Punch out! Give it your awl.

[waynorth]

Various antique punches!!

 

[Sventhelumberjack]

Beautiful knives sir! Were most Harness Jack knives the Swell-End Jack type? I see the one Remington is an Equal End. Love the bone, and ebony on the vintage examples and the stag on that gorgeous custom! It's fascinating how many different punch solutions were invented for making holes in various materials with a knife!

 

[waynorth]

Beautiful knives sir! Were most Harness Jack knives the Swell-End Jack type? I see the one Remington is an Equal End. Love the bone, and ebony on the vintage examples and the stag on that gorgeous custom! It's fascinating how many different punch solutions were invented for making holes in various materials with a knife!

Thanks, Sven!! The earliest ones were mostly Regular (swell-end) Jacks, or Teardrops!!
But they eventually came in several patterns, including equal-end, swell-center and serpentine. The custom is Bill Ruple's first HJ, and first punch!!
Just after 1900, punches entered a phase of competitive styling and patenting, in order to capture the market!! Lasted until WWI, and later, when horses were being replaced by cars and trucks!!

 

[Sventhelumberjack]

Thank you for sharing some of your amazing collection and kowlegde on the history of these punches! I always enjoy seeing your knives and the deep knowledge you have to share about them!

 

[waynorth]

Thank you for sharing some of your amazing collection and kowlegde on the history of these punches! I always enjoy seeing your knives and the deep knowledge you have to share about them!

My pleasure!!

 

[euroken]

 

[Buckeye Sharp]

Here’s a recent Remington find with an awl that doesn’t have the typical acorn shield. They also made a version with a pen blade rather than the awl and called them “the dollar knives”. R100A and this one R100B. Apparently the 100 represents “dollar”.

 

[JTB_5]