"Old Knives"

[ajvail18]

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Beautiful!

 

[waynorth]

H&R from the 1970s and a BM&S Hardware dogleg from the 1930s...

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First BM&S etch I have ever seen!! A couple of nice Pearl knives!!

 

[ajvail18]

I found this when my mother passed. It was my grandfather’s EDC. I would like to clean it up.

Can anyone give my advice for the best way to clean this up without damaging it? Thank you!

 

[waynorth]

Fine steel wool can often clean off gunk and active corrosion leaving a pleasant patina!!

 

[ajvail18]

Fine steel wool can often clean off gunk and active corrosion leaving a pleasant patina!!

Thank you

 

[on_the_edge]

First BM&S etch I have ever seen!! A couple of nice Pearl knives!!

Almost the first for me as well when I acquired it. I believe the knife was made by the Napanoch Knife Company, though I am only about 95% certain on that particular point.

 

[Knivolf]

An old, all-metal, C.Bertram lobster. Love this little guy.

 

[euroken]

An old, all-metal, C.Bertram lobster. Love this little guy.
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On these 'older' lobster knives, they have the long thin rods. Are they toothpicks?

 

[waynorth]

On these 'older' lobster knives, they have the long thin rods. Are they toothpicks?

That is actually a nailfile/manicure blade!!!

 

[euroken]

That is really interesting! Thank you as always! waynorth !!!

 

[Knivolf]

On these 'older' lobster knives, they have the long thin rods. Are they toothpicks?

Hi euroken
Yes, Charlie is right. The one in the picture is a nail-file/manicure blade.
I am loosing light very quickly here, but tried to take a picture of the spine when opened and closed so you can see it a little better.
I put it next to a knife that DOES have a "thin rod" like you mentioned in your first post. The thin probes are cleaning utensils and you see them sometimes on gentleman's knives and/or pipe-smoker knives etc.

 

[Campbellclanman]

And to add, most of those Lobsters are very nicely made- nice examples Gents!

 

[euroken]

Hi euroken
Yes, Charlie is right. The one in the picture is a nail-file/manicure blade.
I am loosing light very quickly here, but tried to take a picture of the spine when opened and closed so you can see it a little better.
I put it next to a knife that DOES have a "thin rod" like you mentioned in your first post. The thin probes are cleaning utensils and you see them sometimes on gentleman's knives and/or pipe-smoker knives etc.
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And to add, most of those Lobsters are very nicely made- nice examples Gents!

Thank you for the insights and sharing those wonderful pics!!

 

[Augie]

Small local knife show coughed up a beautiful early Camillus sheepsfoot jack today. A nice largish 3 3/4", beautiful pick bone, mix of 4 line and 3 line tang stamps, wrap around spring. First Camillus sheepsfoot I've found.

 

[Luger1952]

Nice catch John!! Gorgeous example—it has all the right stufff

 

[black mamba]

Augie, you dog, that's a magnificent piece! You sure can find 'em.

 

[SteveC]

^ This !

Congrats

 

[waynorth]

Small local knife show coughed up a beautiful early Camillus sheepsfoot jack today. A nice largish 3 3/4", beautiful pick bone, mix of 4 line and 3 line tang stamps, wrap around spring. First Camillus sheepsfoot I've found.

Augie, you dog, that's a magnificent piece! You sure can find 'em.

What Jeff said!!!

Amazing - collector's special dream!!!

 

[rockman0]

What they said, WOW

 

[Campbellclanman]

Very Nice Augie