"Old Knives"

Awesome knives R8shell, Herder, Dan and Charlie :thumbsup: :thumbsup: ...

I couldn't help but share this knife with pick bone given the discussion - Holley Hawkbill ... Miller Bros also made some very classic pick bone and will look for an example.. I posted a few Empires back a few pages that had some nice pick bone too imo..

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Now here's a Waterville I wouldn't call pick bone but some others believe it is considered early bone jigging - maybe a sort of pick bone - hmmnnn..

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herder said:
LongBlade, nice example and you are correct on the different blade configurations on earlier models, but off a bit on the dating. Popular belief is that the Camillus 72 pattern was a post WWII design when in fact it was produced prior to WWII according to documentation that I have. Enclosed is a picture showing the different blade configurations from the first and second models as you described (first model on bottom). A few other differences seen between the first two models were that the main blade on the first model had a saber grind on both sides, where the second model had a flat grind on the back side. Another interesting bit of minutia is that the coping blade on the first variation is the only blade to have a half stop, no half stops on the second variation.

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Interesting Neal :thumbsup: - what is the documentation suggesting pre-WWII - catalog cut ?? I am far from an expert on Camillus and not a 72 collector per se but always nice to learn some new info/history ;) ...
 
Each and everyone posted of these beautiful Pic Bones are just gorgeous! I need to come back again and look through them all again.


Great information on those Camillus 72’s Herder Sir!
 
ISKRA said:
Could you please tell me what that first knife would be called and what its intended use was?
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Levine calls it a spey knife, which he says is usually on a curved regular jack frame with a spey master (usually a single blade knife), although two bladed ones are seen. Examples being this one and also the classic rooster nutter pattern.
 
Three beautiful pick bone handled harness jacks, Charlie!:thumbsup: I don't recall seeing pick bone jigging quite like the NYK Hammer Brand before. Looking forward to the further details.
Lovely Holley Hawkbill with beautiful pocket polished pick bone handles, Lee!:thumbsup: That Waterville Wharncliff is no slouch either!
Lloyd, great collection of pick bone on eight beautiful knives!:thumbsup:
 
danno50 said:
Levine calls it a spey knife, which he says is usually on a curved regular jack frame with a spey master (usually a single blade knife), although two bladed ones are seen. Examples being this one and also the classic rooster nutter pattern.
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Thank you!
 
Thank you guys - it’s actually a massive thank you from me as it is such a privilege to be able to view all of your stunning Knives both Ladies and Gentlemen- great place!
 
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danno50, waynorth, Luger, and Campbellclanman, first off, fantastic variety of beautiful knives!!! I keep going back and forth among them.
And I was quite taken by the great diversity of "picking" on those handles. Wouldn't it be wonderful if someone could gather all those (and other) handle examples in a data base of some kind.
Not me though, I can't even figure out how to multi-quote??? :)
LongBlade, Nice Holley pruner and interesting to see a front steel bolster and rear brass cap. And neat bomb type shield on the Waterville wharncliffe. Yes, catalog information on the Camillus models.

Here is another old fellow with some nice bone handles. A lockback Wilbert made by Napanoch.

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Thanks guys for your nice comments and likes on the pick bone folders I showed above!

Dan I agree! Herder that is just a wonderful folder with all the sought after attributes one looks for in a classic very collectible knife design:thumbsup::thumbsup:
 
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