"Old Knives"

Ok, here are some I just picked up.

The first pair are 2 WWII era pilot survival knives. The bottom is a six inch with saw blade made by United Machine Tool Co. of Grand Rapids, Michigan. The second is a single blade Colonial. The saw is missing on this one but I really like the shape of the main blade.

The next group has one of my allllll timmmmeeeee favorites. The Remington Cotton Sampler (damn I wish I would have drawn Tony's at Blade). That sucker is going to be in my pocket on a regular basis despite its impracticability...I just want to carry it cuz I do. The top knife is a Remington farmers jack in really good shape. In the middle is an old Remington RS3333 scout knife.

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I really like that cotton sampler. I think it may be the only barehead I have ever seen with a slant bolster.
 
Now if I can only get one by Tony, I'll be super content. I think that the remington corn topper had the same handle and bolster configuration. I'm almost as happy about the farmers knife. I love hawkbills and have been looking for one of the remington 2 blades for a while.
 
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Those Rems are the score of the century Campbell! Way to go!
 
I've had this CJ for a long while, but haven't spent the time to find out much about it. The tang of the main blade is marked "Carbo Magnetic" on one side, and Griffon XX Worcester on the other. And indeed, both blades are magnetic. I'm trying to date it and figure out the purpose of having magnetic blades.

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Campbell, That surely is a great knife. I looked in Levine's 4 and found " Griffon Cutlery Co." "A.L. Silberstein & Co. NY/NY USA/Ger. Whol.& Mfg. 1893-pres. Griffon XX;Carbo Magnetic. Factory: Bridgeport CT; also Worcester MA c 1918-1921. So it looks like Griffon XX Cutlery went out of business in 1921. By looking at the photo of your knife not a very good way to tell but I don't think the knife is 87 yrs old. There are a Helluva lot more learned people on this Forum than me that could probably help you determine the age of the knife. Perhaps your could list in Levine's Forum I'm sure he could help you more. To my understanding Carbo Magnetic Is a type of Steel. when they magnetize it that changes the carbon structure of the steel.
 
Thanks for your thoughts. After I put up the post I looked at Levine's 4th and saw that as well. Looks like the Carbomagnetic wasn't that big of a hit for just being around for 3 years. The magnetism isn't strong at all...it can't pick much up, but you can feel the pull on the knife. I had just never seen one like it when I bought it, thought it was cool, but couldn't think of a specific purpose for those types of blades.

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Campbell, That surely is a great knife. I looked in Levine's 4 and found " Griffon Cutlery Co." "A.L. Silberstein & Co. NY/NY USA/Ger. Whol.& Mfg. 1893-pres. Griffon XX;Carbo Magnetic. Factory: Bridgeport CT; also Worcester MA c 1918-1921. So it looks like Griffon XX Cutlery went out of business in 1921. By looking at the photo of your knife not a very good way to tell but I don't think the knife is 87 yrs old. There are a Helluva lot more learned people on this Forum than me that could probably help you determine the age of the knife. Perhaps your could list in Levine's Forum I'm sure he could help you more. To my understanding Carbo Magnetic Is a type of Steel. when they magnetize it that changes the carbon structure of the steel.
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. So it looks like Griffon XX Cutlery went out of business in 1921. By looking at the photo of your knife not a very good way to tell but I don't think the knife is 87 yrs old.
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That's certainly a gorgeous knife. If it is that old, it's had an easy time of it!! Hope I look half that good at 87!!
 
I've been carrying this old Winchester around with me and showing it to about anyone that will listen. Can't bring myself to use it but it just feels good in the pocket.
Greg

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Greg, can you put an approximate date on that one?

This is the only old Winchester I own, a model 2923 (Double-End Premium Jack) from somewhere between 1919 and 1940. (And razor sharp I might add.)

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Blues, I can only narrow it down to the same time frame as yours. I haven't been able to find much info on the Winchesters built in that time frame. I know they quit making knives during the 40's so it isn't any newer than that. Not much to go on.:confused:
Greg
 
Greg and Blues, those are nice old "real ones"! The black boxes are good, but these two are the creme de la creme!!
 
Charlie, what's the word with my magnito? Did the blades have a specific purpose or was that just how they were made?
 
Campbell, I would toss that one to Bernie Levine! I haven't got a clue!!
 
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