All About Pocket Knives

Does anyone see anything wrong with this knife.I have my ideas.

Not sure exactly what it is you think is wrong with the knife.If you mean the color difference in scales,that was pretty common on early knives.I have an early English sportsman's knife that has the pile side some of the most beautiful figured stag and the mark side is almost dead smooth.Color difference is about what this one is.
The scales look like they have shrunk slightly and have a bit of a warp but that isn't uncommon on a near hundred year old knife.Blade steel and spring steel look to be the same general color and the bolsters don't appear to have been tampered with.
If I had to guess I would say it was a nice example of a relatively rare pattern.JMHO

I'll give it a little while,there is something wrong definitely.

Whether or not the knife is right ,I don't know. No the handles are ok in my opinion,they weren't in play.

KEEP LOOKING

If you are worried about the ULSTER/NKIFE CO/N.Y. then don't worry.
I have an Ulster jack with that same stamp. It is a legit stamp. .

When I got the knife I asked LT about it and he said it was not uncommon.
Either the stamp was made wrong or the stamp they used had movable letters and someone couldn't spell.

The rocker pin is proud on both sides, but I think that is because a lot of that handle has worn away over the years!

Is there anything else bothering you about the knife?

Yes that's not any of my concerns,but you are close.

Come on,you guys are killing me.....

I shouldn't say anything ,I never noticed the error till I got home with the knife.

That's too funny. On the pile side of the secondary blade it's stamped "NKIFE"

The master blade looks like it is hitting the secondary blade in the closed position, the master blade could be a replacement

Both blades are stamped different.

Miller Bro`s wrote:The master blade looks like it is hitting the secondary blade in the closed position, the master blade could be a replacement

I thought that also.It is not hitting,but it is closer to the spey than any I have.It fits like a glove.
If it's a replacement(which I think is a distinct possibility)the guy was good.

Yes the secondary blade is stamped ULSTER over NKIFE CO over NY.I think it is a factory error,but with the size of the master I don't know.

That's all I know.

Now don't you guys that looked at it and never seen NKIFE feel as silly as I did.

What do I win?

A classic example of,"not being able to see the forest because there are too many trees in the way".

jerryd6818 wrote:What do I win?

From now on we'll call you Bright Eyes

jerry tryin ta steal all the GLORY... LOLOLOLOL
ORVET had ya beat by 20 minutes err so.....

way ta go guys.......i looked ,an looked ,and was like......these guys will just tell me!..lolololo

Well for Pete's sake. I read Dale's post but I didn't READ it. Somebody just shoot me now.

orvet wrote:If you are worried about the ULSTER/NKIFE CO/N.Y. then don't worry.
I have an Ulster jack with that same stamp. It is a legit stamp.

ULSTER NKIFE tang.jpg

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When I got the knife I asked LT about it and he said it was not uncommon.
Either the stamp was made wrong or the stamp they used had movable letters and someone couldn't spell.

The rocker pin is proud on both sides, but I think that is because a lot of that handle has worn away over the years!

Is there anything else bothering you about the knife?

Shows how much I know and see; I didn't see that Dale caught it

Sorry Dale,that was too ,too weird.

jerryd6818 wrote:Well for Pete's sake. I read Dale's post but I didn't READ it. Somebody just shoot me now.

If I wasn't so secure in my stupidity,I would be running from AAPK as fast as I could.

Jerry, you asked for it!


Makes me wonder sometimes why I spend so much time researching?

wlf wrote:If I wasn't so secure in my stupidity,I would be running from AAPK as fast as I could.

We all have days like that........... especially Jerry!



Just kidding Jerry......... sort of.

orvet wrote:

wlf wrote:If I wasn't so secure in my stupidity,I would be running from AAPK as fast as I could.

We all have days like that........... especially Jerry!



Just kidding Jerry......... sort of.

Gee thanks Pal.

Ok, that was funny, but why is it like that?
Can some one explain how that could happen?

knifetime wrote:Ok, that was funny, but why is it like that?
Can some one explain how that could happen?

I figure a bunch of guys working sometimes have fun. Maybe to make something unique.Just a guessing. Read Orvet's explanation,it's probably spot on.

I remember (as my oldest son says) way back in the 90's, sitting in high school psychology class and my teacher telling us the story about a man who kept returning his brand new truck because of a rattle. It seems that neither he nor the service department could ever figure out where this rattle in his brand new truck was coming from. Finally they tore the thing apart and in the door the found a bundle of wretches tied up with a note from the factory worker who put them there.

It seems in the monotony of doing his job he got the bright idea of hiding those wretches there just to see how long it would take somebody to find them. I wonder if that's the case with this tang stamp? Some worker wondering how long it would take before somebody found it.