The knives of Teddy Roosevelt, presidents and other famous persons.

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After years of reading everything I could find on the subject of knives here is my short list of famous people's knives.

Ronald Reagan..........Randall
Clark Gable............John Ek Commando
George S Patton........John Ek Commando
Franklin D Roosevelt...John Ek Commando

The original seven Mercury astronauts....supplied with Randalls

I have never found any information on the knives of Teddy Roosevelt. By a few pictures I have seen, some look bowie sized. Does anyone know what kind of knife he may have carried?

I would like to know of any knife other public figure or famous person might have carried.

Thanks for your input. :)

Joe
 
I do know that Teddy got his knife from Tiffany's. Not sure what brand though.
 
Great Godfrey!
You've been reading my mind. I just spent a couple of hours on Thursday & Friday reasearching TR's knife.
It was made by Tiffany. I have a pic on my 'puter @ work, but it is a head to toe shot of TR and not much detail on the knife.
Looks like crown stag with an engraved N/S or Silver sheath.

I guess you saw the History Channel show too?
:D
 
I have seen some old Maher & Grosh ads that claim that Teddy Roosevelt used one of their pocketknives - a model called Montana Mountaineer, which looks like a sleeveboard whittler pattern, with a clip main blade, plus pen and sheepsfoot blades. The ad calls it Teddy's camp knife. They also advertised that either Stanley or Livingstone (I can't recall which) used one of their large cokebottle folding hunters.
 
Yes Ebb I did watch the show on Teddy. His hunting and travels made him my favorie president. Some folks say I even look like him, LOL. What about some of the more famous sportsmen like Fred Bear, Elmer Keith, Howard Hill et. al.?

William F. Cody surely used knives, never heard a word about him. Maybe I'll take a trip upto his mueseum and see if they have one of his knives on display. I'll make a report or even post a picture of it if they do.

Keep 'em coming. Thanks

Joe
 
Camillus made a reproduction of a famous pen knife that George Washington was given by his mother.

After Lincoln died:

The contents of his pockets on the night of his assassination weren't revealed until February 12, 1976. They contained two pairs of spectacles, a chamois lens cleaner, an ivory and silver pocketknife, a large white Irish linen handkerchief, slightly used, with "A. Lincoln" embroidered in red, a gold quartz watch fob without a watch, a new silk-lined, leather wallet containing a pencil, a Confederate five-dollar bill, and news clippings of unrest in the Confederate army, emancipation in Missouri, the Union party platform of 1864, and an article on the presidency by John Bright.
 
And don't forget that our current president is known to collect knives and carries every day. Rank has its privileges. I remember seeing a picture of one of his, a traditional folder. I can't remember which Texas maker's work it was. But, the article noted that it had been a gift from his father, former Pres. Bush, and that he'd given identical pocket knives to all of his sons, so Gov. Bush has one too.
 
LBJ carried a pocketknife on a regular basis, though I don't know what kind.

A few years ago, some audiotapes of his phone conversations were released. On one tape, he complained to his tailor that his knife kept sliding down deep into his pocket and was difficult to retrieve.

Unfortunately, that was before pocket clips were invented! :)
 
Originally posted by Esav Benyamin
Camillus made a reproduction of a famous pen knife that George Washington was given by his mother.

After Lincoln died:

The contents of his pockets on the night of his assassination weren't revealed until February 12, 1976. They contained two pairs of spectacles, a chamois lens cleaner, an ivory and silver pocketknife, a large white Irish linen handkerchief, slightly used, with "A. Lincoln" embroidered in red, a gold quartz watch fob without a watch, a new silk-lined, leather wallet containing a pencil, a Confederate five-dollar bill, and news clippings of unrest in the Confederate army, emancipation in Missouri, the Union party platform of 1864, and an article on the presidency by John Bright.
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Here's a photo of Lincoln's pocket contents including knife: http://www.loc.gov/exhibits/treasures/trm012.html
 
Appropriately for a politician, that appears to be a congress style of pocket knife.
 
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