The City Stock!!!

waynorth said:
Sorry for the confusion!! That's not a test I know!!!😂😂😂😂
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I confuse easily but I still didn’t have the heart to try it 🤣 Nor have I heard of that test either but I was going to follow in your footsteps and give it a try 😆
Glad you clarified for me 🤣 that was a close one ! I think the good ole Dutch oven would of been close as I could of got to that test 🤣🤣
 
Ok I’ve been going through this thread this morning admiring the nice knives. I know these are long gone but I’m really curious about something. What make these different from the Boss Bull Keeper? I’m just curious as they look very similar to me.
 
kyhunt said:
Ok I’ve been going through this thread this morning admiring the nice knives. I know these are long gone but I’m really curious about something. What make these different from the Boss Bull Keeper? I’m just curious as they look very similar to me.
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An exclusive variation of the Boss Bull Keeper, special order made for well-known knife afficionado waynorth waynorth with his exclusive branding on the knife and tube.
 
Alex.Y. said:
Oh, and his designs are always corresponding to the best examples of the old cutlery.
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Ok so I’m going to go out on a limb here as I’m not overly familiar with GEC and only own one.

I took it in the opening post that Waynorth designed these. If correct than GEC based the Bull Keeper off his sfo. I’m just curious. To be honest until going through this thread I didn’t realize Waynorth and Charlie that I heard about associated with sfo were the same person.

I mean no disrespect with my questions I’m just trying to learn.👍
 
Here is the "Grandfather" of the City Stock!! Several companies made a version of this single-spring Stockman, Case and Remington among them! I was lucky to find this very good example several years ago!! Schrade Cut Co made very beautiful knives in the 1920s and 1930s!!single stock 1.jpgsingle stock 2.jpgsingle stock 3.jpg
I've chatted with Bill over the years, proposing this pattern, among many others!!
I'm sure glad he opted for this one, and created it in his usual competent, professional style! He's the best production knifemaker on the Planet, IMO!!!
I don't know about you fellow Porchsters, but this knife is in my top 10 for sure!!!
(So many knives - so little time!!!) 😁
 
waynorth said:
Here is the "Grandfather" of the City Stock!! Several companies made a version of this single-spring Stockman, Case and Remington among them! I was lucky to find this very good example several years ago!! Schrade Cut Co made very beautiful knives in the 1920s and 1930s!!View attachment 2694224View attachment 2694226View attachment 2694227
I've chatted with Bill over the years, proposing this pattern, among many others!!
I'm sure glad he opted for this one, and created it in his usual competent, professional style! He's the best production knifemaker on the Planet, IMO!!!
I don't know about you fellow Porchsters, but this knife is in my top 10 for sure!!!
(So many knives - so little time!!!) 😁
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Thank you. 👍
 
waynorth waynorth ,

A quick non-City Stock specific question. I see on some of these vintage collector grade knives, there are 'pen' (handwritten) markings on the blades (like 7843 written on your Schrade). What do these specifically mean? I thought in the beginning they were the old 'model' numbers per se, or even serial numbers? Or are they just 'catalog' numbers to sort and categorize? Sorry, if this is a common knowledge but I hadn't really seen any explanations specifically addressing these handwritten numbers.
 
euroken said:
waynorth waynorth ,

A quick non-City Stock specific question. I see on some of these vintage collector grade knives, there are 'pen' (handwritten) markings on the blades (like 7843 written on your Schrade). What do these specifically mean? I thought in the beginning they were the old 'model' numbers per se, or even serial numbers? Or are they just 'catalog' numbers to sort and categorize? Sorry, if this is a common knowledge but I hadn't really seen any explanations specifically addressing these handwritten numbers.
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In this case a model number

No. 7843

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SteveC said:
In this case a model number
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What Steve says is correct!! The salesman had a display roll of knives, and it was convenient to have the pattern numbers written on them when ordering for the customer (dealer), from the factory!!!!! Hence the "salesman's sample number"!!!
Makes knives especially collectible when they have that number, as you can imagine, kyhunt kyhunt and euroken euroken !!!
 
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Impatient to get a protective patina, and not liking the splotchy start I got cutting and eating apples, I stuck my knife in a bit of apple cider vinegar!! For you who prefer no etches, oxidizing the blade like this sure hides the etch!!
Much happier camper now!!Patina City 1.jpg
 
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