"Old Knives"

[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...

And I see,you know what you are looking at
Gotta love it

 

[VCM3]

d,parker & all,here is a few more lockbacks.

This knife was posted before,not a locker,but a looker

 

[d.parker]

I really like those Ole Humpback Lockbacks. What the Tang read on the middle one? I can't understand why some cutlery company doesn't recreate the old Humpback in about a 4 to 4 1/4" length with the swedge blade like the middle knife in pix... Thanks again for posting Vince I really enjoyed Looking....

 

[VCM3]

I really like those Ole Humpback Lockbacks. What the Tang read on the middle one? I can't understand why some cutlery company doesn't recreate the old Humpback in about a 4 to 4 1/4" length with the swedge blade like the middle knife in pix... Thanks again for posting Vince I really enjoyed Looking....

You are welcome D
It is I*X*L
There are pics of it in the thread earlier,pages back
-Vince

 

[Sauconian]

Great looking lockbacks Vince. :thumbup:

One of my favorite patterns. This is a 4-3/4" from Edw.K.Tryon, Philadelphia.

Fran

 

[d.parker]

Nice one Sauconian, Pretty handles...

 

[Ice Tigre]

Verry nice 225Q shown up there!
I re-heat treated one a while back, the guy had burned the temper on the blade on a grinder when he was a kid.... Twas his Dads' knife from WWII, and he wanted it fixed up so he could carry it in the 'sand box' as a rememberance. I enjoyed having that while it was here-- Extremely solid knife!

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What time period are we looking at with those hump-backs, for instance the I*X*L ?

G.

 

[4ever3]

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

Great knife Vince !

This is better than the Antiques Road Show fellas... Keep'em coming !

 

[KnifeHead]

Don't know anything about "G.S., Solingen" but this is a pretty cool harness jack. It has some interesting features that I won't elaborate on but let's see if you can figger this bad boy out? It's closed length is 3.5".

 

[stockman242]

Now thats a beauty Kerry. :thumbup:
aint never seen a harness jack with a marlin spike - interesting.

Peter

 

[Tony Bose]

That's not a marlin spike. It's a sowing needle. Pretty neat stuff.

 

[ken erickson]

Makes sense to include a sewing needle along with the punch.

I also find it interesting that the "catch-bit" is wedge shaped or tapered. I would assume this aids in forcing the sewing needle to the side as its closed , giving room for the master? Its also odd , that the "catch-bit" is brass , being the rest of the knife is constructed with iron liners/bolsters?

Something else that is interesting is the pivot pin for the sewing needle APPEARS to not be in the bolster but doubles as the "nail" or more commonly called , pin, for the scale. Notice the difference in dia compared to the "nail" for the front scale. Maybe Kerry can confirm if this is the case.

Ken

 

[KnifeHead]

Makes sense to include a sewing needle along with the punch.

I also find it interesting that the "catch-bit" is wedge shaped or tapered. I would assume this aids in forcing the sewing needle to the side as its closed , giving room for the master?

Something else that is interesting is the pivot pin for the sewing needle APPEARS to not be in the bolster but doubles as the "nail" or more commonly called , pin, for the scale. Notice the difference in dia compared to the "nail" for the front scale. Maybe Kerry can confirm if this is the case.

Ken

yes...tapered catch bit makes that needle "blade" get an angled attack at its resting place, which is a cutout in the pile side handle. The needle tang is quite thin and crinked also. And you are also correct that the rear scale nail is a thru pivot pin for the needle. The needle is cam ended and the other blades are half stopped.

It would be nice if someone had some information about the maker.

 

[VCM3]

The "eye" or hole of that needle is sized for the cord of that period.I guess that would be rawhide? Or ?

 

[VCM3]

There is a GS listed in BL's IV,
"GS = Guss Stahl (cast steel) (German) " just like that

 

[waynorth]

One of the uses for that needle might be for doing up grain sacking, using jute or cotton cord, as well as repairing a harness. Here is the same knife, given to me by Mark Zalesky, that I guarantee is UNUSED!!!!

 

[waynorth]

Those Germans and their Needles! I was told this was a "sacking" knife.
Olbos was an Olbertz brand.

 

[MValborg]

(newbie member) i have a friend who was fishing with his brother about 40 years ago and he asked to use his brothers "lettuce knife" and proceeded to accidentally drop it in the lake. he showed me a similar knife that was in horrible condition and i recognized it as a doctors knife and told him id look for one. since then i have found many but not a single one close to the overall length of around 10" anyone know where i could find one? it would be appreciated.

 

[germania]

Don't know anything about "G.S., Solingen" ...

Probably Gustav Schneider

That cutler's advertisement dated 1922 is listing as specialities (right hand bottom side)

scissors
folding scissors
lever cork pulls
pocket knives


regards
germania

 

[waynorth]

Thanks germania!!