"Old Knives"

Old Engineer · Oct 27, 2017

paulhilborn said:
Mike, Jamie, Gev, Steve, S-K, Charlie... apologize if I missed someone Nice knives

Here's the "Not so purdy" entry, yet she's a looker to me. Shortened and reprofiled main, pen appears normalish? But beat up and wonderfully aged sawcut bone. This old girl reminds me of a well worn and comfortable pair of jeans
A circa 1932-1955 Queen Barlow. Blades are solid with no play and get to that "Man that's sharp!!!" level

Somebody loved that enough to carry it a lot . Very nice my friend .

Harry

Campbellclanman · Oct 27, 2017

Mike Oh My Lordy- that I*XL is simply amazing!- What an incredible knife!

Jamie- That Remington too is an amazing knife my friend! :thumbsup:

Steve- That lovely old Camillus Barlow has easily another 60 years left in the Tank- Great example of the Barlow! :thumbsup:

Gev my friend - what a Great old NYK Co Senator! Great Knife!

Theres something about a few guys who come in and post because EVERY time they do- you just KNOW that this is going to be good! One of those guys is S-K, Oh Man - What a beautiful Stag Senator- Love those old Sheffield Stampings "REPEAT" by Needham ! :thumbsup:

Another chappy who when he posts you know its going to good- Yup! .....Charlie.... I struggle at times trying to actually take in the masses of amazing Knives- each one - the chances being the better example you will find of that particular Knife, Charlie THANK YOU for sharing with us- in fact THANK YOU everyone who contributes to this Thread and others- This is Great stuff here.

Charlie- that unmistakable Schrade Peach- Seed on those Ulsters who tell us Schrade contract made Ulsters?

Paul- Mate...thats what the Old Knife Thread is about - what an well loved, worn Old Beauty that Queen is! - Love that knife to bits buddy!

Gevonovich · Oct 27, 2017

paulhilborn said:
Mike, Jamie, Gev, Steve, S-K, Charlie... apologize if I missed someone Nice knives

Here's the "Not so purdy" entry, yet she's a looker to me. Shortened and reprofiled main, pen appears normalish? But beat up and wonderfully aged sawcut bone. This old girl reminds me of a well worn and comfortable pair of jeans
A circa 1932-1955 Queen Barlow. Blades are solid with no play and get to that "Man that's sharp!!!" level

It has that special something indeed Paul !!

blademan 13 · Oct 27, 2017

Gev, thanks for the comment on the Remington, it has been cleaned but thankfully they didn't blur the grinds too bad.

Love that Queen, Paul. Great character and patina'd from head to toe. :thumbsup:

waynorth · Oct 27, 2017

That Queen "copperhead" style bolster gives the knife "sunk joints", Paul; I am sure that is the purpose!! Way too much class for a humble Barlow!!

(p.s. nice knife!!)

Duncan, Imperial Schrade absorbed Ulster - so are those cattle knives Schrade-made Ulsters, or Ulster-made Schrades, marked Ulster??

One of them is etched "Craftsman"!

paulhilborn · Oct 27, 2017

robbobus said:
Schrade 2OT. This was a project knife. I put in a last nanosecond low bid on a broken 2OT. When I went for the commit button, my finger brushed the 3. I stared at the screen for several seconds trying to figure out how I had bought this for double my bid until I realized what I had done. So I contacted the one guy I know who could possibly make it right, EA42, and he said he'd give it a shot. It was a rusty, broken back springed junker and now its got walk and talk, and good looks too.View attachment 787849 View attachment 787850 View attachment 787851

robbobus, I knew I forgot someone in my post...LOVE that 2OT (as well as the others you pictured) Eric did a wonderful job

Campbellclanman · Oct 27, 2017

Charlie- Thank you- DING! memory light came back on - I remember a discussion a while ago on this.

Paul- Yes...I too forgot to mention the Great looking 20T of Robobuss's - nice save on an awesome Knife and you couldnt get a better person than Eric to do the Job I would say!

LongBlade · Oct 27, 2017

So many great knives posted by all and lots of beauties but a bounty of Ulsters to the max

- I just can't keep up at the moment with too much going on for me.... and this great thread moves fast!!

Mike Robuck said:
It's going to be even worse when I put them back in!
Here's an IXL senator that's 3 3/8s closed.

That's a sweet knife Mike :thumbsup:

..

Here's a Jonathan Crookes Sheffield in the same pattern with pinched bolsters and the same etch "Senators Knife" - very cool....

Cheers
Lee

blademan 13 · Oct 27, 2017

I just love that Crookes, one of my favorite tang stamps!

Gevonovich · Oct 27, 2017

Hard to beet a Jonathan Crookes tang stamp ... I agree Jamie.

Off the Charts, Lee....wow !!!!
Shown below is it's sous chef

Jonathan Crookes c. 1900 @ Farmers Market

Mike Robuck · Oct 27, 2017

LongBlade said:
So many great knives posted by all and lots of beauties but a bounty of Ulsters to the max - I just can't keep up at the moment with too much going on for me.... and this great thread moves fast!!

That's a sweet knife Mike ..

Here's a Jonathan Crookes Sheffield in the same pattern with pinched bolsters and the same etch "Senators Knife" - very cool....

Cheers
Lee

You have good taste Lee! Thanks all.

herder · Oct 28, 2017

WOW, sensory overload guys!!!

Mike R. - Fantastic Pearl IXL with a "Senators Knife" blade stamp!!! Very few knives exist with a "Senators" stamp on the blade, and most that do (including yours) are from the 1800s.
blademan13 - Outstanding pearl Remington.
Gevonovich - Two wonderful pearl gentleman's knives.
SteveC - Good looking Camillus Barlow.
smiling-knife - beautiful stag Needham Bros.
waynorth - You just continue to amaze us with your rare and wonderful knives!!!
robbobus - nice varied group of knives.
Paul H. - Wonderful character in that fine old Queen Barlow.
Longblade - Another exceptional and beautiful old Johnathon Crookes with a "Senators Knife" blade stamp. Odd though that it is a Congress pattern and many old Congress knives had a "Congress" blade stamp.

Here is a German Boker whittler which is similar to a "Norfolk" pattern and has a "Senators Knife" blade stamp. This old Boker pre-dates the American Civil War.

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waynorth · Oct 28, 2017

Great, way-old Boker, herder!! Unusual to say the least!!

knowtracks · Oct 28, 2017

Man!! Some GREAT old knives being shown here!! :thumbsup:

Thank You all!
Love that Crookes stamp and that OLD Boker!!

Dave

Will Power · Oct 28, 2017

Yes, that Old Böker is King of the Kool

What's the length of it please?

Thanks, Will

Gevonovich · Oct 28, 2017

Yes, I agree with everyone, the Boker is Way Cool indeed...wow !! Thanks for the treat Herder

paulhilborn · Oct 28, 2017

Pretty special herder, the knife, it's age and outstanding condition for it's age (not at all like Duncan)

Question as to the two bolster pins? Me thinks, one is for the bolster and one as the pivot pin?

waynorth · Oct 28, 2017

(repeated from Sat. Stag thread)
You can often find a Senator or Pen knife, or other smaller patterns with Genuine Stag (GS) handles, stamped/from Schrade Cut. Co, but it is much harder to find Regular Jack knives
in (GS). Here are three!
One is from the Schrade Display wall, dismantled after they closed. One is from a Salesman's Sample Case, and one served at least one other owner for some years.
The pattern number is 2219 GS; It's 3 1/2" long.
2=2 blades, 21= pattern number, 9=misc. handles, GS=Genuine Stag.
The other hieroglyphics mean I have to send the knife to Paul Hilborn!!!

LongBlade · Oct 28, 2017

Thanks to all for the comments on the Crookes Congress :thumbsup:

... To me it is a match in the blades and bolster (even MOP and bar shield) to Mike's Wostenholm and the Senator etch to boot

.. though Mike's knife would be considered a 4 blade senator if I am not mistaken in pattern style whereas Crookes did my knife in a congress pattern.. really interesting!!

Herder - I was surprised as well when I saw the Senator etch on a Congress knife but did some background work & spoke with a few other collectors for my own education before I grabbed it

... Mike's knife along with this one is just another cool example but more rare to see the Senator etch from my understanding and as alluded to by you...

Gevonovich said:
Hard to beet a Jonathan Crookes tang stamp ... I agree Jamie.

Off the Charts, Lee....wow !!!!
Shown below is it's sous chef

Jonathan Crookes c. 1900 @ Farmers Market

That is a beauty Gevonovich :thumbsup:

... I like small knives as much as the bigger boys

...

herder said:
WOW, sensory overload guys!!!
Mike R. - Fantastic Pearl IXL with a "Senators Knife" blade stamp!!! Very few knives exist with a "Senators" stamp on the blade, and most that do (including yours) are from the 1800s.
blademan13 - Outstanding pearl Remington.
Gevonovich - Two wonderful pearl gentleman's knives.
SteveC - Good looking Camillus Barlow.
smiling-knife - beautiful stag Needham Bros.
waynorth - You just continue to amaze us with your rare and wonderful knives!!!
robbobus - nice varied group of knives.
Paul H. - Wonderful character in that fine old Queen Barlow.
Longblade - Another exceptional and beautiful old Johnathon Crookes with a "Senators Knife" blade stamp. Odd though that it is a Congress pattern and many old Congress knives had a "Congress" blade stamp.

Here is a German Boker whittler which is similar to a "Norfolk" pattern and has a "Senators Knife" blade stamp. This old Boker pre-dates the American Civil War.

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Herder - That is a great old Boker my friend and another "Senators" knife but a completely different style :thumbsup:

.... Guess that would be a wharncliffe blade on the beauty too - nice!!!!

Thanks again all!!!

LongBlade · Oct 28, 2017

waynorth said:
(repeated from Sat. Stag thread)
You can often find a Senator or Pen knife, or other smaller patterns with Genuine Stag (GS) handles, stamped/from Schrade Cut. Co, but it is much harder to find Regular Jack knives
in (GS). Here are three!
One is from the Schrade Display wall, dismantled after they closed. One is from a Salesman's Sample Case, and one served at least one other owner for some years.
The pattern number is 2219 GS; It's 3 1/2" long.
2=2 blades, 21= pattern number, 9=misc. handles, GS=Genuine Stag.
The other hieroglyphics mean I have to send the knife to Paul Hilborn!!!

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Those are 3 awesome Schrade knives Charlie :thumbsup:

... just great looking in every way but no doubt killer stag on each one

... Sweet!!!!