"Old Knives"

Luger1952 said:
Beautiful 804 Jeff!! P & G and Duncan outstanding HJs!!

Here is a Schrade Cut utility/camp knife I recently acquired! Thanks to my good friend Mike (galvanic 1882) who found it and then offered it to me!! It is in unused, never carried, factory edges never sharpened post production. I would say it is mid to late 1930s produced. Has anyone seen one like it with a shield Camp Knife and this blade etch? I carefully examined all the Schrade catalogs and the various web sites including BF but could not find one like it. If you have any ideas or have seen one like it or even just one with this shield ”Camp King” please respond. Thank you very much!!
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Lloyd that's a beauty! It's the same knife as the Super Scout on the bottom of page 92 in the Schrade Cut Co catalog only with a non-scout themed shield and etch. I've got a salesman's sample of the same knife with the model number etched on the back.


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ea42 said:
Lloyd that's a beauty! It's the same knife as the Super Scout on the bottom of page 92 in the Schrade Cut Co calendar only with a non-scout themed shield and etch. I've got a salesman's sample of the same knife with the model number etched on the back.
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Nice knife, Eric!!
What calendar do you speak of???
 
Thanks Eric for the input and photo of your very nice Camp Knife!! Had the same question as Charlie—what is the calendar? Think I figured it out Eric. Supplementary 1934 to catalog E page 92. What do you think Eric—perhaps an SFO like Charlie speculated or just never cataloged? Thanks again for your help!!
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Luger1952 said:
Thanks Eric for the input and photo of your very nice Camp Knife!! Had the same question as Charlie—what is the calendar? Think I figured it out Eric. Supplementary 1934 to catalog E page 92. What do you think Eric—perhaps an SFO like Charlie speculated or just never cataloged? Thanks again for you help!!
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Lloyd yes that's it, I meant catalog LOL! Might have been an SFO or they might have just reached out to a larger audience with the different etch and shield and like you guys said never cataloged. They might not have done enough to make it worth while as I sure haven't seen many around. I seem to recall in the back of my fuzzy mind that they had run that Outers etch on an older model scout-type knife as well (pre-catalog) but I don't recall which.

Eric
 
ea42 said:
LOL Charlie I meant catalog. GEEZ!! I swear I didn't type calendar, what the heck is with the gremlins in the phones!!!?!?! 😲 🤪😁😁

Eric
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Campbellclanman said:
Eric, I am the worst for that I will text away then post it if in forums or send the text - then I read it 😵‍💫 😞
It looks like something else took over me 🤣
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I too, have texted, auto-correct nonsense!!! It all makes sense now!!! 😁 😁
 
HSB congress. 3 13/16" closed. Lots of pocket time over the years but the blades are pretty full.

Just had to have this one and as expected it is a very well made knife! I believe this listing in the 1915 catalog is an accurate representation of it, although i have no clue how old this knife actually is.

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1915 HSB catalog available here for download, courtesy of the Carnegie library of Pittsburgh
 
Nice Congress and thanks for the link, RickHuf RickHuf !

It's always so cool to find the old catalog print of your knife. (or one that's very close. I notice the tang stamp is different on mine)
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Yeah, I changed the broken blade into a sheepfoot. 😳
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You don't see too many of these, so I'm very happy to have snagged this one off the bay. 1951-'54 Queen pattern #49 jumbo stockman in natural burnt winterbottom bone and 440C stainless. Looks to be unused, with just the lightest blade rub on the spey.

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tongueriver said:
English bread slicing knife. Blade about 8 inches. Handle about 5 inches. Bolster is integrally forged with the blade. Blade is serrated, has an elegantly curved shape, with a light swedge on the mark side. Stamped or etched into the center of the blade on the mark side, in a decorative old font is “Bread Knife.” To the right of that is WADE WINGFIELD over & ROWBOTHAM over SHEFFIELD. To the right of that is a crown, with the top to the left. To the right of that is an icon which I don’t understand, perhaps a bird’s wing. The blade shows very light scratches and sharpening marks, patina, and some pitting. The handle is a wooden lathe turning, with a stylized wheat head on the mark side and some decorative kerfs on the pile side. It terminates in a little button or nipple. The wood is in excellent condition, without significant scratches, and no damage. Goins’ Encyclopedia of Cutlery Markings 1998 edition says circa 1825 until 1852, at which time the firm became Wingfield and Rowbotham. So, in 2023 the age would be 171 to 198 years old.
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Nice knife, Cal!! Both "stamped figures look like Angel-featured Harps, with crowns over their heads!!
 
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