"Old Knives"

Wow- just WOW on those beautiful Knives Paul.
Great pattern- and those three are stunning examples. Oh man they are sweet!
 
Campbellclanman said:
Wow- just WOW on those beautiful Knives Paul.
Great pattern- and those three are stunning examples. Oh man they are sweet!
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Thanks my friend:thumbsup:

Lee, I like your KABARS:cool: I can't say whether or not it's a military issue or not. Still, so neat:thumbsup:

A Robeson "Carpenter's Choice" arrived today. The punch like pen is intentional and not reground. A very SOLID knife, no play in any of the blades. Just fantastic f&f on this knife. The tang stamp indicates 1940-1964 era. The nail nicks are so unique on this knife, unlike others I've seen before.

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Paul, the Robeson is just wonderful! I, too, like the trapezoidal nicks, very unusual and effective.
Are the covers ebony, or synthetic?
 
Thanks Jack, unique knives, thanks for showing them, I love that STAG pruner:thumbsup:

Thanks as well Jeff, the covers are black synthetic, and I have never seen nail nicks like these before:)
 
Here are a couple of Ebony handled folders I have acquired recently. The top one (3 & 3/4" closed) is a barehead Jack tang marked HOLLEY MAN'FG CO. LAKEVILLE (c 1854-1930 per Goins). The bottom one (3 & 5/16" closed)is a small barehead Coke Bottle Jack tang marked F. A. KOCH & C0. (c 1880-Present per Goins). Both are in excellent mechanical condition with great W&T and robust snap. Blades are pretty full with a small amount of loss. LloydIMG_1212.jpg IMG_1211.jpg
 
paulhilborn said:
Thanks Jack, unique knives, thanks for showing them, I love that STAG pruner:thumbsup:
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Thanks a lot Paul, it's by Samuel Hibbert & Son :thumbsup:

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Here are a couple of Ebony handled folders I have acquired recently. The top one (3 & 3/4" closed) is a barehead Jack tang marked HOLLEY MAN'FG CO. LAKEVILLE (c 1854-1930 per Goins). The bottom one (3 & 5/16" closed)is a small barehead Coke Bottle Jack tang marked F. A. KOCH & C0. (c 1880-Present per Goins). Both are in excellent mechanical condition with great W&T and robust snap. Blades are pretty full with a small amount of loss. LloydView attachment 723986 View attachment 723984
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Beautiful :thumbsup:
 
This is better than going to the Movies!
Paul- That Robeson is quite a spectacular Knife my friend, I like that one VERY much, Those Easy Openers though..... I myself cannot quite explain just a group of three knives - as in your Easy Openers - could keep me entertained for the afternoon amazing stuff here.
I agree those Nail nicks are a nice wee feature on a knife that in itself is a feature - what a very nice solid looking Knife!

Jack- Old Sheffields and Jack Black seem to go together very very well, and each one you display is great- and your last showing is just awesome, that Ivory Example is simply beautiful, as well as some of the worlds best example of Stag- From older Sheffield - what a great showing my friend!

Lloyd, I love those Pocket Eze Robeson's - just stunning Bone- and that knife is a wonderful example.
Again - two lovely examples of Ebony - Ebony I don't mention so much because such things like Peachseed, Stag, Red Bone etc I really love- but I do too in fact love that old Ebony as well- it holds its own I can tell you! Both that Koch and Holley are amazing examples, Those Blades- the Shape, those long Matchstrike Pulls- and the Swedges- Theres nothing like it is there! I love how each Matchstrike is different- one that ends within the Blade before the Swedge- and the other as we have seen in the past running right through with no border.

I have a Koch somewhere.... If I remember right- the Swedge was very uneven - which I may correct as I am not sure if it is from someone playing with the knife in the past?

Thank you guys for the amazing show!
 
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I agree with you Duncan! All that is missing is the Popcorn!!
Thanks Jack, Paul and Lloyd!!
 
Charlie and Jamie, thank you for the EO compliments....I apologize for not acknowledging earlier, once I went back I noticed your post. I just get so wrapped up in this thread:)

Lloyd, thanks for your post and comparison. You my friend have a WONDERFUL collection of vintage beauties:thumbsup:

Ok, popcorn is ready!!!:D
 
Campbellclanman said:
Jack- Old Sheffields and Jack Black seem to go together very very well, and each one you display is great- and your last showing is just awesome, that Ivory Example is simply beautiful, as well as some of the worlds best example of Stag- From older Sheffield - what a great showing my friend!
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Thanks a lot my friend :) :thumbsup:
 
Those nail nicks on the Robeson Carpenter's Choice knife are, I think, the product of being punched instead of cut. They are present on a good many Robeson knives from the 1950's and 60's and also on the Kinfolks knives they produced during that time.
 
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