"Old Knives"

Rostovsky said:
You all guessed wrong. It's the opener of cans combined with a bottle opener of beer bottles
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Rostovsky, I see the bottle opener feature, does the backside have a way to provide leverage on the can to open the top? Otherwise I believe Rachel's guess is correct as it has the corkscrew as well. More of a Bartenders knife.

That curved blades resembles this more then a can opener...

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At the time when he produced this knife, in the USSR there was almost no any bars or bartenders. Here's another knife with the same blade. As a schoolboy I opened this blade is canned in the campaign and never saw that they removed the foil from champagne. However, at that time in the USSR on folding knives was not such openers of canned food in the American knives scouts or Victorinox.
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paulhilborn said:
Very interesting knife Rostovsky:cool:

A couple of vintage beastly pruners. The first is an Eye Witness Sheffield Pruner. This is without a doubt the biggest baddest Pruner I have handled:eek: in essence this beast is a fixed blade!!! I say that only due to one of the strongest springs EVER:D

This is a WONDERFUL knife!!! Strong, SOLID and centered blade with a snap one can hear from your neighbors house:eek: Beautiful wood covers with a bail to boot. This was gifted to me from Duncan with traces back to our Sheffield historian Jack Black:thumbup: THANK YOU gentleman for this grand old Pruner.

Next is a CASE Pruner with simply the nicest covers I've ever owned. Amazing indian trail jigged bone covers:thumbup::thumbup::thumbup:

It sports a worn circa 1920-1940 tang stamp, steel liners with a rock solid near full blade. Just two great Pruners that I'm fortunate to add to a small yet growing collection.

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Two beauties Paul, Great to see Jacks TEW there in a good place!, Man that Case!! The Bone I would have to agree is stunning so many variations in that Bone, The Blade is in such superb order - and its near 100 years old :eek: incredible Knife. Whats the snap like on that one Paul - as most older Pruners are just Bear traps! Thankfully theres a whole lot of blade to pinch to get these old beauties open:thumbup:

Great to see your pruner collection growing so fast and Quality as well - Whew!
 
Please note. On the handle of the knife is blue symbol in the shape of a Pentagon. This Is A Sign Of Quality. This sign in the USSR were marked very high quality products. To buy such a sign could not for any money. This sign was only given to the government. This sign is not the mark of military acceptance. This sign is placed only on goods for citizens.
 
Rostovsky said:
Please note. On the handle of the knife is blue symbol in the shape of a Pentagon. This Is A Sign Of Quality. This sign in the USSR were marked very high quality products. To buy such a sign could not for any money. This sign was only given to the government. This sign is not the mark of military acceptance. This sign is placed only on goods for citizens.
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That's good information.
Thanks for the clarification on the can opener function.
 
Thank you Duncan, the snap on the old CASE is a close second to the TEW. Man the Eye Witness scares me but in a good way:D

I don't find much time to pull my knives out for photo ops but I did find time today for a group shot of the Pruners I have to date.

All the CASE Redbone are XX (1940-1964)

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This Loom Fixer came in last week 1965-1969 tang stamp.

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Oh my! Paul........ What a fantastic display of STUNNING Pruners!!
I just Loved looking at them! Amazing stuff!
 
Thank you Duncan, not the best pictures but they were the best I could do:o

Look at the Eye Witness, it's massive in person and the pictures don't really convey that. Well you know Duncan as it spent time in the New Zedland office:D it's a very good thing that there's so much blade to grab on to as that spring is lime a Bear trap:eek:

Now my friend there at least two in that group shot courtesy of one Mister Duncan Morgan;)

Now that 65-69 Loom Fixer is there to compliment the PRISTINE 1940-1964 Loom Fixer you gifted me:thumbup: Do you see a common thread there my friend?;) your generosity is LEGEND:thumbup::thumbup::thumbup:
 
Good looking Robeson, Scrteened porch.
Great pruners, Paul, and I love that "Barlow" type bolster on the Eye Witness model.
Neat Group, T. Erdelyi, what makers name is on that wild colored handled model in the lower left corner?
Very unusual knives, Rostovsky, are they marked?
 
That's a generic made in Solingen Germany Coca Cola knife with what the call end of day scales. At the end of the day they take all the scrap pieces of handle material used in that days production run of that pattern and break them up and reheat/melt them together to use the scrap so there's no waste, thus giving you the multicolored end of day scales. I see the practice is making a comeback with the colored acrylic scales a lot of companies use these days. :)
 
Herder - Great IXL jack. That's a beaut.

T.Erdelyi - cool bunch of knives. I really like the brass ones - the Wurlitzer and Good Roads are great.

Rostovsky - thanks for sharing the Soviet knives. I'm always learning here on the porch...

Paul - a MAGNIFICENT collection of pruners. Holy smokes. It's been such a treat to see many of them posted here over the past few months - I was actually just thinking yesterday that it would be great to see them all together. Thanks for sharing them. Really cool.
 
huelsdonk said:
Herder - Great IXL jack. That's a beaut.

T.Erdelyi - cool bunch of knives. I really like the brass ones - the Wurlitzer and Good Roads are great.

Rostovsky - thanks for sharing the Soviet knives. I'm always learning here on the porch...

Paul - a MAGNIFICENT collection of pruners. Holy smokes. It's been such a treat to see many of them posted here over the past few months - I was actually just thinking yesterday that it would be great to see them all together. Thanks for sharing them. Really cool.
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Thanks very much John, I have a hard time not locking onto a nice one when on the auction site:o:D
 
Nice documentary report from the Pruner capital of North Dakota!!
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Fine collection of superb specimens!!:thumbup:
 
Looks like you've quickly amassed a very nice Pruner collection Paul, glad you like the TEW :thumbup:
 
Thanks Mark and Mike, I think Herder has been travelling back in time even longer than me now ;) :D :thumbup:
 
waynorth said:
Nice documentary report from the Pruner capital of North Dakota!!
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Fine collection of superb specimens!!:thumbup:
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Thank you Charlie, there's such a strong pull for me with these Pruners and I'm not sure why? Maybe it's the odd and unusual look of them, you know how they say a dog sometimes resembles it's owner? Maybe that's true with me and the Pruner...odd and unusual:o:D

Jack Black said:
Looks like you've quickly amassed a very nice Pruner collection Paul, glad you like the TEW :thumbup:
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Thank you as well Jack, what a WONDERFUL find with that beautiful Sleevebord. Dreamy Ivory covers and full blades...ya done good there Jack:cool::thumbup:
 
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