Waterville Cutlery Co.

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Re: Waterville Cutlery Co.

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Thank you, Ken.
It's nice to see you back posting again. I hope you and your's are doing well. ::handshake::
I hope your dry spell improves. I haven't been buying much lately.
Although I will post a flea market find soon. A Krusius Brothers pen.
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Great find Joe!
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Re: Waterville Cutlery Co.

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Thank you, Dimitri. ::tu::
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Nice find Joe, really goes well with that beautiful congress whittler.

Here is a large 4 1/8" Waterville Congress with pretty fancy liners for the time.
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JohnR wrote: Sun Apr 23, 2023 4:36 pm Nice find Joe, really goes well with that beautiful congress whittler.

Here is a large 4 1/8" Waterville Congress with pretty fancy liners for the time.
Thank you, John.

Coined liners! That knife is just the best. No surprise coming from your camp, John.
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Nice ones Joe & John ::tu:: ::tu::
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Wow John really nice,great find ::tu:: ::tu::
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Thank you, Lloyd.
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Thank you Joe, Lloyd, Bill, appreciated. ::tu:: ::tu::
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Nice knife John ::tu::

Here's a knife box.
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That’s a really nice one Dimitri ::tu:: ::tu::
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Beautiful box, Dimitri. So clean!
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Wonderful box Dimitri - looks to be mint condition! ::tu::

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Thanks Bill, Joe, and Ken! :D
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3 5/8" three backspring Waterville, front pin crack, but still very happy to own it
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Great find Ike,quite a knife. I’m happy for you!! ::tu:: ::tu::
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That belongs in the jewelry box Ike.
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Really nice one Ike.
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Waukonda wrote: Mon May 01, 2023 6:24 pm 3 5/8" three backspring Waterville, front pin crack, but still very happy to own it
What a beautiful old workhorse that is, Ike.

A great find for sure.
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Ike, if that pin crack bothers you too much I can give you my address. ::super_happy:: Sweet knife!


Amazing Congress, JohnR. ::oh_my:: ::oh_my::👍


Very cool survivor, Dimitri.😎
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1967redrider wrote: Tue May 02, 2023 12:45 pm Ike, if that pin crack bothers you too much I can give you my address.
You can send me your address, and you just may get a surprise sometime, but it probably won't be a Waterville. :D

Thank you for the comments, Bill, Floyd, John, Joe, and the WMSR engineer. I appreciate it.
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Waukonda wrote: Tue May 02, 2023 4:50 pm
1967redrider wrote: Tue May 02, 2023 12:45 pm Ike, if that pin crack bothers you too much I can give you my address.
You can send me your address, and you just may get a surprise sometime, but it probably won't be a Waterville. :D

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VERY NICE WATERVILLE CUTLERY COMPANY posts everyone. ::tu:: ::tu::
Miller Bro's wrote: Mon Apr 24, 2023 9:52 pm Here's.....
Sorry for the VERY late response.
NICE box, Dimitri. ::tu:: ::tu::
Waukonda wrote: Mon May 01, 2023 6:24 pm 3 5/8".....
Sorry for the VERY late response, Ike.
That is a BEAUTIFUL piece of pocket cutlery. ::tu:: ::tu::
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Back in November 2022, my trip to the post office produced this WATERVILLE pocket knife. It now becomes my first example to be posted under this topic or thread. It also made a most welcome addition to my general, pocket knife accumulation. It is a WATERVILLE, three blades, 3 5/8" closed, three tang stamps, swelled center, a long matchstrike or blade pull, pocket knife. The main blade front tang stamp says, "WATERVILLE (over) CUTLERY CO. (over) CONN." The secondary blade back tang stamp says, "WATERVILLE (over) CUTLERY CO. (over) CONN." The third blade front tang stamp says, "WATERVILLE (over) CUTLERY CO. (over) CONN." The main blade does have a CRISP half stop. The main blade does have a VERY GOOD opening snap. The main blade does have a VERY GOOD closing snap. The secondary blade does have a CRISP half stop. The secondary blade does have a VERY GOOD opening snap. The secondary blade does have a VERY GOOD closing snap. The third blade does have a CRISP half stop. The third blade does have a VERY GOOD opening snap. The third blade does have a VERY GOOD closing snap. This pocket knife is in EXCELLENT condition. This pocket knife did NOT require any cleaning at all. I just wiped it off. I took some pictures and here it is.
Caption(s), if any, are on the BOTTOM of the corresponding picture(s).
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The Main Blade Front Tang Stamp.
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The Third Blade Front Tang Stamp.
The Third Blade Front Tang Stamp.
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Re: Waterville Cutlery Co.

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New_Windsor_NY wrote: Wed Dec 11, 2024 6:30 pm VERY NICE WATERVILLE CUTLERY COMPANY posts everyone. ::tu:: ::tu::
Miller Bro's wrote: Mon Apr 24, 2023 9:52 pm Here's.....
Sorry for the VERY late response.
NICE box, Dimitri. ::tu:: ::tu::
Waukonda wrote: Mon May 01, 2023 6:24 pm 3 5/8".....
Sorry for the VERY late response, Ike.
That is a BEAUTIFUL piece of pocket cutlery. ::tu:: ::tu::
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Back in November 2022, my trip to the post office produced this WATERVILLE pocket knife. It now becomes my first example to be posted under this topic or thread. It also made a most welcome addition to my general, pocket knife accumulation. It is a WATERVILLE, three blades, 3 5/8" closed, three tang stamps, swelled center, a long matchstrike or blade pull, pocket knife. The main blade front tang stamp says, "WATERVILLE (over) CUTLERY CO. (over) CONN." The secondary blade back tang stamp says, "WATERVILLE (over) CUTLERY CO. (over) CONN." The third blade front tang stamp says, "WATERVILLE (over) CUTLERY CO. (over) CONN." The main blade does have a CRISP half stop. The main blade does have a VERY GOOD opening snap. The main blade does have a VERY GOOD closing snap. The secondary blade does have a CRISP half stop. The secondary blade does have a VERY GOOD opening snap. The secondary blade does have a VERY GOOD closing snap. The third blade does have a CRISP half stop. The third blade does have a VERY GOOD opening snap. The third blade does have a VERY GOOD closing snap. This pocket knife is in EXCELLENT condition. This pocket knife did NOT require any cleaning at all. I just wiped it off. I took some pictures and here it is.
Caption(s), if any, are on the BOTTOM of the corresponding picture(s).
Click on a picture to ENLARGE.
Beautiful knife Skip!! :)
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Re: Waterville Cutlery Co.

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Waukonda wrote: Mon May 01, 2023 6:24 pm 3 5/8" three backspring Waterville, front pin crack, but still very happy to own it
Super knife Ike!! :)
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