"Old Knives"

[VCM3]

"These were made around WWII , not issued, but bought and carried by our troops during the war. Very heavy 3 /16" blade and heavy 3 disc steel butt. Super stout, heavy knife. Fantastic in the hand. Most were heavily used, many made their way to quartermasters where they proved ideal for opening crates and then the heavy butt was used to hammer them shut. Coincedentally at the same time, the then president of Cattaraugus had a son serving in Europe as a quartermaster. He carried such a knife as well.This one and its sheath are unused. Hard to scan, blade is real shiny"

 

[VCM3]

A few more.........

 

[VCM3]

New York Knife Co.,3 7/8" closed. The pattern for the T. Bose half trapper :thumbup: (I am most positive,I think)

 

[d.parker]

MAN That Ole Catt is fabulous... Sure pretty blades in that NY Knife. Thanks for posting them Vince...

 

[DaveinNY]

Vince, love the fact that the NY knife has two different markings. You think it's a transitional pattern, or just blades they pulled out of the drawer that particular day?

 

[navihawk]

New York Knives ooze with quality.Whoever owned that one loved it.
Bringing this one out from an earlier page.This knife is the tightest fit knife I own.

 

[thawk]

That whittler has a dandy set of blades, Navihawk. Love the swedgie on that spear.

 

[VCM3]

Vince, love the fact that the NY knife has two different markings. You think it's a transitional pattern, or just blades they pulled out of the drawer that particular day?

Quote,
"As I understand it, most earlier N.Y.K. knives were stamped Hammer Brand on the main blade and New York Knife Co. on the secondary blades. I think later examples that I have seen were just stamped New York Knife Co. on all the blades, as on the example posted by Navihawk"

More New York Knife Co. Knives coming....

 

[VCM3]

Sowbelly

 

[VCM3]

New York Knife Co.

Swell center jck in rosewood

Ebony Cattle

 

[VCM3]

Balloon Whittler

 

[VCM3]

of these New York Knife Co. knives

 

[DaveinNY]

Quote,
"As I understand it, most earlier N.Y.K. knives were stamped Hammer Brand on the main blade and New York Knife Co. on the secondary blades. I think later examples that I have seen were just stamped New York Knife Co. on all the blades, as on the example posted by Navihawk"

Thanks for the explanation. I just picked up the 1908 Biddle catalog reprint and all the blades in there are marked NY knife, since they are just artist cuts I guess they are not accurate to detail.

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[mckgreg]

Good stuff Vince.
Greg

 

[VCM3]

Here's the Case Classic version of that NYK Co whittler

A little more info on these :
"NEW YORK KNIFE company started in 1852 by a group of cutlers from Waterville cutlery, HAMMER BRAND first used in 1878 with only the arm and hammer, the name " Hammer Brand " was added to the tang in1882. The company made the first official scout knives in 1911, then grew to become the largest and one of the most respected knife companies in the U.S. They closed their doors in 1931 due to bankruptcy"

 

[John A. Larsen]

Very nice looking Cattaraugus 225Q! However, it was issued to both the Army and Marine Corps in great numbers, and is probably the strongest knife issed during WWII. Custom Knifemake Wayne Goddard has said it was the only military knife he could not break when growing up.The blade is made of 1095 but must have had a very good heat treat as it is very strong. It may have been bought by the Quartermaster Corp but is not a Quartermaster knife, I have seen photos of folks carrying them in Italy and in the Pacific. One of the men on a Special Forces A-Team in the 1st SFG(A) carrys the one his uncle carried in WWII. I had a former Marine show me his, he was in a Marine Commo unit and it was issued to him on board ship on the way to the Inchon Invasion during the Korean Conflict. Great knife that does not get the credit it is due.

 

[navihawk]

Very nice set of Hammers there Vince.
Thanks Thawk.
The thing that always catches my eye on the Hammer brands is they always made those pen blades with the rounded tang and full swedge.Their grinds are unmistakable, you can spot 'em a mile away.Vince, that Case is very nice but pales in comparison to the one next to it.

 

[VCM3]

4-1/2" closed,with ebony ,tang is hard to read Swedge city on this one

 

[d.parker]

Man O Man Vince you talk about a grail knife, that Lock back would get way up the list for me. Man I would love to own that knife...

 

[VCM3]

Man O Man Vince you talk about a grail knife, that Lock back would get way up the list for me. Man I would love to own that knife...

You like that one,huh D. ?
I love looking at these old knives & as I said in the beginning of the thread,I think the collectors of these knives are to be commended,as it is challenging and rewarding