Real Pocketworn Knives

[Buck_Fan]

This is a saw cut red bone. But you can barely see the saw cuts. And you can see the stamping is worn down. I love it.

1965-69 Case Sawcut Redbone by Bill Friggle Photography, on Flickr

 

[DaveHS]

A new to me, very old, smooth bone Jack.
Also, one in ebony (or cocobolo?) that someone liked enough to scribe their name on it.

Cool oldies! Here’s an old pruner from San Antone

 

[Magizm7]

 

[Obsessed with Edges]

Not as old or as magnificent as many other stunning examples here. But this 1965 Case 6265 SAB Folding Hunter caught my eye when I found it on the big auction site. I pounced on it largely because it looked well cared for, but it also showed it was likely carried for a very long time. The 'Stamina Wood' laminate shows a lot of burnishing, as did the bolsters, which had many scratches hinting it might've been riding in a pocket with keys, coins, etc. Some of that had been polished out before I received it, but hints of it still remain and I have no desire to clean it up any further. I think aesthetically, it's likely my favorite traditional knife for all these reasons. I found a bonus too, in how beautifully the blades sharpened up when I put my own edges on them. Great steel in this one.

 

[black mamba]

 

[waynorth]

Carrying old Boiley today! Stropped it - might be the sharpest knife I own!! Peeled an orange - trying to keep up my vitamin C, see?
Fruit and vegetables every day!!!
Oil the Joints!!!

CC

 

[ShaiHulud]

Real pocket worn is a testament of use, its definitely an achievement and accomplishment in a world where the average "knife" person has far too many. New pocket worn from case while done well (when it is) is just not the same thing

 

[birdsbeaks]

 

[holo07]

 

[r8shell]

 

[waynorth]

Much-loved, pocket-polished, but little used, this is a pre-war pen knife from Empire!!
The jigging is almost worn off the bone handles!!