"Old Knives"

waynorth said:
Two great knives, Barrett!! Lots of character, and in good shape!!
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paulhilborn said:
Very nice Barrett!!!
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fishin1635 said:
Those are some good looking old knives… that stag KA-BAR is gorgeous 👏👏
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Thanks, guys! :thumbsup:

danno50 said:
Great finds, Barrett.👍 Definitely made pre 1940, as it is an EC Simmons. I believe that the EO notch was most likely an after market addition?
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I’m not really sure about the EO. If it was added, I think it was done quite some time ago. The edge of the bone and liners there appear (to me, at least) to have aged along with the rest of the knife. I can take a close-up picture of it later.
 
Love those Maher & Grosh jacks, Ralph.👍
btb01 said:
Thanks, guys! :thumbsup:



I’m not really sure about the EO. If it was added, I think it was done quite some time ago. The edge of the bone and liners there appear (to me, at least) to have aged along with the rest of the knife. I can take a close-up picture of it later.
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I'm not sure either, just speculation on my part. Sellens book on Keen Kutters does not mention that knife ever having been in the catalogues with an EO notch. Posted pictures are good. The notch does appear to be aged the same as the rest of the knife. Great find either way. And, as has been mentioned, the stag KA-BAR is a beaut.
 
Nice assortment of Daddy Barlows, Charlie. For some reason, I have always thought that EO notches looked out of place on Daddy Barlows. However, LGIV does have an image of a Russell with an EO notch, with a slightly more central placement. In his write up on the pattern, he does say that a few were produced with EO notches. Great bone on both of your Keen Kutters. Here is mine.

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Pocket worn and well loved by someone ....... never met a sharpening stone it didn't like. 😊
I have had this old New York Knife Co. Serpentine Jack for going on ten years now. I have better knives, I confess.
There is something about this well worn one that keeps me grabbing it out of the corner cabinet and giving it some pocket time, every so often.
The pen blade is hardly worn at all, the main has lost some length and a lot of belly.
Still proudly snaps hard on the open and close and jumps like a rabbit to the half stops ..... takes an edge without much trouble. Still a good knife.
Please don't laugh at it, but, a sad emoji wouldn't upset her too much. 🤣
 
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Nice pair of Maher & Grosh Swell Ends Ralph! Just stunning Old Knives with gorgeous Ebony Handles - perfect for this thread!

Charlie- Oh Man! what stunning examples of Daddy's - I think one would struggle to come near having such fine examples- a real privilege to view that is for sure!

Dan, what a lovely Keen kutter Daddy Barlow mate- man that Bone is just stunning!

Rob, Nice Scharde Cut Co. matey, also If anyone would laugh at that Beautiful old NYK I feel I would have the need to Slap them 🤣
That's a beauty for sure- I too would pocket that sweetheart of a Knife - proudly!

Running Mike- Love that Remington!

Bradleyo - that Big Whittler is a beauty! well loved and still commanding attention- it really is a nice looking Knife, Gorgeous Bone!
 
Nothing within the neighbourhood of previous Knives shown here, I picked up this Ivory Handled Budding / Gardeners Knife- the size impressed me, I saw that it had what looked to be re-bladed smaller pin through a larger pin on the finely threaded Bolsters.

The photo's look terrible and I will update then soon if I can because the grain on the Ivory is quite stunning.
Shown in comparison to a smaller and older Eye Witness Ivory Budding Knife, the larger as you see has an ivory Tongue for the tasks ahead rather than the inbuilt one of the TEW.
Sue is about to venture into a Horticulture course and the diagram of a recommended Knife was a Budding that sports the humped version of the Blade that we see often, Sue has chosen the larger one here to do the course with and I couldn't be happier in supplying her with a knife.

Interestingly enough the Sheepsfoots Blade they placed into the Knife is a nice one with a nice bit of Swage Work on it- I will sharpen this Blade up for Sue and she will be away with it!

The only shame is of course that with the original Blade gone, I will never know of the cutler firm who made it.

The fact it's Ivory being an older Knife does not worry me- I don't want this to turn into a discussion on the use of Ivory, its what they did in the earlier years, and of course if we were to decide if it be used today it would be a solid No Way, but we cannot change History so I appreciate the beauty of the material.

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A terrible attempt with a I-Phone that has a broken camera to Take a photo of the ETW Blade 🤣

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I'd like to change the subject a minute. I brought up that I wish this site had a counterfeit forum or thread but have not heard back from a Mod that they are interested in doing it. There is one on AAPK and I'm thinking of starting one on FB because there are a lot of knives posted there that are not right. Here is one that was posted there that, in my opinion is not right. Should I shut my mouth and let it be?? Interested in any thoughts on this.

Ok this one is not on ebay but maybe it was bought off ebay, I don't know for sure. It was posted on another site as legit. What are your thoughts, I think it's new blade in an old frame and not genuine.

I sent this message to the guy that runs the group on FB:

Hey John, I did not want to post this in the group because the last time I posted something about a knife not being a vintage knife it was not received well by the owner, it was the Shapleigh eureka which is clearly a fake! The Case Gowanda knife is also very suspect, stamp looks fake and the blade looks new and the frame beat up and used also been buffed. The blade does not set right when open and the pivot pin has been replaced. Look at the scratches they don’t line up. I’m thinking of starting a counterfeit group to help teach people what is right and what is not, thoughts?
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galvanic1882 said:
I'd like to change the subject a minute. I brought up that I wish this site had a counterfeit forum or thread but have not heard back from a Mod that they are interested in doing it. There is one on AAPK and I'm thinking of starting one on FB because there are a lot of knives posted there that are not right. Here is one that was posted there that, in my opinion is not right. Should I shut my mouth and let it be?? Interested in any thoughts on this.

Ok this one is not on ebay but maybe it was bought off ebay, I don't know for sure. It was posted on another site as legit. What are your thoughts, I think it's new blade in an old frame and not genuine.

I sent this message to the guy that runs the group on FB:

Hey John, I did not want to post this in the group because the last time I posted something about a knife not being a vintage knife it was not received well by the owner, it was the Shapleigh eureka which is clearly a fake! The Case Gowanda knife is also very suspect, stamp looks fake and the blade looks new and the frame beat up and used also been buffed. The blade does not set right when open and the pivot pin has been replaced. Look at the scratches they don’t line up. I’m thinking of starting a counterfeit group to help teach people what is right and what is not, thoughts?
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I guess you could use that knife for something, but it certainly is a faked knife, Mike. If it was sold as a real Case Bros, it was a scam!!
I don't see why you couldn't start a thread for faked or counterfeit knives. Maybe the mods don't want the responsibility (It can bring negative posts if it insults the Faker or Scammer, but who cares!!) I say go ahead!! Sometimes it's better to ask forgiveness than permission!! Personally I wish there had been such a thread earlier in my collecting. We've all gotten stung!!
 
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