"Old Knives"

[Gec fan]

a case tested 47,it has been taken apart

 

[Gec fan]

 

[chuko]

Keeping with my New York Knife Co. postings here is a bare head jack with ebony scales. Early production with steel liners and bolster. Charles

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[ranchmanben]

Although my pictures don't compete with the great shots you folks are putting up, here is an old Holley wharncliffe whittler with cocobola scales. Knife 3 3/4" closed. Charles

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Charles, I don't know where you find all these great knifes, you are a lucky man with great taste. I keep coming back to this one though. This Holley whittler blows me away every time I see it. Thank you for sharing it.

Ben

 

[chuko]

Hey Ben thanks for the comments. I've been collecting for a long time and really love the old stuff. Here is another of my New York Knife Co.knives a 2 blade jack with ebony. This one is a little nicer model with brass liners and nickle silver shield, and bolsters. Charles

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[chuko]

Here is another of my finds that I really like a Cattaraugus serpentine wharncliff pen knife with jigged bone. Near mint. Charles

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[Humppa]

The first constructive thread in this forum from me

I got these two guys at a local fleamarket. I have no idea how old these two are, but I gonna post this in Bernards forum. Here are the pics for you... They are really big in hands. But I have to do some cleaning jobs on both of them

One of them has a tang stamp by Robert Klaas alias "Kissing Cranes", the other knife has no tang stamp.

Cool knives... I´m looking for your opinions.

Kind regards
Andi

 

[richstag]

Andi,

I think those are bother very cool knives!

Nice finds

Kevin

 

[Humppa]

Thank you Kevin!

What do you guys think, are the handles on the Klaas knife made of ebony?

Kind regards
Andi

 

[chuko]

Here is a group of small swell center swayback (?) Holley knives. They are pearl, horn, ebony, and ivory from top to bottom. There is a picture of one like this on the back side of the last Goins' book. They are in varying conditions with the pearl being the best. Charles

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[Robert.B]

Won this one on eBay last night, been wanting to get another barlow and a lot of barlows I've found on the older side of things were in bad condition...this cost less than most rough riders do, will be my new daily.

 

[Rsmith_77]

Robert, cant wait to see it once you get her cleaned up real nice!

 

[Robert.B]

Robert, cant wait to see it once you get her cleaned up real nice!

I can't either, I really like the steel bolsters...they seem to wear better than nickel silver, going to have to keep my eye out for more from craftsman.

 

[Vanguard41xx]

I can't either, I really like the steel bolsters...they seem to wear better than nickel silver, going to have to keep my eye out for more from craftsman.

Nice buy Robert. When I was on Ebay last night I actually saw this one. Just some WD-40 and steel wool and it'll clean right up.

 

[Robert.B]

At first I'll likely just oil it with mineral oil and go from there, a lot of that surface corrosion will stabilize and go black or wipe off...bought some old imperials a while back as users and did the same, I hate using abrasives unless I absolutely have to.

 

[supratentorial]

Charles, Love those Wharncliffes and Swell Centers!

 

[bakerg2g]

Charles, Nice knives buddy! Thanks
for sharing them...

Jason

 

[chuko]

Here is a small (3") A.J.Jordan swell center whittler with jigged bone. Charles

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[chuko]

Here is a pretty old one. Very small jack knife, I think these were apprentice knives, made to test their skills. Marked Petty & Sons with a Barrel on the reverse. Charles


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[Humppa]

Hi Charles!

I really like your posts here in the forum. Your knives are really old and cool looking. I´ve seen your display about storing them. Great pieces Congratz!

Kind regards
Andi