Old Robesons

[Twoseventy]

Am I in the right area to chat about Robeson vintage pocket knives???

 

[Fodderwing]

Yes sir you most certainly are.

 

[Fodderwing]

 

[Twoseventy]

Looks like I hit the main vein . That true fodderwing??

 

[black mamba]

 

[sceva]

Robeson sure used great looking red bone.

 

[afishhunter]

Fodderwing
Are the Robeson Barlows "Pocket Eze"/sunken joints, too?
From what I've seen most of their knives were ... at least in the pre-depression/prewar years. I think sunken joints may have been a trademark feature.

Whish I knew what happened to my c.1911~1917 Robeson 2 blade equal end jack.

 

[jiggyfly16]

Anybody got any experience of Robeson's flame edge? I always wondered how they performed compared to their conventional steel.

 

[waynorth]

Robeson Strawberry Bone Barlows!
Other handles!!

 

[Fodderwing]

Fodderwing
Are the Robeson Barlows "Pocket Eze"/sunken joints, too?
From what I've seen most of their knives were ... at least in the pre-depression/prewar years. I think sunken joints may have been a trademark feature.

Whish I knew what happened to my c.1911~1917 Robeson 2 blade equal end jack.

No sir they are not sunken on the barlows.

Robeson Strawberry Bone Barlows!View attachment 1852615
Other handles!!View attachment 1852616

Charlie those are so beautiful. Are the two white RCC's french ivory?

 

[waynorth]

Charlie those are so beautiful. Are the two white RCC's french ivory?

Yes, FI (celluloid)!! Glad you like 'em!!

 

[black mamba]

Anybody got any experience of Robeson's flame edge?

I have a Flame Edge #968, 10" OAL. The Flame Edge is a tungsten carbide strip about ¼ inch wide on the mark side of the blade. The bevel is meant to be sharpened on one side only, opposite the harder carbide. I've never used it, but it does get very sharp.

 

[dsutton24]

 

[Luger1952]

 

[Twoseventy]

Wow that’s real impressive collections!!! Fabulous!!! Love em all. So I don’t know much about robesons. My granddad got me into collecting when I was a kid, I don’t remember him mentioning them. Anyway I’ve taken some interest in them recently and got a little pearl handled pen suredge off eBay for $20, has a small crack in the handle but aside from that it’s almost perfect (y’all may have seen it listed). My question is why are those suredge pen knives going so cheaply on eBay as compared to say cattaraugus,Schrade or Camillus??

 

[Twoseventy]

Sorry I started this and disappeared yday. Had some issues to handle.

 

[Campbellclanman]

That right there Jeff my friend- is a beauty!! what a gorgeous Fixed Blade!!

 

[dsutton24]

 

[Arathol]

 

[waynorth]

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Oooh!! Aaah!! Beauties one and all!!