"Old Knives"

[Augie]

Early Robeson 1900 to 1916 wharncliffe serpentine pen knife, 3 1/2", pattern number 12208.

 

[waynorth]

Early Robeson 1900 to 1916 wharncliffe serpentine pen knife, 3 1/2", pattern number 12208.

Wonderful old Robeson, John!! You always seem to find good examples!! Nice going!!

 

[waynorth]

Robeson doesn't get a lot of traction on BF, but they made some excellent and beautiful knives!! Here is a very slim Stockman knife, by their very talented cutlers and designers!!

 

[Augie]

Wonderful old Robeson, John!! You always seem to find good examples!! Nice going!!

Thanks Charlie, don't see many wharncliffes and the 3 I have are all early knives.

 

[waynorth]

Thanks Charlie, don't see many wharncliffes and the 3 I have are all early knives.

Early ones are treasures!! Robeson outlasted a lot of early cutleries, so '50s and '60s knives are common!! These Robesons are post WWII !!

 

[Campbellclanman]

Nice Wharncliffe John, and a nice follow up by Charlie with that Stockman!

Charlie those Scouts are stunners!

 

[Augie]

Nice Wharncliffe John, and a nice follow up by Charlie with that Stockman!

Charlie those Scouts are stunners!

Thank you Duncan.

 

[Luger1952]

I like Robesons too!!

 

[oldmanwilly]

I like Robesons too!!
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That jigging is outstanding, and the bolsters are high enough to cover the tangs. Awesome set.

 

[waynorth]

That jigging is outstanding, and the bolsters are high enough to cover the tangs. Awesome set.

Those "sunk joints" are part of Robeson's "Pocket Ease" design!! Beautiful, well designed Pocketable Pocket knives!!

 

[waynorth]

Here is an interesting old Remington knife from the early days, that has covered a few miles, but remains eminently useful!!
This knife is called a Surveyor! It is very like a fancy scout knife, with a swell-center shape, and slant bolsters!! It also has half-stops !!! The pile side bone is more worn than the mark side, probably a function of the way it was carried!!

 

[pistonsandgears]

PIcked up this rather minty Challege Cutlery tool kit knife a while back.

 

[waynorth]

I posted this elsewhere, but it belongs here! Nicely functioning Ulster parallel-spring whittler, with a heavy-duty main blade, and some nice antique trade beads!!!

 

[SteveC]

I posted this elsewhere, but it belongs here! Nicely functioning Ulster parallel-spring whittler, with a heavy-duty main blade, and some nice antique trade beads!!!View attachment 2704100View attachment 2704090View attachment 2704087

That's a cool one Charlie !

 

[lambertiana]

I posted this elsewhere, but it belongs here! Nicely functioning Ulster parallel-spring whittler, with a heavy-duty main blade, and some nice antique trade beads!!!View attachment 2704100View attachment 2704090View attachment 2704087

One of my all time favorite Ulsters!

 

[Campbellclanman]

Wow!
Lloyd, nice showing of those Pocket Eze's

Charlie, they are coming out the woodwork now!
That Remington Surveyor is so nice, I cannot recall seeing too many slanted Bolsters on a Remington- but I don't know a lot about Remington's, but I do know that is a gorgeous Knife!

Then you post that Ulster Whittler Charlie, that is just superb in every way Sir- Wow! those Beads are super interesting, to think that they were/are Trade Beads, who actually made those Beads Charlie - were they made in England/ Italy perhaps to Trade to the Native Indian people?

 

[waynorth]

who actually made those Beads Charlie -

Made in Venice (Isle of Murano), and traded into Africa mostly, with some going into the Fur Trade in North America. The dotted ones have earned the nickname "Skunk" beads, and the others "Chevrons"!!

Western Spotted Skunk!

 

[Pt-Luso]

 

[Oldy]

my one and only Roberson 1922-1939 I believe

 

[rddp]

Early Robeson 1900 to 1916 wharncliffe serpentine pen knife, 3 1/2", pattern number 12208.


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Wow ! That's a real beauty. Graceful lines. Love that shield too.