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Charlie waynorth,the other sticky thread "Knife Terminology" lit a spark under us,we'd like to thank you,your posts in this forum & your vintage knife knowledge is greatly admired & appreciated
I'd like to thank all you guys,too.You know who you are.This is a cool thread.BladeForums is a great knife forum,and this Trad forum is a great thing
-Vince
I'd like to thank all you guys,too.You know who you are.This is a cool thread.BladeForums is a great knife forum,and this Trad forum is a great thing
-Vince
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Seeing these old knives & learning about them is sure entertaining! Thanks for the great photos & info! Keep 'em coming!
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Robert,all your questions are answered in the beginning posts of this thread,Thanks,
-Vince
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Shifting gears a bit.
I'll quote :
New knife , I mean NEW. 1890 - 1920. SOLID gold case . Even the bail is still tight, doesn't move or drop on its own. You have to move it yourself. Never carried or used. 3 1/2 " x 1/2 " , not a little " penknife " either
Sunday go to knife ,posted here on a Sunday
I'll quote :
New knife , I mean NEW. 1890 - 1920. SOLID gold case . Even the bail is still tight, doesn't move or drop on its own. You have to move it yourself. Never carried or used. 3 1/2 " x 1/2 " , not a little " penknife " either
Sunday go to knife ,posted here on a Sunday
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Nice ALL STEEL pre ww II Camillus, heavy , heavy , thick linered, thick bladed tank of a knife , all square and sharp like it should be. Just steel and bone, So solid it feels like a heavy, dense custom in your hand
This scan shows:
the bottom, showing an additional, thicker liner between the regular liner and the spring , which is then milled away on the top side to provide additional blade clearance room
And :
the top, showing the thicker liner milled away all the way across the knife, except between the bolsters, so there is that much more room to crink a blade into that additional space
This scan shows:
the bottom, showing an additional, thicker liner between the regular liner and the spring , which is then milled away on the top side to provide additional blade clearance room
And :
the top, showing the thicker liner milled away all the way across the knife, except between the bolsters, so there is that much more room to crink a blade into that additional space
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Nice teardrop jack in great shape with a huge shield
That's about as beautiful as knives get Vince.Holding a knife like that in your hands with the degree of quality only an old one can elude has to feel good.
How do you resist letting some of them slip into your pocket for an EDC?
Great thread
waynorth
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I like that old Camillus, Vince. From a high point in the history of knife making in America, between the Wars! Here's another somewhat deluxe pattern, a Case Tested Cattle knife. Case often put a clip blade in their cattle knives, unlike the usual spear as a main blade. Notice that milled center liner, and those swedges.
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Beautiful! I have been unable to post after seeing all these beauties! there are nowhere near as nice as whats been shown and probably what has yet to be shown, but Here they are anyway.
keensharp,this thread is not about what knives are better than others
I started it to show & share some really nice old knives ,to all here,that were shown to me
It turned into,thanks to Blues,a sticky,and a great reference thread.So feel free to add,Thanks,
-Vince