What "Traditional Knife" are ya totin' today?

Primble said:
Out of the drawer containing some of my favorite old knives, my stag T. Turner Encore Pruner (c. 1830-1837), gets the call for duty for the fourth. Featuring all iron construction, flush joints, and some fine old stag, it has a loud ka-chink on the half stop, and a thunderous bear trap snap upon closing. "ENCORE" deeply stamped on the blade. I've never done much to this old knife other than rub the stag with some Dawn detergent on a damp rag and then dry it ...... then a drop of oil on the joint. I guess you could say I maintain it, but it easily sharpens up and I use it for light duty cutting when I need to. The patina is all natural, pitted on the end cap, but, not rusted. I think it is the oldest knife I own, by a fairly large margin. Also will be toting an American made jack made by Camillus during the WWII era.

Have a happy and safe Fourth of July everyone ! 😊🇺🇸💥
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Very nice stag Pruner. Beautiful pics and presentation. Love that Flintlock (looks like quality parts) and nice Horn as well.

Happy 4th of July
 
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A.L. said:
Your photography skills are unmatched on this forum. Amazingly crisp light and details. Always pleasure to see these (not to mention nice knives).
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Thank you for the nice compliment. There are also others that do a fine job presenting their knife. :thumbsup: 😊

Rufus1949 said:
Great 4th of July presentation Mr.P.🎉🎊
Love the flintlock.
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Thank you Mr. R.
I call that flintlock my squirrel rifle. At .32 caliber, it's a lot of fun to shoot and very accurate. My other black powder rifles go on up to .40, .45, .50, and my thunderous .58 cal. custom Hawken.

JW225 said:
That pruner is a real treasure, Mr. P! 😍
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Thank you J.W. ...... treasure to me, for sure ! :thumbsup:😊

Will Power said:
Many are the greats amongst knives on this Forum, but this Pruner has to be in the top division. Saying I'm impressed here is a banal understatement o_O Quality of the Stag, authentic cared for condition, end plate, and that bolster. Above all the age, the 'Majesty' concerned would be William IV. It's the bolster that draws me though, small like on a lot of c19th English knives (Far, Far from the Madding Barlow;) ) and it amplifies the size of the Stag & the blade. Yet it is intricate, seems a groove or Rat-Tail, many decorative lines and pinched. How did they hide the pin in that? Maybe due to Iron construction?

Knife fit for an awesome occasion .

That old Blunderbus looks like it might have taken part in the Revolution itself :cool:
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Thank you my friend ! :thumbsup:😍🤣 We already know that quality was Job 1 back then and it sure has stood up to the test of time.
Blunderbuss ............. That's my squirrel rifle ! 🤣

Cwilliams563 said:
Very nice stag Pruner. Beautiful pics and presentation. Love that Flintlock (looks like quality parts) and nice Horn as well.

Happy 4th of July
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Thank you my friend and yes .... it has some nice parts. 😊
 
I used my T. Turner Encore to cut the plastic wrap off of a two pack of charcoal this morning. One stroke and it was done.
I later used my old Primble Hickory knife (which use to be my Mom's favorite kitchen knife) to cut up some whole mushrooms and half of a red onion diced up.
I used the old Cattaraugus slicing knife to cut up my charcoal grilled steak.
I made a dish of baked cowboy beans and added some potato salad for a tasty meal this evening.
I didn't use the Camillus to cut anything. 😊 Elijah J. spent the day begging for morsels.🐈‍⬛🤣

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