"Old Knives"

Tom, Roseskunk must have meant the Pen Blade-as that looks pretty darned good, that Barehead Jack has a beautiful old bone handle! Enjoy that old knife-theres still a lot of use in her yet!,
At times I have bought older knives completely the opposite way in condition to yours - The Pen Blade would be sharpened down to almost a needle, and the Main would be perfect! ( not that your main is almost a needle ).
 
Campbellclanman said:
Tom, Roseskunk must have meant the Pen Blade-as that looks pretty darned good, that Barehead Jack has a beautiful old bone handle! Enjoy that old knife-theres still a lot of use in her yet!,
At times I have bought older knives completely the opposite way in condition to yours - The Pen Blade would be sharpened down to almost a needle, and the Main would be perfect! ( not that your main is almost a needle ).
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That makes sense Duncan!
And I have experienced the same as you. The main or pen is in great condition but the other blade looks to have been used and sharpened a million times.
 
Ulster Knife Co., 1876 - 1941, this one around 1900 - 1920, 4 1/2" closed, carried, used, sharpened, but overall pretty nice shape. Still tight everywhere, perfect lockup, centered blade, brass lined and pinned, big, long, nickel silver bolsters, nicely aged stag scales. Fairly scarce knife in this condition.



















 
That's a dandy Vincent! Love that stag and those grinds are sick...

Jason
 
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Vanguard41xx said:
That makes sense Duncan!
And I have experienced the same as you. The main or pen is in great condition but the other blade looks to have been used and sharpened a million times.
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Oh, I was just kidding guys. The main on that one is only about 1/8" longer than the pen. I'm guessing it's down a good 3/8". Lots of use in its past, but plenty left too! Ya gotta love it!
 
And yet the pen blade looks untouched Roseskunk, I still love the look of that Jack-Boy it must have been a looker in its day!
- cheers
Vince,when you have finished showing off my knife could you please send it back to me :thumbup: :D
 
Roseskunk, the bone is soooo pretty almost like old ivory, and Vince your is a knife museum piece. I love the blade grind and the stag.
Mike
 
Vince, that stag is crazy nice. Great piece, I've never seen one like it!
 
I just spent 45 minutes trolling through this amazing thread. The knives in here have some stories to tell.
This is a W.R. CASE and SONS Bradford model 2104 Budding knife.

 
Earlier Victorian stamp ( wostenholmS, IXL enclosed in brackets, Celebrated ) built around 1860 or so. 4 1/2" closed, iron bolsters, brass liners, nickel silver pins, 2 piece pearl hafts. Sterling spoon, silver plated 4 tine fork, glaze finish cutting / spreading knife blade, corkscrew, extended spring screwdriver / prying tool. Slight use, mostly like new, save for some tarnish and a few pits and spiders here and there. All pieces still retain perfect snap, no cracks or chips in the scales yet, 150 years on. Scarce set in fine condition.









 
Have a great weekend Traditional Knife Nuts :thumbup:











 
Peregrin said:
That's a fine set you have there, Vince!
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Gary ,these entries,from the beginning of this thread ,as I have stated,are from a collection a goodfella friend of mine has. They are not mine,but are definitely a collection of knives & tools that took a while to compile,driven by a passion for it.

A few entries,mostly photographed might be mine,or were mine & many got deleted either by accident,or ??

But make no mistake the scanned images are not my collection.

I stopped posting for a while,but we will resume,it is the work of the two of us,my anonymous friend & myself. The knives I posted here take a few folders in Photobucket,plus the purchase for extra bandwith. My way of giving to the forum.

So there is plenty more where these came from. The scratch n dent sale is over fella's,lol. Thanks,All, for all your contributions to this thread & the whole BF's knife community.-Vince
 
VCM3 said:
Gary ,these entries,from the beginning of this thread ,as I have stated,are from a collection a goodfella friend of mine has. They are not mine,but are definitely a collection of knives & tools that took a while to compile,driven by a passion for it.

A few entries,mostly photographed might be mine,or were mine & many got deleted either by accident,or ??

But make no mistake the scanned images are not my collection.

I stopped posting for a while,but we will resume,it is the work of the two of us,my anonymous friend & myself. The knives I posted here take a few folders in Photobucket,plus the purchase for extra bandwith. My way of giving to the forum.

So there is plenty more where these came from. The scratch n dent sale is over fella's,lol. Thanks,All, for all your contributions to this thread & the whole BF's knife community.-Vince
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Thanks for clarifying, Vince. I was ready to jump in my car and come a knockin! ;) Thanks for taking the time to share these with us.
 
I'm very fortunate to have good neighbours. A couple weeks ago, the fella next door came by for a beer and told me that he had an old machete kicking around that he occasionally uses in his backyard. He said it's been in his family for as long as he can remember; been used hard and put away wet for years and years and the edge was beyond his salvaging. He asked if I might be able to clean it up a little. Here's what he brought over:

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Here's what I gave back to him:

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It seemed to me that a Brazilian made Tramontina machete is a good piece of kit and certainly worth a bit o' TLC. I didn't want it to look minty. I think it still shows a lot of its hard-won character but its now ready for many more years of service!

Thanks for looking!

-Brett
 
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