All About Pocket Knives

Gary your pictures are nice!! Old Winchester pre 1940. A couples clicks and get nice view of the old Winchester.

Stockman

Gary - Those are some really fine early Trappers - I especially like the 5254 Thanks for sharing the pics... GB

This is my oldest knife. Henry Sears Co. circa 1879-1881. A tiny 2 1/4" MOP pen knife. I feel left out without an old Case. Nice oldies guys.

Nick

You have some nice looking old Case knives, Gary!
I look forward to your article! Here's a Case tested 62074 1/2PU. It's from the factory collection when Jim Parker sold some of it off. Likely made in the 1930's.

Very Nice Charlie I am constantly amazed at the rare and excellent examples you are able to acquire.
Gary

Those are wonderful old knives everyone. You have quite a collection of old harness jacks upnorth and blade runner, those CASE knives are in fantastic condition. Thanks for sharing. s-k

One not so old XX stag 54 pattern and Tested green bone 75 Pattern.

Stockman

Mighty fine examples of some great older knives here are couple of my stockmans Both knives are from the XX ERa 1940-1964

Another old hawkbill pruner type late 1800s-early 1900s. This one was made by Thomas Turner and co.

s-k, you have some of the best 'gnarly' stag knives. thanks for sharing.

great old case knives everyone. nice!

61050 Tested era Big Coke Bottle C.1920-1940.

Another 50 pattern Tested 1920-1940

Stockman

wow, one with the flat blade and one with the sab blade. exlnt

Well, lets see, hmm, I'm loosing track of what I've posted and what I haven't. Here's a very early tested era 6229 1/2 little tadpole. How do I know it's early tested era? Well this knife has a pattern # (99% of tested era examples don't). It is also marked on both blade.."Tested XX" (Most tested era knives are only marked on master blade). These things along with the old time diamond shield are commonly believed to be traits of the very early tested era.

Blade Runner:
That Tadpole is one truly nice knife. Everybody has great ones but that one gets two votes.
wb

Thanks Mossdancer
Take Care
Gary

Here's a very early (pre-1920) Case Knife. Check out that old Rodgers bone and those hammered handle pins.

For close to living a hundred years that is a mighty nice knife. Love the mottling in that bone. It just looks like it belongs in your pocket. Must be hard to avoid temptation. When that thing came off the line, people were really proud to put in a days work for a days pay and produce a product they were proud of.
wb

Yeah, I guess the poor ol' souls that made that knife are long gone, but their work lives on.
Gary

1) 1937- 4th aniversary of Miracle Whip-JL Kraft.
Stamp reads 'SCHRADE' <over> 'CUT.CO.' <over> 'WALDEN, N.Y.' back stamp = SS
still snaps with authority and 'STAINLESS STEEL' blade etching fully intact save minor open/close rubs. I must actually give props to my Mother. I have trained my whole family and friends to 'suss' out a knife, to ascertain 'find' or 'junk'. This was her first and so far best find. 80 years old and nm+++. love it .

2) Case Tested era 33 pattern rough black.

3) Iros-Keen (Keen, NY according to Price's 14th Ed) Anyone out there ever seen another? Can you venture a guess as to handle material?? Its natural, some type of horn perhaps. Love more info on this lil beaut.

Well, thats my three,,,NEXT ??
-Glenn
EDIT-UMMM DDUUHHH
TAKE THAT PICTURE ORDER DESCRIPTION IN REVERSE ORDER. MAN, ONE DAY YOU WAKE UP AND BLAM !!! YOU'RE FORGETFUL AND SLOW.

Nice ones Glenn!
You may have found out that I. Rosenbaum dealt those knives from 1924 until some time in the 1950's. Levine has him listed as a wholesaler.

The interesting thing about these is the center liner is milled, down between the blades. One old timer told me he remembers it as a special touch, that not only looked good if you were examining the knife, but helped insure the blades wouldn't hang up when closing. I had to send a more modern Case knife back to the factory for that problem.
Most older Cattle knives have spear main blades, so it's nice to see a clip once in a while.

Just got these back from loan to a good old U.S. cutlery, as examples of Redbone from 1940 to 1970. Thought I'd scan them before I put them back in safe storage! Not 100 years old, but definitely a notable period in pocketknife history!

Charlie you are just a fontain of knowledge with some outstanding cutlery. Nice to have you aboard. Here is a Case Bros. Cut. Co. (c.1900-1912) Pattern # 72001) handled in genuine tortoise, which is illegal use nowdays.
Gary

Tortoise is such interesting stuff, I can see why they are endangered, what with human lust for beauty! Thanks for showing us.
Gotta let the remaining animals live in peace! I wonder if I've ever handled the real stuff?? I've seen the celluloid imitation; have you ever compared them side by side, Gary?