"Old Knives"

[r redden]

Thanks for all the research Tsar I also failed to find this knife when I tried to research it. Sorry for the so so pictures my camera skills are not very good. I have a $600 camera and don't really know how to use it. It has been somewhat of an enigma since I bought it. It did come from that big action site so there is no telling. Good news it was an auction as opposed to a buy It now knife and got it for less that $10 shipped, It may just end up being one of those knives you are never really sure of.

 

[TsarBomba]

Thanks for all the research Tsar I also failed to find this knife when I tried to research it. Sorry for the so so pictures my camera skills are not very good. I have a $600 camera and don't really know how to use it. It has been somewhat of an enigma since I bought it. It did come from that big action site so there is no telling. Good news it was an auction as opposed to a buy It now knife and got it for less that $10 shipped, It may just end up being one of those knives you are never really sure of.

It sure is a unique one, regardless. I'm tempted to seek out an old knife with a nice big sheepsfoot for a TL-29 conversion.

FYI Camillus does seem to have a swell-end frame that may have served as a basis for that knife -- a #512 under the Camco imprint -- though the only examples I could find were all double-bolstered and equipped with clip and pen blades. It is also much shorter than I imagined your knife is (2 13/16" closed according to an old auction listing), while I (incorrectly?) assumed your knife to be closer to the size of a TL-29 (a wee bit over 3 1/2" closed, bail not included). The rocker pin on yours also seems to be closer to the rear (barehead) pin than the 512's.

 

[Primble]

Very, very nice. Thanks for posting.
Charles

+1
Stunning

Mike

Thank you Charles and Mike !

Duncan - very interesting advertising knife ! :thumbup:

 

[mattdesmond]

I would like to learn more about this IXL. I love the handle pattern. The patina is great, while still having some life in the blades.

 

[smiling-knife]

Nice knife. It looks like the knife on the bottom right on this early 1960s catalogue page with cocobolo scales. Sorry the scan has cut off the edge.

 

[mattdesmond]

That definitely looks like it. Thanks for digging up that catalog page!

 

[Jack Black]

I'm not sure I managed to fall so far behind with this thread Some beautiful knives being shoown folks :thumbup:

Words fail.

IS THIS A SALESMAN'S SAMPLE?

I reckon so Duncan, here's a couple of examples of the same pattern - though I'm not sure what the second knife is advertising (beyond general inebriation)! :thumbup:

Nice knife. It looks like the knife on the bottom right on this early 1960s catalogue page with cocobolo scales. Sorry the scan has cut off the edge.

Helpful as always S-K I was minded of you earlier when I received a mint copy of Sheffield Exhibition Knives :thumbup:

 

[r redden]

Here's another of my "mystery knives" It's an Ulster Barlow that I have been unable to date. It appears to be maybe 50 yrs. old or so to my eye. I had to hand polish it with Flitz and a microfiber cloth to be able to read the tang stamp with a magnifying glass. It is two line first reading Ulster and the second knife USA. The other side has a 10 stamped on it. It may not be that old but has anybody got any idea of it's age?

 

[kspaz]

Here's one of my oldest Case fixed blade:

 

[T. Erdelyi]

Heres an interesting one...or is it?

Not the most collectable version of knife- not to say that is not a nice knife!....

but the engraving has me thinking..... IS THIS A SALESMAN'S SAMPLE?

Engraved with of course the Manufacturer whom we all know - but on the reverse has nothing but " ADVERTISING" engraved - which I see as an example of the Salesman describing as to where his prospective client places their name?
Your Thoughts?

My favorite style of old knife, the original multitool, it cut and opened beer, what else was there?

Old Colonial with Celluloid scales.

Old Robeson with hand hammered scales.

Sorry if I showed this one before but it went well with Duncan's fine example.

 

[Gevonovich]

Here's one of my oldest Case fixed blade:

Great looking Case! Thanks for sharing it with us, kspaz!!

 

[Ernie1980]

Here is my favorite of my older knives-a Joseph Rodgers and sons pen with ebony covers.

 

[67nick]

Here's one of my oldest Case fixed blade:

That's some mighty fine greenbone my friend! :thumbup:

 

[mike Berkovitch]

Just catching up few days of absence and what great looking knives have posted, really this i THE best thread here.
Here is an old one I picked lately it is Craftsman whittler, but not split back spring. I was told it is probably made by Ulster but I don't know enough to verify it. I'd love to have your thoughts about maker and age

Mike

 

[supratentorial]

Nice knife, Mike! With exceptions, Camillus made a lot of the knives for Sears.

 

[mike Berkovitch]

Thanks Jake, I was thinking of Camillus #72, but the guy who sold me the knife stated Ulster. I wonder if the 72 has long pull on the small clip blade.

Mike

 

[supratentorial]

The 72 went through changes over the years, including some blade changes. I've seen minor differences like the pulls also. For example, the 72 in ad has a match strike pull. The Camillus collectors will know all the details. This is just off the top of my head. The 72 in bone is a desirable knife. I don't recall when their synthethic ("brownstag"?) replaced bone on these knives.

 

[timberweasel]

Here's one I thought I'd share on the Porch: an old German made Okapi. It's not mine but was brought to me by a co-worker who knows I'm a knife-nut and asked me to clean it up a bit for her. My colleague is in her 50's, her parents in their 80's, and this knife was passed down from her granddad. He lived in West Africa (Sierra Leone) and purchased it there locally...

I'm just going to put an edge back on it and oil the pivot. That's really all it needs and it will be ready to serve for more generations to come.

-Brett

 

[Jack Black]

Very interesting Okapi Brett :thumbup:

I picked up a few knives in Sheffield the other day, including this Christopher Johnson, which I've got in my pocket today.





I've already shown this IXL Tobacco Knife, kindly gifted to me by Mike Berkovitch, in my last 'Table' thread (http://www.bladeforums.com/forums/showthread.php/1366732-Me-and-Betty-Grable), but thought I'd post a pic here too. Thanks again Mike :thumbup:

 

[Jack Black]

Another one I picked up in Sheffield, carries the Lockwood Brothers tang-stamp, but has the Joseph Elliot (who acquired the Lockwood Brothers name in the 20's) mark on the blade. 3 3/4".



Pic of the old factory, taken on the same day.