Berkshire Cut. Co., USA

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Berkshire Cut. Co., USA

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Berkshire Cut. Co., USA ---- 3 7/16"
Goin's gives this stamp one date. c 1939
A trademark used by Simmons Hardware.

A nice little knife with decent bone covers and steel bolsters. Well made.
The main spear blade is completely lazy on closing and has a light response on open. No half stop.
The little pen is quite strong opening and closing. It has a half stop. No wobble on either blade.
It was a nice little dogleg back in the day. I'm going to carry it for a few days.

Thanks for looking
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Joe, that is a very sweet knife. Bones are wonderful. ::nod:: ::nod::
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That bone!!! ::tu:: ::tu:: ::tu::
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Great dogleg, Joe! ::tu:: I also have a Berkshire, slightly different tang stamp from yours.
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Impressive knives, Joe and Dan. ::tu:: ::tu::
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Thanks for the nice responses guys.
I'm glad I got it in Knife Lore.

Dan, that is a beauty. What a nice shield. Thanks for showing it here.
I wonder how many knives have the Berkshire stamp.

Thanks Ike.
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FRJ wrote: Thu Dec 17, 2020 3:03 am Berkshire Cut. Co., USA ---- 3 7/16"
Goin's gives this stamp one date. c 1939
A trademark used by Simmons Hardware.

A nice little knife with decent bone covers and steel bolsters. Well made.
The main spear blade is completely lazy on closing and has a light response on open. No half stop.
The little pen is quite strong opening and closing. It has a half stop. No wobble on either blade.
It was a nice little dogleg back in the day. I'm going to carry it for a few days.

Thanks for looking
It sure has beautiful bone handles.
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Thank you, David.
I agree, they really are nice.
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Joe and Dan ::tu::
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Add me to the list of admirers. ::nod::
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Both of those are nice. The bone is really pretty. Somewhere in my collection I have a Berkshire U.S.A. scout knife. It too has exceptional bone. Those older beauties are getting more and more hard to find.-----Ricky
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Thank you, Roger and doglegg.

Ricky, would you consider showing a picture of your Scout Knife?
Bamarick wrote: Thu Dec 17, 2020 4:18 pm It too has exceptional bone. Ricky
It would be a real asset to this thread.
I'm glad you have a Berkshire.
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I will try to find the Berkshire scout and get some pictures on here. It might take a little while to find it so don't give up on me. Thanks for asking.
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::tu:: ::tu::
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Thanks for the comments guys.
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I recently aquired this one, looks to be a match to the one above from Danno.
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Waukonda wrote: Mon Mar 18, 2024 5:02 pm I.....
Ike, yet ANOTHER impressive pocket knife! ::tu:: ::tu::
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Thanks, Skip
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Ike ::tu::
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Waukonda wrote: Mon Mar 18, 2024 5:02 pm I recently aquired this one, looks to be a match to the one above from Danno.
Exceptional!
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Thanks, Roger & Floyd
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Another beauty buddy.
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Deleted. DP
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