All About Pocket Knives

It's 3" closed and real beauty. Here are a coupe more pics.

Very nice Mike

Mike, I saw this knife a week or so ago, but didn't respond with a post.

That is a beautiful knife. And, it's MasterCraft, as well.

I have never seen that particular handle material before, at least not that color combination.

I've seen the celluloid pattern before. I call it "onyx". I've seen bronze, gold and green.

Nice pick-up.

Charlie Noyes

very nice ! still got nice etch if you double click

Here is one I found on ebay. The pictures that the seller put up were not too clear but I thought it was worth wagering $9.99 plus $2.00 shipping so I put in a bid. I ended up the only bidder. I have done some light cleaning and will probably do a bit more, but what do you think of this little beauty? From Charlie's website, I can date the knife to 1900-1916. The handles appear to be ebony, and there is no model number stamped on the tang. Both blades still have solid snap. The knife measures 2 3/4 inches closed.

Nice find Trail, you done good.

Very nice little ebony pen, Trail.

You did great on the price, too. Congratulations.

Charlie Noyes

Jewel of a knife, trail. I'm a sucker for equal end senator-type knives.

I thought this would be a good knife for this thread. Knife has the Premier markings & the Germany markings. Anyone else seen these markings together? I suppose knife was made around c1895 right?? Knife is 3 1/4" Closed, with FLAT bolsters & Horn Handles. The backsprings are not tapered(I have not seen any other whittlers made like this). Knife does have milled liners. Master blade rides on both backsprings. Rare & Unusual knife---Thx Mark

sure glad i don't need to buy this one. but that one bidder sure wants it. i didn't pay anywhere near that much, and mine is stone cold mint. makes me very happy to see sales like this.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/230711566498?ss ... 1423.l2649
damm, i need a camera, i would like to be a showoff too
funny thing about this is that i was going to bid on it till i looked into my collection..

thx mr.mod for moving my topic into charlies..

I love seeing Robeson knives sell for high prices like that, but I'm suspicious that there may be a bit of shill bidding going on here. That's a mite high for that pattern in that condition. It's possible one or both of the bidders are in colusion with the seller and keep bidding the price up, hoping a fourth party will bite on the knife and they can set the hook on him.

Personally, I wouldn't pay one-eighty for that knife.

RattleSnake, that's a great old Robeson and dates 1891 to 1895 or so. I've seen that very same etch on a German made Robeson razor with the PREMIER stamp on the back. It looks like it probably reads, "ROBESON'S BEST", but it could be "ROBESON'S PET". I've seen both.

When I first started collecting Robesons, I was offered an opportunity to purchase a horn handled German made Robeson congress three blade whittler that was in beautiful condition. It had the PREMIER stamp on the back of all three blades. It was pricey and I didn't buy it. I have long regretted that decision.

After the tariff's of 1890 made the costs of importing foreign cutlery cost prohibitive, Millard Robeson contracted with Charles Sherwood and his brother-in-law, Denton (?) Bingham in Camillus, NY to make knives for him domestically. They did that from about 1895 to 1900, when he opened the Robeson factory in Perry, NY.

That whittler is a great knife for somebody.

Charlie Noyes

that sounds like the the logical and deceptive bidding thats is taking place on that e.o.
i paid $45 for mine... now i'm not so happy,, i'm ticked off

Thanks Charlie for the information on this early Robeson. I did not know what the etch was. I am sure your right about it being Robeson's Best. That would fit the knife appropriately---Thx Mark

These two Robeson four sided revolving display cases are currently listed on Ebay, listed by two different sellers. I thought I'd post the photos here for posterity's sake.

The one that's clearly labeled "RAZORS" has a $2500.00 starting bid, so it's not about to sell.

There was only the one photo.

The other one is currently at $660.00, although I haven't checked it today. It has a reserve price that hasn't been met.

There are four digit numbers on the price tags and given the way the tags are spaced, I think this case was used to display kitchen knives or possibly scissors, which Robeson also made in many patterns.

I think the photos showing the construction are very interesting. I like the way the case revolves on ball bearings running along a circular track.

I'm not bidding on either of these, obviously. I would, however, love to own that Razor case.

Charlie Noyes

I got this little beauty recently.
If I read the tang stamps correctly it was made between 1922-1939.
I don’t know what you would call the celluloid, maybe gold cracked ice?
It is some of the prettiest celluloid I have seen in a long time. The scans don't do it justice.
There is only one problem, (which doesn’t hurt it for display), and that is, it had no snap on the main blade. The secondary blade snaps smartly, but the master has no snap.

Dale, that's a pretty little knife. Strange that it has no pattern number.

I don't know what the "official" name for that celluloid is, but I call it "onyx".

Charlie Noyes

Thanks Charlie.
It is such a beauty, it is a shame there is no snap to the master blade.
I think I will just use it for display, the lack of snap won't matter there.

Great Pictures Charlie..thanks

a couple of old Robersons i just picked up one Mastercraft and a G. Washington

Beauties Paul
Here is a couple I got from Charlie a while back. I really like em

Very nice Gino.....hard to find in that shape

No, it's not. I have limited quantities and patterns NOS in boxes.

Paul, did you get that MasterCraft from Michael Loscicco? He has one just like it.

Beautiful knife. That might just be the nicest celluloid Robeson ever used.

Charlie Noyes

RobesonsRme.com wrote:No, it's not. I have limited quantities and patterns NOS in boxes.

Paul, did you get that MasterCraft from Michael Loscicco? He has one just like it.

Beautiful knife. That might just be the nicest celluloid Robeson ever used.

Charlie Noyes

Charlie, thanks yes got a package deal on a Genco,english jack and a remington girl scout.

Very nice knife.
I didn't think there would be two like that around.

Here's a pic of my Robeson George Washingtom commemorative with the paper insert that came with the knives. Left click twice to enlarge and feel free to to copy.

Charlie Noyes

Nice piece of history, Charlie.
Washington apparently got the original knife in 1744.
Do you know who made that knife, by any chance. It must have come from across the pond.
I wonder how many commemoratives were made.

Dale, Paul and Gino, ...........nice knives!