pretty rough but seemed like it still had a lot of life left in it, and for $8 it seemed like it was worth the chance. Here are before and after pictures. It cleaned up really well, I think, and has great snap with no blade wobble. The Celluloid covers are awesome. It is my new daily carry knife. Shiny new knives are nice, but for reasons it is hard to explain, its these old patina'd knives that I prefer to carry.

I have found that the older I grow, the knifes I like tend to be older aswell

 

[SteveC]

That´s a very nice knife What is that extra tool called? On old Swedish knifes it´s called "pryl" but without the notches...

It's called a spiral punch

 

[Campbellclanman]

Just got this Camillus #68

I really like those Steve. Well done! Camillus’s Spiral Punch is so attractive and that Bone is absolutely gorgeous

 

[r8shell]

That´s a very nice knife What is that extra tool called? On old Swedish knifes it´s called "pryl" but without the notches...

It's called a spiral punch

Sometimes called an "awl".

 

[waynorth]

its these old patina'd knives that I prefer to carry.

I completely understand!!

 

[black mamba]

Love that dark bone, Steve, great pickup!

 

[lambertiana]

Nice one Steve.


Added this pretty nice H.Boker&Co's Improved Cutlery 4 blade MOP Senator, looks like no use. Tang stamp dates 1920's, all blades stamped front and back.


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I like the well executed grinds on the blades. It is a sign of skill to have well ground small blades. Interesting that the main blade is a left hand opener.

 

[r8shell]

Interesting that the main blade is a left hand opener.

That is interesting. I wonder how common that is on four bladed pearl penknives.
This W H Morley also has a left handed main.

And this Lenox:

Of course, my examples have much more worn-down blades, so I'm just assuming which is the main blade, due to tang width.

 

[SteveC]

That's a nice one, SteveC

Nice one Steve.

That is a great looking vintage knife! Love the glow on that bone and the spiral punch!

I really like those Steve. Well done! Camillus’s Spiral Punch is so attractive and that Bone is absolutely gorgeous

Love that dark bone, Steve, great pickup!

Thanks everyone !

 

[TheChunk91]

Examples of all sizes of schrade’s old stockman frames.

From left to right you have 4 5/16”, 4” square, 4” round, 4” slim, 3 1/2” round, 3 9/16” slim, 3 5/16” square, and the tiny 2 3/4” round.

 

[Campbellclanman]

Paul that’s a Stunning line up my friend.

 

[Augie]

Nice Paul, showing great Schrade bone also.

 

[rockman0]

Very nice group of stockmans, Paul
Is there an 895 in the lineup ?

 

[Mike Robuck]

I agree with everyone else Paul, quite the lineup of quality stockman Schrades!

 

[TheChunk91]

Thanks guys. No two bone schrades I own have the exact same jigging and color. They are all unique individuals. One of the many things I love about these old knives.

Rob, I didn’t put an 895 in here but instead an 899 just because it’s what I grabbed first. They use the same 3 9/16” frame.