"Old Knives"

[Campbellclanman]

Thank you My friends Paul, Charlie, Augie and Mike!
Geez - I just picked up on my fat- finger typo’s At times you almost need an interpreter to read my posts!

Thanks for the kind comments on the Knives.
I just looked back at Augie’s post with those nice EO’s - Now THERE is some nice Bone in there!

 

[North Shore]

Hard to beat a nice Russell, I need to rub on this one a little bit but don't want to remove any patina

 

[waynorth]

Barely used Beauty, North Shore !!

 

[Augie]

Hard to beat a nice Russell, I need to rub on this one a little bit but don't want to remove any patina
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Nice Russell North Shore, good Russell's are not easy to find, they tended to be used up.

 

[Campbellclanman]

That is a Good One North Shore! Nice to see! Everything about that Knife is just Great.

0000 Grade Steel wool and Mineral Oil - use carefully and this will not remove Patina but eliminates the slight Powdery Rust you have there ( don't use 000 thinking it will do the same - too coarse and will shine things up ).

 

[tendog]

Anyone know what this knife is ,not sure about the file work .Thanks Tom

 

[glennbad]

I believe that is a Providence Cut Co. brand. There is a good possibility that Bob Paolantonio did the customization on that.

 

[Old Engineer]

Hard to beat a nice Russell, I need to rub on this one a little bit but don't want to remove any patina
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A real Gem there my friend . A Great find .

Harry

 

[tendog]

 

[Campbellclanman]

I still can't shake the Fixed Blade addiction - so when I see a very early Sears Knife WILBERT CUTLERY. Co I kinda had to grab it!
This making this Huge, Heavy Knife around 100 years old possibly add a few!
There is something that attracts me to these big Old Knives, I apologise to the Pocket Knife guys where Fixed Blades may leave them a bit flat- and that's ok as I understand the different tastes that come in and are greatly catered for in the World of Traditional Knives.

I like the early styling of the Bolster, the Tapered Tang- both Horizontally and Vertically, What this Knife was truly intended for I am not too sure - it has the handle of a Kitchen Knife , but this is a formidable Heavy Knife- that would be quite Cumbersome in the Kitchen unless you wanted a Heavy Duty Butchers Knife- Then hey Presto! This could pass as a Bowie Knife all day long as well, an extremely effective Self Defense Knife - all one has to do is drop this Knife on the opponents Big Toe- the fights all over!

Cocobolo Wooden Handles- Thick - Heavy! Pewter period styled Bolster and a Great Carbon Steel Clip-Point Blade.

A very cool thing- well for this fool anyway is that this Knife was made by either Empire, or Napanoch!
The overall length is 12 & 1/4 inches long, that lovely Blade being 6 & 5/8ths of that! Really Nice condition with absolutely minimal use in it's very long lifetime.

 

[Campbellclanman]

A nice Ka-Bar Hawkbill, Nice Cocobolo Wood Handles, just a nice Older Knife!

 

[black mamba]

Duncan, I share your affection for fixed blades, and that is a BEAUTY! Looks a lot like the modern idea of a camp knife: hunter, skinner, food prep and even light chopping, all rolled into one. Thanks for sharing!

 

[tongueriver]

very early Sears Knife WILBERT CUTLERY. Co

Cocobolo Wooden Handles- Thick - Heavy! Pewter period styled Bolster and a Great Carbon Steel Clip-Point Blade.

made by either Empire, or Napanoch!
The overall length is 12 & 1/4 inches long, that lovely Blade being 6 & 5/8ths of that!

Very nice butcher, Duncan! What is particularly interesting to me is that Wilbert dates to no later than 1921, according to Goins, and that means that the large cutlers' rivets were at least sometimes used by that time. I have wondered when they began to use them.

 

[eisman]

Are those bolsters aluminium? If so, that's fairly unusual. I really like that. I have a 14" blade on a Sabatier I use in the kitchen instead if a cleaver, so that's not too big.

 

[Campbellclanman]

Hey guys - thank you!

Jeff - your collection of fixed blades is outstanding my friend- Absolutely!
I used to have several hundred fixed blades - but ever since catching the traditional bug - they went - thataway!
You are right - I have a couple of fixed blades at 130 years old+ in my Kitchen - and they do all that- this particular Knife is HEAVY! So light Chopping - a breeze!

Cal - interesting about the Rivets! and I think you are correct with the description of a Butcher.

Eisman - I am very sure the Bolster work is Pewter.

 

[Cutfinger]

Hard to beat a nice Russell, I need to rub on this one a little bit but don't want to remove any patina
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Great find North Shore! That's the archetype right there, (well, one of them). A Russell Barlow sure is impressive. It is not fancy at all, but the good workmanship is evident.
I love that knife of yours.

What is the closed length?

 

[paulhilborn]

Duncan both fixed and folder are wonderful knives. That fixed is a fantastic knife as is the Kabar Hawkbill pruner. I have the bone version of your hawkbill

 

[Campbellclanman]

Duncan both fixed and folder are wonderful knives. That fixed is a fantastic knife as is the Kabar Hawkbill pruner. I have the bone version of your hawkbill

Photo's!! or its not true Brother!

 

[r8shell]

A nice Ka-Bar Hawkbill, Nice Cocobolo Wood Handles, just a nice Older Knife!

Very nice! I've got one with less fancy wood that's seen a little use.

 

[TheChunk91]

I still can't shake the Fixed Blade addiction - so when I see a very early Sears Knife WILBERT CUTLERY. Co I kinda had to grab it!
This making this Huge, Heavy Knife around 100 years old possibly add a few!
There is something that attracts me to these big Old Knives, I apologise to the Pocket Knife guys where Fixed Blades may leave them a bit flat- and that's ok as I understand the different tastes that come in and are greatly catered for in the World of Traditional Knives.

I like the early styling of the Bolster, the Tapered Tang- both Horizontally and Vertically, What this Knife was truly intended for I am not too sure - it has the handle of a Kitchen Knife , but this is a formidable Heavy Knife- that would be quite Cumbersome in the Kitchen unless you wanted a Heavy Duty Butchers Knife- Then hey Presto! This could pass as a Bowie Knife all day long as well, an extremely effective Self Defense Knife - all one has to do is drop this Knife on the opponents Big Toe- the fights all over!

Cocobolo Wooden Handles- Thick - Heavy! Pewter period styled Bolster and a Great Carbon Steel Clip-Point Blade.

A very cool thing- well for this fool anyway is that this Knife was made by either Empire, or Napanoch!
The overall length is 12 & 1/4 inches long, that lovely Blade being 6 & 5/8ths of that! Really Nice condition with absolutely minimal use in it's very long lifetime.

Simple elegance. A fine specimen Duncan.