Old HIBBARD, SPENCER & BARTLET---OVB---Knives

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Yes sir Joe, mighty fine! ::tu::
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How bout a toenail.
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Goodness, there's a rarely seen one. ::tu::
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peanut740 wrote:How bout a toenail.
Yes Sir Peanut, Very Nice!!!! Appears to be the NYKC flavor, Is that one from JSK collection last month? Either way you can be very proud of that one ::tu:: BH
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Thanks Bonehead.I've had it for several years.Most likely made by Camillus.If it was a NYKC made it would have ringed bolsters. ::tu::
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Nice knife Roger, love the big etch on these knives ::nod:: ::tu::
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Thanks MB, so do I. :)
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Two that I have pictures of, Toe Nail and nice little Pearl. The toe has a crack
showing it was actually missing a piece my friend made a patch for it. The
pearl is nice The picture on pearl should enlarge to see etch. Could not find
picture of mark side of toe.

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Great looking knives fellas, here is my fav HSB I own
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Beautiful whittler Gino!

A Schrade? What do you think?
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gino wrote:Great looking knives fellas, here is my fav HSB I own
That one is in great condition Gino! ::nod::
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Ok here's my HSBs that I currently own and are happy to share here.
Pen knife in Pyremite
A rebladed peachseed Equal End Jack that Dale did for me last year.
A Ebony Jack
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Great knives guys.

Again Roger nice catch on that etched sunfish.
Beautifully etched whittler Gino.
Wonderful knife and story Roger.
Nice collection Fonz,I think it's good to have a focus..
Always a pleasure to see your knives MB.
Paul,k-a-k,Cato,k-nut,8bull,and Perry,Thanks.
Delbert you always have Collectibles.
Harold that etch on that pearl is amazing,lovely sunfish.
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I love that old picked bone jack singin!

Such deep and beautiful bone!
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Thank you fonzie! It's one of my favorites.
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I have seen this knife in my Grandpa's fishing toolbox since I can remember, and I am 52 now. It keeps a wonderful edge and has a snap to the 90 degree position and another clean snap into the fully open position. It is over 5 inches closed, and just under 10 inches when open. It shows model number 063, but I don't know if they labeled a name with the model number. I happened onto this thread and thought I would add to the wonderful knives showcased here. Thanks for sharing all your great photos!
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Here is an OVB knife from before 1955.  Exact date unknown, but it was in my Grandpa's fishing box and he died in 1955, so it's older than that for certain!
Here is an OVB knife from before 1955. Exact date unknown, but it was in my Grandpa's fishing box and he died in 1955, so it's older than that for certain!
It is a model 063 with a reddish-brown  handle.
It is a model 063 with a reddish-brown handle.
With the HSB&Co. clearly marked.
With the HSB&Co. clearly marked.
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Welcome here.
What a beauty of a knife. The 90 degree position is called a half stop.
Your Grandfather kept it in very good condition. Usually fishing knives don't look that good.
No doubt you treasure it.
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Welcome to AAPK! ::tu::

Your granddad had excellent taste in knives!
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orvet wrote:Welcome to AAPK! ::tu::

Your granddad had excellent taste in knives!
Ditto and welcome,nice knife. Stick around and you'll find someone or something interesting enough to keep you coming back. :)
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Hey Thanks for the warm welcome. I have so many different knives (Buck, Case, Smith & Wesson non-folding skinner, Victorinox - at least 13 of these, Western, Sharp, Kershaw Amphibian non-folding, Schrade, Winchester Boy Scout - circa 1940, KA-BAR 3-in-1 Hobo set with fork, spoon, and lock back knife which all separate, Rapala) that I can't keep track of all of them, and especially where they all are located! http://www.allaboutpocketknives.com/kni ... 35&t=18739#

I'll try to put up some photos of them later on, when I round them all up. Not sure which thread to post them under though. Some are folding, others are larger with sheathes. And don't even get me started on Kitchen Knives like Gerber, Case, Henckles and Messermeister. Sheesh!

Thanks again for the welcome.
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Didn't see any fixed blades posted so I dug this one out and took a couple pics.Don't know who made it for them(possibly Utica)but it has nice bone scales and a tapered tang even though the blade has been shortened quite a bit.Might have been an Outer's pattern originally as the blade is a bit wide for a standard hunter.Picked it up for a couple dollars awhile back.
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Received this Grand Dad Barlow yesterday. I was surprised at the size of it when I pulled it out of the box.
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Nice knife, John. You mentioned how you were surprised at how large it was when you pulled it out of the box. How large is this knife?
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Markstar42 wrote:Nice knife, John. You mentioned how you were surprised at how large it was when you pulled it out of the box. How large is this knife?
5" long closed, 9" open, here it is next to a normal Barlow.
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Thanks! Always to have some reference with the photos. I forgot to do that on my posts too!
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