Traditional Lockbacks

waynorth

waynorth

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Big locking folders go back a ways, and while not seeking them specifically, I realized I had a small collection from my brand collections. Here they are; nothing like today's lockbacks! Three Empires, and an Ulster. The smallest one is 4 1/4" long!
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(The previous owner of the Ulster replaced a loose pin - - -poorly. I wish MM had done it instead!)
 
Those are some beauties!!!

I have the Mountain Man Lockback in carved stag bone (only one, unlike our friend TLC who has a great collection of 'em) and think it's great.

Mine came sharp, with excellent scales and locks up tight. A great knife reminiscent of the old Remington R1303.
 
those are some great old lock blades Charlie, I especially like the ulster, 'shame about the pin.
 
Man..I love that BeaverTail
On the second..would you call that a "KeyHole" Shield?
 
I've had two Schrade Cave Bear lockbacks, one from at least the mid 70's, the other from at least the mid 90's. I also had a smaller Cave Bear style lockback, one 110, one custom 110 with stag handle and damascus blade. Now, the only traditional lockback I have is a Queen Mountain Man with coco scales and D2 blade, in the spa up in PA.
 
JpN said:
Man..I love that BeaverTail
On the second..would you call that a "KeyHole" Shield?
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I think it kinda looks like a "scrotum" shield :D but I bet that's not what they called it.

Nice collection of big folders there. Ebony sure was used a lot on the old knives, obviously due to its stability, durability, and availability.
 
Scrotum?? What kind of anatomy do you have:D

You are right about the ebony though,not only lasts,it looks better with age:thumbup:
 
Nice, vintage examples again, Charlie. I think my favorite is the first Empire. Just something clean lined and carryable about that one.
 
willgoy said:
Scrotum?? What kind of anatomy do you have:D

You are right about the ebony though,not only lasts,it looks better with age:thumbup:
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Dude..the guy has knives stuck in his head...He may not know
 
Man, that is a jaw dropping set of knives.

I really don't have any near that interesting and beautiful. Just a few 111 1/2's from the 70's.
 
Hey Gus, I love those old Case knives! Cough up the pics for us please!! (I did say please!)
 
I just got a NOS Colonial just like this one. It was $2. The workmanship, while sloppy, is solid. The scales are that weird smelly tough plastic sometimes found on screwdriver handles. The blade is carbon steel, takes a good edge. I don't know how old it actually is, but the design is clearly old school.

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I see the influence of the "bollocks daggers" of yore! Some traditions hang in there!:D
 
Nice set there Waynorth, that Ulster is cool!

Between Remington R1306 cones like Queen #3L's and Buck 110's and their clones, I'd be posting pictures all day!

The large single blade lockback is to me almost as classic American knife as the 3 blade Stockman or Barlow!
 
Tony and I were talking about this thread and he thought this knife would be a good addition. As we were talking I realized that I may have a copy of an advertisement from the era when this knife was sold. There in the 1908 reproduction copy of the Sears and Roebuck catalog was the 4 5/8" Wilbert Arkansas Lock Blade Hunter for 70 cents.

It was probably made by the Napanoch Knife Co. for Wilbert Cutlery Co. for sale by Sears and other retail outlets. This knife is in really good shape, works well, and has wonderful jigged bone handles. The add says that it has "stag handles" even though the drawing shows jigged bone. Iron bolsters, liners, and pins. ENJOY:)

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Cool looking knife Kerry. :cool:

It looks like Tony Bose made a similar knife that was posted over on Knifetalk?

I have a couple of old stag lockbacks I'll try to post later today.
 
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