"Old Knives"

Lyle- no I did not know that - I thought it was from the fitting of the Stag - I wasn't sure hence the exclamation marks using the word " Hafting" as I thought this was just the finishing left.

Seems it was finishing marks but for a purpose- thank you so much for the info Lyle and Charlie :):thumbsup:

Now when you say that and look at the placement of those marks - each side - that makes perfect sense! Thank you once again this Thread is just amazing!
 
The knives being posted in this thread are incredible!! The people posting them ain't to bad shabby either! ;) I miss checking here for a couple of days and you all blow me away!! :D
 
I'm at a loss to explain why that beautiful Robeson scout has no snap on the master blade.

What is its pattern number?
 
If you can see into the knife with a glass and a light, you can sometimes see wear on poorly heat treated tangs or springs. Sometimes a knife component is poorly placed in the heat, or goes through the final "temper"/tang anneal twice. Then it will fail early. That knife doesn't seem used enough to have normal wear. It must be the result of a flaw in the process. Sometimes it is just one part.
 
That's what I thought the number should be, but I was curious as to whether it might have been a number for a MasterCraft
knife that would have bronze bearings on the back of the tang and the bearing for that blade be missing.
 
Some very nice knives posted :thumbsup: The lack of snap on the Robeson may be the reason that it survived all of these years so well preserved. Neat find, Paul. Some nice stag on that Saynor, Duncan. "Obtain" is a good slogan for a collectible ;) Nice knives, Augie. I'm a fan of Keen Kutter as well as old stock knives... I carried a similar "high carbon" stockman a few years back.
 
waynorth said:
Thanks, Lee! Maybe Neal can post the MW Catalog cut here?
We are developing quite a Boys' Knives thread here!!
[quote LongBlade] some of the Boys Knives were not all cheaply made... in fact some of the early knives for boys even had ivory and other fancier handle materials as well as tip bolsters, shields etc...[end quote]
Here is a fancy 3" Jack that appears to qualify!
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Richie Rich's 3" knife, along with his pater's knife (2203) for size.
Washington bolsters, oval shield, peachseed jigged bone, clip and pen.
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Beautiful knives!!!
Here is a catalog cut of a few of those boy's knives from an 1895 Wards catalog.
While most Boy's knives were inexpensive to produce and sell, there were some more ornate and expensive models available.

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Wonderful examples from others as well.
Fantastic Robeson "Campers" Paul. Great old Saynor Campbellclanman, and with some neat blade stamps. Nice Boy's knives and stockman, Augie.
 
Thanks for posting that snip from the catalog, Neal. It confirms a lot of things about Boys' knives! I like that there is a range of them.
Astounding prices!:) I realize they have an equivalent today, but they still seem cheap.
 
waynorth said:
Thanks, Lee! Maybe Neal can post the MW Catalog cut here?
We are developing quite a Boys' Knives thread here!!
[quote LongBlade] some of the Boys Knives were not all cheaply made... in fact some of the early knives for boys even had ivory and other fancier handle materials as well as tip bolsters, shields etc...[end quote]
Here is a fancy 3" Jack that appears to qualify!
View attachment 741715
Richie Rich's 3" knife, along with his pater's knife (2203) for size.
Washington bolsters, oval shield, peachseed jigged bone, clip and pen.
Click to expand...

Just had to bring over these two Stunning Knives, Just amazing, stunning Knives
 
Thank you everyone for the kind comments on theSaynor, Crookes & Ridal Sheffield Pruner-thats on its way with me for Pauls collection!
You are most welcome Charlie and you bet- see you soon!

Oh Man... Neal my friend that Boker is simply gorgeous! What a find! Love the Bolster work! That looks to be quite a large Whittler - how long is that one closed?
 
Campbellclanman said:
Thank you everyone for the kind comments on theSaynor, Crookes & Ridal Sheffield Pruner-thats on its way with me for Pauls collection!
You are most welcome Charlie and you bet- see you soon!

Oh Man... Neal my friend that Boker is simply gorgeous! What a find! Love the Bolster work! That looks to be quite a large Whittler - how long is that one closed?
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Thanks Supratentorial and Campbellclanman. It's just a tad over 4 inches closed.
 
Here is another Ibberson from me. This one is an odd little coin knife made by Ibberson. I have no information on it whatsoever but its the first coin knife I own so I'm excited for it!

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