"Old Knives"

So I bought a lot-sale of knives off of eBay, with many of them being rejuvenating candidates for me. What appears to be the oldest one I could not positively ID. It's a single blade Jack with a lot of life left on the blade.

I was thinking it could be a Remington, but thought someone here would recognize it. I ran it under the buffer a few times to brighten it up a bit this morning. The old jig bone is cracked and missing pieces at the end unfortunately, but I think it would look quite handsome in new rosewood or ebony.

Any ideas on the age of this guy?

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jprime84 said:
So I bought a lot-sale of knives off of eBay, with many of them being rejuvenating candidates for me. What appears to be the oldest one I could not positively ID. It's a single blade Jack with a lot of life left on the blade.

I was thinking it could be a Remington, but thought someone here would recognize it. I ran it under the buffer a few times to brighten it up a bit this morning. The old jig bone is cracked and missing pieces at the end unfortunately, but I think it would look quite handsome in new rosewood or ebony.

Any ideas on the age of this guy?...
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The covers appear to be synthetic. The tang stamp was used 1924 to 1933 but that will be no longer relevant if you are going to rework the knife. Its new date of birth will be in 2016. Don't forget to mark the knife to indicate that it's been reworked.
 
supratentorial said:
The covers appear to be synthetic. The tang stamp was used 1924 to 1933 but that will be no longer relevant if you are going to rework the knife. Its new date of birth will be in 2016. Don't forget to mark the knife to indicate that it's been reworked.
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Thank you sir! I have no qualms about reworking it, especially if its just synthetic covers that I am pulling off.
 
I don't have any qualms about the knife being reworked. How knives are represented after they are reworked can be a problem even if the intentions are good. You and the buyer may know the history but the next guy or the guy after that might not. I think marking the knife is the responsible thing to do so that it isn't mistaken as original. If you mark the knife with the date or the date and your initials then it identifies the knife as being reworked as well as who did the work. If I were to buy a reworked knife, I'd have more confidence buying when I know who did the work. I look forward to seeing your progress in your thread.
 
supratentorial said:
I don't have any qualms about the knife being reworked. How knives are represented after they are reworked can be a problem even if the intentions are good. You and the buyer may know the history but the next guy or the guy after that might not. I think it's the responsible thing to do so that it isn't mistaken as original. If you mark the knife with the date or the date and your initials then it identifies the knife as being reworked as well as who did the work. If I were to buy a reworked knife, I'd have more confidence buying when I know who did the work.
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I agree - After getting more into rework projects I bought a simple set of alphanumeric stamps for exactly this purpose. I would probably mark it on the inside of the liners. Knowing the history is more for my own interest and to be able to properly describe the knife's history.
 
jprime84 said:
I agree - After getting more into rework projects I bought a simple set of alphanumeric stamps for exactly this purpose. I would probably mark it on the inside of the liners. Knowing the history is more for my own interest and to be able to properly describe the knife's history.
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Thank you for the kind comments on my old Pruner everyone ! Charles - your recent NYKC knives are very much outstanding ! You have a keen eye sir.

I took some outdoor pics today under overcast skies. I thought the results were nice enough to post an Encore.

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Thank you again Robin! Yes, all 3 knives are fairly hard to come by and the congress is a Remington pattern I'd only seen in old catalog pics until I found it, not sure if I've seen one since either. The whittler with the "blood groove" is a little more common but a rarity in better condition. It's been raining all day here so I was able to finally snag some pics, I'll get a few more whittlers up later this evening or tomorrow... Thanks again for the positive comments, I really appreciate it! :thumbup:
 
Pal Cutlery jack:





Keen Kutter K01881:





By far the shortest blades I've ever had on any knife that can still be used as a knife. The nub is still sharp and can more than handle thick cardboard. The master is scary sharp. I have a newer example of this KK pattern in MOP and judging by the amount of blade loss this old bone Kutter has built up quite a C.V.



 
Here's a nice old HSB sleeveboard whittler, biggin' too at 3.75in! Funky sharpening job on the main blade but the covers make up for it ;)

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Beauties ya got there tsarBomba, really like those KK's! Also great to see another Floridian on the porch. :thumbup:
 
I echo my friend Gevonoviches words. Lovely knives Nick- and you are right- the Bone on the HSB Whittler is simply gorgeous
 
67nick said:
Beauties ya got there tsarBomba, really like those KK's! Also great to see another Floridian on the porch. :thumbup:
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Thank you, and those are some fantastic knives you have as well! :thumbup: The bone KK still has plenty of life left in it, I'm vacillating on making it my "challenge knife" for the upcoming week. It would definitely fit the bill as 'worry stone' but the blades might not be up to what I expect from the knife that "rides watch" each day. The bone is so perfectly worn and patterned, though, it's hard to resist. :o

Good to see the sunshine state (allegedly) represented. :D
 
Picked up what I think is a Japanese folder the other day. Large knife with jigged bone handles, only marked on the blade with what I think is a makers mark. Not a whole lot of information out there on these or Japanese folders in general. Reasonably well made and a little out of the ordinary.

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