"Old Knives"

black mamba said:
Kerry, the beautiful surveyor looks a lot like what is now called a railsplitter pattern. Was the term railsplitter used back then, or does the punch blade (I've never seen one on a railsplitter) make it a different pattern? Thanks for showing!
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"Railsplitter" might be a relatively new name for the same thing. I see a Remington 4-blade "Surveyor" pictured in one of the Blade's Guide to Knives and Their Values. Maybe one of the experts know...I'm just a spert ;)
 
Full sized Ulster pruner, a good 4 1/4" closed
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Once again Lambertiana.... its a beaut! I bet you that lovely old Pruner still snaps strong enough to remove fingers if caught!!
 
Duncan - It could double as a bear trap. I have a few of those oldies that have very strong springs that make my GEC 73 seem light in comparison.
 
lambertiana said:
Duncan - It could double as a bear trap. I have a few of those oldies that have very strong springs that make my GEC 73 seem light in comparison.
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Ys I thought so, I have a few of the older PRUNERS..and WOW ...they do exactly what you say, make everything else seems light in comparison.
Thank you for showing us this lovely Ulster.
 
I love the old Camillus knives, this one dates to WW2 era, it has for lines tang stamp on the main blade. I don't know if it's army model because they usually have USA on the shield or as a tang stamp. It has loud snap on both blades and beautiful old used bone.

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Mike
 
Isnt this Thread just the best...all the best knives are in here...and they just dont stop rolling out!!!

Mike Both of these knives are just great..but boy that Keen Kutter is simply stunning!!...what a lovely knife! and thank you Sir for showing us.
 
Lovely knives Mike. I wonder why that magnificent Keen Kutter does not have the classic Keen Kutter shield. I love that shield mind you, just wondering.
 
Thanks guys, this became my favorite thread, the knives here are awesome and I'm trying to get a modest share in these great knives.
As for the Keen Kutter shield, I have no idea why it has federal one rather the classic shield which I think is more unique, but still it is a gem knife.
Mike
 
The only "old Knives" I have right now, I'm mostly into Spyderco, Benchmade, ZT, but I really want to get something in stag, probably a Northwoods or Queen (I prefer D2 over 1095 due to edge retention)

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Nice jigged bone on that Camillus, Mike. :thumbup:

I just bought this A W Wadsworth & Son Sleeveboard and don't have it yet. The photos are from the seller and I might replace them with my own scans later. It was made in Germany prior to WWII. The factory was seized in 1936 and converted to the manufacture of umbrellas. Below is an interesting bit of history from Levine's forum.

bernard_levine said:
The factory was ... seized by the Nazis because the Kastors were Jewish. The factory was handed over to an umbrella manufacturer, who was a Nazi, and began making steel umbrella ribs.

Kastor was an American company. The branch of the family that ran the factory in Ohligs left Germany after the factory was seized, and came here.

Kastor later changed its name to Camillus. The Camillus factory was owned by Kastor since the 1890s. Camillus was named after the town where it is located.

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Thank you, Mike. It's "French Ivory" (synthetic ivory). There's an interesting Schrade with similar handle material that was posted today or yesterday in the "What you totin' today" thread. This will be my first knife handled in this material.
 
Thanks Jake, it looks almost new. I like the shield as well - the size, the shape and the place. I've just got Schrade with split spring with identical shield.
BTW what is the size of the knife?
Mike
 
supratentorial said:
Nice jigged bone on that Camillus, Mike. :thumbup:

I just bought this A W Wadsworth & Son Sleeveboard and don't have it yet. The photos are from the seller and I might replace them with my own scans later. It was made in Germany prior to WWII. The factory was seized in 1936 and converted to the manufacture of umbrellas. Below is an interesting bit of history from Levine's forum.

Originally Posted by bernard_levine

The factory was ... seized by the Nazis because the Kastors were Jewish. The factory was handed over to an umbrella manufacturer, who was a Nazi, and began making steel umbrella ribs.

Kastor was an American company. The branch of the family that ran the factory in Ohligs left Germany after the factory was seized, and came here.

Kastor later changed its name to Camillus. The Camillus factory was owned by Kastor since the 1890s. Camillus was named after the town where it is located.

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That's a nice find Jake, and an interesting bit of information on Camillus. Thanks for posting it. The town has an historical society and now that I have some extra time on my hands, I might see if I can find out more about that company.
 
Mike, It's 3 5/8" closed. The shield is one of the reasons that I bought it. It does appear to be in really good condition. Gary, That would be really cool.
 
Here's an old Schrade Cut Co. Tear Drop Jack. Has some really
nice Peachseed jigged bone, Excellent walk and talk. Just a
good old knife...imho.

Jason

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Here's an old Simmons "Keen Kutter" Dogleg Jack with Ebony, It's
a "Tank"! Love the swedges on this one!

Jason

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