"Old Knives"

Jack Black said:
That sounds about right to me, nice-looking knife :thumbup:

I picked up this Edward Bell silver fruit knife in the week, 1899 if I'm not mistaken.



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Nice Fruit Knife there my friend, always great seeing your new treasures - anyway - I thought that you were trying to cut down on your knives? :D
I too have been busy- not only in work but with buying, I have score a Ibberson Horn handled Rope knife- the stamping has a letter that is now gone but the rest of it is ..OWLTIC, ( over ) IBBOTSON ( over ) SHEFFIELD quite a life it's had!, you can still see that it had a nice scroll on either side of a stamping on the blade- but due the sharpening marks a long time ago - this is very hard to read - also a MASSIVE and beautiful old Stag handled Rope knife - stamped only " HARRISON BROTHERS & HOWSON - I own a few big old Rope knives and old Sheffield knives that are huge Tanks that have Bear traps as Springs -but this one is just massive in every way- Wow!
Also..a C Johnson Fixed Blade with a Checkered Ebony handle and Original Sheath - owned quite a few of CJ's knives - not one like this ( hasnt arrived yet ) - possibly a 50's knife?
Also two nice I*XL's - one a nice Bone handled Clip Point Barlow with Pen- blades are full - heavy Patina and has had little use though - as well as a Spear Point Jack/ Pen bladed slippie as well, and a Schlieper 13 inch "Bowie" - this one has a wooden handle and big Brass guard very much like Olsen did.
I was also lucky enough to buy a beautiful HJ off a good mate here in the Forums,- a Fox Cutlery HJ with Bone Handles - an unused salesman sample- its just peaked over 100 years old in the last few years !
Must catch up soon my frien and must get some photos up!!
 
Jack Black said:
I picked up this Edward Bell silver fruit knife in the week, 1899 if I'm not mistaken.
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Campbellclanman said:
Nice Fruit Knife there my friend, always great seeing your new ....
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Jack that is a great knife! Very nice find.

Duncan, you and Jack are two of the main reasons I still come here. I have been absent for a few months but I am just about back in the game. Look forward to chatting with both of you and catching up on your always outstanding new acquisitions.
 
Brad my friend-that is a real lovely thing to say - thank you very much, I am extremely humbled by such kind words by such a respected person.
I too have had very little to do with the forums lately because of other commitments.

I managed to take a few shots - unfortunately the weather is absolutely terrible ... and let me be the first to say that these photos are terrible-I must learn to wear my glasses when taking photos now -age punishes me slowly but continually :o but here are the two Sheffield Rope knives I received lately - both fall easily into the Antique era very easily , the Stag Handled Harrison Rope knife is absolutely Huge - 5 inches closed - as heavy as a knife can get massive- in fact the biggest I have seen Springs - you DO NOT want to have fingers in the way of the Rope Splicer!

The Ibbotson is battered - but I just love this knife the way it is, I will clean these knives- but only with Mineral Oil and a toothbrush - and thats it - they will last another couple of hundred years with ease......This would have been an extremely impressive knife with the fancy Stamping and scroll work on the blade before some tortured soul took it out on the blade.....









 
Duncan, thanks my friend, it's great to hear from you :) Yeah, I am still trying to cut down on buying knives! :D It sounds as if you have some beautiful new finds, and I love the two clasp knives - The Admiralty Pattern 301 is the same as the one I have :) You should get some pics up in the Military Clasp Knives thread :thumbup:

Brad, thanks a lot, it's great to see you here :thumbup:
 
Man, those rope knives are gorgeous! I really like how they went the extra mile with that Harrison by putting embellishments on the bail. :cool:

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Here is a quick picture of a knife I picked up yesterday. I am not sure what to call it... Chisel pocketknife? I really like the handles. It seems like a handy woodworking knife to have around the shop for small projects. I have not put any oil on it yet, but don't worry, she is in good hands now.:)

NEW YORK
KNIFE CO
WALDEN

I think it says "HAMMER" on the other side of the tang

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The Government said:
Here is a quick picture of a knife I picked up yesterday. I am not sure what to call it... Chisel pocketknife? I really like the handles. It seems like a handy woodworking knife to have around the shop for small projects. I have not put any oil on it yet, but don't worry, she is in good hands now.:)

NEW YORK
KNIFE CO
WALDEN

I think it says "HAMMER" on the other side of the tang
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It's a timber scribe.
 
Nice Rase Knife, Stan Shaw was making a batch when I visited his workshop with ADEE and R.c.s. a couple of weeks back. They come in various designs :thumbup:
 
Jack Black said:
Nice Rase Knife, Stan Shaw was making a batch when I visited his workshop with ADEE and R.c.s. a couple of weeks back. They come in various designs :thumbup:
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I didn't know anyone still made timber scribers/rase knives. Funny I've never looked up that "rase" for its etymology.
 
scrteened porch said:
I didn't know anyone still made timber scribers/rase knives. Funny I've never looked up that "rase" for its etymology.
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I was surprised to see them, and it was a bit of a coincidence as I'd been reading an article about Rase knives the night before. I think Stan was making six for the same client, with a blade and the scriber. Here they are on his bench.

 
This is a small ivory Taylor's Eye Witness Sleeveboard I picked up a week or so ago :)







 
Duncan, I was going to write about how I liked that "warm" looking stag on your Harrison but the same thought applies to the ivory on Jack's as well.

Here are a couple printing blocks. I think Charlie has posted one in the past in this thread, and I've actually posted the IXL "pearl" whittler before, but am including it again for scale on the Rem stockman. Both have the pattern numbers on the back.

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Thanks Mike, I love those printing blocks too, a real piece of history there :thumbup:
 
Thanks guys. I stumbled onto both of them. The nicest one I've seen was a full size Napanoch sunfish that went for over $300 on the world's largest online auction site. I had no idea it was going to go for that much.
 
Jack Black said:
This is a small ivory Taylor's Eye Witness Sleeveboard I picked up a week or so ago :)







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I love those Early Eye Witness knives Jack - awesome!!I will get some photos ( decent ones hopefully when I get a chance to take them ) and throw them up on your Military Clasp Thread soon my friend.

Mike Robuck said:
Duncan, I was going to write about how I liked that "warm" looking stag on your Harrison but the same thought applies to the ivory on Jack's as well.

Here are a couple printing blocks. I think Charlie has posted one in the past in this thread, and I've actually posted the IXL "pearl" whittler before, but am including it again for scale on the Rem stockman. Both have the pattern numbers on the back.

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Thank you Mike- long time- hope your good kind Sir, n othing like the old Mellow golden hue that aged Stag gives!
I know little about those printing blacks - but marvel at the detail.
 
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