ANTIQUE SWEDISH BARREL KNIVES

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Beautiful wood on that one Mike ::drool::


And very cool that it was your grandpas ::tu:: That's a great treasure to have.


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Thanks Tim, I'm really impressed with the wood too and how well it has held up over the year...Knives were tools of the trade for my Grandpa, and I know he used this one hard. I'm sure it got wet and bloody quite frequently, but the wood still looks great, I'm really honored to be able to add this one to the collection ::nod::
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Mike, that is a fantastic knife. I love that it was your grandfathers and that it is so well used. Great history, a very special piece.
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CCBill wrote:Well, here's my meager entry for this forum. It's so small I really couldn't get good pictures of it. I'm LOUSY with a camera.
It is stamped, "Joh. Engstrom/ Sweden" on the brass liner. I assume that since it has the country of origin on it that it was made between 1891 and 1918. As you can see by the tape measure, the barrel is 1 inch long. The blade still shows about 99% of the factory shine. I just threw in the other 2 small ones for comparison sake. Any additional info will be greatly appreciated. I'm thinking about putting this one up for sale but I haven't decided, yet.
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That's a great little knife and thanks for the information on "Barrel Knives".
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Met a friend today who brought a box of knifes his grandfather gave him. one of which is this type of barrel knife that was my friends great grandfathers.
The only difference in this knife and the ones pictured here, the top of the blade is serrated. they think it is for scaling fish..

full blade and overall this knife is very nice.

how rare is a serrated knife like this?
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I brought this one from my local antique shop for £33.00.do you think I've got a good deal.
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I love the barrel knives! Here is what I have, so far... Cheers

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Miller Bro's wrote:I think this one was made in India ::shrug::
This one looks the same bought in Holland
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I bought my first barrel knife at a flea market today. I paid $50 for it.
It's four inches from the catch to the pivot and the actual handle is 3 5/16".
It's missing the lanyard ring and has a unreadable stamp in the blade.
It's a solid piece of kit and I'm pretty happy with it.
Nice information about these knives in this thread. ::tu::
ebay sellers are quite proud of the few they are selling there.

Thanks for looking,
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FRJ wrote: Sun Jun 12, 2022 6:49 pm I bought my first barrel knife at a flea market today. I paid $50 for it.
It's four inches from the catch to the pivot and the actual handle is 3 5/16".
It's missing the lanyard ring and has a unreadable stamp in the blade.
It's a solid piece of kit and I'm pretty happy with it.
Nice information about these knives in this thread. ::tu::
ebay sellers are quite proud of the few they are selling there.

Thanks for looking,
I only have one of these, but it's not as nice as this one ::tu::
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Thank you, David. ::tu::
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Lots of great info in this thread, I happen to have one.
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FRJ wrote: Sun Jun 12, 2022 6:49 pm I bought my first barrel knife at a flea market today. I paid $50 for it.
ebay sellers are quite proud of the few they are selling there.
Nice find! ::tu:: ::tu::
I bought one awhile back this year at a flea market as well. I paid a lot more for it BECAUSE of ebay and the guy selling it was sure it was worth a fortune because "I saw it on ebay" :x ::td:: But I wanted it, so I got it and I am happy with it. In fact I love it ::tu:: It is such a cool knife ::nod::
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Thank you, GSPTOPDOG.
They are a great knife.
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Not sure if he still has it, but Roland had a very unique one for sale a couple weeks back. All of his knives seem to be a cut above.

My bad it may not be Swedish, but a 4 blade barrel that is quite eye candy
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I thought I'd share a couple of my barrel knives in this thread.
This one was made by Segerstrom of Eskilstuna and imported by Edward Zinn of New York. I believe the "SWEDEN" mark on the handle was done by the importer, too. Edward Zinn also typically stamped barrel knives with an elephant mark, but this example doesn't have that.
This one was made by Segerstrom of Eskilstuna and imported by Edward Zinn of New York. I believe the "SWEDEN" mark on the handle was done by the importer, too. Edward Zinn also typically stamped barrel knives with an elephant mark, but this example doesn't have that.
This one is a mystery, other collectors have speculated that it could be Indian manufacture. It is unmarked, and unlikely to have been made in Eskilstuna. Notably, it has an intricate, hand carved vine and leaf design on both sides of the handle.
This one is a mystery, other collectors have speculated that it could be Indian manufacture. It is unmarked, and unlikely to have been made in Eskilstuna. Notably, it has an intricate, hand carved vine and leaf design on both sides of the handle.
Closeup on the handle.
Closeup on the handle.
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Nephilim wrote: Tue Jun 21, 2022 11:30 pm I thought I'd share a couple of my barrel knives in this thread.

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The second is really cool!!
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I bought my first Swedish Barrel Knife this week! It is a Pontus Holmberg, from Ekilstuna.
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I know that this one is not a great example, but it is the first one that I have ever touched. I fished it out of the shallow end of the 'Bay. It is pretty cool!
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Reverand wrote: Wed May 24, 2023 2:24 pm I.....
NICE find, Scott! ::tu:: ::tu::
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Welcome to the club, Reverand! Very cool, I kind of like the antiqued green.
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I was lucky enough to be given mine by my father-in-law many years ago. He'd gotten it in a job lot from a local auction house. Around 3 1/2" closed.
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Hoping for some help identifying this knife.
Maybe C.W. Dahlgren?
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P. HOLMBERG
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That is one very neat little knife! ::tu:: It looks like wood; am I correct?
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Dan In MI wrote: Mon Aug 21, 2023 2:08 am That is one very neat little knife! ::tu:: It looks like wood; am I correct?
Yes, birch.
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