"Old Knives"

A pair of smashing big "Premier Stockman knives" both deeply etched to remind us of this....
Top Henckels with lovely Stag and a somewhat worn Main- but lots of life yet- the Stout Springs tell you this and....
Below a Richartz ( remember the Whale Logo?) with again- stunning Jigged Bone- up close the Bone on this Knife is just beautiful!

Big Stockman at 4 inches closed..

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And here is another real nice Henckels- this Lighter Jigged Bone shows some exquisite Deep chunky Jigging.......

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Did I mention the Jigging was chunky?......

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This Sabre Ground Whittler has a LOT to show off, a very very nice Knife with little use and just looks so good..

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Campbellclanman said:
So to finalise my previous posts on the last page of German Cutlery...here is a selection of German Cutlery ( 80% Early 20th Century Henckels ).
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Outstanding selection of great looking old German cutlery!:D
Campbellclanman said:
bought a couple of real nice TL29's a while back- one is a Cattaraugus and the other is a Case xx tested.
Both are in extremely nice condition.....
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Excellent pair of TL-29's; that Cattaraugus really takes the cake!;)
 
herder said:
Interesting that they call the handle "Red" when they name the types of wood for other knives in the catalog such as ebony and cocoa.
Not a bad deal at 50 cents apiece back then. :)

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I think by "red" they may mean red celluloid.

I think those catalog prices were usually wholesale prices. Retail would have been higher, probably double. The obvious exception to that would be things like the Sears Roebuck catalog, which was targeted directly to the consumer and had the retail prices.
 
Campbellclanman said:
So to finalise my previous posts on the last page of German Cutlery...here is a selection of German Cutlery ( 80% Early 20th Century Henckels ).

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WOW, what a fantastic group of beautiful German folders!!!
German cutlery is so very under appreciated and the quality of those older made models from companies like Henckels, Boker, Klaas, Schlieper, Wingen and others, is as good or often better than the best from any other companies. If I was smart, I'd keep my mouth shut about the quality and beauty of old German knives. :)
And some wonderful TL29 models as well my friend.
 
Duncan, really like those slim Radio Electricians Knives more so than the standard TL29.

Picked up this WW2 Camillus rope knife, they are really common but this one is interesting in that it is unused and has a thick lanyard attached to it. The lanyard is probably twice as thick as the lanyard that came on the later ones with the can opener.
I think I read one time that these knives were packed in life boats and life rafts, I would think they would have a lanyard but I have never seen another.


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Augie, Does it have "Approved USCG 1944Q5" on the right side of the tang? Looks like the original lanyard, as I have a current stainless steel version with "S702" on the right side of the tang and it also has a thick lanyard and the same type metal clamp to secure the lanyard ends. The newer version also has a can opener which at least to me makes sense as a lot of Life Boat survival rations are in cans. My 1944 once does not have the lanyard but it does have four groves cut into the spine of the handle, to include a small grooves in the back spring. My story is that it was carried by a Coast Guard Coxswain, who was commanding a Higgins boat in the Pacific during WWII and made 4 assault landings! John
 
John A. Larsen said:
Augie, Does it have "Approved USCG 1944Q5" on the right side of the tang? Looks like the original lanyard, as I have a current stainless steel version with "S702" on the right side of the tang and it also has a thick lanyard and the same type metal clamp to secure the lanyard ends. The newer version also has a can opener which at least to me makes sense as a lot of Life Boat survival rations are in cans. My 1944 once does not have the lanyard but it does have four groves cut into the spine of the handle, to include a small grooves in the back spring. My story is that it was carried by a Coast Guard Coxswain, who was commanding a Higgins boat in the Pacific during WWII and made 4 assault landings! John
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John, it does not have the " Approved USCG 1944Q5", I have other ones that do, I think I read somewhere that it makes it earlyWW2 production. The later one with can opener I have in it's original packaging has a lanyard but not as this thick as this one, this is the first early one I have come across with a lanyard.
 
Augie said:
Duncan, really like those slim Radio Electricians Knives more so than the standard TL29.

Picked up this WW2 Camillus rope knife, they are really common but this one is interesting in that it is unused and has a thick lanyard attached to it. The lanyard is probably twice as thick as the lanyard that came on the later ones with the can opener.
I think I read one time that these knives were packed in life boats and life rafts, I would think they would have a lanyard but I have never seen another.


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Nice example, Augie. I have not seen this model with a lanyard before. It does look thick but does look correct.
 
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