"Old Knives"

[VCM3]

A Bull Head ,I like that,lol. You don't hear that one too much,either.
Reminds me of one of those stories jackknife wrote,about the old timers gathering on a Sunday to pass around knives & shoot the breeze,I can hear it now,"Check out this bull head I got me"
Cool & Thanks Fellas
-Vince

 

[george65]

 

[VCM3]

Nice one George.Thanks for posting it,
-Vince

 

[VCM3]

Needham Brothers ( Sheffield cutlers, neither country or city is stamped ) Horseman's knife.This one is only 3 " closed. It is pictured next to a 3 3/4 " IXL

 

[smiling-knife]

This is a mid to late 1800s Champagne knife. It was used for cutting the wire that held the champagne cork. The brush was for dusting-off the bottles from the cellar. R Timmins & Sons was a tool maker in Birmingham. Thanks for looking.

 

[smiling-knife]

Very nice examples of horseman's knives VCM3. Needham Bros trademark was 'Repeat'. Although difficult to read, it is stamped above the line on both tangs shown. I think it is slightly unusal at only 3 inches in length. Thanks for showing them.

 

[VCM3]

smiling-knife,Thanks for posting the champagne knife,too

Yeah,the 3" knife is cool
-Vince

 

[waynorth]

I'm glad your Champagne knife made it to "Old Knives" s-k! It's a worthy addition.
As are those Horseman's knives, Vince. This thread is truly the "old knives home".
Where old knives go to be appreciated for their long lives. I hope I look that good when I start pushing 100!!

 

[smiling-knife]

Thanks waynorth.

As we are on the topic... here are a few Champagne pattern folders to add to the thread. All are German made. The Busch knife was likely made circa 1890s-1900s. The Mercier knife early 1900s aswell. It quite proudly advertises annual production of 4,000,000 bottles. Both of these have a serrated wire cutting attachment. The latter (1920s-30s) Hiedsieck knife has a smooth edged blade for cutting foil or wax. Champagne wires were twist-off by then.

 

[Sauconian]

Nice Camp...er, champagnas Steve, thanks for posting them.

I like that they all have advertising on them. :thumbup:

Fran

 

[KnifeHead]

Those champagne knives are cool!

 

[smiling-knife]

Thanks very much for your comments Fran and Kerry. For anyone that might be interested, there are two main ways of making a helix. One is a twisted thick gage wire and the other is lathed from a solid steel rod. VCM3 horsman's knives demonstrate these very nicely.

 

[KnifeHead]

Thanks very much for your comments Fran and Kerry. For anyone that might be interested, there are two main ways of making a helix. One is a twisted thick gage wire and the other is lathed from a solid steel rod. VCM3 horsman's knives demonstrate these very nicely.

Hint, hint, nudge, wink!

 

[lambertiana]

S-K - Is the Stanhope in that Busch knife still in good condition?

 

[smiling-knife]

Unfortunately not. It is now just a hole.

 

[KnifeHead]

I was clueless as to what a "Stanhope" is so some light digging turned this up: http://www.stanhopemicroworks.com/release/index.htm

Here is a nice page about Anheuser-Busch Corkscrew Knives

 

[smiling-knife]

Thanks very much for the links Kerry. I see the 1950s red and black enamel knives from time to time for sale. The turn of the century knives are becoming quite rare.

 

[VCM3]

Nice Case Hawkbill,gotta love this bone

 

[VCM3]

Started this thread with some stag
Here's a bone set

 

[ea42]

Man this is about the finest thread I've ever seen! Those bones are awesome Vince, I've got to say I think that bullet deserves a closer look:thumbup::thumbup:

Here's a fairly rare one, Orange Cutlery Company. It was formed by a group of unhappy Walden Knife Co. employees back in 1923. Made mostly cell handled knives, but only lasted about a year:

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Eric