The Most Beautifully Aged Traditional Knife That You Own

Thank you to everyone for posting these up. Great to see!

Doug, those dings in the wood are nice in my view. Those little scratches and dings are part of the reason I'm so drawn to ebony wood. Its character in a good way IMHO :)
 
I think this Ludwig Groten, Solingen is the oldest knife I own and propably one of the most worn out stag handles. I got this one from a great friend of mine during autumn.

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I'd say this old Remington tear drop jack is my favorite. It's a nice
old knife that I enjoy using...

Jason

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I'll have to give the honors to Dad's old 34OT with a broken tip. It is still a good knife for everyday tasks.


It's shown here with the Kabar Ka-Lok from the 70's.

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Ed J
 
Here are three that I carry often. A Voos jack, a Hammer peanut and a PAL with a Remington blade.

Great thread.

Best regards

Robin
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This was my Paternal Grandfather's. He worked as an airplane mechanic at Boeing, and then left to go home and run the family farm when his own father became ill. He ran the family farm and an auto shop for many many years until he retired. He died 20 years ago, and we found this when my Grandmother (97 years old) finally agreed to move into assisted living.

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Both channels were so loaded with gunk, that when closed, both blades were resting on it. I found two different types of aluminum blister pack bits under that stuff, that had probably been embedded there for 40 years!

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Good stuff here, guys! Here's one that some of you may have seen before, but fits in here. It's aged very gracefully, so far. ;)
 

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Bigfattyt said:
This was my Paternal Grandfather's. He worked as an airplane mechanic at Boeing, and then left to go home and run the family farm when his own father became ill. He ran the family farm and an auto shop for many many years until he retired. He died 20 years ago...

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That is a gorgeous, hard-working (dare I say "hard use"?) knife with an awful lot of history wrapped up in it. There are probably thousands and thousands floating around that are like it -- yet, it's still very much one of a kind.

-- Mark
 
mnblade said:
That is a gorgeous, hard-working (dare I say "hard use"?) knife with an awful lot of history wrapped up in it. There are probably thousands and thousands floating around that are like it -- yet, it's still very much one of a kind.

-- Mark
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Yes, very nice T, and you've done a great job of cleaning it up, great character :thumbup:
 
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This old Remington (1930s, I think) belonged to my grandfather. I've never carried it, for fear of losing it, but it's a grand old knife.
 
This one for sure. The handles are colored like butter. We have gone through a lot together.

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Old Greeny!I had this Case Tested 6347 stockman for many years. Carried it quite regularly during a time when I was working hard, and less respectful of old knives. I did oil the joints, and kept it sharp, and it never failed to do its job. It was still working perfectly when i gave it to a knife challenged person, who, I hope, has appreciated it as much as I did.
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