"Old Knives"

[Gevonovich]

I was just curious as to why a friction folder even had a ratcheting mechanism on it. Thanks

 

[chuko]

Here is an old NAPANOCH 4 blade congress with pearl. A little rough, but a rare tang stamp. Charles

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[lambertiana]

H&B Cigar. This is the only knife I have ever seen with a shield like that.

 

[Gevonovich]

Charles, Thanks for the beautiful knives you share with us, in this thread and others.

Lambertiana, Another beauty in black. Everything about that knife....sings

 

[chuko]

Here is the first of 3 I will be posting from a group of salesman samples marked Chisel-Steel / Bohemia (or Austria). Not much information on knives from Bohemia, even in Levines IV. This one is a 2 blade serpentine shadow horn with different horn on either side. Brass liners. Charles

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[supratentorial]

Interesting finds, Charles. I look forward to seeing the other two.

"Galileo, Galileo
Galileo, Galileo
Galileo, Figaro - magnifico"
--Bohemian Rhapsody

 

[Gevonovich]

Robeson Teardrop Jack
1922-1939

 

[Robert.B]

Has that robeson been hollow ground or is the picture just deceiving? looks great.

 

[mike Berkovitch]

Great looking. I like the bone and the shield.

Mike

Robeson Teardrop Jack
1922-1939

 

[chuko]

Here is another of the Chisel - Steel / Bohemia knives. This one is pearl with brass liners. Charles

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[Gevonovich]

Robert
It just the lighting but it does have a strange grind to it. The main blade had a lot of rust and hard blank gunk on it, so I was forced to give it a light sanding with some 2500 grit wet/dry.

Mike
Thanks for the compliment. I carried it while working today and this one just has that "old time" feeling. Its a real worker at 3 and 3/4 inches.

 

[chuko]

Here is the 3rd pf the Chisel - Steel / Bohemia knives. This one is higher quality materials with nickel silver liners. Has anybody else seen this brand? Charles

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[supratentorial]

Very cool, Charles!

Here are two Cattaraugus Premium Jacks. Built on the same patterns as their sowbellies. Sunk joints. "Rogers Indian Trail" bone.

 

[bakerg2g]

Nice Jake.. I like those.

Jason

 

[Vanguard41xx]

Great knives. Nice to see a "before and after" type of deal.

 

[Gevonovich]

Premium Perfection and I really like the catalog staging.

 

[bakerg2g]

IXL Gunstock jack with Buffalo horn, Stamped IXL George Wostenholm, Sheffield England. It's
nice and tight with excellent action..

Jason

 

[thawk]

Wow! Really cool IXL there Jason.

 

[Campbellclanman]

I agree with Hal, thats one nice gunstock there Jason!

Jake, those two Cat Jacks are handsome knives...very nice!

You guys are just showing off now

 

[supratentorial]

Thank you for the compliments on the Catts.

That gunstock is really cool, Jason! Good looking buffalo horn also.

This one isn't in the same league but I found it interesting. It's a Wester Bros with a split spring... with the split spring reversed from the normal orientation (the main blade doesn't straddle both springs). The blades have a configuration similar to a stockman... but the third blade is a canopener/caplifter and it straddles part of both springs... and also has a catch bit. Weird, huh.

It's unused and has a number on the blade. Maybe a salesman sample or made to look like one.

All the joints are sunk.

Here's a photo of the split backspring.

The canopener straddles one spring and part of the other. You can also see the catch bit in this photo. I suppose this configuration was used to allow a more robust canopener/caplifter than would fit on a single spring.