"Old Knives"

This is a Remington “Bulldog” special order knife for Hunter Trader Trapper magazine. It’s 3 5/8s closed and the main blade is on two springs. By a happy coincidence, this pattern is in Bernard Levine’s Knife World column this month.

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Mike Robuck said:
This is a Remington “Bulldog” special order knife for Hunter Trader Trapper magazine. It’s 3 5/8s closed and the main blade is on two springs. By a happy coincidence, this pattern is in Bernard Levine’s Knife World column this month.

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Mike, that is one extremely nice knife! I love everything about that beautiful example....just look at that swedge running right along the spine of the blade!!!..fantastic
 
Nice snag Mike! That's awesome how those 2 back springs are used
for a single blade knife. I'm sure it's because of the thickness of that blade
correct?

Jason
 
Mike - After reading Bernard's column last week, it's nice to see an outstanding example in full color. Quite a knife you've got there.
 
Thanks everyone! Not perfect but pretty nice.

Jason

The short version from Levine’s article is that this knife was built on a sleeveboard frame that also functioned as a whittler. There’s a black plastic spacer that serves the same purpose as the two secondary blades on a whittler (anchoring the free ends of the springs and liner) and allows the main blade to ride on the springs.

The ad appeared in the 1936 October edition of HTT and the pattern may have been a one-time offer. The cost was $1.50 for the knife and subscription. (I’ll see if I can get a scan of the ad.)

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Mike Robuck said:
Thanks everyone! Not perfect but pretty nice.

Jason

The short version from Levine’s article is that this knife was built on a sleeveboard frame that also functioned as a whittler. There’s a black plastic spacer that serves the same purpose as the two secondary blades on a whittler (anchoring the free ends of the springs and liner) and allows the main blade to ride on the springs.

The ad appeared in the 1936 October edition of HTT and the pattern may have been a one-time offer. The cost was $.150 for the knife and subscription. (I’ll see if I can get a scan of the ad.)

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Mike ,

A very interesting knife for a variety of reasons. Can I assume the price in 1936 would have been $1.50 and not 15 cents? What is the thickness of the blade stock and combined thickness of the springs? I think the bone is also interesting to the degree that we touched on via email. Do you know if most of the HTT offerings were sans shields?

Nice score Mike!
 
Fixed the price Ken. Thanks. The bone does not have that dark, rich look that Charlie's 1123 has. According to Levine, the lack of a pattern number, lack of a Remington stamp and lack of shields were to keep the prices down on these special order, promotional knives.
 
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Thanks Mike,

I personally like the bone, with the contrasting colors:thumbup:
 
It does look like the bone on your jack Jason, but not quite as nice as yours! You've handled way more of these than me, but Ken and I were wondering about the different colors of jigged bone.
 
That is one fine Remington, and rare in that condition. I am sure most of those Bulldogs were used up, because they were considered a "budget" knife. Budget knives have a way of becoming pricey collectibles 80-90 years on!!
Great find!! Bernie's article is good reading also!
On the bone color, I would bet that all companies experimented with their bone dying colors and techniques. The colors probably changed over the years, both when the knives were made, and later from fading of course.
Makes you wonder how many actually look like they did on day one? Maybe none of them!
 
I'd post a picture of the greenbone Tone Bose whittler I used to own that Mike's pattern resembles, but last time I posted a custom in this thread I got reprimanded
 
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I'd post a picture of the greenbone Tone Bose whittler I used to own that Mike's pattern resembles, but last time I posted a custom in this thread I got reprimanded
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And well you should!:eek:
Just wait 50 years Campbell, then you can post it!!:D
 
Here's a few more examples of old Remington bone. Hopefully this will help
or discussion.

Jason

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I remember when you got that whittler Campbell. Impressive knife for sure!

Thanks for posting the different jigging Jason.
 
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