Reacquainting myself with items in my collection...

[Legendary_Jarl]

Nice! What markings does the dagger have?

 

[PocketKnifeJimmy]

Nice! What markings does the dagger have?

Thanks!

Linder Dagger

Rostfrei
Solingen
Germany

 

[PocketKnifeJimmy]

I pulled these two out today after work in continuation of my maintenance rotation.
I gave them both a carefully detailed Renaissance Waxing.

These are 1980's vintage Bowie knives made under contract in Seki Japan for the 'Parker Cutlery Company'.

Since I purchased them a few years ago, they have been some of my favorite knives in my collection, they did a nice job in Japan making these for Parker.

Anyhow, their blades are made of stainless steel, and the metal used for the guards and pommels are nickel silver.

The larger of the two has Buffalo Horn handle scales with red liners between scales and tang.

The other one has Mother of Pearl handle scales with black liners between scales and tang.

These were inspired by two original Bowie knives that were made in Sheffield, England during the second half of the 1800's.
Although one would think that they have full length/full width tangs, they both actually have framed tangs, which was not uncommon on Bowie knives imported in from Sheffield England during the 1800's. I find that to be kind'a neat!

Here are a couple pics found online that show examples of what a framed tang is...




This one is the bigger of the two knives.



I love the handle on this one... A classy look, with the Mother of Pearl being a big part of that.


Although I don't know exactly who made these for the Parker Cutlery Company, I have often read that the belief is a shop run by Tak Fakuta was the maker.

The following Bowie got pulled out for maintenance rotation last week. It has a carbon steel blade, so receiving the Ren Wax treatment should help in keeping it gleaming

 

[Kirk Raptor]

An informative thread about a most pleasing collection. Thanks for posting!

 

[jfk1110]

I pulled these two out today after work in continuation of my maintenance rotation.
I gave them both a carefully detailed Renaissance Waxing.

These are 1980's vintage Bowie knives made under contract in Seki Japan for the 'Parker Cutlery Company'.

Since I purchased them a few years ago, they have been some of my favorite knives in my collection, they did a nice job in Japan making these for Parker.

Anyhow, their blades are made of stainless steel, and the metal used for the guards and pommels are nickel silver.

The larger of the two has Buffalo Horn handle scales with red liners between scales and tang.

The other one has Mother of Pearl handle scales with black liners between scales and tang.

These were inspired by two original Bowie knives that were made in Sheffield, England during the second half of the 1800's.
Although one would think that they have full length/full width tangs, they both actually have framed tangs, which was not uncommon on Bowie knives imported in from Sheffield England during the 1800's. I find that to be kind'a neat!

Here are a couple pics showing examples of what a framed tang is...
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This one is the bigger of the two knives.
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I love the handle on this one... A classy look, with the Mother of Pearl being a big part of that.
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Although I don't know exactly who made these for the Parker Cutlery Company, I have often read that the belief is a shop run by Tak Fakuta was the maker.

The following Bowie got pulled out for maintenance rotation last week. It has a carbon steel blade, so receiving the Ren Wax treatment should help in keeping it gleaming

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That's just a classy ass box of blades right there!!!!!

 

[PocketKnifeJimmy]

That's just a classy ass box of blades right there!!!!!

Thanks, guys!

The display is a solid walnut Schatt & Morgan display case that arrived with thick foam interior under it's felt lining. I didn't care for that interior system, since one would have to place the items inside and close the glass top door with enough downward pressure as to have the glass push the knives into the foam.

So, I removed the foam and simply replaced the felt lining back into the display. This now allowed me to place items into it without them being pushed into foam. Of course the box is flat on a table, so it works just fine this way

Thanks again for the kudos, fella's!

 

[TC]

I pulled these two out today after work in continuation of my maintenance rotation.
I gave them both a carefully detailed Renaissance Waxing.

These are 1980's vintage Bowie knives made under contract in Seki Japan for the 'Parker Cutlery Company'.

Since I purchased them a few years ago, they have been some of my favorite knives in my collection, they did a nice job in Japan making these for Parker.

Anyhow, their blades are made of stainless steel, and the metal used for the guards and pommels are nickel silver.

The larger of the two has Buffalo Horn handle scales with red liners between scales and tang.

The other one has Mother of Pearl handle scales with black liners between scales and tang.

These were inspired by two original Bowie knives that were made in Sheffield, England during the second half of the 1800's.
Although one would think that they have full length/full width tangs, they both actually have framed tangs, which was not uncommon on Bowie knives imported in from Sheffield England during the 1800's. I find that to be kind'a neat!

Here are a couple pics found online thar show examples of what a framed tang is...
View attachment 1845017
View attachment 1845019


This one is the bigger of the two knives.
View attachment 1844606View attachment 1844607
View attachment 1844608

I love the handle on this one... A classy look, with the Mother of Pearl being a big part of that.
View attachment 1844609View attachment 1844610View attachment 1844611
View attachment 1844633
Although I don't know exactly who made these for the Parker Cutlery Company, I have often read that the belief is a shop run by Tak Fakuta was the maker.

The following Bowie got pulled out for maintenance rotation last week. It has a carbon steel blade, so receiving the Ren Wax treatment should help in keeping it gleaming

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If that last one were an actual current "California Knife" all those markings would likely read "Contains Nickel which has been shown to cause cancer!" "Warning: sharp edge!" "Keep away from children!" etc.

Edit: Just found the marking that prompted the above. On the packaging of my DMT plates there's a little sticker that reads: "WARNING: This Product can expose you to chemicals including nickel, which is known to the state of California to cause cancer. For more information go to www.P65Warnings.ca.gov" On a diamond covered steel plate FFS! California then and now. Compare and contrast.

 

[JM2]

I pulled these two out today after work in continuation of my maintenance rotation.
I gave them both a carefully detailed Renaissance Waxing.

These are 1980's vintage Bowie knives made under contract in Seki Japan for the 'Parker Cutlery Company'.

Since I purchased them a few years ago, they have been some of my favorite knives in my collection, they did a nice job in Japan making these for Parker.

Anyhow, their blades are made of stainless steel, and the metal used for the guards and pommels are nickel silver.

The larger of the two has Buffalo Horn handle scales with red liners between scales and tang.

The other one has Mother of Pearl handle scales with black liners between scales and tang.

These were inspired by two original Bowie knives that were made in Sheffield, England during the second half of the 1800's.
Although one would think that they have full length/full width tangs, they both actually have framed tangs, which was not uncommon on Bowie knives imported in from Sheffield England during the 1800's. I find that to be kind'a neat!

Here are a couple pics found online thar show examples of what a framed tang is...
View attachment 1845017
View attachment 1845019


This one is the bigger of the two knives.
View attachment 1844606View attachment 1844607
View attachment 1844608

I love the handle on this one... A classy look, with the Mother of Pearl being a big part of that.
View attachment 1844609View attachment 1844610View attachment 1844611
View attachment 1844633
Although I don't know exactly who made these for the Parker Cutlery Company, I have often read that the belief is a shop run by Tak Fakuta was the maker.

The following Bowie got pulled out for maintenance rotation last week. It has a carbon steel blade, so receiving the Ren Wax treatment should help in keeping it gleaming

View attachment 1844619

Thanks for that information about framed tangs. I didn’t know that existed.

I too appreciate your collection and the display style. Now that said, If it were mine, I’d use much of it, but put them back in the display when finished.

My knife hobby is more using them than collecting. But I really enjoy looking at them too. So thank you for sharing with us.

Could you offer some details on your application technique of ren wax? You say a detailed application, what does that entail over merely slathering it on with a soft rag?

 

[PocketKnifeJimmy]

Thanks for that information about frames tangs. I didn’t know that existed.

I too appreciate your collection and the display style. Now that said, If it were mine, I’d use much of it, but put them back in the display when finished.

My knife hobby is more using them than collecting. But I really enjoy looking at them too. So thank you for sharing with us.

Could you offer some details on your application technique of ren wax? You say a detailed application, what does that entail over merely slathering it on with a soft rag?

When I state "detailed", I simply mean I take my time to make sure I apply it everywhere and evenly, not rushing the task and maybe not getting every "detail" of the knife.
I truly try to apply it as I would on a car, mostly in a circular motion wherever possible. Then I carefully make sure I rub off all of the excess, which leaves a nice coated finish behind. It leaves no sign that it's been applied, only that it looks better than without the Ren Wax.
Hope this clears up what I meant

Btw, Renaissance Wax is not difficult at all to use, it's just that I'm a very picky sorts, so it likely takes longer for me to treat things with the stuff than most others would take doing so

 

[JM2]

Thanks for clearing that up. I haven’t used ren wax but I use Johnson’s paste wax. I want to try ren wax.

I always have Johnson’s handy though because I use it to keep the top of my table saw and sander and bandsaw from rusting. It doesn’t affect the finish we use at work. I have used it on leather and knives and guns some too. I keep my holster covered in it to help protect from sweat

 

[The Grendels]

You may not know how much I really appreciate that, but I really do mean it when I say... Thank you!

You see, it seems to irk some folks here on BF that my collection of knives is just that, a collection of items I mostly keep behind glass. That what I share here on this forum are pictures of knives I own for the strict purpose of having them as objects of visual display, and for the purpose of posterity... not for using them as the tools that they are. But... it's my hobby!
I know there are others like me here, but some may be in the closet about it to avoid comments like...

"Free that knife from it's bondage"

"I see no use for a knife that doesn't get used"

"You have nothing here to offer since you don't actually USE your knives".

I've run into that sort of thing over the years that I've been here on Bladeforums.
Some of it as little digs, and some blatantly rude and belittling.
It's not specific to BF, it happens everywhere in life, since humans will be human, that means the good and bad are always present.

So, again... Thank you folks for expressing that you actually enjoy my sharing of my hobby

Seeing what you've done with your collection and you sharing it with us is a bit like when I visit my favourite part of the local museum: the Capital Curios. Collecting is a very personal experience and there is no one correct way to do it. I doubt anyone would have exactly the same knives I do or have exactly the same biases or focus of brands and models that I do either. Food would be pretty boring if we all had the same tastes and ate the same thing.

 

[PocketKnifeJimmy]

I got home from work today and picked out two slipjoints to give some of my TLC'ing with the Ren Wax.
The two chosen were as follows...

A 1994 bone scaled Remington Silver Bullet Camp Knife, which was produced under contract by Camillus Cutlery of NY State, (now defunct).

And this ebony scaled GEC/Tidioute French Kate lady leg knife made in Pennsylvania.


And that was my little after work project today

The following two knives received the Ren Wax treatment a week or two ago...

This one being one of my Cold Steel 1917 Frontier Bowie knives. If something about it doesn't seem right to you, it's because it was one of the few knives that I have ever purchased where I took it upon myself to perform a few modifications to it.
I first removed the blued finish from it's blade, (leaving the bluing alone on it's tang and guard).
I then gave the blade a hand done satin sheen polish. And, I gave it's cutting edge a convexed sharpening, (also done by hand).
I do like the blued finish on the Cold Steel Bowie knives, but since I own a few of them, I wanted to try my hand in doing this one a little bit differently.


And here is a Camillus Cutlery made commemorative dagger that received the Ren Wax treatment.

 

[PocketKnifeJimmy]

Since I TLC'd two of my Parker Cutlery Company Bowie knives a couple days ago, I decided to go ahead and do one of their twins this morning.

It's an exact duplicate of one of the other two Parkers.

Anyhow, mission accomplished

 

[riversidedep]

Pocketknifejimmy, I really like your threads! You always have great photos. We have VERY similar taste in knives. As I look through your photos, I find myself saying "I have that" or "I have one similar to that" or "I've always wanted to get one of those!" I too like to display my collection, but due to still having a young kid at home, my wife limits me to one rather small room, and I've used up all the space I have. I have so many swords hanging on the walls in that room it looks like those aluminum vertical blinds that were popular in the 1990s, and any space that won't fit a sword has a display case with knives or daggers. Okay, I am exaggerating a bit, but I do have 24 swords and 14 daggers on the walls (I had to count). One of these days I will learn to post photos on this site and show off my collection too.

Ren Wax is great. It's pricey but a little goes a long way. I've been using it for over a decade. It won't attract dust and lint like oil, and it will last longer. It does need to be reapplied occasionally, like once every year or two. It will need to be applied more often if you live in a humid environment, especially if the blades aren't in a sealed display case and require being wiped free of dust more often. Be advised though, that even when coated with Ren Wax, I have still found "pepper spots" of corrosion occasionally. Sources of moisture that have caused corrosion I have discovered to be as varied as overspray from furniture polish, a pet's wet nose (yes, dogs and/or cats can sniff things and leave a wet spot), and someone sneezing in the room causing droplets to land on the blade. Sounds gross but it's happened to me and will cause pepper spots if not cleaned off quickly. The Ren Wax just doesn't seem to prevent corrosion if the metal has direct contact with moisture.

 

[PocketKnifeJimmy]

Thanks, buddy!
As for the moisture... I keep my air quality very much controlled, and have almost everything behind glass...so, all should be good

 

[JM2]

I am enjoying this thread. A variety of items that’s right up my alley. The ren wax gives a soft hand rubbed appearance that I really like. Thanks for sharing it all with us Jimmy.

 

[PocketKnifeJimmy]

I am enjoying this thread. A variety of items that’s right up my alley. The ren wax gives a soft hand rubbed appearance that I really like. Thanks for sharing it all with us Jimmy.

And I would like to thank you and the others that have chimed in on this thread with positive comments... I really do appreciate it!

 

[Legendary_Jarl]

I got home from work today and picked out two slipjoints to give some of my TLC'ing with the Ren Wax.
The two chosen were as follows...

A 1994 bone scaled Remington Silver Bullet Camp Knife, which was produced under contract by Camillus Cutlery of NY State, (now defunct).
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And this ebony scaled GEC/Tidioute French Kate lady leg knife made in Pennsylvania.
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And that was my little after work project today

The following two knives received the Ren Wax treatment a week or two ago...

This one being one of my Cold Steel 1917 Frontier Bowie knives. If something about it doesn't seem right to you, it's because it was one of the few knives that I have ever purchased where I took it upon myself to perform a few modifications to it.
I first removed the blued finish from it's blade, (leaving the bluing alone on it's tang and guard).
I then gave the blade a hand done satin sheen polish. And, I gave it's cutting edge a convexed sharpening, (also done by hand).
I do like the blued finish on the Cold Steel Bowie knives, but since I own a few of them, I wanted to try my hand in doing this one a little bit differently.
View attachment 1845505

And here is a Camillus Cutlery made commemorative dagger that received the Ren Wax treatment.
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That's a sweet looking Camilus!

 

[PocketKnifeJimmy]

I got another one of my Parker Cutlery Company knives done today. It's another 1980's vintage specimen made in Seki Japan, this one being in a Tanto pattern...

 

[PocketKnifeJimmy]

That's a sweet looking Camilus!

Thanks!... But, which Camillus? The camp knife slipjoint?... Or, the Dagger?