What "Traditional Knife" are ya totin' today?

[lambertiana]

I guess you'd call this old boy a Cigar Jack.
All I could find out about it was that a small group of cutlers acquired parts from New York Knife Co., ground off tang stamps, and stamped them Eagle Phila. (Crudely)
Then assembled them into various Frankenstein like configurations. I think the spear was supposed to be the main, because it has the tang stamp. But it is mounted behind the secondary.

No idea what shape the secondary was originally, because it's really worn. No snap on that one, but at least it's tight enough to be relatively safe.
Ugly and beat up, but so am I.

Nice find. Lots of character. I have an Eagle Phil that looks so good I don’t know why NYKC called it a second. I can still see part of the Hammer Brand on the tang. These old well used knives are fun to collect, I always wonder what stories they can tell. It’s like my Finn M39. The receiver is dated 1907. After WW1 Finland acquired a lot of Russian M1891 rifles and recycled the parts. My M39 was converted with a new barrel and stock 1942. So a 1906 M1891 receiver from Russia was eventually used against Russia in WW2.

This one has been gathering dust too long so in the pocket it went today.

 

[danno50]

Linkat Stahlwaren, Solingen

Great knife, but I still can't figure out what the broken tool looked like, which has 2 notches for stripping wires

That blade does not look like it was broken to me. Many German electrician's knives have a wire stripper in the tang, looking exactly like the notches in your "broken" blade.

 

[SteveC]

Baxter Lamb and a Western Whittler

 

[Peregrin]

 

[Hibou Canne]

 

[knarfeng]

Busy yesterday reviewing the fire insurance policy renewal for the house and outlaying buildings. Our fire insurance policy of 26-years was cancelled last year and we had to go with the California Fair Plan. $xp&nsiv& !!!!!!!!! Carrying my Buck 389 Canoe to keep me on an even keel today. Sausage and ???? for breakfast.

We didn't get cancelled, but our rates skyrocketed.

Another Canoe today. The Queen is less angular than the Case, makes it more pocket friendly.

 

[JW225]

Ramaloosa today...

 

[Crappie71]

 

[John A. Larsen]

That blade does not look like it was broken to me. Many German electrician's knives have a wire stripper in the tang, looking exactly like the notches in your "broken" blade.

My electrician knife is not marked, but looks exactly like the one you have. It does have about a 1 3/8 sheeps foot blade, with the same notches that you have in the tang. John

 

[echoscout]

 

[Buck_Fan]

IMG_20260312_101914047 by Bill Friggle Photography, on Flickr
IMG_20260312_102035858 by Bill Friggle Photography, on Flickr

 

[sgbeskin]

Case trapper

 

[WinMag775]

 

[Will Power]

Ramaloosa today...

Much cooler than Spotted Ram... Not only that, it's one of the most appealing versions I've seen, outstanding beauty

Thanks, Will

 

[WinMag775]

Nice pair!
The M&G Jack is classy.

Thank you Jeff. Its the first vintage American made knife I picked up when I started collecting. Its the best 75 dollars Ive spent one one so far. Beginners luck I guess

 

[JW225]

Much cooler than Spotted Ram... Not only that, it's one of the most appealing versions I've seen, outstanding beauty

Thanks, Will

As always, Will, you’re "spot on"…

 

[315]

Healthy lunch today. Then I had to hunt down some chocolate and beef jerky in order to survive the next meeting..,

 

[majorpain1]

 

[mitch13]

For today.


& a random picture from my garden.

 

[oldmanwilly]