Stranger Things (Traditionals only. No modern knives or demogorgons.)

[GE Jr]

Too many cool & unusual knives posted! This little SAK is all I've got for this one; not just a pen blade, but also a pen, a light, and...128MB (remember when that was considered adequate?) thumb drive.

 

[Rookie82]

I saw a double ended gunstock knife at a knife show that was really interesting and unusual. I wish I had a picture of it.

Here is 1 knife that is more uncommon and you don't see made often. It is basically a easy open single blade granddaddy barlow size knife with a fish scaler and a strange nail pull design, with buffalo horn handles.

 

[5K Qs]

Here's one that is certainly an adverting Utility/Camp knife, with celluloid covers. But what is unusual is the fact that it has two shields. Made by Imperial...

I'll follow up on Perry's 2-shield Imperial with a Taylor-Schrade Old Timer canoe I have with NO shield (even though all photos I've seen at dealer website indicate that a standard Old Timer shield is part of the original equipment).

- GT

 

[supratentorial]

This Frank Buster Fight'n Rooster is not only one of my nicer knives, but the most unusual as well.

The frame could be called a gunstock, but is has round bolsters. It could be called a swell center, dogleg or Eureka jack, but it doesn't quite fit those patterns either. With nothing concrete to go on, I've decided to call it a dogleg gunstock pattern, but by any name it is a VERY beautiful, well made and useful pocket knife.

Interesting knife with unusual handle and placement of the shield. Empire made a jack with what they called a "Norfolk front" but it's also not a match for your knife since the back didn't swell at the center. I'd probably call your knife a eureka jack but it's sorta a cross between a eureka and coke bottle.

 

[supratentorial]

Here's a Barlow with a locking main blade. Lock releases by pressing down on the closed pen blade.

Haven't previously seen that style lock on a barlow. Schrade used that style of lock on electrician knives. I'm not sure if they were the first. They used the same mechanism almost 100 years later on their multi-tools.

 

[Jack Black]

Haven't previously seen that style lock on a barlow. Schrade used that style of lock on electrician knives. I'm not sure if they were the first. They used the same mechanism almost 100 years later on their multi-tools.

Yes Jake, very far from a new idea, cool pics That's a late 1960's Japanese Solar knife

 

[supratentorial]

IXL Whittler with punch.

Neat knife. Some of the US manufacturers had similar patterns. I think of them as a cattle knife with a whittler construction but I haven't looked it up to see what they called it in the old catalogs. I have an example handy from a Henry Sears catalog but there was no description of the pattern. It's grouped on the same page as the fancy cattle knives.

I think of the pattern as the cattle knife equivalent of this stockman (below). Not sure if that's correct though.

This was actually a fairly common variation of a premium stock knife but it's uncommon today. Old catalogs called it a premium stock knife but it has a split backspring. Queen made a stock knife with the same construction for Winchester.

 

[supratentorial]

Yes Jake, very far from a new idea, cool pics That's a late 1960's Japanese Solar knife

I can't recall if Walden had a similar knife or if any other old brands used the same mechanism. I should do some digging. I'd like to see GEC use either this mechanism or the button but it might be too expensive for them to manufacture. GEC's half moon tab sort of interferes with the grip.

 

[supratentorial]

Cool thread and knives. I don't own either of these knives.
Carriage knife, stamped Beaver Cutlery, probably made by Robeson with a Robeson punch:

Another radio knife, by Robeson:

I think I have some pictures of stockman knives with punches.

Those are some very rare oldies. I've owned a couple of the radio knives but I haven't seen many aside from the ones that I've owned and the one in your photo.

 

[r8shell]

Here's a Peanut with the secondary blade comin' out the wrong end.

 

[supratentorial]

Neat knife, R8shell

...needs a punch.

 

[Jack Black]

Neat knife. Some of the US manufacturers had similar patterns. I think of them as a cattle knife with a whittler construction but I haven't looked it up to see what they called it in the old catalogs. I have an example handy from a Henry Sears catalog but there was no description of the pattern. It's grouped on the same page as the fancy cattle knives.

I think of the pattern as the cattle knife equivalent of this stockman (below). Not sure if that's correct though.

Good point Jake This BSA Whittler is more like a Stockman in construction

I can't recall if Walden had a similar knife or if any other old brands used the same mechanism. I should do some digging. I'd like to see GEC use either this mechanism or the button but it might be too expensive for them to manufacture. GEC's half moon tab sort of interferes with the grip.

I remember having a conversation with Charlie about it a few years go, certainly a very tidy locking mechanism :thumsup:

 

[black mamba]

Thanks, Jake, Eureka is as close as anything, but it's definitely a hybrid. I've never seen anyone else place the shields so far back as on several of the Buster Fight'n Roosters. They really liked to do things their own way. This gunstock has the rearward placement as well.

 

[Jack Black]

Another one of these.

 

[Jack Black]

Joseph Rodgers on the blades, George Wostenolm on the nail-file

 

[Mike Robuck]

Those are some very rare oldies. I've owned a couple of the radio knives but I haven't seen many aside from the ones that I've owned and the one in your photo.

Thanks Jake. Wish I owned either one. The same friend also has this Nagel Reblade:

I seem to recall that you had/have some of these wrench knives as well? (Again, not mine.)

 

[Jack Black]

Small friction-folding knife and fork!

 

[Planterz]

Too many cool & unusual knives posted! This little SAK is all I've got for this one; not just a pen blade, but also a pen, a light, and...128MB (remember when that was considered adequate?) thumb drive.

I've got one of those. Bought 2 actually and gave one to my dad. But mine has 4X the capacity as yours with a whopping 512MB!

I wish Victorinox would keep up with technology and offer replacement drives for a reasonable price. I see Vic offers some knives up to 64GB now (although some aren't even knives, just an ALOX shell), but it's not worth it when you can get a tiny 128GB for $35-40.

 

[Jak3]

Apologies for the glare. Apologies for the two part photos. These knives are VERY large.
Photos taken at SMKW.

 

[GE Jr]

I've got one of those. Bought 2 actually and gave one to my dad. But mine has 4X the capacity as yours with a whopping 512MB!

I wish Victorinox would keep up with technology and offer replacement drives for a reasonable price. I see Vic offers some knives up to 64GB now (although some aren't even knives, just an ALOX shell), but it's not worth it when you can get a tiny 128GB for $35-40.

I think I got this for about 12-13 years ago as a gift from the wife. They don't seem to be very common - I love seeing people's reaction whenever I unhook and plug the stick into a USB port...it still has all the pics and docs loaded on it. The little red light still lights, and the pen still writes!