The oldest knife I've got

[r8shell]

Here are my oldest. Of course, I can only go by the years of production for the companies, so I don't know the exact age of my particular knife.

1910-1916 Terrier


1909-1920 Lenox


1856-1930 Empire

 

[redsparrow]

Valley Forge pre-1916

 

[Old Engineer]

Valley Forge pre-1916

Thanks for the kind words on my Old Catts James .

Nice to see your Valley Forge . It looks like it is in great shape .

Harry

 

[MerryMadMonk]

Northfield Knife Company 751 Whittler c.1858-1876

Northfield started using the UN-X-LD stamp in 1876 (see below).



Northfield Knife Company Dogleg Jack c.1876-1919

 

[Old Engineer]

Very nice to see some original Northfields Al. Even on here , we do not see many of them .
Has the swedge on each knife been modified by someone ??

Both are very nice and thank you for showing them my friend .

Harry

 

[arizonaranchman]

What a great thread! I love seeing these old pocket knives.

 

[supratentorial]

Nice knives, guys :thumbup:

The swedges and the pulls on the Northfields look original to me.

 

[lambertiana]

The swedges and the pulls on the Northfields look original to me.

Agreed. Nice knives.

 

[r redden]

My father gave me this old fixed around 55 years ago and it was an old knife then. I've never been able to determine with certainty the brand or age. The tang simply says Solingen Germany and there is a blade etch barely visible now that says Buffalo Skinner.

 

[PNWJimbo]

1910-1916 Terrier

That Shield looks like it will last forever. Shining brilliantly!!!

Northfield Knife Company 751 Whittler c.1858-1876

That swedge... that matchsticking... those covers... the .....

EDIT: Very interesting to see a double pen whittler in light of the new 13s from GEC ...

An image I posted in that thread yesterday...:

 

[Pomsbz]

Northfield Knife Company 751 Whittler c.1858-1876

That is one heck of a great combination of blades, blade styles and knife shape. I'd buy a modern version of that in a second.

 

[5K Qs]

Although I don't know the exact ages of many of my knives, I'm quite sure this is my oldest. It's an EC Simmons Keen Kutter (thanks, Mark). With the help of a couple of BF members (http://www.bladeforums.com/forums/showthread.php/1027217-Does-any-one-out-there-have-any-simmons-hardware-or-keen-kutter-knives?p=16117830&highlight=GT#post16117830), I found out that it's probably from about 1930, a budding knife with a spey blade and cocobolo covers (whether it looks like it or not ).

- GT

 

[Will Power]

Maybe not the oldest, but one of my favorites. Innocent and Son 1860 Sheffield.
Charles

Probably the best Sheffield knife I've seen on the Forum. Wonderful lines and condition, a knife that inspires you and makes you aspire to own!

Regards,

Will

 

[r8shell]

That Shield looks like it will last forever. Shining brilliantly!!!

Thanks. It's one of the best fitted shields I've seen. Perhaps only matched by this Russell (Thanks, Bob) Seamless. :thumbup:

Although I don't know the exact ages of many of my knives, I'm quite sure this is my oldest. It's an EC Simmons Keen Kutter (thanks, Mark). With the help of a couple of BF members (http://www.bladeforums.com/forums/showthread.php/1027217-Does-any-one-out-there-have-any-simmons-hardware-or-keen-kutter-knives?p=16117830&highlight=GT#post16117830), I found out that it's probably from about 1930, a budding knife with a spey blade and cocobolo covers (whether it looks like it or not ).

- GT

Beautiful, GT!

 

[deltaboy]

1930's Hammer Brand Jack Knife.

Pre WW2
German made Scout knife.


1920's Boker that belonged to Grandpa, bottom one in the picture.

 

[AreBeeBee]

My oldest — actually, it's a bit of dead-heat that depends critically on date of manufacture — is this Camillus Army Engineer's knife from WW 2:

Of the same era is this Cattaraugus 225Q:

And finally, the Camillus lifeboat rope knife, again a WW 2 item (not my photo, but it's from a BF thread):

Anyway, all these were made in the 1942-1945 timeframe. I'd love to have a genuine trade knife from the early 1800s, but those are museum collection items.