Sometimes I carry my Great Grandpas jack knife that my dad gave to me it is a G. Ibberson Stockman (i think) and its from the late 1800's or early 1900's and has pictures of violins on all of the blade tangs and says STAINLESS THROUGHOUT on the handle.
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What is the oldest pocket knife you own and even still use?
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I have a Gerber LST that I got something like 15-18 yrs ago. It is my main fruit peeling/cutting knife. Carried it for the bulk of that time, until about 2 years ago. Haven't sharpened it much, so it can be cleaned up to look nearly new. Pretty sticky and hard to open/shut now from gunked up fruit juice.
I recently found the Case pocket knife I had several years before the LUS. I can't see any model # on it. It is about 3 1/4" long closed. It has 3 carbon steel blades. The largest one is a clip point, and lies in the center of the knife. The other two blades are shorter than the clip, both about the same length, and open from the opposite end. One is a clip also, the other a classic pen-shaped blade. It appears to have SS liners, on the outside, none between the blades. It has really good snap left, but it is too rusty to really use. Think that is what it was slowly doing the years I didn't know where it was. Never did take good enough care of it. I really liked it when it was new. Put it aside tho, when I got the lockback LUS.
I recently found the Case pocket knife I had several years before the LUS. I can't see any model # on it. It is about 3 1/4" long closed. It has 3 carbon steel blades. The largest one is a clip point, and lies in the center of the knife. The other two blades are shorter than the clip, both about the same length, and open from the opposite end. One is a clip also, the other a classic pen-shaped blade. It appears to have SS liners, on the outside, none between the blades. It has really good snap left, but it is too rusty to really use. Think that is what it was slowly doing the years I didn't know where it was. Never did take good enough care of it. I really liked it when it was new. Put it aside tho, when I got the lockback LUS.
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I wish I had some of my childhood knives. A couple of beloved Buck's come to mind.
Here's the two I still have, dating back only about ten to twelve years. They reside in my office at work.
A couple of Kershaws
Here's the two I still have, dating back only about ten to twelve years. They reside in my office at work.
A couple of Kershaws
I've got a really old folder my uncle gave me. I know nothing about this knife. Perhaps someone out there could let me know about this knife. On the base of the blade, it says Kelley. How. Thompson Co. The bolsters are nickle silver, and the scales are jigged bone. It is really a pretty knife. There were originally two blades, but one of them is gone. It is a trapper-style knife.
I unearthed a five-blade pen knife made by the John Holler Celebrated Cutlery company sometime before 1906 that I've been carrying to handle light duty dry cutting chores such as paper clipping, string, and tape as well as occasional whittling. This past weekend, I acquired a Schrade Cut. Co. barehead jack that was probably made before 1947 that will get some pocket time. Of course, I also carry a brand new Craftsman stockman that I use for anything messy or strenuous. My family never really acquired good pocketknives, with one grandfather using mainly Imperial advertising giveaways and the other using single-edge razor blades at work as a wallpaper hanger. My father used to routinely destroy the blades and scissors on a Victorinox yearly, somehow just in time for Father's Day. I, however, intend to have some interesting hand-me-downs. Gotta start somewhere, I guess.