"Old Knives"

[black mamba]

Here is an early Schrade Walden, "The Zephyr." 3.1" OAL

 

[r8shell]

"Paul Toynbee" is hanging out with Miss Morley!

 

[afishhunter]

Beautiful.
I wish MAM still offered (or would bring back) carbon steel blades.

Jigged bone?

It's bone as far as I can tell...

Likely bone. Delrin was invented in 1952. The earliest I have found for its use as knife covers is by Imperial-Schrade and Camillus, "In the early 1960's."
Case didn't use Delrin until 1967, on the then new (21) 38 pattern (black) Sod Buster.

Anybody but me like old dark wood?

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I do, however, that does not mean I have a large ... or even "medium" ... collection/accumulation of dark wood (or even wood covered) knives.

Maybe not all that old but still a lot of fun. I picked up this display yesterday and filled it with what I have this morning. I'll be on the hunt for the missing pieces now.

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I recall incomplete displays like this at more than one retailer, when I was "young".
Very nice.

 

[Campbellclanman]

Very Cool R8shell
Ohh! W.D.Herbert Harness Jack

 

[Campbellclanman]

Here is an early Schrade Walden, "The Zephyr." 3.1" OAL

This looks as though you just unwrapped it from Factory Jeff!!!

 

[waynorth]

I wonder who named Honk Falls?? Maybe it was a hangout for Geese!!
I love the jigging on this old Honker!!!
Honk Falls Cutlery Co. Napanoch, NY USA!! 1920s - about 100 years ago!!
Junior Stockman at 3 7/16"!!

 

[afishhunter]

I wonder who named Honk Falls?? Maybe it was a hangout for Geese!!
I love the jigging on this old Honker!!!View attachment 2752889View attachment 2752890View attachment 2752891
Honk Falls Cutlery Co. Napanoch, NY USA!! 1920s - about 100 years ago!!
Junior Stockman at 3 7/16"!!

A real beauty, Charlie. I agree. You can't get jigging like that anymore ... sadly ... seems jigging today is either machine made or missing.

Questions:
If 3 7/16" was a "Junior" stockman, what were the 3 7/8"; 3 15/16" and 4"? Were they also a "junior"? Did a "Large" or "Senior" stockman start there, or were the "large" over 4"? (I will guess 4.625" (Old Timer 858 size, or larger) would still be a "Jumbo".)
What was considered a "Medium" stockman (now 3.62", I "think") back then?

Could "Honk Falls" be named for where they did?
(Perhaps hunters had a high rate of success there, or for unknown mysterious reasons they lost all lift there?)

Consider French Lick, Indiana. (Yes. it really exists.)
In 1973 I attended a National Junior Achievement Convention there.
According to the brochures about the town at the hotel, allegedly the town founders named their new town after watching a couple K-9's at the future/planned town square. ...
("better" than witnessing their unwed teen daughter(s) or their wife (wives) and her (their) boyfriend(s) doing the same, I suppose ...)

 

[waynorth]

Questions:
If 3 7/16" was a "Junior" stockman, what were the 3 7/8"; 3 15/16" and 4"? Were they also a "junior"? Did a "Large" or "Senior" stockman start there, or were the "large" over 4"? (I will guess 4.625" (Old Timer 858 size, or larger) would still be a "Jumbo".)
What was considered a "Medium" stockman (now 3.62", I "think") back then?

If it's under 3 1/2", I call it a "junior"!! Up to 3 3/4" could be called a "medium", and over 3 3/4" is a large or full-sized!! I've never heard/used the term "senior"!
That 858 is a Jumbo all right!! Ha Ha!!

 

[tongueriver]

A real beauty, Charlie. I agree. You can't get jigging like that anymore ... sadly ... seems jigging today is either machine made or missing.

Questions:
If 3 7/16" was a "Junior" stockman, what were the 3 7/8"; 3 15/16" and 4"? Were they also a "junior"? Did a "Large" or "Senior" stockman start there, or were the "large" over 4"? (I will guess 4.625" (Old Timer 858 size, or larger) would still be a "Jumbo".)
What was considered a "Medium" stockman (now 3.62", I "think") back then?

Could "Honk Falls" be named for where they did?
(Perhaps hunters had a high rate of success there, or for unknown mysterious reasons they lost all lift there?)

Consider French Lick, Indiana. (Yes. it really exists.)
In 1973 I attended a National Junior Achievement Convention there.
According to the brochures about the town at the hotel, allegedly the town founders named their new town after watching a couple K-9's at the future/planned town square. ...
("better" than witnessing their unwed teen daughter(s) or their wife (wives) and her (their) boyfriend(s) doing the same, I suppose ...)

Salt licks were extremely important places for all peoples until recent times.

 

[wlfryjr]

Really nice lobsters guys and gals, Maine would be jealous.

 

[afishhunter]

I've never heard/used the term "senior"!

Didn't Imperial-Schrade (US) call the Old Timer 8OT stockman a "Senior" Stockman?

The 858 was the "Lumberjack" stockman.
(I do wish there was a version/variation of the 858OT with 1095 blades. Seems they were only made with stainless ... even the few known examples lacking "Schrade+" in the tang stamp are stainless.)

 

[Campbellclanman]

I wonder who named Honk Falls?? Maybe it was a hangout for Geese!!
I love the jigging on this old Honker!!!View attachment 2752889View attachment 2752890View attachment 2752891
Honk Falls Cutlery Co. Napanoch, NY USA!! 1920s - about 100 years ago!!
Junior Stockman at 3 7/16"!!

That's a pretty special knife there! 100 years old and just look how good it looks!

 

[danno50]

Nice new condition penknife, Jeff, and the box to boot!
Two more good ones, r8shell!
That Honk Falls is a nice example of an old and rare knife, Charlie! I concur with you comment on the bone.

 

[black mamba]

Thanks, Dan, it is one of the few knives I own that could be older than I am, and I certainly don't look new anymore!

 

[afishhunter]

I certainly don't look new anymore!

I would hope not!!!
Be TERRIBLE to look like a >1 minute old when a adult!

 

[Campbellclanman]

Thanks, Dan, it is one of the few knives I own that could be older than I am, and I certainly don't look new anymore!

Jeff, I didn't think that Knife was THAT old!!!

 

[Campbellclanman]

I don't know if I may have posted this Knife in this fantastic thread before? I f I have I apologize everyone .

I did place in the Sears Knives Thread, as that is why I purchased it, The Bone is just so so nice!
So this guy here is a Wilbert - Sears own brand back in the Day, and Camillus themselves also made this Gunstock pattern as a "Stay Sharp " as we know another Sears owned Brand, also Camillus had their own "Sword Brand" in this pattern - we had a small discussion on the "who made who", Camillus certainly made their Sword Brand and the Sta Sharp ( seen below the Wilbert in this post - lighter Bone), but did Camillus make the Wilbert for Sears, or did Camillus copy this directly with the nod of approval from Sears? The Wilbert certainly does have the upper hand with that nice Swage work though!

The Intricacies of the details that we all search for - is what I can directly attribute to the decline in my mental health

Stay Sharp Folks

Craftsman ( with Sta-Sharp as the sub etch), from our friend Roland, so this was advertised in '42, so a nice triuo of three different types of Bone on the Gunstock, and each ( imo ) just gorgeous Bone!

Another Old Beauty is this great old and Tank-of-a-Knife!

I posted this in a Thank to you to our Jack Black, Oh Boy...again I just don't know if I have posted this here?

Not quite the Flatcap jigging, not checkered , a slanted design that almost touches on the borders of a sprinkle of Peachseed!

Have a great day everyone!

 

[Campbellclanman]

The other day within this thread- many of us were having to deal with the blood rush to our heads when viewing the outstanding high end Lobsters in Pearl, our friend Dan ( danno50 ) posted an beauty with Glasgow on the tang stamps.

This tiny wee thing I picked up many moons ago, a Far cry fro the beauties displayed just before, but I though I would show it for dan as a sibling or distant cousin to his Knife
Stamped Richards Glasgow, and I cant make out- or remember the name above the Patent stamp - I wonder if this was the patent for those easy open tabs?
This knife is stored away in the deep dark cellars underneath the City, where Rats the size of Cats dwell, so I cannot answer too much more about the knife than what you see, until such time I gather the courage to venture into the abyss.

 

[waynorth]

This knife is stored away in the deep dark cellars underneath the City, where Rats the size of Cats dwell, so I cannot answer too much more about the knife than what you see, until such time I gather the courage to venture into the abyss.

Descend carefully my friend!!

 

[DaleS]

I don't know if I may have posted this Knife in this fantastic thread before? I f I have I apologize everyone .

I did place in the Sears Knives Thread, as that is why I purchased it, The Bone is just so so nice!
So this guy here is a Wilbert - Sears own brand back in the Day, and Camillus themselves also made this Gunstock pattern as a "Stay Sharp " as we know another Sears owned Brand, also Camillus had their own "Sword Brand" in this pattern - we had a small discussion on the "who made who", Camillus certainly made their Sword Brand and the Sta Sharp ( seen below the Wilbert in this post - lighter Bone), but did Camillus make the Wilbert for Sears, or did Camillus copy this directly with the nod of approval from Sears? The Wilbert certainly does have the upper hand with that nice Swage work though!

The Intricacies of the details that we all search for - is what I can directly attribute to the decline in my mental health

Stay Sharp Folks

Craftsman ( with Sta-Sharp as the sub etch), from our friend Roland, so this was advertised in '42, so a nice triuo of three different types of Bone on the Gunstock, and each ( imo ) just gorgeous Bone!

Another Old Beauty is this great old and Tank-of-a-Knife!

I posted this in a Thank to you to our Jack Black, Oh Boy...again I just don't know if I have posted this here?

Not quite the Flatcap jigging, not checkered , a slanted design that almost touches on the borders of a sprinkle of Peachseed!

Have a great day everyone!

Great post Duncan, really enjoyed it!