What "Traditional Knife" are ya totin' today?

[paulhilborn]

Nice pair Paul !

Thanks Steve

I like the blades offered with the Beer Scout and Conductor

 

[Jack Black]

Oh, I'm pretty sure we overpaid (we haggled them up a bit because we thought their price was too low - they were basically throwing everthing else in for only a couple of bucks over the price on the vise), but it's a fun haul anyway.

I know what you mean Tyson, I often have to haggle up too! Good for you my friend

 

[echoscout]

Ethan and Dawg out on the hunt.

 

[TXGatorbait]

 

[Jack Black]

Ethan and Dawg out on the hunt.

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[Hibou Canne]

 

[Ellis Wyatt]

Woah! I like the wood handles on that Fall Creek! I ended up with the micarta, which I like too, but that's a beauty!

Thanks! It doesn’t have quite the same character as the GEC 59, but it is a pretty nice Desert Ironwood when the sun hits it right. These Fall Creeks are great little knives to slip in a pocket.

 

[mitch13]

Out & about so grabbed the wenger.

 

[RLB0414]

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Awesome pair. Not much a person cannot accomplish with those two

 

[bigfish64]

I’m making a snowman (or girl) for my daughter. Something easy to get a feel for how the 59 works out.

She’ll love that, but now the suspense is gone!

Handsome Jack Todd

Thanks Jack.

 

[echoscout]

Thank you buddy!

 

[JJ Cahill]

These two Saturday Schatts were very handy today.

 

[screened porch]

I decided to try googling "b&b st. paul mn knife" and I think I found the company. This Wikipedia site for Brown & Bigelow is pretty interesting, although not much about knives: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brown_&_Bigelow
They were apparently big in making calendars, including calendars for the Boy Scouts of America (Norman Rockwell did covers for the BSA calendars for 50 years), and they had contracts with popular "pin-up artists". They also commissioned a series of 16 ever-popular "Dogs Playing Poker" illustrations (I think another website reported that those works were used for cigar ads). They also produced Hoyle playing cards. Real Americana!!
The company appears to be still operating, and my cursory glance at their website (https://www.brownandbigelow.com) suggests that their current business is mainly providing promotional products of many kinds to other businesses. I searched their website for knives, and they had at least a couple hundred options of knife-ish objects (multitools, camp knives, a couple of lockbacks, carabiner knives, ...) that they could put your name on and you could give to your valued customers. The impression I had was that B&B gets all of their products from third parties, and then applies promotional messages to those products for customers who come to B&B for that service.

Great research! Thanks.

 

[TXGatorbait]

These two Saturday Schatts were very handy today.

Beautiful combo, JJ

 

[JJ Cahill]

Beautiful combo, JJ

Thank you very much, TXGatorbait !!!

 

[Primble]

Incredible Mr P Nice timeline Wow, was Perry Como really born in 1912?!

Thank you Mr. Jack - much appreciated ! That 1912 Barber dime of mine got me to thinking about the history of that year, which brought us to here.
Perry was born fifteen years before my father was born. My mom and dad loved Perry Como. I recall my father singing that "Catch a Falling Star" song often, when I was a little sprout !
He really did have a soothing voice. (Perry, not my father )

Great knives and an education....what a thread.

Thank you Mr. R !

All three are absolute stunners, but the easy open tear drop is my favorite of the three!

Here's mine; some stag for Saturday. Hope everybody has a great weekend.
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Thank you and that's a fine pair you're totin' today. That tear drop jack was made by Utica between 1910-1940.

I’m not sure which is cooler, the knives or the history lesson.

Check out my reply to Mr. Jack above for explanation. and thank you !

Gonna be a fun day. Headed to the Clemson-Miami game today. No knives allowed in. These will be the tailgate duo.

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Really beautiful pairing for today !

That Keen Kutter barlow.... View attachment 1992912

More stunning beauties!
Love the bolsters on that Keen Kutter!
And a really interesting snapshot in time!
Thank you for sharing all!

Thank you Ed !

 

[pat9198]

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[BigKurtHaze]

 

[JonMcD]

Really beautiful pairing for today !

Thank you Mr. P!
I have some brass antiquing solution in my Amazon Christmas wish list. Perhaps I’ll get some in my stocking and even out some of my apple patinas .

 

[TheFactor]

Sunday carry