Post Up Some Memory Knife Pics

[Guyon]

Here are a few that, for me, have special associations with people and places. I'm sure many of you have similar knives, some of which go back generations.

1. Top knife is an old Honk Falls serpentine jack that belonged to my grandfather and then to my father, who traded him out of it. Both men carried it.
   
2. Second knife, an Uncle Henry large stockman, is one of the knives my grandfather used before his death. When I got it, it still had a good coat of sheetrock residue on it where he'd cut some drywall. I did finally clean off the white residue because I thought it might damage the blade long term.
   
3. Next one down is a knife my father won in a raffle and carried for years. It's a Boker that can be opened with one hand because of the design of the larger blade. Anyone have a name for this blade style?
   
4. Fourth knife is my first real knife, a small Boker peanut.
   
5. And finally, an old Kabar that I remember my dad using on camping and fishing trips. The smaller blade on that one cleaned many a bream.

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[markksr]

Next one down is a knife my father won in a raffle and carried for years. It's a Boker that can be opened with one hand because of the design of the larger blade. Anyone have a name for this blade style?

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Some great knives there and some great memories. :thumbup:

Regarding the knife in the quote, there was a thread on that type of knife (One Armed Jack) not to long ago. Here it is.

 

[Guyon]

Some great knives there and some great memories. :thumbup:

Regarding the knife in the quote, there was a thread on that type of knife (One Armed Jack) not to long ago. Here it is.

Thank you, markksr, for the information and the link. :thumbup:

 

[VCM3]

This Case Shark tooth was waiting at the P.O. for me,un - announced.My Uncle John ,now long gone,sent it,as a gift,he won it in a raffle.
I was 13 or so,a decade or so later I field dressed my first good buck with it
Box,papers , knife & sheah I still have this hierloom.
My father,his brother,passed on a month later,I was still helping to clean out Uncle John's garage,when that happened.John & Frank,what's going on up there ? You resting,or is it 7 card all day long ?

-Vince

 

[VCM3]

My Dad gave me this rope knife,made in Italy I had no idea it had steel bolsters,I left it in the glove box of my boat,at the dock,back then."Old Salty"quickly let me no the bolsters wer not SS

 

[Tony Bose]

Here are a few that, for me, have special associations with people and places. I'm sure many of you have similar knives, some of which go back generations.

1. Top knife is an old Honk Falls serpentine jack that belonged to my grandfather and then to my father, who traded him out of it. Both men carried it.
   
2. Second knife, an Uncle Henry large stockman, is one of the knives my grandfather used before his death. When I got it, it still had a good coat of sheetrock residue on it where he'd cut some drywall. I did finally clean off the white residue because I thought it might damage the blade long term.
   
3. Next one down is a knife my father won in a raffle and carried for years. It's a Boker that can be opened with one hand because of the design of the larger blade. Anyone have a name for this blade style?
   
4. Fourth knife is my first real knife, a small Boker peanut.
   
5. And finally, an old Kabar that I remember my dad using on camping and fishing trips. The smaller blade on that one cleaned many a bream.

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Neat old knives. Would you mind and is it possible to get an image posted of that Honk Falls knife with the blades open?

 

[Morablades]

This is one from my ex-wife's daughter, whom I raised for the first three years of her life. I was very close to her. It was my second Father's Day gift. It's a shame what my ex-wife did, but I hold a special place in my heart for that little girl. One day I'll see her again.

Making Faces at the Camera

 

[Guyon]

Nice knives. Keep 'em coming, guys. It's interesting to see how these knives connect with people in so many different ways.

Neat old knives. Would you mind and is it possible to get an image posted of that Honk Falls knife with the blades open?

Tony, I posted these up pretty recently.

 

[orca8589]

Great thread. I'll have pics to post Monday or Tuesday, still trying to figure out the digital cam we borrowed.

thx - cpr

 

[scalprum]

This was my grandfather's knife. He worked as a geologist, prospector, lapidary, jeweler, mechanic, and quite a few other trades I can't remember right now. He carried this knife every day when he worked for the Wyoming highway department.

 

[Ebbtide]

My Dad's.
The knife that started it all for me.
Pop carried this from as far back as I can remember till I got him a SAK in the early 80's.

 

[Bob W]

This was my father's hunting knife, used every season for ~30 years. I believe he bought it shortly after high school when he worked at Ward's.

This was my grandfather's knife. He didn't keep records, so I have no idea how long he owned it or what he traded for it.

I found this knife ~25 years ago while on vacation and taking a hike with my family:

Old knives are best when there's a story, no matter how small, to go with them.

 

[glennbad]

My father gave me this knife a number of years back. He was USAF EOD, and used this as part of his kit. He originally had the pocket for the stone off, and had the sheath attached to another that held his pliers and blasting caps. I made a new stone pocket, but otherwise left things untouched. One of a small handful of knives that my father has given to me over the years...

Glenn

 

[stockman242]

A knife like the one my grandpa had.(thanks you Rob)

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My grandpa used this 'knife' when getting firewood, and I still do the same:

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from the other side of the family:

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My first knife, I got it from my grandma:

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My second pocketknife(I broke one of the the red scales, and the main blade on the first one, and havent seen it for some years):

As you can see, I learned to sharpen with this knife

Peter

 

[KnifeHead]

This literally is the first knife I ever made. I was 12yo or so and it was at a time when I was running trot lines a lot and too dang poor to buy a decent knife. I was catching gobs of catfish, and anyone that ever fished for cats knows how much digging around you do in their throats to retreive hooks, SO, I made this out of a hacksaw blade. I thought I was cool when I made this "multitool" because it saws, dislodges, and cuts.

 

[texasflyfisher]

This is my dad's large Old Timer stockman. My sister's gave it to me a few years ago when he had to be moved into a nursing home due to his Alzheimer's. Of all the knives I have, this one has the best tolerances of all of them except a GEC stockman I have. It has absolutely no gaps anywhere. The carbon blades have dark spots with a fairly dark gray patina. The springs are carbon black in color with no pitting. I cleaned it up well, oiled and sharpened up all the blades and they are razor sharp. All in all, it is a wonderful knife and I was glad to get it. My dad's stockmans were the primary reason why I really love that pattern.

 

[lambertiana]

My grandfather was a knife knut, and had a nice collection. He gave me three different knives, two of which he purchased to give to me. The third one came straight from his collection - the Puma on the right in this picture. He gave it to me in the 70s.

 

[warden41272]

I remember when I had a 32" waist, Stockman.

 

[knifehunter50]

I remember when I had a 32" waist, Stockman.

So do I but that was in dark ages

 

[Buck_Fan]

This was my dads knofe he carried for as long as I knew him. It is well used, but that was my dad. Babied nothing. LOL

My wife gave this SAK Huntsman to me on our first Christmas together 20 years ago. This is the one that got me to stop bighting my nails and collecting.

Bill