"Old Knives"

[Old Engineer]

The best thing you can do now is to remove your photo .

Harry

 

[r8shell]

Can you please stop spamming this forum with photos from your website? This thread is intended for old traditional knives, not for companies to advertise their products.

The best thing you can do now is to remove your photo .

Harry

Aaand it's gone.

Have I ever mentioned how much I like Bareheaded Jacks?

 

[Pepesdad]

Couple of old ones...

This Randall I gave to a good friend as he is a collector up in the PNW. The Buck 119 is from 1964 and has never been used but kept in the sheath. Still in perfect condition.
The orange Schrade was given to pilots during Nam. VVV

 

[Old Engineer]

Aaand it's gone.

Have I ever mentioned how much I like Bareheaded Jacks?

Very nice VOOS my friend .

Harry

 

[waynorth]

Ward's; I wonder if Camillus made this knife??
A 3 7/8" Double-End, Balloon Jack, with fancy Bolsters, if you use Bernie Levine's nomemclature!!
Been used a bit, but it's still young!!
It's always neat to see bolsters with multiple rat-tails!!
The blades are clips, with a long "clip" and a short "clip"!!

 

[r8shell]

Very nice VOOS my friend .

Harry

Thanks you, sir.

 

[ea42]

Ward's; I wonder if Camillus made this knife??
A 3 7/8" Double-End, Balloon Jack, with fancy Bolsters, if you use Bernie Levine's nomemclature!!
Been used a bit, but it's still young!! View attachment 1857416 View attachment 1857419View attachment 1857421View attachment 1857422
It's always neat to see bolsters with multiple rat-tails!!
The blades are clips, with a long "clip" and a short "clip"!!

Charlie that's a beautiful example!! I believe that model was made by Winchester if I recall correctly.

Here's one I had a while back:





Eric

 

[waynorth]

Charlie that's a beautiful example!! I believe that model was made by Winchester if I recall correctly.

Here's one I had a while back:


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Eric

Ah; problem solved!! Maybe I just forgot!!?? Doh!!
Thanks Eric!!

 

[Augie]

Have not found many nice Empires over the years but did land a nice one the other day. 3 5/8" largish jack, pretty full blades, pattern number with the letter S on pile side tang. Etched R S Patrick Duluth Minn, from what little I can find R S Patrick was a mining equipment company and had a patent for diamond drill bits.

 

[Mike Robuck]

Good bone + full blades=great knife!

 

[waynorth]

Have not found many nice Empires over the years but did land a nice one the other day. 3 5/8" largish jack, pretty full blades, pattern number with the letter S on pile side tang.

Good bone + full blades=great knife!

What Mike said!! I have a soft spot for Empires! The were such a great maker over the turn of those centuries!! (1860s to 1920s)
Not as appreciated as later knives!! Undeservedly!!

 

[Augie]

What Mike said!! I have a soft spot for Empires! The were such a great maker over the turn of those centuries!! (1860s to 1920s)
Not as appreciated as later knives!! Undeservedly!!

Mike, Charlie, thank you both. Charlie, any idea on what the S under the pattern number might be?

 

[waynorth]

Mike, Charlie, thank you both. Charlie, any idea on what the S under the pattern number might be?

My first thought was "stainless" , but that doesn't look like a stainless knife!!

 

[r8shell]

I won a bid on an old Shuler & Benninghofen penknife by Lubotco. By coincidence, screened porch posted a picture of his yesterday in the Thrifty Thursday Thread.

I knew I'd seen one in this thread some time back, so using the search function I found the post by paulhilborn :

Kind of like Rachel, this was one I wasn't hunting but popped up on my browsing radar. I peeked a little closer and liked what I saw. An advertising knife with what I felt was a cool shield. I often times google fu the company to see if they're still in business. This company was in business for over a 100 years that came to an end in 1967. A blanket and felt company that eventually merged with Orr Felt, a company that may be familiar to Schrade knife fans.

The knife company is quite murky in regards to it's history. All this knife is stamped with is SOLINGEN GERMANY. The other knives I've found that are just like this one bare an arched tang stamp LUBOTCO which was a German Cutlery Company. I can find no info on them offering up dates or any other info. That said, this is a wonderful knife. Pretty full blades that are rock solid and get sticky sharp, fantastic jigged bone covers, steel/iron bolster pins (Common in German Cutlery Companies) and just a really neat pinned shield. The blades have a very pleasant snick sound when closing. It measure 3 1/4 closed.

I'm glad I took a chance as I really enjoy this fine little slicer So ANY additional info would be neat if anyone has any I stumbled across the info I did gather from another favorite knife site of mine

Mine showed up today, and it's really nifty. I'm pretty sure the covers are bone, although they're much darker than Paul's. Not sure if the shield is pinned or not, as I can't see a pin on the inside of the liner.
I've mentioned before that while advertising on new knives looks tacky, on old knives the nostalgia factor makes it the coolest thing!

 

[screened porch]

I won a bid on an old Shuler & Benninghofen penknife by Lubotco. By coincidence, screened porch posted a picture of his yesterday in the Thrifty Thursday Thread.

I knew I'd seen one in this thread some time back, so using the search function I found the post by paulhilborn :


Mine showed up today, and it's really nifty. I'm pretty sure the covers are bone, although they're much darker than Paul's. Not sure if the shield is pinned or not, as I can't see a pin on the inside of the liner.
I've mentioned before that while advertising on new knives looks tacky, on old knives the nostalgia factor makes it the coolest thing!

Nice one- lots of plating left.

 

[Augie]

I won a bid on an old Shuler & Benninghofen penknife by Lubotco. By coincidence, screened porch posted a picture of his yesterday in the Thrifty Thursday Thread.

I knew I'd seen one in this thread some time back, so using the search function I found the post by paulhilborn :


Mine showed up today, and it's really nifty. I'm pretty sure the covers are bone, although they're much darker than Paul's. Not sure if the shield is pinned or not, as I can't see a pin on the inside of the liner.
I've mentioned before that while advertising on new knives looks tacky, on old knives the nostalgia factor makes it the coolest thing!

Great knife Rachel.

 

[fishin1635]

Ward's; I wonder if Camillus made this knife??
A 3 7/8" Double-End, Balloon Jack, with fancy Bolsters, if you use Bernie Levine's nomemclature!!
Been used a bit, but it's still young!! View attachment 1857416 View attachment 1857419View attachment 1857421View attachment 1857422
It's always neat to see bolsters with multiple rat-tails!!
The blades are clips, with a long "clip" and a short "clip"!!

Rat-tail bolsters are always nice especially a double or triple… I think I may have seen a quadruple. Awesome pattern reminds me a moose.

Have not found many nice Empires over the years but did land a nice one the other day. 3 5/8" largish jack, pretty full blades, pattern number with the letter S on pile side tang. Etched R S Patrick Duluth Minn, from what little I can find R S Patrick was a mining equipment company and had a patent for diamond drill bits.


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I Love that long pull and color of the bone…sounds like the S stamp is still a mystery.

I won a bid on an old Shuler & Benninghofen penknife by Lubotco. By coincidence, screened porch posted a picture of his yesterday in the Thrifty Thursday Thread.

I knew I'd seen one in this thread some time back, so using the search function I found the post by paulhilborn :


Mine showed up today, and it's really nifty. I'm pretty sure the covers are bone, although they're much darker than Paul's. Not sure if the shield is pinned or not, as I can't see a pin on the inside of the liner.
I've mentioned before that while advertising on new knives looks tacky, on old knives the nostalgia factor makes it the coolest thing!

Excellent condition on that one Rachel, I’d be curious if it’s bone… it looks real.



Picked up this Ulster no 2018 , 4 1/8” closed, no half stops but snappy action with just a little oil.

 

[Augie]

Rat-tail bolsters are always nice especially a double or triple… I think I may have seen a quadruple. Awesome pattern reminds me a moose.

I Love that long pull and color of the bone…sounds like the S stamp is still a mystery.

Excellent condition on that one Rachel, I’d be curious if it’s bone… it looks real.


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Picked up this Ulster no 2018 , 4 1/8” closed, no half stops but snappy action with just a little oil.
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Real nice large jack there Ralph with great Ulster bone.

 

[r8shell]

Nice one- lots of plating left.

Thanks! I'm not sure what you mean by plating? The color of the shield matches the bolsters, so I assumed they are all nickel.

Great knife Rachel.

Thanks!

Excellent condition on that one Rachel, I’d be curious if it’s bone… it looks real.

I had my doubts because of the very dark and even color, but it feels like bone.

Picked up this Ulster no 2018 , 4 1/8” closed, no half stops but snappy action with just a little oil.

Now that's some gorgeous bone!

 

[screened porch]

I'm not sure what you mean by plating?

Sorry, I meant the plating of the blades. Mine's so far gone I hadn't realized it had been there.