The All Scout Knives Thread

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Those are some outstanding displays ScoutKnives and ronfish.... ::tu:: ::tu::

You guys set the bar pretty high for the rest of us....I guess its time to get busy.... ::nod::


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When your ready I have lots of doubles :lol: I don't sell on ebay ... to much drama .
WelderBob wrote:Those are some outstanding displays ScoutKnives and ronfish.... ::tu:: ::tu::

You guys set the bar pretty high for the rest of us....I guess its time to get busy.... ::nod::


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World War Two era Girl Scout knives .
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Here are a few World War Two era boy scot knives I pulled out of the vault .
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Very cool Scoutknives, I have a few in the box myself from PAL and Made in USA. Beautiful examples of the Kingston Official Scout, I am very jealous of that! I have yet to come across one is such nice condition with a clear etch, worthy of the diaplay.
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WOW!
This thread has quite suddenly become the go-to thread on AAPK.
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First it was ScoutKnives making us all drool. Then along comes ronfish with more great scout knives. That's called piling on! ::nod:: welcome to AAPK! ::tu:: Some really wonderful stuff y'all are posting. Just curious, were either of you involved in scouting, either as Boy Scouts or adult scouters?
One if the reasons I collect scout knives is that I was a Boy Scout (made it to Life Scout rank) and later an Assistant Scoutmaster. I am proud to say both my sons are Eagle Scouts.

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Thanks for the kind sentiments Ken and I agree, Scoutknives has cornered the market on the early scout knives! Great stuff! I was boy scout but did not have the opportunity to Eagle due to parents divorcing and ensuing relocations. I was a Den Leader for my youngest boy's Cub Scout Pack for a couple years. I love scouting, fishing, outdoors, etc (starting to sound like a dating ad). :)
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I am still looking for another 4 blade Jack Knife Ben Junior Scout knife.
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RobesonsRme.com wrote:This thread has quite suddenly become the go-to thread on AAPK.
You said it! :D ::drool:: ::drool::
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From the C-5 Remington catalog , still missing a couple ...
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Picture of the catalog with no knives in the way :lol:
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New York Knife 2 blade official Boy Scout
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Here are a couple Ulster Knife company very early non official Boy Scout knives , very uncommon Be Prepared banner and propeller shields . 600 scout knives makes a note about these knives but no pictures and these are the only two I have ever seen .
Has anyone else ever seen or own either of these ?
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I have been trying to talk an old collector out of one of those 4 blade Ulster's with the Be Prepared shield for a few years. Bail is still intact and not quite as well carried as your specimen. Very cool artifacts!
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ronfish wrote:I have been trying to talk an old collector out of one of those 4 blade Ulster's with the Be Prepared shield for a few years. Bail is still intact and not quite as well carried as your specimen. Very cool artifacts!
Awesome ronfish , any blade etch left on your friends old collectors knife ?
I would be very interested to know the history and how ulster was allowed to use the Be Prepared shield were these knives predate their Lisense to make an official knife .
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ScoutKnives wrote:New York Knife 2 blade official Boy Scout
Very nice ::tu::

What do you have in the 4-blade variety from N.Y. Knife Co.?
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No visible etch but there is some patina, so it is possible there is some trace under that. My understanding is that the 4 blade was unofficial as you suggested and the square notch on the screwdriver blade was for adjusting roller skates or auto lamps. Based on documentation I have read, indications are that "Be Prepared" was the BSA motto but the words themselves were not registered (at least at that time). Eventually, the BSA put a stop to all of the unofficial knives that used a "scout" reference. I believe that was in the War era......early 40's. These 2 knives are very early 1900's i suspect, probably teens or 20's if I had to guess.
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Miller Bro`s wrote:
ScoutKnives wrote:New York Knife 2 blade official Boy Scout
Very nice ::tu::

What do you have in the 4-blade variety from N.Y. Knife Co.?
Pretty sure I have all the official 4 blade scouts made by NYK except for genuine pearl .
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Some NYK Co, Hammer Brand eye candy.......

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Very nice ! ::drool::
Any 2 blades or junior sizes ?
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I never collected the 2 blades because I have been a bigger fan of the 4 blades scout knives as a whole. However, in recent times, I have changed my tune in order to keep expanding the collection. I do have a really sweet Buffalo Bill NYK Co unofficial 4 blade.
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ronfish wrote:I never collected the 2 blades because I have been a bigger fan of the 4 blades scout knives as a whole. However, in recent times, I have changed my tune in order to keep expanding the collection. I do have a really sweet Buffalo Bill NYK Co unofficial 4 blade.
I completely understand , was always told to collect what you like .
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ronfish wrote:Some NYK Co, Hammer Brand eye candy.......
::drool:: ::drool:: ::tu::
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