All About Pocket Knives

Here is a 4 1/4 inch closed OVB on master, on secondary Hibbard, Spencer & Bartlett--STUNNING CELLULOID---Thx Mark

Hibbard--3 5/8 cattle pattern--Marked on all three blades, crocus polish on front master & on back glazed, the other 2 blades have glazed finish on both sides. Long pull master, ribbed bolsters, nickel silver pins & bolsters, brass liners--Definetely a HIGH QUALITY knife for hibbard--thx Mark

A Nice looking swell center whittler by Hibbard, marked on all three blades 3 7/16 inches closed, pattern# 2865--thx Mark

Definetely a HIGH QUALITY knife for hibbard--thx Mark

They just don't get any better than that.

GREAT bunch of knives you're showing. THANKS for sharing.
W

Great lookin knives guys!! Like I always say I love seein knives I never saw!

Those are great knives.
That three blade, equal-end cattle knife is really pretty.

Robeson made knives for Hibbard, Spencer, Bartlett. And, they made that pattern, both as a three blade and a four blade, with the Federal shield and the lined bolsters. I've owned one, a four blade, but no longer have it. The blades were very similar in shape.

However, that doesn't jump out at me as being Robeson Bone.

And, Robeson made precious few knives with long pulls. It would have to be early to be a Robeson.

I'm thinking somebody else made it.

Maybe our bone jigging historian, Miller Bros. can ID the maker.

Heck, maybe it was Miller Broos.
Charlie Noyes

HERE ARE A COUPLE OF HIBBARD SPENSER BARTLETT KNIVES YOU CAN TAKE OUT TO THE BARN LOT AND PLAY WITH

Those little rooster nutters make great orange peelers.
Charlie Noyes

The big shield looks very Miller Bros. to me. Box and hone inside3/4 X 3"

Here's some pictures of two HS&B knives I bought today.The tickler is a bit unusual in that the bolsters appear to be steel(as are the liners)and the liner edge nearest the back spring is sort of milled while the edge nearest the blade is plain.
The 1/2 congress has a mark on the blade itself but a lot is obliterated.
Price was right:$5 apiece.

Great Deal for 5 bucks!!!! I like those milled liners--thx Mark

From a recent feebay auction, sold for $1,525

I'm reading the jigged bone handles on that knife and they're saying New York Knife Co.

A real beauty.

This is my only H,S,B, OVB knife I own. I believe the handle is 4 pinned rosewood.The spearpoint main blade has O.V.B. etched on it, but can only be seen using a magnifying lense. The tang is stamped O-V-B, the secondary blade tang is stamped also. The knife has great blade snap still. I keep this one in my display cabinet along with my other treasured collectibles and antiques. Bull ( P.S. The O.K.C.A. Dec. 11/2010 mini-show was great as usual. )

Old Hibbard, Spencer, Bartlett & Co elephant toenail (circa 1855 - 1960). This knife belonged to my Grandfather who died in 1945 and it has been in my family ever since. My dad gave it to me last year and I cherish it.

268bull wrote:This is my only H,S,B, OVB knife I own. I believe the handle is 4 pinned rosewood.The spearpoint main blade has O.V.B. etched on it, but can only be seen using a magnifying lense. The tang is stamped O-V-B, the secondary blade tang is stamped also. The knife has great blade snap still. I keep this one in my display cabinet along with my other treasured collectibles and antiques. Bull ( P.S. The O.K.C.A. Dec. 11/2010 mini-show was great as usual. )

Nice OVB jack Dale!
You are right the OKCA December Mini Show is usually excellent.
Lots of knives and low prices.
I missed it last year. I hope to make it this year.

greedygulo,

That's a beautiful knife.

Thanks msteele6.........It's priceless to me due to my family's history with the knife.

Greedygulo thats a beauty
found this one on ebay this week a 2896 trapper its not a OVB but it was the best i could do

I followed the auction on that HSB trapper. I thought that was a beautiful knife.

You got a nice one there.

Do you have any idea who might have made that for Hibbard?

Charlie Noyes

paulsvintage that's a real beauty! Congrats. I think the knife's shield is the perfect compliment to the bone handles.

thegreedygulo wrote:paulsvintage that's a real beauty! Congrats. I think the knife's shield is the perfect compliment to the bone handles.

THANKS Greedygulo, it was one of those knives when you get in your hand you like it even more

Charlie, Thanks......i'm not sure, don't think this was NYKC. i will have to get my nose in some books today

Really like these old hibbard spencer,& bartlett knives.

they used many different makers. and i like that.

great hardware co knife to collect

Paulsvintage, Cato; both are showing some fine knives. Cato, that E-Z opener looks to be very clean and fine lined. It seems that all H.S.B. OVB knives, whoever their manufacturer was, all seemed to be very precisioned. Appears they had tight quality control. Nice knives guy's! Bull

Cato, those two bone handled jacks are very nice.

I'm a bit skeptical of the Wharnecliff. That stamp looks quite modern. Could that be a Jim Parker special?

Charlie Noyes