Show Us Your Boys Knife

[cudgee]

An old boy's knife made by Hadar Hallström, Swedish cutler EKA's predecessor , between 1882 and 1917. Mr John Elmquist took over the company in 1917 and changed the name to EKA, its present name. I include a pic with an insert of an old catalog showing Mr Hallström's first three knives, mine being the second one, named as "Schoolknife" in, what I understand, is a reference to its intended use. All steel, and ebony scales.

Great post, thanks for taking the time to post it up. . A beautiful example of an old boys knife, love the wood.

 

[JoKr]

 

[Rich S]

Forgot to add these:





Rich

 

[JohnDF]

Never heard of till Eric made a couple of these.

Ya, that's the best thing about Eric's knives... he uses seldom seen materials.

I like the photo, really sets the scene for a Boys knife.

 

[6Strings]

Ya, that's the best thing about Eric's knives... he uses seldom seen materials.

I like the photo, really sets the scene for a Boys knife.

thank you, I was pleased with the concept for this one. Don’t know if anyone noticed the number on the dominoes

 

[btb01]

btb01 bringing on the HEAT!!!

Are you just teasing us? We need to see some blades showing!

 

[ea42]

Great boy's knives everyone! Here's an old Schrade Cut Co :

Eric

 

[cudgee]

Thick slabs of stag. .

 

[JohnDF]

A little expensive for a boy to purchase, but a Boys Knife none-the-less...

 

[cudgee]

A little expensive for a boy to purchase

Aaaww, Santa might have been kind.

 

[AnW]

I'm kinda partial to these ones ...

As well as their cousins ...

 

[Headwinds]

I've come to think of the Vic Cadet as the modern equivalent of the boy’s knife - simple, rugged, not too expensive, and pretty close to the classic profile. (With a few extra goodies most boys would have loved. I wonder what Tom Swift would have given for one.)

We now resume our regular programming.

 

[Catdaddy2]

I'm kinda partial to these ones ...

As well as their cousins ...

That's a pretty good lineup you've got there.

 

[AnW]

That's a pretty good lineup you've got there.

Thanks, definitely the pride of my collection!

 

[mcc850]

I'm kinda partial to these ones ...

As well as their cousins ...

You must have the highest speed internet on the planet. Great collection you have going there!

 

[GE Jr]

A 151213 bought new in early 2016...unheard of these days!

 

[GE Jr]

 

[TheChunk91]

Boy’s knife from the good old days.

 

[Signalprick]

Not a GEC but it'll do. Also not mine, I just made it.

 

[btb01]

A little expensive for a boy to purchase, but a Boys Knife none-the-less...

I was going to ask if these were still considered “boys knives.” Of the two I have, the Catalina Cherry Burl in particular feels a bit too fancy to count.

A 151213 bought new in early 2016...unheard of these days!

Both of my Farm Boys were the same way; made in 2013, and just sitting on the shelf waiting for me to buy ‘em in late 2015. I still kick myself from time to time for not getting one in Nifebrite, too. (In fact, there are quite a few GEC knives I remember that were available back then that I wish I would’ve picked up, but that’s a story for a different thread.)