Remington slipjoint collecting

[KnifeHead]

The plot thickens!!! I wonder who jigged those covers. I think I see conifers in there.

 

[d.parker]

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.

Thanks S-K Remington called their man made scale covers " Pyremite ". It's not unusual for Remington made knives later in the 1930's to 40's to be absent of pattern numbers some were never marked, some inked on. If your knife had a pattern number and with bone covers it would end in digit 3. If your knife has "Pyremite" Imitation jigged Buffalo Horn, which I believe to be the case, the pattern number would end in the digit 8. I have found black Pyremite to be stable and seldom shows shrinkage or gasses. I have that same knife you pictured and know it to have Pyremite scale covers..

Hope yours turns out to be bone, but it is almost impossible to dye bone Black and have it stay Black thru jigging and hafting...

Thanks for your reply...

 

[waynorth]

Steve, I believe that black tip-bolstered knife was a subcontract from Camillus, as most "straight-line" Remington's were.
A good test for bone is as follows;
Take a razor sharp knife blade, and rest it on the questionable material, just like you were about to cut the knife in half. With little or no pressure, slide the sharp blade sideways toward one bolster on the knife in question, maintaining a right angle!!
The knife will skate over bone, but "stick" in composite or plastic or hard rubber.
You won't hurt anything (most of you anyways)!
Also, with a glass, look for a slight "melt" or "smear" in the handle material, by the spun rivet heads. Usually it's subtle. Bone doesn't smear or melt.

 

[d.parker]

The plot thickens!!! I wonder who jigged those covers. I think I see conifers in there.

Kerry even with the conifers, do you reckon them scale covers and even with the jigged pattern might be cast, you know like what comes out of a mold ?

 

[smiling-knife]

Thanks for the advice guys. I won't be able to look into it until Sunday. I'll be sure to let you know what I discover. I appreciate the help.