Remington slipjoint collecting

ken erickson

ken erickson

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Waynorth mentioned in a recent thread that he does not collect Remington slipjoints which has me wondering about Remingtons. I have in mind the slips that Remington produced between the two world wars. From what I can tell they made many many different patterns and appear to be as well made as the Schrades and Camillus knives of the same time period. My question is this. Is there some reason that Remington slipjoints do not seem to garner as much interest as the other brands mentioned?

Ken
 
Remingtons made during that period are widely collected, just not by Charlie. They are more collected than both the brands you mentioned. The real good ones command a lot of money.
 
I figured that had to be the case. Is it just me or does it seem in the forums at least ("old knives") etc that Remington's are scarce ?
I also notice in the Manufactures/collectors section schrade and Camillus have sub forums while Remington does not.

I would love to see some really nice examples if anyone has them to share. :D
 
ken erickson said:
I figured that had to be the case. Is it just me or does it seem in the forums at least ("old knives") etc that Remington's are scarce ?
I also notice in the Manufactures/collectors section schrade and Camillus have sub forums while Remington does not.

I would love to see some really nice examples if anyone has them to share. :D
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Ken I'll try to get some photos up in the next few days of a few Remingtons I have. This is one Vince posted in the Old Knives thread of a prime example of a Remington Lockback. I have one like it in my collection, but its not as prime as the one Vince posted Here but it is still a nice one that works perfect. It's in my avatar pic.....
 
ken erickson said:
I figured that had to be the case. Is it just me or does it seem in the forums at least ("old knives") etc that Remington's are scarce ?
I also notice in the Manufactures/collectors section schrade and Camillus have sub forums while Remington does not.

I would love to see some really nice examples if anyone has them to share. :D
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There are plenty of Remingtons out there, and the ones I have handled were all exceptionally well made. However, as Tony pointed out, they command a high price and are beyond my current budget. I would love to have a few, though. Hopefully there will be some good pictures showing up on this thread soon.
 
I don't collect them, but here are some HJs, which I do collect, and a couple others that snuck into my safe somehow;
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d.parker said:
Charlie nice Ole Rems. How many jig patterns do you see in the bottom scan ?
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Might be FOUR!!!:eek:

BUT . . . .if you allow for different settings and operators, and if you overlay a deep cut pass, with a shallow cut pass on the machine, on one or two of them, you could have the same machine making all four!! There is a prevalent pattern of zig-zag, with longer cuts at the edges, like they added cuts to make the jigging "wrap" the curve.
 
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:thumbup: Very nice, Charlie! I'm not sure what it is about an Acorn shield but I am COMPLETELY enamored :D with them they really catch and draw MY eye;) to a knife even in a crowd!? I am curious if it just me or does anyone else suffer from this UM (maybe) stange problem?!:p
 
waynorth said:
Might be FOUR!!!:eek:

BUT . . . .if you allow for different settings and operators, and if you overlay a deep cut pass, with a shallow cut pass on the machine, on one or two of them, you could have the same machine making all four!! There is a prevalent pattern of zig-zag, with longer cuts at the edges, like they added cuts to make the jigging "wrap" the curve.
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Thanks Charlie, I know very little about bone jigging machines or their operators, but I can't imagine scale covers being jigged individually, when as I have read Remington made 10,000 knives a week, not all bone covers I'm sure, but still a quantity amount of bone scale covered knives. In all the different jigs Remington must have created, I have never seen one match Geo. Schrade Bone jig patterns, and to the best of my knowledge he had more than one jig pattern that he had developed, and his patterns seemed to be consistent with their intended self..
 
Thanks everyone for posting links and knives here so far.

What strikes me about the Remingtons right off the bat are the bolsters. They appear very well rounded and finished.

I have also read about the vast numbers of knives produced by Remington, The numbers to me are mind boggling , especially when I work all week to produce one!:eek:

I also really like the way that you can see the tempering colors in the hollow of the punch blades on the harness jacks.

Ken
 
Those are beautiful Charlie. Remington did very nice bone scales.

This is a more modest example... a small jack knife with little tip bolsters.

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smiling-knife said:
Those are beautiful Charlie. Remington did very nice none scales.

This is a more modest example... a small jack knife with little tip bolsters.

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Neat little knife. Is the bone color black? Sometimes its hard to tell on computer monitors. Tip bolsters are neat feature on certain knives and I think they work very well on this one!
 
I dont mean to Hijack but there is an Hunting store near me that has a bunch of bullet knives some of them look like they have been in that case for a LONG time. Most of them go for 60 dollars or less, is there anyway to know whether they are worth picking up? There are 4 or 5 lockbacks in the bunch that I like.

I have looked around the internet and I cant seem to find any lockbacks like the ones they have. one of them looks like it has psuedo serrations on the swedge.
 
Thanks for sharing with us those original Remingtons waynorth and ken:thumbup:! I like my Camillus made models a lot but can only dream of having an original Remington.
 
smiling-knife said:
Thanks Ken. The scales are black-dyed bone.
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smiling- knife please forgive me I don't want to dispute you word. But are you sure the Black scales covers on the knife you pictured are bone and not celluloid ? If possible could you please post a photo of the pattern number ?

Thanks
 
d.parker said:
smiling- knife please forgive me I don't want to dispute you word. But are you sure the Black scales covers on the knife you pictured are bone and not celluloid ? If possible could you please post a photo of the pattern number ?

Thanks
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No problem. I think the knife was made in the 1930s and, with no visible shrinkage, I don't think the scales are celluloid. If I remember correctly there is no pattern number stamped on it. I have not had this one out for a long time so I will have a close look and get back to you this weekend.
 
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