"Old Knives"

[btb01]

I also got these two little Ulsters recently. They’re far from mint, but the blades are mostly full, and they both have good looking jigged bone. The gent’s knife is 3 1/8” closed.

There’s a faint etch remaining on the main blade. It’s easier to see it in person and a bit tough to capture in a photo, so I made a little visual aid.

I found this equal end jack at the Badger show this past weekend. It’s 3 3/8” closed.

 

[tongueriver]

Great knives; the 3 1/8 Senator is one of my favorite patterns.

 

[r8shell]

I also got these two little Ulsters recently. They’re far from mint, but the blades are mostly full, and they both have good looking jigged bone. The gent’s knife is 3 1/8” closed.

There’s a faint etch remaining on the main blade. It’s easier to see it in person and a bit tough to capture in a photo, so I made a little visual aid.

I found this equal end jack at the Badger show this past weekend. It’s 3 3/8” closed.

That is some rich looking bone.

 

[black mamba]

Great stuff, Barrett, thanks for the show!

 

[Campbellclanman]

Barrett, I love both of those knives my friend- Just great! Like Cal, that Senator is the pick, but how could you go past that Peach Seed Jack and not pick it up as that too is a beauty.

 

[lambertiana]

Here are a couple new-to-me old fixed blade knives from Imperial and Remington, both with jigged bone handles.

I haven’t found any info on the cursive Imperial stamp (though I also haven’t dug that deep yet), but I sure do like the way it looks.

The Remington is stamped “Remington DuPont” which I believe dates it between 1933 and 1940, and the model number, “RH-4”.

No sheath with the Imperial, unfortunately, but the Remington has one. It’s not in the best shape, but still in one piece, and you can still slightly see the “Remington UMC” embossed on the leather.

Love that cursive Imperial!

I also got these two little Ulsters recently. They’re far from mint, but the blades are mostly full, and they both have good looking jigged bone. The gent’s knife is 3 1/8” closed.

There’s a faint etch remaining on the main blade. It’s easier to see it in person and a bit tough to capture in a photo, so I made a little visual aid.

I found this equal end jack at the Badger show this past weekend. It’s 3 3/8” closed.

That Ulster gent’s is a gem.

 

[failbot]

I snagged this one; it's definitely old, as I've never seen a tang like that on a new one. I can't quite make out the inscription on the tang; I definitely see Sheffield

Someone cut too much rust off a grinder

I wonder what the practical purpose of such an open tang, with a visible gap between the blade and the spring, was? Garden knives typically have an extended front side of the handle to increase the blade's support under lateral load, as example on the Tina and the Victorinox Floral

 

[waynorth]

I snagged this one; it's definitely old, as I've never seen a tang like that on a new one. I can't quite make out the inscription on the tang; I definitely see Sheffield

Someone cut too much rust off a grinder

I wonder what the practical purpose of such an open tang, with a visible gap between the blade and the spring, was? Garden knives typically have an extended front side of the handle to increase the blade's support under lateral load, as example on the Tina and the Victorinox Floral

Looks like the tang is "soft" and wearing out, and the worn edge is keeping the blade from meeting the spring at a flush interface!!

 

[failbot]

Looks like the tang is "soft" and wearing out, and the worn edge is keeping the blade from meeting the spring at a flush interface!!

I will soon have it in my hands and we will be able to examine it more closely =)

 

[Augie]

New arrival, rough but you don't come across arched stamp Schrade Cut Co's all that often. Blades still tight with good snap.

 

[tongueriver]

Good score! I was tempted!

 

[Augie]

Good score! I was tempted!

Thanks Cal.

 

[waynorth]

New arrival, rough but you don't come across arched stamp Schrade Cut Co's all that often. Blades still tight with good snap.

Good score! I was tempted!

John and Cal!! You two know a good Patina when you see one!!!

 

[tongueriver]

An elderly Solingen Boker true whittler @ 3 3/8 inches closed. Some oxidation but I don't see any evidence of sharpening. I sure would like to have been able to watch those fellows hand jigging bone and cutting out a niche for a shield.... all by hand. They used some kind of little drill like was sometimes used to start a fire back in the day. Held one end between the teeth and pulled a cord back and forth or something like that.

 

[tongueriver]

This knife is shown as an old catalog cut and a similar knife shown in a photograph in the book BOKER, TWO CENTURIES AND TWO COUNTRIES REPRESENTING ONE NAME IN CUTLERY EXCELLENCE, by Neal Punchard and Ricky Ray, 2018, on page 112.

 

[tongueriver]

I don't think I ever showed this one in late peachseed.

 

[Campbellclanman]

Wow, Cal, a great showing of superb Bokers my friend!

Edit - Fantastic Cut Co. Toothpick, Phew!...it's getting hot in here!

 

[tongueriver]

Here is a very large and unusual jack from a tiny company in NY that you probably never heard of.

 

[tongueriver]

Early Washington jack. We woke up to snow and wind and most of today, so I have just been puttering around in the cutlery.

 

[tongueriver]

I keep this one downstairs and have the smoke alarm armed so if it's gonna get me I at least have a warning. 90 to 100 years and counting; I had a priest say the last rites over me once and I am fairly hard to scare now.