Knives Made Before The Year 1960

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Re: Knives Made Before The Year 1960

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Here's some old ones. I must have several more that would fit pre 60, but for now..........
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Some nice ones posted here today ::tu::

Joe,

The bone handles on all of those knives are outstanding! ::drool::
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A wee little KINGSTON rope knife
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Roberts Bro's MFTG &Co
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An old PUUKKO
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Robeson serpentine stockman
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W,

That Robeson has some pretty jigged bone handles ::drool::

Keep em comin............ :D
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Thanks D.

Some A-hole ran the blades through one of those *&#$(**&#^^!!! ELECTRIC knife sharpener things and did not do that darlin any favors.

What do you know about that little bitty Kingston "rope" knife? It's probably better suited for cutting twine. Has a HECK of a snap to it though.
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Owd Wullie wrote:Some A-hole ran the blades through one of those *&#$(**&#^^!!! ELECTRIC knife sharpener things and did not do that darlin any favors
Don`t you hate when they do that! ::doh::
Owd Wullie wrote:What do you know about that little bitty Kingston "rope" knife? It's probably better suited for cutting twine.

Well, it was made by Ulster, they stopped marking them that way around 1958. Some say it has a U.S. Military background. I do know that the U.S. military used a two blade version of this knife since WWI, Case, Schrade, Camillus and others made them for the Government. However, this one is smaller then the ones mentioned. They are well made and all the ones I have handled had excellent snap and were finished very well.
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I have seen an Army/Air Force order for a single blade (sheepsfoot) TL-29 from around 1965, although it doesn't list the length (although since they refer to it as a TL-29 it's likely the standard length, not the short version). This was from Imperial (Kingston was a joint venture between Imperial and Ulster). I'll see if I can dig any more up. The Kingston stamp was used for some time after the war, at least into the late fifties/early sixties.

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how about this one?
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WOW! You guys have shown some really fine examples on this post. Let's keep it goin'. Here are some of my better oldies:
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Nice knives guys. 8)
Heres another.
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Some nice knives being shown.. ::tu:: ..these two have been around for a while...
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Bob, those are simply awesome examples of the cutler's art. I especially like the Case. Thanks for showing them! ::tu::
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I like ALL of em.............Keep them coming ::tu::
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Camillus c. 1916
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Here is an old Imperial, one with solid bolsters, not a shell handle.
It has pretty celluloid.
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Imperial had good blades and nice celluloid.

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Here's a few more oldies...
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Jack,

That Rodgers knife is real nice! ::drool::

You don`t see a lockback master blade with a secondary pen blade very often ::nod::


How long is it closed?
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Thanks Miller Bro's. That was a lucky find in an antique shop. It measures 4 1/4 inches closed.
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here is a keeper
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JACKNIFEBEN wrote:here is a keeper
Nice stockman! Can you take a closeup of the tang? What does it say?
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Gunstock Jack, in the first installment I would be pleased as punch to own any of the first three!!!!

Nice buncha knives!
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Here's a Schrade Walden 212B (1953)

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Here is a H S & B...............
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CATTARAUGUS CUTLERY Co. LITTLE VALLEY N.Y. on the master blade, 32175 on the sheeps foot and FOR CUTTING FLESH ONLY on the spey blade. I even took a picture of the back slab, not near as narly.
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Re: Knives Made Before The Year 1960

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Nice JKB, but where's the photo of the front side???? ::dang::
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