"Old Knives"

I'm pretty sure the blade on that last knife I posted was like a sheepfoot style.Shappening over the years it took on a recurve lookin' thing
It is comfortable in the hand

All you guys are adding some real cool oldies,this is a great collection of pics in here...Thanks :)
-Vince
 
VCM3 said:
I'm pretty sure the blade on that last knife I posted was like a sheepfoot style.Shappening over the years it took on a recurve lookin' thing
It is comfortable in the hand

All you guys are adding some real cool oldies,this is a great collection of pics in here...Thanks :)
-Vince
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I can't recall seeing a sheepfoot blade in a handle like that Vince:confused:. And the blade has a long gentle curve on the back which says pruner to me. A sheepfoot usually has a straight back (spine) on the blade, parallel to the edge. Here are two example I have;
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This is one for the "terminology" thread!!
 
Yeah that's right CC ,I got confused, thought of a hawkbill,but that makes sense,a "pruner"
The auction seller had it listed as a "rope" knife ?
Beats the heck out of me,I liked the looks of it & the stamp,too
I got it for $16.56,delivered from upstate NY,so,it looked even better,lol :D
 
Vince yes I would also say that was a pruner as upnorth suggested. Beautiful knives being shown, like that used but loved remington of your upnorth.

while i'm here, here is a utica hawkbill, small like the R708
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I set up at the Wolverine knife show over the weekend and picked up a few things (15 actually). Here are a few of them. First is a lamb foot by Brookes & Crookes of Sheffield. Second is an old KA-BAR rigging knife with a Union stamp on the back. Third is a tri-fold safety fish knife by Marbles. The last piece is a wood cut printers block for an old IXL catalog or ad. I had more of these but I sold them before I left the show. I will try to get more pics up tonight. - Dan
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I love the printers block, a nice piece of history right there.
The bone on the lamb foot is excellent as well. :thumbup:

Peter
 
Thanks Peter, I already regret selling the other printers blocks that I had. Here are a few of the others that I picked up. The top one is by Slater Bros. of Sheffield. It has Ivory handles and I believe it was made before 1891. Second is a small horseman's knife by J. Milton of Sheffield. The third one is a Challenge whittler and the bottom one is a Robeson. - Dan
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Just wondering how old is old to be in this thread, I have hundreds of lbs of knives from the 50 and 60's but is that old enough? And I just learned about using macro mode on camera. But will not ruin a good thread with these modern knives.
Jim
 
Nice scores, Dan! I like the Robey; Is that a lobster, or an equal end??
James, old is a state of mind;)! Speaking as a 64 year old:eek:!
If a knife is older than you are, that's a good measure I think. For me, that's pre-WWII.
 
Waynorth, The Robeson isn't a lobster, because it has a regular backspring.I would go with candle end pen, since the handle looks like that of a candle end lobster. I really can't apply the "older than you are" rule since I was born in 83. - Dan
 
Rivit said:
Waynorth, The Robeson isn't a lobster, because it has a regular backspring.I would go with candle end pen, since the handle looks like that of a candle end lobster. I really can't apply the "older than you are" rule since I was born in 83. - Dan
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Shapely Robeson! Rare pattern!!
As far as old, I guess 50 years could be a good cutoff point. But if it's 45, and a cool knife, why not?? Pretty subjective subject;)!
 
Well, here's one that's pretty old. I'm not even really sure what this type of knife is called. It's a traditional Afghan tribal knife that I picked up at a weapons bazaar in Kabul a few years ago.

The spine is very wide, but the blade itself is thin for slicing. The edge is thicker, to have a durable edge. My understanding is that these were designed for stabbing through mail armor, but had to be able to cut and slice as well, since the tribesman wasn't going to have more than one blade on him.

It's an interesting knife.

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Finally had some time to take some pictures. Went to the ER last night with kidney stones.OUCH.Just sitting here recouping.I'll stop before I go rambling:eek:
No marks on this thing.
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Boker USA

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Another no name.

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Valley Forge,

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CM McClung. If anyone has any info on this maker please chime in. This little knife is top notch.

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Utica office knife.

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Nice Camco...

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Here's a couple pictures of a Tidioute that I have that,I'm told,dates to about 1904.The handles are in excellent condition,it's tight and still has great snap.
 

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Can you take some more pictures? Looks like there is some filework or milled liners on thr picture to the right.
 
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