"Old Knives"

"Case 6265 folding hunter 1940 - 1964, heavily carried and pocketworn, skinner is unused, main down about 30%. Some big, vivid and very worn down slabs of wormgroove on this one."
WOW! That's a good looking knife, and in excellent shape considering it's vintage and use. :)
-Bruce
 
"Case 6265 folding hunter, 5 1/4" closed with wood scales. These were produced for many years as a SFO for the Bill Boatman Company of Bainbridge , Ohio with a Case Miracle Edge skinner blade. Boatmans was a hunting and hunting dog supply and mail order company there. I don't think they are in business any longer. To the best of my knowledge, all were produced with CV steel
as is this unused example from the late 1970's. These skinner blades, when new, will cut you......real bad. They are also extremely effective at cutting through very heavy manilla rope, even the diameters ( 1 1/2 " and 2 " ) you would normally have to drive a rope blade through with a mallet, though not for long as this dulls them very quickly. But in a pinch, these can be used very effectively for a variety of cutting chores other than cutting the skin and flesh they were designed for. There is a lot glare from these polished blades, difficult to get clear scans, and I keep a heavy oil film on them as well to keep the CV from rusting."

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Vince, that CASE is very cool. Buck also had a 317 hunter of that ilk, probably made by Camillus. And here is the Schrade Walden version. They called it a Wonda Edge.

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This is a Hibbard Spencer Bartlett & Co. 1/2 Whittler
with a Punch! Nice little Vintage knife! "OVB" !
small but it's built well! nice tight snap!



Jason
 

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Here's a Vintage Queen Jack Knife the main
blade has a Cam Tang, The secondary pen has
1/2 stops! Can still see the lines in the blade from
the grinds! Nice swedges on this one! IMHO.
 

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I agree, wonderful patterns and very fine examples:thumbup:

A Punch on a Half-Whit is new to me.
 
This was my grandpa's knife. I don't know much about it except that it's a Keen Kutter. Tried finding it in a few online catalogs, but couldn't find the exact model. It's stamped with the "KS 316" on the backside of one of the blades. 2 of the blades still snap real good, they're all fairly dirty and one had a small speck of rust on it. This is the first I've really looked at it, what should I do with it? Clean it up? Oil it? Leave it alone?


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This is a Hibbard Spencer Bartlett & Co. 1/2 Whittler
with a Punch! Nice little Vintage knife! "OVB" !
small but it's built well! nice tight snap!



Jason
Very nice vintage HSB, like it a lot Jason.
Thanks for sharing,
Jim
 
I really like this one.Not mine ,but a show for ya's to see

"Joseph Rodgers & Sons, 1890 - 1930, 3 5/8" closed, still remains unused. Iron liners, bolsters, and hammered pins. Fully rounded and contoured checkered horn scales. Crocus finished blade with a deeply struck, somewhat unique stamp rather than an etch. I have previously shown you many pruners, both imported and domestic. Most are much larger ; all , even the finest, have exhibited glazed blades . This is the only example I have seen with a crocus polished blade and the Star and Cross trademark struck into the blade like this. Also, the extremely round horn scales that have been checkered all the way to the liners is something else that I have not seen other than in this example. The diminutive size fits very comfortably into the palm of your hand. Extremely stiff spring, actually difficult to rotate open. Very comfortable in the front pocket, while most pruners only carry well in the back."

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"2 3/4" closed, 1890 - 1930, all steel construction, pinched fluted bolsters, glazed sheepfoot blade. A rather common
utility pattern rendered in polished horn. Very heavily sprung for a knife it's size, still remains unsharpened, uncarried, and unused.
Built with a somewhat uncommon flush joint. Deeply struck blade stamp, not etched. Along with a few others you have seen before
for scale."

Another beauty !
-Vince :)


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Another beauty !
I couldn't have said it better,Vince.:thumbup: As always, the marvelous condition of your knives shows the quality workmanship the old cutlers put into even the most utilitarian knives.
This beater example has been "rode hard and put away wet", but illustrates the breadth of the Rodgers catalog, adding a pen to the same frame and master. The pen's tang stamp
"G CROWN R
RODGERS
CUTLERS TO
HIS MAJESTY"​
dates this one as no earlier than 1901.
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Nice Oldies all ! Thanks for posting them fellas!


Vince, this one has the greatest nick I have ever seen, a real touch of class :thumbup:

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Nice Oldies all ! Thanks for posting them fellas!


Vince, this one has the greatest nick I have ever seen, a real touch of class :thumbup:

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Jeremey,here's two up close shots of that nail nick. The knife was previously posted in this thread

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Wow!!!

This thread has has offered me a wonderful pictorial education in the variety of patterns, scales and blade shapes. It is a fabulous resource to come back to again and again.

The variety of Sheepsfoot, Wharncliffe and Pruner blades and shapes is stunning.

My sincere thanks to all of you for this great pictorial history.
 
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