Thanks to glennbad/this old butcher. It's baaaaack!

[mykel m]

Hey all,I thought I'd share this old thing with you.
Mr.Levine says it's a folding butcher knife so I'll just call it the Butcher.(but I suppose hunter would be appropriate too.)
I found it at the local Antique Mall late last year & had to have it because of the unique lock & how solid it was.(I like the sodbuster type blade shape too)
I haven't seen this type lock before,or since,getting it.

The mystery wood scales are/were chipped & separating from the liners so I sent it off to glennbad for a face lift.
After seeing some of his work I figured Glenn could "get 'er done":thumbup: & he agreed to give it a go.
I just got a PM from Glenn that it is almost done so I wanted to start this thread to thank Glenn & show it's before pics.
I will post the after pics when I get it back in the not too distant future.

I'm not sure who made it,but it was made for JG Schmelzer for sale in his store in Trier,Germany way back when.

The bolsters & lock lever are brass plated & are being replaced with nickel silver and jigged bone will replace the mystery wood.I believe we went with brass liners too.(Can't wait to share the pics)

Looks like a GEC#73 don't it?

Notice the difference in the thickness of the liners & how the rust from the liners(I assume) has pushed the scales out a bit.My reason for going with brass liners mainly,but I do like the look of brass liners against some nice bone.

Push forward on the lever to raise the spring & disengage it from the blade.

As stated..I can't wait to see Glenn's magic worked on this old thing.

If anyone has any info or pics of this type lock or something similar,please post 'em up.

Myke

 

[Jack Black]

Wow! What a lovely little knife :thumbup:

 

[jwolf90]

Neat :thumbup: I have never seen something quite like that. Great find and I cant wait to see the magic Glenn works.

 

[CoffeeCat2112]

That lock mechanism is awesome! How much you want to bet someone sees it and calls you out on your "switchblade"?

 

[Humppa]

Well, these knives are pretty common even these days made by german cutleries, there are several knives around by Hubertus, Otter and Hartkopf (I think).

However - your knife is a real classic. I haven´t seen so much knives made by J. G. Schmelzer, Tier during the years.

I´m looking forward seeing what Glen will make of this old and used working horse.

EDIT: You can search for "Sicherheitsschließmesser" at the www if you copy my typing because of the letter "ß" to see the pattern made nowadays... just for the interessted ones

 

[puukkoman]

Very cool! That's known as a "fulcrum release" lock. It was widely used on Italian knives, both automatic and manual, in the 1950s and 60s. I haven't seen it on a sodbuster very often, however.
Can't wait to see what Glen does with it!

 

[glennbad]

Holy cow! Now I have to get it done soon, LOL! Myke, like most of my customers, has been SUPER patient in waiting for me to finish his knife.


Well anyway, it doesn't look like that anymore...

 

[screened porch]

EDIT: You can search for "Sicherheitsschließmesser" at the www if you copy my typing because of the letter "ß" to see the pattern made nowadays... just for the interessted ones

It also works with double s instead of the B-looking letter.

 

[Humppa]

Well... the "ß" letter is typical for german language. As far as I know it just exists in our language and it means like two "s". A little strange to explain.

However - I´ve also tried it with "ss" but with the "ß" letter there are several more hits. So I told this to the crowd.

- Just for clarification -

 

[mykel m]

Wow! What a lovely little knife :thumbup:

Yes sir Jack,it sure will be when Glenn gets done with it. :thumbup:

Neat :thumbup: I have never seen something quite like that. Great find and I cant wait to see the magic Glenn works.

Thanks J,I was really surprised at how solid the lock is,no vertical play,with just a little side play.

That lock mechanism is awesome! How much you want to bet someone sees it and calls you out on your "switchblade"?

Yeah,I was half expecting the blade to jump out when I first pushed the lever.

 

[mykel m]

Well, these knives are pretty common even these days made by german cutleries, there are several knives around by Hubertus, Otter and Hartkopf (I think).

However - your knife is a real classic. I haven´t seen so much knives made by J. G. Schmelzer, Tier during the years.

I´m looking forward seeing what Glen will make of this old and used working horse.

EDIT: You can search for "Sicherheitsschließmesser" at the www if you copy my typing because of the letter "ß" to see the pattern made nowadays... just for the interessted ones

Thanks for the info Andi ,I found a newly manufactured one made by Otter that recently sold on the German Ebay.:thumbup:

Very cool! That's known as a "fulcrum release" lock. It was widely used on Italian knives, both automatic and manual, in the 1950s and 60s. I haven't seen it on a sodbuster very often, however.
Can't wait to see what Glen does with it!

Aptly named,thanks for the learnin' puukkoman.

Holy cow! Now I have to get it done soon, LOL! Myke, like most of my customers, has been SUPER patient in waiting for me to finish his knife.


Well anyway, it doesn't look like that anymore...

No rush Glenn,you know what they say about haste.....hence my patience.

It also works with double s instead of the B-looking letter.

Yup,I typed a lower case b in & google came up with the double ss.:thumbup:

 

[Campbellclanman]

Beautiful knife there my friend, and I think form what I have seen that Glenn is somewhat of a Legend, in saying that, I think those wooden scales looked absolutely gorgeous and I personally would never have touched them.
But hey...owning a knife is a very personal thing ( well it is to me ) and its your to do with what you want, I look forward greatly to seeing some of Glenn's usual excellent work.

 

[whetrock]

That's a new one to me, I really like it. Also knife restoration is a very cool area, and I'm interested as to how it will turn out. Hopefully it'll turn out to be a real performer for you.

 

[mykel m]

Beautiful knife there my friend, and I think form what I have seen that Glenn is somewhat of a Legend, in saying that, I think those wooden scales looked absolutely gorgeous and I personally would never have touched them.
But hey...owning a knife is a very personal thing ( well it is to me ) and its your to do with what you want, I look forward greatly to seeing some of Glenn's usual excellent work.

I hear ya Duncan,but the perfectionist in me didn't like the gaps between the scales & liners or the chip. And I really love bone covers.

That's a new one to me, I really like it. Also knife restoration is a very cool area, and I'm interested as to how it will turn out. Hopefully it'll turn out to be a real performer for you.

:thumbup:Hey whetrock,the steel is great & sharpens up nicely so I'm sure it'll be a performer.(and look good too)

 

[KYenglish]

nice knife, can't wait to see what Glennbad's don to it, I have a folder he worked on, looks even better then it did in the pictures whcih is saying somethign,

thanks for sharing myke

 

[mykel m]

Yay,it's here & boy did Glenn do a great job.
The only original parts left are the blade & spring.
Glenn hand crafted the lever,bolsters & end spacer/spring tensioner out of nickel silver..plus replaced the badly corroded steel liners with brass liners.:thumbup:
Have a look at the before & after pics and I think you'll agree it was worth having Glenn work his magic on it.

Thank you for all the work you put into it Glenn,I am very much impressed & pleased with my new old butcher.

Now I'm torn between polishing the blade & leaving it alone.

 

[confucius37]

Wow, that is really incredible work! I can't believe glennbad handcrafted the lever and all! Fantastic job glennbad! And congrats mykel on the sweet, sweet knife!

 

[puukkoman]

Wow, that's killer! I would seriously NOT touch that blade. That hard-earned-patina'd blade is wearing its new clothes like a king's fur stole. Majestic.

 

[jwolf90]

That baby is looking sweet:thumbup:, Glenn I love that color bone and jigging, you have some great talent in those hands!!

 

[Campbellclanman]

Excellent Job there on both sides, now certainly NOT knocking that beautiful Job- I just really loved the beautiful hue on that wood, but on the flip side-that knife looks stunning now guys, I wouldn't have thought that Glenn would go as far as replace the Liners as well!!! - awesome job
Glenn is a seriously Talented guy.
PLEASE - LEAVE THE BEAUTY ON THAT BLADE!