What "Traditional Knife" are ya totin' today?

sbh06 said:
I ain't afraid of no ghost.
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Who ya gonna call?
sbh06 said:
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You are making me want to carry my TC more, Jeremy. 🤠:thumbsup:
sunknife said:
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Love all the Osage... Great picture. 🤠 :thumbsup:
 
Modoc ED said:
No trips to town until next Tuesday. That'll give Cindy and I time to recuperate from these nasty colds. Yes, Cindy's cold came on yesterday afternoon. Good thing we've got a plentiful supply of Hormel Chili, Hormel Tamales, Spam, Tiny Tot Sardines, canned anchovie fillets, Maruchan Noodles, JIF Creamy Peanut Butter, ice cream and other goodies on hand. I've got this single-blade Sowbelly in my pocket to further boost my spirits.

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Hope you two are felling better soon
 
JohnDF said:
Who ya gonna call?

You are making me want to carry my TC more, Jeremy. 🤠:thumbsup:

Love all the Osage... Great picture. 🤠 :thumbsup:
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Thanks John, I’ve carried it every day since I got it and don’t see that changing anytime soon.
 
Primble said:
A couple from the New York Knife company (1852-1931) today:
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That swell center hunter is stunning. Thanks for posting that!

BrotherJim said:
New arrivals have had first bath. Cleaned up and ready for edges. Should keep me relaxed and entertained for a fair while

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That Peanut is identical to my very first knife, given to me brand new in 1977 (when I was six). I still carry it very occasionally. Nice finds!
 
Tyson A Wright said:
That Peanut is identical to my very first knife, given to me brand new in 1977 (when I was six). I still carry it very occasionally. Nice finds!
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RLB0414 said:
Nice trio
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Thanks guys !!! Thank you.
Tyson, there is a very faint etch on the Peanut that has a Craftsman image and then the year 1927 ... so my GUESS is this Peanut is from 1977 !!! ... maybe tied to the 50th(?)

One of these is not like the other ... and I couldn't figure out which one 🤔
The SEARS CRAFTSMAN Peanut feels slightly better ergonomically in my hand and they are very similar in shape and size ...
Then I figured it out !!! ... the main blade when fully opened on the SEARS is straighter and more aligned with the handle than the CASE main which feels a little "droopy" when fully opened.

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BrotherJim said:
Thanks guys !!! Thank you.
Tyson, there is a very faint etch on the Peanut that has a Craftsman image and then the year 1927 ... so my GUESS is this Peanut is from 1977 !!! ... maybe tied to the 50th(?)

One of these is not like the other ... and I couldn't figure out which one 🤔
The SEARS CRAFTSMAN Peanut feels slightly better ergonomically in my hand and they are very similar in shape and size ...
Then I figured it out !!! ... the main blade when fully opened on the SEARS is straighter and more aligned with the handle than the CASE main which feels a little "droopy" when fully opened.

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The etch is many years buried under patina on mine, but it said something like "50 years Craftsman 1927" or something like that. There was a black box with a fancy 50th anniversary logo on it too, but that's been gone for decades. That is a 1977 knife.

Everywhere I've looked says they were made by Schrade, and that makes a lot of sense to me . Mine is 45 years old (and the first ten or so seeing daily carry) and you still can't see the pivots in the bolsters - I'm pretty sure this was assembled using a Swindon key instead of a peened pivot.
 
Tyson A Wright said:
The etch is many years buried under patina on mine, but it said something like "50 years Craftsman 1927" or something like that. There was a black box with a fancy 50th anniversary logo on it too, but that's been gone for decades. That is a 1977 knife.

Everywhere I've looked says they were made by Schrade, and that makes a lot of sense to me . Mine is 45 years old (and the first ten or so seeing daily carry) and you still can't see the pivots in the bolsters - I'm pretty sure this was assembled using a Swindon key instead of a peened pivot.
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Steve Pfeiffer, author of the book Collecting Case knives - Identification and Price Guide has been collecting, buying, and selling CASE and other brands of vintage and modern pocket knives since 1973.
He is who I purchased this SEARS CRAFTSMAN trio from and according to him, the three pocket knives as a whole, are from the 70's to 80's era and made for SEARS on contract with Imperial/Schrade.

And so I will agree with you not only because Mr Pfeiffer says so, but looking at these three knives, and I too find the pivot pins aren't showing. ADDITIONALLY, one of the bolsters on the stockman was slightly misaligned and it was an easy fix to line the bolster back up, just like it would be with a Swindon key build.

A lot of folks say Camillus had a hand in things and maybe so. Albert Baer owned Schrade back in those days and was soon to completely own Camillus at that time. So I'm not shocked when folks see signs of both Schrade and Camillus. There was a close association apparently.

I also learned that the rectangle SEARS/CRAFTSMAN shield on the knives is said to have first appeared in the SEARS catalog in 1977. None of the trio I have came with anything other than each other LOL.

Camillus DID FOR SURE make the SEARS CRAFTSMAN pocket knives 1927 to 1940 AND they came with real bone handles. I have an example of one that should be delivered here tomorrow. The CRAFTSMAN etch is long gone from the blade on that one too of course and the tang stamp only says "HIGH CARBON STEEL U.S.A." ... but it is no doubt a Camillus/Sears knife. Around 1940, Camillus and others became quite busy with other things going on in the world and by the end of WWII, the business model and financial terrain had changed.
 
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