"Old Knives"

[Old Engineer]

Just won an auction for a camillus barlow on the bay. I ended up putting more into it than I originally intended, but I wonder if I put too much in.

Here are some photos from the auction:

Jeff : I don't know what you paid for it and don't even want to know , but if it is a sound functioning knife after you get it , and if you want to collect Camillus Barlows , it is definitely one you will want to have. It is one with bone and has the name Camillus on it. They were only made that way for a few years. After that one , they went to some man made material. I had to look for one like it for a while. As Duncan said : It is only worth what you want it to be. Camillus made a fine user knife for many people. It sure looks good to me. Please let us know what you think after you get it !!!!!!!!!!

Harry

 

[Campbellclanman]

I love the lot of those Great Old Barlows - But Oh man that Remington Bone is just stunning!!!

Nice to see the Furness and the I*XL's as well - neat seeing the single Spear I*XL as well, quite hard to get one of those in nice Bone compared to Wood!
Thanks you for showing - you post some good close-ups of these at times in Charlies Thread!!

 

[Campbellclanman]

No comments on the Paratroopers knife at all?

Jd Sir, the "Paratrooper knife" is not one to really put up in the Old Knives Thread - this Thread is really for TRADITIONAL Knives :thumbup:

Bernard Levine he has his own Idenfication Thread - he is THE MAN who has probably forgotten more than we will ever know - he also has some very knowledgeable guys who hang around there as well!

http://www.bladeforums.com/forums/f...-Levine-s-Knife-Collecting-amp-Identification

I think I remember him commenting on one of these knives - that there was actually NEVER a Paratrooper knife ( even though many military sites name them as such ) - and I am not sure if they were really manufactured in WW era - but the Gravity knives are prolifically copied of each other- Many Brass ones being Indian or Pakistan.
Yours looks very recently made.
I could be wrong on this - but I suggest we probably don talk about this knife in here as it's not the place - if you want try your luck in Bernards Forum.
Careful.... many ( including myself have walked away with shreds of skin hanging off at times lol )

 

[jdracing]

Jd Sir, the "Paratrooper knife" is not one to really put up in the Old Knives Thread - this Thread is really for TRADITIONAL Knives :thumbup:

Bernard Levine he has his own Idenfication Thread - he is THE MAN who has probably forgotten more than we will ever know - he also has some very knowledgeable guys who hang around there as well!

http://www.bladeforums.com/forums/f...-Levine-s-Knife-Collecting-amp-Identification

I think I remember him commenting on one of these knives - that there was actually NEVER a Paratrooper knife ( even though many military sites name them as such ) - and I am not sure if they were really manufactured in WW era - but the Gravity knives are prolifically copied of each other- Many Brass ones being Indian or Pakistan.
Yours looks very recently made.
I could be wrong on this - but I suggest we probably don talk about this knife in here as it's not the place - if you want try your luck in Bernards Forum.
Careful.... many ( including myself have walked away with shreds of skin hanging off at times lol )

No problem,I'll delete the gravity knife from my post....
Thanks for the heads-up,jd

 

[Pipeman]

"Careful.... many ( including myself have walked away with shreds of skin hanging off at times lol" )

Lost a little skin myself Duncan Even when I paid for an appraisal I'd give up a LOT of skin for a small piece of Bernards vast knowledge.

Best regards

Robin

 

[Campbellclanman]

^^ Yep Robin my friend, that is too true.

 

[Pipeman]

I just got this yesterday, it Is JB Holland rather than JR. The shrinkage of the scales would seem to indicate celluloid, but i'm not sure. The spud is horn rather than blackened ivory and is very translucent and very thin compared to the others. It's much bigger and wider, a full inch longer than the Schrade and Wostenholm.

Happy Friday folks

Best regards

Robin

 

[Wormil]

More from Dad's junk drawer. He passed away in '76 so they all pre-date that.
1. Old Kentucky
2. ?
3. Russell Barlow
4. ?
5. ? Thornton USA
6. ?
7. Camillus w/crossed swords mark
8. Keen Kutter
9. Imerial Providence RI
10. USA

All together then close ups.

Here is the back side

 

[Pipeman]

Hi Wormil, the 5th knife from the left is celluloid and is off gassing. You should put it in a tight bottle away from other knives.
Watch the other celluloid knives for the same thing, crackling of the surface is happening on the 5th one. On relooking, number 2 and 8 look sick as well.
http://www.oregonknifeclub.org/celluloid_02.html
Best regards

Robin

 

[kootenay joe]

Robin, is the "Holland" knife from Germany ?
kj

 

[Pipeman]

Robin, is the "Holland" knife from Germany ?
kj

Hi Bro. It's marked Sheffield England. If you have Tweedsdale it's in there as opening 1949 I believe. If you look back in this thread, I posted picks off ebay of the knife, someone mentioned Tweesdale and the years of operation.

R

 

[T. Erdelyi]

Radio Knife

 

[kootenay joe]

I really like the Camillus made bone handled Sears "Sta-Sharp" knives. Beginning in the 1930's Camillus had the contract to supply Sears with their folding knives. This was a very big contract and therefore important to Camillus. BF'er 'Codger64' has done a lot of research into the history of the Sears Craftsman knives and the connection with Camillus. He has explained how the Sears' buyer was knife knowledgeable and able to get the very best workmanship out of Camillus. You can see this in the "Sta-Sharp" knives which were Sears top line. To differentiate them from similar Camillus branded knives, the Sta-Sharp knives often had 'extras' like milled liners or thicker liners to make for a stouter working knife. These were sold as tools at the time when Sears Craftsman tools were the very best you could buy; always USA made and guaranteed for life.

Here's a 3 5/8" Gunstock, used but reasonable. Never used examples of these knives are rare. Most are heavily used.





kj

 

[tongueriver]

Roland, that gunstock is really nice; I have always favored both the pattern and the company. Is that bolster rat-tail?

 

[tongueriver]

Here is an Electric Cutlery jack. Goins says pre-1920. It is tight and snappy with half stops and looks to be barely used.

 

[black mamba]

WOW! A rare beauty there, tongue. :thumbup:

 

[kootenay joe]

The back handle on the Electric jack is very attractive. I have a few Electric Cut Co knives with tang markings that look like those of a vibrating marker and i have seen others like this on ebay. I also have some 'Electrics' with what looks like regular tang stamping.
And 'yes' to rat tail threading on the Sears Gunstock bolsters. I too like the Gunstock pattern. Most collectors like this pattern yet it was never a popular one in the past. We see many more Trappers, Stock knives, Regular Jacks, EO Jacks, etc. than the Gunstock pattern. Anyone have ideas as to why the Gunstock pattern was not a big seller back in the day when our vintage knives were new ?
kj

 

[supratentorial]

Here are some auction photos of well used Sta-Sharp stockman with stag covers. I don't think the seller will mind if I use the photos (I was the seller ). I had found this knife as is in an antique store in a small town near the island that I lived on in Maine. It's a nice knife but it was more heavily used than I'd want. I told the owner that the knife was worth more than he was asking. I was just trying to help out a local but his response was that if it's worth more than $1 then why don't I buy it and resell it. Well... that's something that I usually don't do. I sell from my own collection but I don't buy to resell. But I figured I'd find a good home for it and put the money towards some old tools that he had waaaaayyyyy over priced. And that's what I did. If it had been in better condition, I would have loved to add it to my own collection.

 

[supratentorial]

Does this knife look original?...And do blades look full?
Im thinking bout it....But just not sure if blade has been re-shaped?
That main blade just looks like it'll be way short in closed position...No
pics of knife in closed position and Im thinkin that is why?
Please comment your thoughts,
JD

Here's a catalog scan of the correct pattern for that pattern number...

 

[Jack Black]

Here's a few recent arrivals - Wostenholm, Rodgers, Ibberson respectively - The IXL Serpentine Jack was a gift from ADEE