"Old Knives"

[Campbellclanman]

Thank you, agree with you Challenge knives are a high quality vintage knife. It is hard to narrow down Challenge knives to a date range as they did not change tang stamps much, pretty much have to go by the characteristics of the knife such as pattern and bone. This tang stamp was one of the earliest and also has early bone so pretty sure this knife is around 1900.



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Those first wo -the Robeson and Challenge are absolute stellar examples of what quality was available of the day, but this earlier stamp seems pretty darned elusive - not too many running around, this knife has lived a blessed life! Beautiful!

 

[Campbellclanman]

G. Butler lamb/spey

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Always have loved this Knife Steve.

 

[Jack Sides]

Case large coke bottle Long tail c 1930 to 1940 production my oldest American made knife

 

[tongueriver]

Delete and start over.

 

[rockman0]

Excellent old tested era hunter! I have it's bare head cousin, it's one of my very favorite USA made knives.

Case large coke bottle Long tail c 1930 to 1940 production my oldest American made knife

 

[Jack Sides]

Excellent old tested era hunter! I have it's bare head cousin, it's one of my very favorite USA made knives.

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Very nice it is the first one i have seen with a complete handel

 

[Campbellclanman]

Excellent old tested era hunter! I have it's bare head cousin, it's one of my very favorite USA made knives.

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Rob, that Case is ab-so-lute-ly gorgeous!!!!!

 

[rockman0]

Rob, that Case is ab-so-lute-ly gorgeous!!!!!

Thanks, Duncan. I appreciate the compliment

 

[rockman0]

Very nice it is the first one i have seen with a complete handel

Thanks, Jack I've seen another one without damage to the handle, but the blade was worn down a bit.

 

[galvanic1882]

Couple of vintage Ulsters. Great pattern.

 

[waynorth]

Couple of vintage Ulsters. Great pattern.

Nice Mike!! Great pattern indeed!!!

 

[galvanic1882]

Thanks Charlie

 

[waynorth]

JOHN PRIMBLE
INDIA STEEL
WORKS
Both blades marked, nice old pickbone!! Etch still showing - $1.25(logo)PUNCH - !! Unusual punch - only at partial length!!! Probably from around the turn of the last Century!! At $1.25 it has to be early!!!!

 

[Augie]

Mike, Charlie, some great knives.

 

[galvanic1882]

Nice one Charlie

 

[Campbellclanman]

JOHN PRIMBLE
INDIA STEEL
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Both blades marked, nice old pickbone!! Etch still showing - $1.25(logo)PUNCH - !! Unusual punch - only at partial length!!! Probably from around the turn of the last Century!! At $1.25 it has to be early!!!!

Wow Charlie, what a beauty!

I have a John Primble HJ with that etch and punch ( without nail nick ) - my punch tip is a little different where the complete first half (tip end) is concaved in - I'm guessing they would be the same just with variances we see between the punches at times?

 

[galvanic1882]

I like that one, great punch

 

[waynorth]

Wow Charlie, what a beauty!

I have a John Primble HJ with that etch and punch ( without nail nick ) - my punch tip is a little different where the complete first half (tip end) is concaved in - I'm guessing they would be the same just with variances we see between the punches at times?

Sigh!!! Punch envy!!!!

 

[r8shell]

View attachment 3093339View attachment 3093340View attachment 3093341Couple of vintage Ulsters. Great pattern.

That striped cell is nifty.

JOHN PRIMBLE
INDIA STEEL
WORKSView attachment 3093347
Both blades marked, nice old pickbone!! Etch still showing - $1.25(logo)PUNCH - !! Unusual punch - only at partial length!!! Probably from around the turn of the last Century!! At $1.25 it has to be early!!!!

Wonderful pick bone. Do you think that's the original length on the punch?

Wow Charlie, what a beauty!

I have a John Primble HJ with that etch and punch ( without nail nick ) - my punch tip is a little different where the complete first half (tip end) is concaved in - I'm guessing they would be the same just with variances we see between the punches at times?

Just wow!

Sigh!!! Punch envy!!!!

 

[waynorth]

Wonderful pick bone. Do you think that's the original length on the punch?

Thanks Rachel!!
Yes, that is the original length The manufacturer seems to have experimented with punches before settling on full length punches - a random guess on my part!!!