The Most Beautifully Aged Traditional Knife That You Own

I need to tell you, that this isn´t a pic of today. It´s a pic when I got the knife. I cleaned, oiled and sharpened it (I need to take a pic when light is better again). But you are true about the handle, it has a little greyish shine which isn´t as beautiful as many of the other knives and can´t get restored as much as I tried it already. But it´s an old battlehorse - and the broken tip is no problem for me.

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I found a pic after cleaning etc etc ... It doesn´t show the blade but it´s from another angle - maybe you see now why this old lady fascinates me somehow

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I have two to show. The first is my circa 1960 Ulster scout. My first pocket knife, so all the wear is from me.

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The second is this circa 1930s Robeson ShurEdge swell center pen. This one just recently came to me in its beautifully preserved condition.

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Graef & Schmidt Smooth Bone Jack probably from the mid to late 30s

Found this one covered in 40 year old dried paint with the edge of the main blade scalloped with chips from the original owner using it to open paint cans.

I almost tossed it into the garbage pile of old rusted knives I save for parts. After a couple hours of cleaning this is what emerged.

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Lovely knife Ted, and a fantastic restoration :)
 
Cool thread, you guys have some fine knives.
This one was my Fathers' first, bought it by himself at the hardware store in town when he was 5 or 6. My how times have changed.
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One more posted before in another thread but still needs to be seen, (I need a new pic of this one).

This is a 100+ old Union Knifeworks Moose that I picked up cheap in a yard sale with a a broken blade, this thing was beautiful and was so perfect, F&F was perfect, no blade wobble, perfect backsprings, short of the busted blade it was gorgeous, so I took the broken blade to my water stone and ground it into a box cutter.

This blade gets carried quiet frequently and used a lot, the short box cutter blade eats through boxes like they were not even there. I think for a 100 year old working knife this one aged beautifully.

Here's a few pics to share, enjoy.

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I bought this one in late 1998, it was my constant companion until I retired from the ARNG in mid 2005. It sits on a shelf now with some of my other military mementos. OH

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I found this old Robeson on eBay for a ridiculously low price. The tang stamp dates it to 1920 or before. Despite being around 100 years old it walks and talks like a bear trap, and neither blade wobbles in the slightest no matter how hard you try. I swear I could probably pry open a car door with this one. I believe it has aged beautifully.

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That is and has aged beautifully, I hope you use it and it doesn't just sit in a drawer. I had an old Robeson Jack the blade was razor sharp, easy to put an edge on and it lasted a long time, I traded it at a flea market in Texas near Richardson to some guy who had cheap OTF autos, he gave me three for the Robeson, what an idiot I was. :rolleyes:
 
This knife was made between the time USA women won the right to vote in 1920 and brought us Alcohol Prohibition, followed by the Great Depression. I still find the womens temperance movement depressing.

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Beautiful Barlow you have Jonathan! Excellent condition and well maintained yet obviously saw years of use.
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I don't have any old pocket knives, but here's my 24/7 EDC that's been my constant companion for just over 6 months.

Northfield #55 in Autumn Gold bone...


 
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