"Old Knives"

In case anyone is interested in reading further, veitsi_poika veitsi_poika sent me a link:

[grr...I messed up the link, but Kevin fixed it in the next post]

There is some interesting stuff, (and some interesting Google Translations :D) plus amazing pictures of giant exhibition knives. If I'm understanding, there seems to be a connection between Messrfabrik Franz Frenzel, and Grohman Knives in Canada after WWII.

I just love finding obscure brands, and then learning the history of the people who made them. Thanks, Kevin. :):thumbsup:
 
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r8shell said:
In case anyone is interested in reading further, veitsi_poika veitsi_poika sent me a link:

https://translate.google.com/translate?hl=en&sl=cs&u=https://www.noze-cz.cz/virtualni-museum/mikulasovice-nixdorf/frenzel-franz/&prev=search

There is some interesting stuff, (and some interesting Google Translations :D) plus amazing pictures of giant exhibition knives. If I'm understanding, there seems to be a connection between Messrfabrik Franz Frenzel, and Grohman Knives in Canada after WWII.

I just love finding obscure brands, and then learning the history of the people who made them. Thanks, Kevin. :):thumbsup:
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https://translate.google.com/transl...kulasovice-nixdorf/frenzel-franz/&prev=search

Clicking on R8Shell's link isn't working right for me but if I copy and paste the address into my web browser URL, then it works. The link I added above seems to work for me too.

Just to entice people into checking out that web page... here is one of the pictures on there:

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For Black Friday, Old Knives edition... here's a Sword & Shield 3-1/4" stockman, reverse of main tang stamp is "Solingen" over "Germany". I can't find any history on this brand... Goins has it listed with no info. Really nice knife, snap is good on all blades and has very sharp edge.

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veitsi_poika said:
For Black Friday, Old Knives edition... here's a Sword & Shield 3-1/4" stockman, reverse of main tang stamp is "Solingen" over "Germany". I can't find any history on this brand... Goins has it listed with no info. Really nice knife, snap is good on all blades and has very sharp edge.

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Ha! I have that very same knife!
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That is, I had that very same knife, until one of the backsprings broke. I took it apart and put it back together as a single blade.
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It was a learning experience.
 
This 2 1/4" Miller Bros watch fob knife looks like it's in sterling silver. I might take it over to a jeweler to see if they can tell me for sure. I plan to carefully clean the rust off the blades. Unfortunately, someone decided to "clean and shine" the covers with sandpaper. :rolleyes:

If it just had scratches from use, I'd never dream of polishing them out, but since someone has taken sandpaper to it, it's tempting to polish them out. Maybe I'll wear it on a necklace. :)
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Taking a knife apart and re-assembling it is indeed a learning experience and an adventure.
I've done a couple over the years, but have given them away! It's no fun when a spring breaks though!!
 
danno50 said:
r8shell, good work on the Sword & Shield knife!:thumbsup: Shame about the scratches on the Miller Bros.:(

Here are two more Simmons Hardware Co. Germany, with the hornet on the back of all blades.

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Three American made Simmons Hardware Co. (middle one is stamped EC Simmons St Louis) with Keen Kutter etches. All three have been posted in the Keen Kutter thread, but that thread slips into obscurity fairly quickly.

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Now that's pocket jewelry! Amazing! I especially like the bareheaded one at the top of the second picture. :):thumbsup:
 
Sometimes there is no difference between a small Jack and a Boy's knife.
It's hard to imagine a youngster playing "Splits" or "Mumbly Peg" with a Pearl handled knife though!!:eek:
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Is this a small jack or a boys knife? US Dime for size reference, Ulster Knife Co NY View attachment 917531
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I've wondered the same thing and did a bunch of reading up on them. The idea of the 'Boys Knife' was to have a nicely constructed knife out of cheaper materials. Many of the first boys knives had metallic handles that were formed to look like jigged bone and they were typically painted; black was popular like the Imperial single blade Boys Knife below. The intent was to have a decent knife at a cheap price so that if it were lost or broken it wouldn't break the piggy bank. Like Charlie said, MOP would definitely not be a Boys Knife and I don't think that is the intention of your Ulster Jack either. The nice wood and cool shield are a bit "exquisite" for a Boys Knife in my opinion ;).

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Forgot to say thanks to r8shell for bringing our attention to the website that Kevin fixed the link to (I couldn't access it either from r8shell's link). Some very interesting stuff in there.
I wish I still had all the boy's knives I burned through (lost or broke blades through misuse) when I was a boy.
 
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