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Re: Lets show some Old and Rare ones.

Posted: Sun Feb 19, 2012 3:35 pm
by knifegirl888
Sweet knife, Gino! ::tu::

Re: Lets show some Old and Rare ones.

Posted: Sun Feb 19, 2012 5:00 pm
by gino
Thanks kathy, I never knew of Hatch Cutlery before this one. ;)

Re: Lets show some Old and Rare ones.

Posted: Sun Feb 19, 2012 5:19 pm
by knifegirl888
Gino,

Hatch knives are scarce. I have been searching for a decent Hatch with a battle ax shield for some time.

Re: Lets show some Old and Rare ones.

Posted: Thu Feb 23, 2012 4:38 pm
by IMBand
Here is a pretty old and rare Otter knife. Only one or two posted on the site that I could find.
Thanks to basser5 for a little info he forwarded me on this knife.

Gebruder Berns Otterwerk - Gebr Berns Solingen 1899 - 1921

IM
:)

Re: Lets show some Old and Rare ones.

Posted: Thu Feb 23, 2012 9:16 pm
by TripleF
I'm a little late, but awesome story Bob (truetemper)!!!!

Re: Lets show some Old and Rare ones.

Posted: Tue Mar 13, 2012 8:29 pm
by trutemper
Thanks Scott, glad you enjoyed it. Been busy as heck for a while(and just getting over a flu bug :( ) and thought I`d check back in and see what was going on and show a couple more oldies that I got pictures of. 1st is an old Joseph Rodgers-Cutlers to His Majesty(No.6 Norfolk Street Sheffield) and the second is an old James Barber ERA. All of the blades in both knives are tightfitting as heck and have incredible snap both ways. I`d really like anyone to chime in about any history or info on them since I can`t find much in my book. The Rodgers is bone handled and 3.5 inches long closed and the ERA is also 3.5 inches long closed and looks like maybe a horn(not sure) front handle and the backside handle is very old steel with J. Thompson stamped onto it.....think maybe it was replaced many years ago since the pins still have the little dent in from re pinning...but I suppose maybe someone just tightened the pins down?....wish I had more history.

Bob

Re: Lets show some Old and Rare ones.

Posted: Tue Mar 13, 2012 8:51 pm
by trutemper
Here is another oldie....probably not so rare except that is has the most stout and heavy duty master blade I`ve ever seen in an old military knife. Nice bone with just :"Made in USA" stamp. 3 and 5/8ths closed Made by Camillus? Any info is most welcome. Thanks,

Bob

Re: Lets show some Old and Rare ones.

Posted: Tue Mar 13, 2012 11:00 pm
by knife7knut
Got this one yesterday.At first I thought it might be a Novelty Cutlery Co knife as I remember seeing this pattern in an old(1978)issue of Knife world advertising these(with decorative cel scales)for $9.95 each.
Eng the tang I see what appears to be "Standard Knife Co".Upon researching this name I find that this was the forerunner of Case knives.There were two stampings:an early(1901-1903)stamping from Little Valley and a later(1920-1923)from Bradford.
I have a PM into Steve Pfeiffer concerning this and hopefully he will be able to shed some light on it.

Re: Lets show some Old and Rare ones.

Posted: Fri Mar 16, 2012 9:39 am
by trutemper
Ya dont see these Standard Knife Company knives everyday....Very nice find!!!!

Bob

Re: Lets show some Old and Rare ones.

Posted: Thu Apr 19, 2012 12:23 am
by knifegirl888
Here is a Union Knife Works, NYC knife. It is a little rough, but I think the blade configuration is cool. I know my scans don't show it, but the screw driver blade is beveled for wire stripping.

Re: Lets show some Old and Rare ones.

Posted: Wed Apr 25, 2012 10:30 am
by trutemper
Beautiful old tear drop knifegirl! I think maybe thats the first Union teardrop Ive seen ...thanks for showing!Love those smooth pocket worn bone handles and the swedge on that master blade!!

Bob

Re: Lets show some Old and Rare ones.

Posted: Wed May 16, 2012 1:28 am
by Old Hunter
I bought this one today, a 3-1/2" teardrop jack knife with nice stag handles. I don't have any idea how old it is; it has nice snap with a half-stop main blade and a full stop pen blade (which appear to be fairly full). I cleaned it up, oiled the hinges, and sharpened it on a washita stone - like a razor now - very easy steel to work with.
Tang is stamped:
BELKNAP
HDWE. & MFG.
CO.

Re: Lets show some Old and Rare ones.

Posted: Wed May 16, 2012 4:35 am
by orvet
My wife & I went to the flea market a couple weeks ago.
I picked up a couple old and unusual tang stamps.

The first is a Water-Ville.
Goins dates this stamp 1890-1913.
A nice rope knife but badly sharpened. It needs a good tune up to get it to walk & talk properly.
WATER-VILLE a.jpg

The other is stamped J Askham Sheffield.
LG4 dates it as 1856-1920s. The J stood for John.
J Askham a.jpg

Re: Lets show some Old and Rare ones.

Posted: Fri May 18, 2012 11:49 pm
by TripleF
Honored to be able to contribute to this thread.

I have a John S. Holler & Co Celebrated Cutlery MOP knife c1867-1906.

It's sooooooooooo cool to have a 100+ year old knife in my posession!

Re: Lets show some Old and Rare ones.

Posted: Thu Jun 07, 2012 11:23 pm
by paulsvintage
picked up this old Ulster Knife CO. saddlehorn with horn handles. its Rare to me . have not seen many myself

Re: Lets show some Old and Rare ones.

Posted: Fri Jun 08, 2012 12:18 am
by Beechtree
Now that is fantastic Paul, I love the horn handles! thats a fine Ulster ::nod::

Re: Lets show some Old and Rare ones.

Posted: Fri Jun 08, 2012 10:34 am
by paulsvintage
Beechtree wrote:Now that is fantastic Paul, I love the horn handles! thats a fine Ulster ::nod::
Beechtree, thanks...............

Re: Lets show some Old and Rare ones.

Posted: Fri Jun 08, 2012 9:20 pm
by zp4ja
Hello Ladies and Gents!

Very awesome knives!!!! I like the thread subject. Nice that we can share our treasures with each other.

Even more awesome are the stories of how the knives were acquired/passed down. This is something dear to my heart as the collection I have was passed down by my Father to me this year when he died. Interestingly, my Dad was an awesome record keeper. Every knife cataloged on year, model and amount paid. Some were marked as to model number so I could cross reference and match a knife to the list. Some were not and that is where my new friends at AAPK have helped out. I thank you all for that!

He also had a wish list of entries in his knife inventory sheets that had some pretty RARE Case knives in it, as I am strickly a Case collector for now, as he was. Most average about 2 to 3 thousand each, so we will see how that goes. What can I say, the man had good but expensive taste when it came to collecting knives. We both loved the 11-1/2 frame and especially the "true Cheetah" versions. He had an scarce (only 1700 made and only made for 1 year in 1970's) 1971 10 dot Cheetah 5111-1/2L . In his memory and as a tribute, I recently added to the collection the RARE 1970 10 dot Cheetah 5111-1/2L Prototype (only 24 made) I picked up from Tony Foster . I also picked up a 1971 10 dot Cheetah 5111-1/2L SSP from Knifeaholic, exact/same knife pictured in his book. Dad would have been very happy with my acquisitions to the collection.

My pride and joy of my collection is a CASE TESTED 5394LP "Gunboat" (besides the Cheetahs), that my Dad bought from Jim Sargent, years ago. Same/exact knife pictured in Jim's 7th edition, page 293. kind of cool in my book and a sweet knife. Discontinued early in the TESTED era around WW2.

Anyway, here are pics of both even though posted in another forum on AAPK. Seems relevant to the topic, replies/posts, stories and thread. Bottom of pics have description. Again, great group of people here on AAPK as it is obvious by this post. Glad to be a part of it.
Regards, Jerry
Tested 5394LP Gunboat back blades open.jpg
5394LP Gunboat front blades open.jpg
5394LP Gunboat front blades closed.jpg
Cheetah 5111 half 10 dot prototype_ etch and shield side.jpg
Cheetah 5111 half 10 dot prototype_ pile side.jpg
9 dot and 10 dot Cheetahs_shield side_blades extended.jpg

Re: Lets show some Old and Rare ones.

Posted: Fri Jun 08, 2012 10:26 pm
by wazu013
WOW zp4ja-Jerry ::groove::
Thanks for posting such rare and beautiful knives. I can only imagine what your wish list has on it.
Thanks Again,
wazu013

Re: Lets show some Old and Rare ones.

Posted: Fri Jun 08, 2012 11:13 pm
by zp4ja
Thanks much Mike!

I love the ones you have too!!!

Here is just a few on the "wish list". Only one blade knives and not even all the one blades patterns wanted. Not even the 2 and 3 blade wish listers.

TESTED 61213
TESTED 61213-1/2 Switchblade
TESTED 61214-1/2 Switchblade
TESTED 61215-1/2 Switchblade
TESTED Zipper Switchblade 61050L (lists in 2008 for $7500)
etc, etc.

Not to mention the TESTED 5171L, TESTED 6171L, 551, 651, etc, etc. Again, just some of the CASE single blade knives on the list. Thankfully, no winterbottom bone 6488s on the list but I would love to have one. Unfortunately, I am not rich. I will do the best I can though on getting these knives. I guess part of the hunt on something like this also includes the ability to pay for it (find a way) once you locate one.

Take care Mike.
Jerry

Re: Lets show some Old and Rare ones.

Posted: Fri Jun 08, 2012 11:57 pm
by zp4ja
CASE TESTED RM 1051 "Fishtail". Love to see some others if anyone has any.

Regards, Jerry
TESTED RM1051_blade fully extended.jpg

Re: Lets show some Old and Rare ones.

Posted: Sat Jun 09, 2012 3:03 am
by Jacknifeben
Just picked this one up. Kind of makes you cry doesn't it. This one has never been cleaned so it proves that not all King Of The Woods came out with an etch, also Catt. made one with a small compass and a shield.

Re: Lets show some Old and Rare ones.

Posted: Sat Jun 09, 2012 3:18 am
by Owd Wullie
WOW Bert, THAT is a nice one!! ::tu::

Re: Lets show some Old and Rare ones.

Posted: Sat Jun 09, 2012 3:57 am
by Bret888
That is a nice one! I wondered about etches on those. You have been showing some dandy new pick ups lately!

Re: Lets show some Old and Rare ones.

Posted: Sat Jun 09, 2012 5:22 am
by zp4ja
Nice knife JACKNIFEBEN!!!!

I love the swing guard and handles and bolsters and...

Very nice knife. Jerry