"Old Knives"

markv said:
i have this old wards pattern, bone is differnet on either side, one side is darker brown, nice knife
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Wow Mark, Now that is my kind of Stock knife! :thumbup:


JatMat said:
My Peanuts (Remington)
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And Jimbo, Now those are also my kind of Peanut patterns too! :cool:


You fellows made my evening with these posts to be certain. :)


Thanx,
Anthony
 
Here is a nice old knife my good friend Joe picked up for me at an estate sale a while back for $2. I haven't been able to find much information on the knife or even the maker, but I'm fairly confident that it's older than I am. It has been treated roughly, the scales are worn smooth, it has been beaten with a hammer on one of the bolsters- but the quality still shines through. The shield is pinned, the liners are brass, and the blades are very finely made. I would open a thread in Levine's forum on this thing, but I can't get a good enough picture of the tang stamps to make it worth anyone's time.

The tang stamps read:

A.W.
Wadsworth
& Son
Germany

It's not in very good shape, but it is still one of my favorite knives in my collection, and I suspect it may be the oldest. Any information on this knife or maker would be greatly appreciated!

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Hi Andy,
A.W. Wadsworth used to make some tiny scout knives. You see them on the auction site, I do anyways, because I look for miniature knives. They are collectible because there's always good bidding on them and they are cool. BRL will know the name and dates of manufacture.
 
This is not my knife, it belongs to a buddy, I just took the pictures.

W.R. Case & Sons Saddle Horn, 4 5/8" closed...

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Nice. I've never owned a Saddlehorn before but I always thought they would sit in the pocket real nice.:thumbup::thumbup:
 
Beautiful bone on that saddlehorn. Nice photography as well. Please remind your friend that the low humidity here in Wyoming would create an ideal storage situation for that gem! :D
 
Yeah, really is. I think it's so cool how lots of the older knives, even the tiny ones, are precisely ground and tastefully swedged.
 
This is one of the most fantastic knife threads. I discovered it today and spent most of the day perusing it from start to finish.

This has been the best day I ever spent at a vintage Knife Show.

I'm going to open a PhotoBucket account and figure out how to post photos.

I think I have a few that would fit nicely here.

Charlie Noyes
 
As some of you may already be aware, I collect Robeson made pocketknives, razors and memorabilia and have done so since 1988.

I'm not going to write a protracted history here. That's been published elsewhere and some of that is collected together at
www.RobesonsRme.com. The site is picture heavy and difficult to navigate unless you have 1 or more gigs of random access memory. Sorry.

This thread is about old knives. That's what I'm going to write about.

First is a small Eureka penknife with ebony handles and heraldic shield. It's about 3" long.

It is marked: FILLMORE / CUTLERY.

The back tang is marked GERMANY.

Millard F. Robeson's middle name was "Fillmore". He imported knives marked this way from Germany and Austria.

This little knife dates from 1891 to about 1895.

It is in excellent, unsharpened condition with patina.

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Second is a pearl handled with an oval shield, three blade equal-end with flexible spatula main blade, a pen and cork-puller.

The tangs are marked:
ROBESON / CUTLERY Co.

The back of the master is marked GERMANY.

The knife was manufactured between 1891 and about 1895.

It is in excellent, unsharpened condition.

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Third is a 4 1/4" ebony handled heavy whittler. It has a large escutcheon shield. It has a heavy spear master and two hefty pens.
The blades are marked:
ROBESON / CUTLERY Co.

The back sides of the tangs are marked, PREMIER.

I think this knife was most likely made by the Sherwood & Bingham cutlery in Camillus, New York, between about 1895 and 1899.

The knife has been cleaned, but prior to my owning it.

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I'm going to stop here. I have a tear drop jack made by Sherwood & Bingham from this time period, but I haven't scanned photos of it. I'll try to add it soon.

Charlie Noyes
 
Charlie, your knives are beautiful! A wonderful addition to this incredible thread. Thanks for the efforts, especially the additional history!!
 
Thanks Charlie. You've seen a good bit of my stuff elsewhere. If this thread keeps moving along, I'm going to post a goodly
number of knives here.

Mike, thanks. That big whittler is special. I looked at it several times at a knife show several hundred miles from my home.
It was priced pretty high for the time, 1989 or 1990, I think. It had been cleaned. But, the seller just wouldn't budge.
So, I left it there and drove home. By the time I got here, I knew I'd screwed up. I had to make three calls to other dealers
I knew to get the guy's phone number. I called, he sent the knife and I sent him the money.

Out of twentytwo years of searching and buying Robesons, I've only come across two that could have been made in Camillus
by Sherwood & Bingham and I have them both.

Some one posted a nice little bone handled Fillmore in this thread a while back. It looked like a very nice little knife.

Charlie Noyes
 
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This 3 3/4" ebony handled tear drop jack has honest use and wear.
It has a nice escutcheon shield. Long pull on the master spear and regular pull on the pen.

However, it is marked on both blades:
ROBESON / CUTLERY Co. / WARRANTED on both blades.

It was most likely made by the Sherwood & Bingham cutlers in Camillus, New York between about 1895 and 1899.

This knife and the big ebony whittler above are the only two likely Sherwood & Bingham made Robesons I've ever seen.

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Charlie Noyes
 
Rare to find a likely Sherwood and Bingham, and rare to find that PATTERN also. Interesting shape, in nice condition!
Please keep them coming, Charlie!!
 
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