Show your old Peanuts

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Reading up on Peanuts, saw where the pattern has been around at least 100 years. How about a thread showing some of the oldies you have come across?
 
My oldest is also my smallest it is a Callimus #21.

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Love this thread. Realizing how crazy sad it is that I only own one which I'd consider an "old peanut", though. Looking over my stash, every other peanut I have is from the early 80s or later. Even the mystery Japanese "stocknut" I have from Sabre (faux MOP, peanut frame and blades with a sheepsfoot wedged into the mix opening from the other end), which I was planning on photographing for the Cult thread, is probably early-mid 80s.



Here she is, my only truly old peanut. A Queen in jigged bone and carbon steel of unknown vintage. I'd guess 1950s if pressed. Still a fine user and holds a wicked sharp edge. Putting this next to the stag Queen peanut I bought brand new in the box, it is rather striking how little has changed on this classic pattern over the last half-century or so.



Comparison shot. All three peanuts to the right of the photo are Queens. Aside from the nail nick drifting around over the years, they're basically the same knives.
 
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TsarBomba said:
Even the mystery Japanese "stocknut" I have from Sabre (faux MOP, peanut frame and blades with a sheepsfoot wedged into the mix opening from the other end), which I was planning on photographing for the Cult thread, is probably early-mid 80s.
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Does anybody know when Saber went Irish (and probably Imperial)?
 
TsarBomba said:
A Queen in jigged bone and carbon steel of unknown vintage. I'd guess 1950s if pressed. Still a fine user and holds a wicked sharp edge. Putting this next to the stag Queen peanut I bought brand new in the box, it is rather striking how little has changed on this classic pattern over the last half-century.
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Tsar, beautiful Queens! I loved the bone on mine from the same era (1935-1955 tang stamp), it really ages well. Mine was a No. 11 Single blade Trapper I traded for my Case Select, if you have ever seen the knife.

Connor
 
scrteened porch said:
Does anybody know when Saber went Irish (and probably Imperial)?
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I've read that Imperial purchased the Jowika factory works in Ireland in 1978, which seems to line up with my rough estimates of the few Jowika and Imperial Ireland/STAG Ireland (same company IIRC) knives I own. All of mine are Barlows, and they seem to share the same hollow-bolstered "clamp-on" construction and thinner blade stock than the Imperial USA Barlows. The upside to this is that the Jowika/Imperial Ireland large Barlows are pretty wicked slicers, though I wouldn't want to go through any extra-heavy stock with them.

ConBon said:
Tsar, beautiful Queens! I loved the bone on mine from the same era (1935-1955 tang stamp), it really ages well. Mine was a No. 11 Single blade Trapper I traded for my Case Select, if you have ever seen the knife.
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Thanks, Connor! It sure does look nice after half a century of pocket wear. Built tough, too. I have no problems carrying or using it and I don't worry that it'll disintegrate on me. It's easy to forget Queen's history in the wake of some of their recent QC problems but this little knife serves as an excellent reminder.
 
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