Lets show some Old and Rare ones.

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:D great old knives guys...........
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Dang Cooter, that is just one goergious knife! I love how some of the real old bone handle knives age with that "morel (sponge) mushroom" type of look. Having been a mushroom hunter for years, that aged spongy bone "look" is something I really look for when knife hunting. Thenks for showing Cooter...great find!

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Cooter Brown wrote:Posted this in the General section with a small report on my short but fruitful excursion to the Blade show, but I figure it fits in here as well. Probably not super rare but fairly old and in great condition.

I found this PAL jack knife at the show, excellent walk and talk, strong springs, halfstops, perfectly centered blades with no play, does not look like it's been sharpened or even cleaned, believe it or not. Nice bone. I have no idea how a working knife like this can be this old and in this condition, but I'm glad I found it. A very nice old American knife. Goes with the PAL I have that my father was issued on New Guinea in WWII. By a long shot the nicest old pocket knife I have.

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MrBlister wrote:How bout old
discontunued pattern??
I luv this ole 6213
Gorgeous handles, very nice.
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Here's one you don't see often CRESENT CUTLERY CO. this one is related to Northfield Knife Co. of Conn. I researched it for the book I wrote on Northfield. 1901 to 1915, I love the old jigging and iron bolsters/swing guard. It appears to have German influence to me. What do you think of this old girl. yes the blade is short, but I paid to much for it, but loved the antique style and design.
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That is a georgious and very unique knife! Looks like that bolster is really heavy duty and those handles....well they speak for themselves....just incredible.....

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Can you imagine the stories that the Crescent cutlery knife could tell?
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NICE KNIFE David!!!!

Real Beauty. I love the swing guard (one of my favorite features on any brand) among other things.

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Here's an old P.L.Schmidt from Germany. It has an old (1895) stamp.
Walkin' talkin' little sleaveboard.
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That XX mark is awesome. It just screams early cutlery to me. I like that a LOT!!!!!!!!
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Winchester 2362, etched blade and salesman inked numbers on the back. Been in a leather pouch for the last 75 years.
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Here is an old Case Bradford waterfall pattern # B1097 leg knife.
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Nice old CASE leg knfmn!
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Here is an extremely rare Case And Son, Little Valley, New York. Stamping used only a couple years before moving to Bradford Pa.
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FRJ wrote:Here's an old P.L.Schmidt from Germany. It has an old (1895) stamp.
Walkin' talkin' little sleaveboard.


I've got a knife with similar scales on it , do you know what there made of ?


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That looks like french ivory celluloid.
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H&B MFG. Co, N Britian, Conn
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thats a cool little knife i have a h&b mfg co new brition conn with ivory handels i bought it just cause you dont see them that often
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nice knife...

the one i posted was a three blade...but...age takes it's toll.
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thanks gringo ya mine was a two blade now its a one blade with just a tang on the other end

do you have any idea on the age of this company
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i have no clue to the age of these knives...i don't have a great reference library just now.
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well done a little research and what i found out was H&B Humason & Beckley 1852 to 1914
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I posted this one for opinions awhile ago and did not receive alot of input. CASE TESTED PB91050, best I can tell. Maybe adding to this thread will yeild some input. Any one know anything about this one? If not, think it applies to the "Old and Rare" theme as I have not seen any other posts on this one. If not old and cool nonetheless.

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This is a knife that has been in my wife's family for a few generations.It is a Kaleski's Settler made by T Turner & Co England in 1909.
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Very unusual :o

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It's about 5" closed and has better snap than my Schrade knives.You keep your finger clear when closing it.
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