"Old Knives"

Awesome knives and photos.... Thanks Vince. Fantastic looking stag on those old knives. Not nearly so grand, this one is circa 1930ish with synthetic stag scales.
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Ed Fowler said:
Beautiful Sr! What is the date on that catalog?
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Thanks for the comment. Unfortunately, there is no date on the catalogue. The page with the stainless knives shows the Firth Stainless stamp which I believe dates it from the 1920s to the mid 1930s at the latest.
 
I notice that the catalogue refers to not a Stockman, but a Stock-Raiser's knife...interesting bit of pre PC :D

Nice hunting knives there too. I'll have one for four and six please!
 
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"American Shear & Knife 3 1/8" jack, made in Connecticut between about 1850 and 1915, whose blades ARE built with kicks. They made mostly shears and not very many pocketknives. This knife was manufactured towards the latter end of their production life. It's blades retain their original crocus polish on both sides of both blades, albeit with a few peppers, a couple scratches on the main, and that perfectly even, light gray patina you love to see on old knife blades that remain unmolested. Many early pearl knives were crocus finished on both sides of the blades. Virtually any old knife could be ordered with a crocus finish for a nominal fee. It looks to have cut something once or twice, but remains unsharpened and uncleaned. I was lucky to have found this"

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Check this out!

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"This is my only gunstock pattern as well as being the only quill knife I own. Gunstocks never made sense to me with more than one blade yet most have two; and many quill knives are generally very tiny and frail and not really suitable for daily use. This example from the house of Thomas Renshaw and Son from the mid to latter 1800's somehow seemed to make sense and incorporated many of the features of exhibition knives of the day into it's construction. The word " Stand " was their trademark. At 3 1/2 " closed it is larger than many quills and seems to have had more than it's fair share of use over time.
It bears some very fiery pearl as it's hafts and has pinched and fluted bolsters as well as extended springs on both blades. The brass center liner is milled, while the inner spring surface is nicely scalloped. With a total of 10 pins including two in the tiny nickle silver barshield set through through it's narrow pearl hafts, it somehow remains crack free to this day. A scanning nightmare"

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Vince,
Thanks for posting that quill knife! I like the scalloped back springs and the milled center liner.

Ken
 
A pair of old SCHRADE CUT CO Pearl whittlers from "THE GOLDEN AGE OF CUTLERY" made 1904 to 1946. Note how the Thicker center liner allows for a longer master blade.
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Thomas Renshaw & Son apparently specialized in unusual patterns. I've been told this is a "ladies' knife". I think the scales may be walrus ivory. As usual, crocus polish baffles the scanner's software:o.
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Nice pearls, Vince and Barry!! While we are looking at MOP, here's a nice engraved pair from an estate.
Mr. and Mrs. Kaler must have been a lucky couple. I can imagine them receiving these for an anniversary or other important event! They kept these knives pristine. The crocus finish is hard to scan - looks black, but trust me, it is factory!!
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Almost simultaneous; posts and baffled scanners!!
Nice one Berkley!!
 
I have never cared much for MOP :yawn: But these pictures are making me rethink all that I have come to know.:confused:
 
Nice old stag on this Schrade Cut Pen. Nice patina too!!
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Pen knives are under-rated these days, in general. They can be the basis of a beautiful and less expensive collection!!
 
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