"Old Knives"

swag1953 said:
Found this at a local antique store not long ago. Ol Cut, Union Cutlery Co. that could be close to 100 years old or more. Strong snap, no wobble, and very sharp. Had to get it. Never saw one before.

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That is a unique shape and color, was trying to find a knife with the same coke bottle/coffin jack but with the axe head type bolster and haven't found one,what pattern is it described as.
 
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Several years ago, a WWII Marine vet gave me this knife. He went into the Corps in 1943 at age 17. He said that his mother had to sign permission for him to go in. He told me that before going overseas (Okinawa), a neighbor gave him the knife. He said that the neighbor had to be at least in his 80's at the time and he told the vet that his grandfather had made the knife. The neighbor told him that because of the "bad" places he was about to go, he just might need it.:oops: I realize that there is no way to prove it, but to me, it looks like something a Confederate might have carried as a side knife during the CW. Thoughts and comments welcomed. Thanks.

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swag1953 said:
Several years ago, a WWII Marine vet gave me this knife. He went into the Corps in 1943 at age 17. He said that his mother had to sign permission for him to go in. He told me that before going overseas (Okinawa), a neighbor gave him the knife. He said that the neighbor had to be at least in his 80's at the time and he told the vet that his grandfather had made the knife. The neighbor told him that because of the "bad" places he was about to go, he just might need it.:oops: I realize that there is no way to prove it, but to me, it looks like something a Confederate might have carried as a side knife during the CW. Thoughts and comments welcomed. Thanks.

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Incredible piece of history. Do you know in what state in the US that the neighbor’s grandfather lived?
 
So earlier in this thread I posted 2 English whittlers marked J M Smith York. Well the man I got them from just sent me these 4 fancy corn knives with the same mark in their wrappers. The Corn Knife inlay seems to have some silver metal in it, never saw that before? Handles are genuine ivory. Very cool knives. IMG_4479.jpegIMG_4480.jpegIMG_4481.jpegIMG_4482.jpegIMG_4483.jpegIMG_4484.jpeg
 
galvanic1882 said:
So earlier in this thread I posted 2 English whittlers marked J M Smith York. Well the man I got them from just sent me these 4 fancy corn knives with the same mark in their wrappers. The Corn Knife inlay seems to have some silver metal in it, never saw that before? Handles are genuine ivory. Very cool knives. View attachment 3185840View attachment 3185841View attachment 3185842View attachment 3185843View attachment 3185844View attachment 3185845
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Ivory and original wrappings!!😮 Astounding!!!!:cool:
How many groups like this will you see in a lifetime???🤔 Next to none!!!
 
It interesting how I got this group and the whittlers. Someone posted a group of knives on AAPK asking for help with them so I sent him a message giving him my thoughts and he then he asked me if I wanted to buy some of them. Funny but only one other guy responded and offered a really low price for them. I was just trying to help him and bam I got the chance to buy some great knives😁
 
Falcata said:
Josep Monserrat Pou? Yo soy de Mataró (Barcelona) 😃 Filarmónica?
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Está completamente equivocado amigo!!!;) É uma faca Portuguesa do Artesão João Manuel Pires de Especiosa em Trás os Montes e segundo as minhas pesquisas com perto de 100 anos.👍
 
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