"Old Knives"

[bakerg2g]

Here's a Winchester 3-3/8 Easy Open Jack (2959) , It's smaller than the other
old EO's I have.. But has a real nice feel. Still has excellent action, full blades,
The bone has some real nice color, Hard to see in my sorry pic's...lol


Jason

 

[Boggs]

Something about old knives and there bone handles........beautiful

 

[rickmenefee]

very nice

 

[bakerg2g]

Simmons "Keen Kutter" Barehead Jack 3-3/4, This one is a Beast.. Real stout knife
still very tight snap, Full blades and some awesome swedges, I tried to show how thick the back of the blade is,
Pic's aren't the best but you can get the idea...



Jason

 

[VCM3]

Wow Jason :thumbup: Some cool knives as of late,posted by you,old boy :thumbup:
That one is great I love that swedge style!
-Vince

 

[VCM3]

From the owner,my good friend,
" A campaign knife was a typical sportsman knife, usually 4 - 5 inches long, to which a stout flat ground locking spear main blade was fitted. A few had clip points. These were carried by many in military service in the mid to latter 1800's after dirks lost favor, but could be purchased by anyone. The main was flat ground instead of the usual English hollow grind to give the stabber main more lateral strength, while the lock mechanism basically turned the knife into a folding dirk, with additional usefulness provided by the secondary blades and
fold out or pull out implements. On this example the maker took the flat grind one step further and carefully convex ground it. It has no lateral flex what so ever. It is the only such example of this blade grind on an English folding knife that I own or have seen. It is 4 1/2"
long, has fully milled brass liners, with a nickel silver bar shield and pins, hafted in hand checkered horn, with a pull out tweezers and pricker flush fit into the handle end. Nicely fitted horn blade rest / catch bit for the locking master. Both blades and the corkscrew ride on lobster type " V " springs. Built approx. 1840 - 1890, tang stamped R. Anderson & Sons, Edinburgh. I cannot find out if this was a maker or a Scottish retailer / purveyor of some sort. It appears to be Sheffield or London built. It has a few pits and spiders but still appears unused ."

 

[VCM3]

Here's the rest of 'em....

 

[Robert.B]

Wow that handle jigging is so intricate!!! I like that piece.

 

[festerfromnzed]

Hi guys...what a pleasure to view. these beautiful blades.Here is my oldest that i dont know of?,and certainly my favourite folder.I posted this a couple of years ago without too much success as to maker etc>..

 

[cnas122]

Hell yea. That's awesome.

 

[Robert.B]

That is awesome!!!

 

[lambertiana]

I got some better pictures of some of mine - some of these have been posted in the past, and some I haven't had pictures before. The first three are to address specific things. First, one that Charlie will like:

Second, a nice Challenge:

And a rarely seen tang stamp, Krakauer-Zork-Moye's Socs. Inc:

 

[waynorth]

That Campaign knife is something special, Vince. Thanks for posting the pictures!
John, I can't remember the tang stamp on that HJ - although it's always nice to see it!

 

[VCM3]

That Campaign knife is something special, Vince. Thanks for posting the pictures!
John, I can't remember the tang stamp on that HJ - although it's always nice to see it!

My pleasure Charlie
Thanks All,
-Vince

 

[wellington]

The large "R Anderson & Sons" chequered horn knife you posted earlier looks mighty fine Vince, I really like the look of it... the Edinburgh firm had premisis on Princes Street (101), they were listed as "Goldbeaters" ?? but they were perhaps better known for their golfing, fishing and curling wares. I reckon the knife could of been made during the Edwardian period in Sheffield, not London, but I could be wrong..

Mick

 

[zerogee]

The large "R Anderson & Sons" chequered horn knife you posted earlier looks mighty fine Vince, I really like the look of it... the Edinburgh firm had premisis on Princes Street (101), they were listed as "Goldbeaters" ?? but they were perhaps better known for their golfing, fishing and curling wares. I reckon the knife could of been made during the Edwardian period in Sheffield, not London, but I could be wrong..

Mick

Mick, "goldbeaters" quite possibly meant that they made gold leaf (though that seems an odd combination with the rest of their business). And that is certainly a magnificent knife - something about the old checkered horn scales that really appeals to me.

 

[rickmenefee]

Those Jacks are very nice. I love the one with the punch

 

[lambertiana]

Charlie, I thought you could determine the tang stamp after a glance at the punch. That one is an Ulster. The punch is identical to what they used in the scout knives in the '20s-'30s time frame.

I wonder who made that Krakauer, does anyone recognize the bone? It is c. 1885-1914.

Here's one that I don't think I have posted before - H Boker & Co Improved Cutlery

 

[waynorth]

Looks more like a Schrade Cut Co punch, John. Or a Remington. I'll have to go look at punches again . . . . . .
Thanks!

 

[Will Power]

I'm brooding about the chequered horn on that large Sportsman knife. How on earth could they do it with such regularity in pattern and without ruining the scales? Perhaps some long lost technique?

I'm also knocked down by the French knife in stag that festerfromzed showed. A quality and unusual item, particularly like the carrying ring. You could show that in the Levine forum, lot of specialist knowledge there on non American knives too.