Punch Blades: Cattle Knives and Harness Jacks

[comoha]

A.G. Russell Stockman with neat deep radiused awl/puch.

 

[runninmike]

Here a couple NOS punches from my old Tree Brand display from the 50's-60's.... I carry one like the one pictured at the bottom, a 7388 which I liberated from the display because many years ago (like 33-35), while playing in friend's snowy driveway, I found one identical to it and ended up giving it to my dad in trade for a cheaper knife and some money. Dad kept it for years and it was always exacto-kinfie sharp and pointed from sharpening so much. Well, as coincidence comes, he found one that is the larger version and I talked him out of it to his reluctance when i was about 20. I still have it in excellent to fine condition and no longer carry it as my dad is 3 years gone now. A few years ago my sweetheart bought the display case for me, which I was frothing at the gills for, and I couldn't help myself to take one of the smaller punches for my own. There are about ten mint condition empty boxes with the foil and papers in them for the different knives in the display back.
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[Modoc ED]

I've had this Victorinox SAK Camping knife for the better part of 27 + years. I dug it out of my knife box for this picture. I'd say that the punch blade hasn't been opened in over 20-years and this particular knife hasn't been used at all for 15 or so years.

Now that I've blabbed about how useless a punch blade is to me I'll probably have a need for it tomorrow.

Oh, please note the new bandaid.

 

[Blues]

That's some good stuff on every level, runninmike. :thumbup:

 

[black mamba]

Where, oh where, is Waynorth?!? WE NEED PICS !

Really, Charlie, we were just kidding about the bong.

 

[waynorth]

Here's an interesting punch, on a Ralph Brown Co. stamped knife, possibly made by Ulster, ca.1910.

 

[waynorth]

Here's a Winchester, made soon after they purchased Napanoch. Winchester went to a cheaper/easier punch, shortly thereafter.

 

[waynorth]

Here are two knives made by Robeson. The upper left is marked Globe Cut. Co, the other, Robeson. The B P shield denotes a knife with a Belt Punch!

This Buhl Sons Co knife was made by Napanoch about 100 years ago!

 

[waynorth]

I think this is the rarest old knife I own. To my knowledge (so far) it's the only known example!!!

LOOK at that lovely old bar shield, wouldya??:thumbup:

 

[waynorth]

One more picture for today.
NYKs, all with one of their patented punches, but the last one LOCKS open! The design was not robust, so this is one of few remaining examples that still works!

 

[tongueriver]

Great knives, as usual, Charlie! Here is an old Camillus type punch on a "USA" knife, and the right tool for the job, if you are still at the barn.

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[lambertiana]

I'm surprised that anyone else here even has anything with a punch, Charlie has been trying to corner the market.

I have a number of knives with punches, and I find them useful for a lot of jobs that require probing with a narrow point. Most of them are scout patterns, but I do have a RAT moose stockman with a punch.

The only one I have that might interest Charlie is this one:

 

[black mamba]

The upper left is marked Globe Cut. Co, the other, Robeson.

Charlie, the bone on the Globe Cut. Co teardrop is OUTSTANDING! Does that jigging pattern have a name, or did they even name them that far back?

Thanks for the eye candy. :thumbup:

 

[sunnyd]

Hell, even I'd start hitting the bong if I had to see Charlie in a thong! And what would he be cleaning out of it?

Holy Cow what a visual -- my eyes are watering from the sting!

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I find punches of great use in reaming, scraping, cleaning, poking, picking and in some cases slice-cutting if you have the right model punch. My uncle taught me the value of a good punch blade before I was 10. Been using them ever since..

I've used mine recently on my pickup engine to clean and ream the fuel line & filter, scraping corrosion off my battery cables and then scoring the posts and cable ends to ensure a positive connection, making a tiny drain hole for an abscess on a feeder calf on the ranch, scraping my old homee-made stag pipe for my NC sweet tobacco(sorry no bong here), repairing an old leather hinge on one of the line shacks front door, scraping the lead build up on the chamber of my old Remington .22 model 514 .. and so much more in the past.


Best,
Anthony

 

[comoha]

Some really cool stuff here.
I especially like the Hudson's Bay Co. knife.
Waynorth can you tell us more about this one? Where it was made and when?

Love that screw type awl also. Never saw one before.

 

[mckgreg]

My one and only. It doesn't look near as good now as it did when the photo was taken.
Greg

 

[IVANKERLEY]

that was my grandads, the scales had gassed out and literally looked like red wax had melted all over the knife and all the other knives in the box, so i rehandled it with some blood wood, not perfect but it lives again!.
Anyway its got the spiral punch and one of my favorite stamps, "Spiral" neat font...
cheers
gene

 

[waynorth]

I'm surprised that anyone else here even has anything with a punch, Charlie has been trying to corner the market.

I have a number of knives with punches, and I find them useful for a lot of jobs that require probing with a narrow point. Most of them are scout patterns, but I do have a RAT moose stockman with a punch.

The only one I have that might interest Charlie is this one:

This one's a beauty! But I can't read the stamp on it????
Didn't I try to buy that one from you once??

Black, I don't know if Robeson named their bone, but they sure did good!

Greg, how about the "after" pic??

TR and Gene, here's some closeups of that spiral punch!

Comoha, if I recall, Hudson's Bay contracted the knife, before WWI. Don't know the manufacturer.

 

[waynorth]

Anthony, to spare you the pain, and in honor of your prodigious use of punches, and of course, to keep Elliott on the straight and narrow, I have decided NOT to post pictures of me in a thong!
There are others on here who would NOT show such restraint!!

 

[mckgreg]

Greg, how about the "after" pic??

I had to search for this guy out in the pickup and clean it up a bit to make it presentable. The blades were covered in sap that had turned black and has a touch of rust on the blades. A little bit of Goof Off cleaned it up pretty fair. For as much as I have used it it still looks pretty good. I haven't driven over it like I did the last one. The cigar pattern is a bit of a clunker but it's a darn good work knife.
Greg