"Old Knives"

[veitsi_poika]

Kev!
Tipping the Hat to you my friend- great work- there’s a lot of searching, buying some- slowly replacing for better etc- HEAPS of work!
Thank you for sharing that fantastic display/collection.
Please tell - just how did you come across the Display Cabinet and interior moulding? Nice!

Thanks guys... I actually got the case online, I made the seller an offer for $100 and he accepted. Some pictures from the seller are shown below. That purchase really sparked the whole process It's really a slick little unit So all in all, I spent over $100 for the whole display/collection, LoL



- Kevin

 

[herder]

Been working on this one for a while but finally finished my first display collection I couldn't do things the easy way of course because I set my mind to fill this up with only Schrade-Walden's . I did, except for the 77OT and 194OT, both of which went into production in 1976 so Schrade-Walden's were never made in those models. With that said, I present my Schrade-Walden Old Timer & Uncle Henry collection for your viewing

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I also found it's not easy to get good pictures with a display case .

- Kevin

Great set V.P.!!!!!!
I think we all enjoy putting sets together, but what a plus to show them in a factory case, well done.

 

[Goetztalon]

Awesome display!!! Have a 1940T in my pocket right now that I bought back in 1990!

 

[Campbellclanman]

Had some very nice knives roll in the other day thanks to my good matey Mr.Paul Hilborn...
will show more soon, but a very nice Ebony Camillus Jack- Sword Brand...Big and beautiful and hardly touched over the years, another Camillus Trapper with Gorgeous Bone - both of these Cammy's are 1920's to 1930's era, not quite the Elusive Three Line!

Oh...and these....
Nice early Robeson Scout, Empire Winstead CT. Girls scout, Two neat Schrade Walden Peach-seed Scouts abd a gorgeous Ney York knife Scout- unused Buffalo Bill Scout ( blade ever so nicely etched with the same portrait as the shield- on the Blade as so as well, with BB stamped behind the Main.... )

I will be back soon to share more of these and a couple others soon my friends.

 

[herder]

Had some very nice knives roll in the other day thanks to my good matey Mr.Paul Hilborn...
will show more soon, but a very nice Ebony Camillus Jack- Sword Brand...Big and beautiful and hardly touched over the years, another Camillus Trapper with Gorgeous Bone - both of these Cammy's are 1920's to 1930's era, not quite the Elusive Three Line!

Oh...and these....
Nice early Robeson Scout, Empire Winstead CT. Girls scout, Two neat Schrade Walden Peach-seed Scouts abd a gorgeous Ney York knife Scout- unused Buffalo Bill Scout ( blade ever so nicely etched with the same portrait as the shield- on the Blade as so as well, with BB stamped behind the Main.... )

I will be back soon to share more of these and a couple others soon my friends.

Great group of campers!!! I love that Buffalo Bill shield and look forward to seeing the blade etch.

 

[herder]

Here is an old bulldog of a knife from the "Excelsior Knife Co." circa 1880 to 1905. At 4-1/4 inches long, it feels like it weighs about 8 pounds.
Certainly a solid built 2 blade folder with well aged pocket worn jigged bone handles, a good honest old knife.

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[Augie]

Duncan, great group of knives!

Herder, nice Excelsier, don't find those very often.

Picked up a very small Rodgers jack. Pretty sure has ivory handles, tang stamp is a crossed pick and shovel.

 

[herder]

Duncan, great group of knives!

Herder, nice Excelsier, don't find those very often.

Picked up a very small Rodgers jack. Pretty sure has ivory handles, tang stamp is a crossed pick and shovel.

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Thanks Augie, and beautiful Rodgers folder!!!

 

[Campbellclanman]

Thank you Herder and Augie
What a Great old Excelsior Herder- I could well imagine just how solid that Old Knife is!
Augie- Sweet Little Ivory Rodgers there!

Here is a neat old Camillus Trapper - Sword Brand stamped on the Tang on the Clip Point, Camillus four line stamping on the Spey - I mistakenly thought this was slightly earlier being in the 1919-1941 range, Goins states that in the 1941 - 1945 one blade only was stamped with the four line Stamp ( behind the Main tang - with Sword Brand being Stamped on the Front....
In this case the Clip point has the Sword Brand Stamp, and the Spey has the four line stamp, Im still open as to what the year is...
The Bone on this is quite beautiful, Sabre Ground Main is Full- as is the Spey.
I really like this Knife, a well known collector owned this knife before me- for some reason the Spey had a lot of movement in it and he was not happy about it- we talked about this and I asked that if he would repin the Knife - I would be keen on looking at it - well here it is.

When a knife is changed - blades added or taken away - I do consider that knife to be messed around with - but the knife is genuine- no blades altered etc- so to me anyway with it being re pinned- it falls within my criteria of being acceptable - I would gladly accept opinions that either agree or disagree on this- be nice to hear what you folk think.

 

[Campbellclanman]

A very nice Camillus Jack turned up as well, Ebony Handles, Blades both full and beautiful- with the Original etch in outstanding condition.
Four Line stamped on both Blades, Sword Brand etched on the Main - making this a 1919 - 1941 era Knife.
A gorgeous Knife that looks to have been unused- if so- careful and minimal use.
Love the Nice Swedge work as well! also the neat Prop Shield - which was in discussion here a wee while ago!

 

[Augie]

Duncan, tremendous Camillus, fantastic etch, congratulations buddy!

 

[Gevonovich]

Duncan, Herder, and Augie

My mouth is hanging open in awe !!! Wow

 

[Campbellclanman]

Thank you Augie- Yeah...... Pretty happy with that one my friend, and Gev...... lol these old Knives make you do that dont they?

OK.....speaking of Old Knives.....
At the Rendezvous a wee while back- Paul and I made world Headlines in all the papers world wide when we turned up at the Queen Show..... Oh ok...it was just the local paper lol- well same sorta story...
Well that Queen show was pretty cool, I had never at this stage being so isolated here in New Zealand, been exposed to so many Knives in front of me.... there was this table where there were a lot of very old knives in not so nice condition- but there were these two older Fixed Blades/Butcher type Knives...
My Kitchen has nothing but old cool knives- that sharpen to darned Scapels!!!
1x American Cutler Co Fixed Blade - the one with the Acorn Bolsters
1 x Northhampton Cutler co Fixed Blade..

Man these things just Rock, I am thinking that the Bolsters/ caps are Pewter? very much Softer than Iron- and they arent Iron anyway, what seems to be Ebony or possibly Cocobolo? Handles.
The American Cutlery Blade has had use- but still a great respectable looking old Knife, the Northhampton Blade is 100% full.

these two both date 1870's to 1900, and join the other many Old Knives in my Kitchen - much to Sue's Pleasure

 

[Jack Black]

Amazing knives folks (just catching up)

Picked up a very small Rodgers jack. Pretty sure has ivory handles, tang stamp is a crossed pick and shovel.

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Definitely ivory my friend The firm is R. Rodgers & Son, the 'R' being Rhoda, widow of Charles William Rodgers (of C.W. Rodgers), who died in 1860. Her son Joseph became a partner in 1865. Rhoda later began referring to her workshop as Norfolk Works, which understandably rather upset the better known Rodgers firm, who took legal action. While this was unsuccessful, Joseph Rodgers acquired the mark after R.Rodgers ceased to trade (last listing was 1905). Thanks to the good Prof. Tweedale for the info

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[wlfryjr]

Quite the haul Duncan. Paul is the man.

Some of those old knives exude quality Herder.

Lovely little swayback John.

 

[Augie]

Amazing knives folks (just catching up)



Definitely ivory my friend The firm is R. Rodgers & Son, the 'R' being Rhoda, widow of Charles William Rodgers (of C.W. Rodgers), who died in 1860. Her son Joseph became a partner in 1865. Rhoda later began referring to her workshop as Norfolk Works, which understandably rather upset the better known Rodgers firm, who took legal action. While this was unsuccessful, Joseph Rodgers acquired the mark after R.Rodgers ceased to trade (last listing was 1905). Thanks to the good Prof. Tweedale for the info

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Thank you so much Jack for the information, I had come up with bits and pieces but nothing as detailed as what you provided. I know I appreciate the information you provide on vintage English knives and I'm sure others do also, thanks again buddy.
Also thank you everyone else for the comments on the knife.

 

[Jack Black]

Thank you so much Jack for the information, I had come up with bits and pieces but nothing as detailed as what you provided. I know I appreciate the information you provide on vintage English knives and I'm sure others do also, thanks again buddy.
Also thank you everyone else for the comments on the knife.

Happy to help when I can my friend

 

[herder]

Thank you Herder and Augie
What a Great old Excelsior Herder- I could well imagine just how solid that Old Knife is!
Augie- Sweet Little Ivory Rodgers there!

Here is a neat old Camillus Trapper - Sword Brand stamped on the Tang on the Clip Point, Camillus four line stamping on the Spey - I mistakenly thought this was slightly earlier being in the 1919-1941 range, Goins states that in the 1941 - 1945 one blade only was stamped with the four line Stamp ( behind the Main tang - with Sword Brand being Stamped on the Front....
In this case the Clip point has the Sword Brand Stamp, and the Spey has the four line stamp, Im still open as to what the year is...
The Bone on this is quite beautiful, Sabre Ground Main is Full- as is the Spey.
I really like this Knife, a well known collector owned this knife before me- for some reason the Spey had a lot of movement in it and he was not happy about it- we talked about this and I asked that if he would repin the Knife - I would be keen on looking at it - well here it is.
I do consider a knife to be messed around with not to be what I really want, but the knife is genuine- no blades altered etc- so to me anyway with it being re pinned- it falls within my criteria of being acceptable - I would gladly accept opinions that either agree or disagree on this- be nice to hear what you folk think.

Two more fantastic Camillus examples, both really wonderful knives!!!
A bit frustrating that there isn't more information on pre-war Camillus knives.

 

[herder]

Thank you so much Jack for the information, I had come up with bits and pieces but nothing as detailed as what you provided. I know I appreciate the information you provide on vintage English knives and I'm sure others do also, thanks again buddy.
Also thank you everyone else for the comments on the knife.

Jack is one of those who always digs a little deeper for valuable information.

 

[Jack Black]

Jack is one of those who always digs a little deeper for valuable information.

That's a very kind compliment my friend