What "Traditional Knife" are ya totin' today?

[Travman]

 

[JTB_5]

 

[Duckdog]

Totin' light again today.

Valley Forge Cutlery (Newark, NJ) was founded in 1892 and by 1902 was a Boker USA owned company until 1950. This one is from 1916-1950.

- Stuart

 

[NDirish23]

Totin' light again today.

Valley Forge Cutlery (Newark, NJ) was founded in 1892 and by 1902 was a Boker USA owned company until 1950. This one is from 1916-1950.

- Stuart

Incredible knife! Having been 20 minutes away from Newark my whole life and parents who were raised there, this knife is particularly interesting. I’ll have to do some research now.

 

[Duckdog]

N NDirish23 The information that I set out is from Goin's Encyclopedia of Cutlery Markings. Bernard Levine, in his Guide to Knives and Their Values, has some more specific information. In 1899, H. Boker & Co., which had been founded in NYC in 1837, built a pocketknife factory in Newark under the name of Valley Forge Cutlery Company, which had been operating since 1892 and which Boker purchased. Both Boker U.S.A. and Valley Forge knives were produced at that plant, as well as some private brand knives (including knives for the Whitehead & Hoag advertising company). Boker U.S.A. moved its knife making operations to a new factory in Maplewood, N.J. in 1921. Knives were produced at the Maplewood factory until 1976, but the Valley Forge name was dropped in 1950.

- Stuart

 

[Elgatodeacero]

Case trapper CV, amber jig bone.

 

[SVTFreak]

Great shot of some nice looking knives Buzz. I don't think the #43 would be for me due to its size but man I sure do enjoy seeing pics of yours!

You’d be surprised. It stays upright in pocket since it is larger and rides along side my wallet, yet is thin. I thought I wouldn’t either but now I find myself carrying it often because of the extra blade! Makes chopping up onions and stuff a lot easier.

View attachment 889433 Case trapper CV, amber jig bone.

That’ll leave a mark! (A good one!)

 

[HeathH]

Still carrying this classy little combo...

 

[Spencergarden]

This little guy keeps finding its way into my pocket, and once it's there I can't resist making it glow:

 

[GE Jr]

Nicer day today, for sure...knock on wood.

 

[Spaten]

In anticipation of the arrival of my NF Barlow tomorrow, I’m carrying this Böker Tree Brand green jig bone barlow.

 

[HST]

 

[HFinn]

Am I the only one rendered deeply uncomfortable by this photo?

Very cool Mercator though!!!

You should have seen some of the sausages they had at a local farmers market. They really look scary, but are very tasty.

 

[solphilos]

The #35 still serving me well.

 

[jwb01]

 

[Pàdruig]

Just a couple of Barlows for today.

 

[NDirish23]

N NDirish23 The information that I set out is from Goin's Encyclopedia of Cutlery Markings. Bernard Levine, in his Guide to Knives and Their Values, has some more specific information. In 1899, H. Boker & Co., which had been founded in NYC in 1837, built a pocketknife factory in Newark under the name of Valley Forge Cutlery Company, which had been operating since 1892 and which Boker purchased. Both Boker U.S.A. and Valley Forge knives were produced at that plant, as well as some private brand knives (including knives for the Whitehead & Hoag advertising company). Boker U.S.A. moved its knife making operations to a new factory in Maplewood, N.J. in 1921. Knives were produced at the Maplewood factory until 1976, but the Valley Forge name was dropped in 1950.

- Stuart

Wow. Thank you for your effort on this deeply detailed response and knife history lesson. Enjoy your knife! Soon I’ll be searching for one of my own

 

[GunGraber]

 

[The Fort]

PERFECT! Love the Soup Bone, and that looks like a well earned patina!

 

[GunGraber]

PERFECT! Love the Soup Bone, and that looks like a well earned patina!

Thanks! It might be the best looking knife I own. Haha