"Old Knives"

Campbellclanman said:
Oh yes...Pictures of this one please Ed! :thumbsup:
Click to expand...
Just over three inch closed, half stops on both blades strong snaps and no wobbles. Steel takes and holds a good edge.
The jigging or would that be called scratting (?) is pretty random and rustic, one for the proletariat perhaps, and all the better for it:)










Would love to see a pic of the founders of New York knife Co if there was one? I read they founded it as the previous place they worked decided to make them supply their own tools so they upped sticks and formed their own company and were fair in terms and conditions to all by the days standards. Reminded me of Brookes and Crookes in Sheffield in that way.
I think with his Chartist leanings and the American notions and ideals of liberty he found a good home.
 
Here is a Schrade Cut pattern like Rob and Charlie posted on the last page. Like Charlie said same pattern different blades. Not near the same condition as theirs obviously but unique in its own way. Got this one in a trade with Dave (knowtracks) thanks Dave! It is interesting with pick bone on the mark side and peach seed on the pile side. I see no evidence of a re-handle. Both bone handles are evenly and fairly heavily worn which matches the condition of the heavily sharpened blades. This was a knife that was well used but cared for. I love it! Your comments are welcomed and appreciated! Thanks for looking.
11FC10AC-15B9-438A-B215-3BED47053B3E.jpeg933ED414-CD68-4756-B3A6-34A0504B5316.jpegA648BCE0-46EF-4212-BC15-BDEF88745693.jpeg
 
Luger1952 said:
Here is a Schrade Cut pattern like Rob and Charlie posted on the last page. Like Charlie said same pattern different blades. Not near the same condition as theirs obviously but unique in its own way. Got this one in a trade with Dave (knowtracks) thanks Dave! It is interesting with pick bone on the mark side and peach seed on the pile side. I see no evidence of a re-handle. Both bone handles are evenly and fairly heavily worn which matches the condition of the heavily sharpened blades. This was a knife that was well used but cared for. I love it! Your comments are welcomed and appreciated! Thanks for looking.
View attachment 1689626View attachment 1689627View attachment 1689628
Click to expand...
Your photos look so much better than mine Lloyd. It has been a well cared for knife and a pleasure to carry!

Dave
 
ed_is_dead said:
Just over three inch closed, half stops on both blades strong snaps and no wobbles. Steel takes and holds a good edge.
The jigging or would that be called scratting (?) is pretty random and rustic, one for the proletariat perhaps, and all the better for it:)










Would love to see a pic of the founders of New York knife Co if there was one? I read they founded it as the previous place they worked decided to make them supply their own tools so they upped sticks and formed their own company and were fair in terms and conditions to all by the days standards. Reminded me of Brookes and Crookes in Sheffield in that way.
I think with his Chartist leanings and the American notions and ideals of liberty he found a good home.
Click to expand...
Awesome bone Ed ! If only it could talk.
Luger1952 said:
Here is a Schrade Cut pattern like Rob and Charlie posted on the last page. Like Charlie said same pattern different blades. Not near the same condition as theirs obviously but unique in its own way. Got this one in a trade with Dave (knowtracks) thanks Dave! It is interesting with pick bone on the mark side and peach seed on the pile side. I see no evidence of a re-handle. Both bone handles are evenly and fairly heavily worn which matches the condition of the heavily sharpened blades. This was a knife that was well used but cared for. I love it! Your comments are welcomed and appreciated! Thanks for looking.
View attachment 1689626View attachment 1689627View attachment 1689628
Click to expand...
Lloyd, interesting and attractive knife, maybe they were down to the last of the pick bone and this one had the honor of taking out the old and bringing in the new:thumbsup:
 
Luger1952 said:
Here is a Schrade Cut pattern like Rob and Charlie posted on the last page. Like Charlie said same pattern different blades. Not near the same condition as theirs obviously but unique in its own way. Got this one in a trade with Dave (knowtracks) thanks Dave! It is interesting with pick bone on the mark side and peach seed on the pile side. I see no evidence of a re-handle. Both bone handles are evenly and fairly heavily worn which matches the condition of the heavily sharpened blades. This was a knife that was well used but cared for. I love it! Your comments are welcomed and appreciated! Thanks for looking.
View attachment 1689626View attachment 1689627View attachment 1689628
Click to expand...
What a cool knife! Could it be some sort of salesman's sample? Half the weight to carry around, with two jigging styles on one knife.
 
rockman0 rockman0
Wow Rob, such a treat for the collection that SCC, mind boggling picking times two, and wunderful overall shape showing it’s pedigree!!
waynorth waynorth
Wow Charlie, sweetening the page with a good’un there, beauty of an HJ!!
r8shell r8shell
Beauty of a save as always !!
ed_is_dead ed_is_dead
I’ve never seen one of these ed_ !
Quite intriguing to say the least and glad you’re enjoying it !!
Luger1952 Luger1952
I sure don’t see many of those Lloyd, another fine two faced example, from Dave to boot…
BF Special !

Here’s my humble contribution of a two-face… circa 1910-20 two line stamp model 62229 (top) and 1-4 (bottom) Robeson tear-drop at 3” 5/8 with faded Rochester N.Y. stamps and very well back-pocket worn as you can see from the stretched liners…

D920EB10-79DF-46DD-9B66-A61A0A0EB0D6.jpeg
4EA71115-E9AB-4353-B29F-16F591CF2540.jpeg
511AF855-E311-4D1D-A818-DF2C9FA1E416.jpeg
Interesting note: The mark side sports five pins, two for the shield and the pile side has four. I imagine the person fitting these scales avoided the pre-drilled liner hole on the pile side by the blade wells, as it must have been a tad too close to the scale’s worm groove and was finally pinned slightly forward towards the bolster.
 
Luger1952 said:
Here is a Schrade Cut pattern like Rob and Charlie posted on the last page. Like Charlie said same pattern different blades. Not near the same condition as theirs obviously but unique in its own way. Got this one in a trade with Dave (knowtracks) thanks Dave! It is interesting with pick bone on the mark side and peach seed on the pile side. I see no evidence of a re-handle. Both bone handles are evenly and fairly heavily worn which matches the condition of the heavily sharpened blades. This was a knife that was well used but cared for. I love it! Your comments are welcomed and appreciated! Thanks for looking.
View attachment 1689626View attachment 1689627View attachment 1689628
Click to expand...


Love it Lloyd, I find it very interesting, I also have a Schrade Cut Co that has mismatched covers. Wonder if salesman samples or sent back to factory for repair.IMG_9267.jpegIMG_9270.jpeg
 
Very Nice old Knife Gus!

I was thinking about the mismatched Bone Handled Schrades' shown here, and about the transitional periods of Schrade using the "Divot Jig Bone" to the "Pic Bone", but now Augie shows the "Divot Bone" with the Peach-Seed which doesn't go in the sequence of the Handle Jig-work releases ( I may be totally incorrect about this if I have the sequence of Jig Style releases mixed up- and apologise in advance if I have), so this blew my Theory why we see these.

I doubt whether Schrade wanted to have these released for public sale with so much difference? as stunning as each Jig worked pattern style is in their own right, Schrade was at the top with Quality control and I cant see them releasing these as beautiful as these are - and this isn't a slight against the Knives- its the Greater percentage of Consumers that a manufacture must work towards satisfying.

As a Salesman of Knives, I would want the Face side of the Knife to have the most impact- am I correct in the way of thinking that the Face side is - or in quite a lot of cases has the Shield is present and therefore has that little bit of "bling" therefore helps catch the Consumers Eye = increased sales?

So if I have a Face Side that has Pic Bone and small Federal Shield that looks quite stunning, then you turn the Knife that has gorgeous Peach-Seed but this misses out on a feature such as a Shield that perhaps may make the sale or help with a sale, my sales plan cannot have a percentage of fail even before I walk in to that meeting be it big or small, any fail or mistakes will be up to me to use a skill set to avoid, I don't want to walk in with a pre set disadvantage.
If? these were a Salesman example - I am wondering if there would be a Shield present on the Pile side as well that sports a different Jigging Pattern.

Yes there are Bone Handles that come out without Shields, but these Knives shown don't represent a complete choice of viewing within the one particular Bone Jigging Style, so is incomplete.

Would we see these out there in greater numbers if that was a technique of displaying Knives for the Salespeople?

That's my 2 cents on this which just may equate to .025 cents :oops:
 
You must log in or register to reply here.
Back
Top