All About Pocket Knives

I probably used confusing language; I did not mean to imply that the shrunk covers meant celluloid, although that is the most likely scenario. There were a couple other crappy formulas out there that shrunk that much. Delrin is not one of them. I have handled personally many dozens of Delrin-handled...

If the OP knife has celluloid handles instead of Delrin plastic handles it was made before 1962. I see shrinkage that suggests celluloid; Delrin handles would not show that level of shrinkage. Delrin use had almost completely (and probably completely) taken over by 1962 among all U.S. knife companie...

knifeaholic wrote: ↑Fri Mar 29, 2024 4:42 pm The knife was made by Bear & Son...formerly known as Bear MGC.

Apparently they have done some knives with pinned covers. Many are not.

I did not know such things existed; very cool! Here is a mold for the aluminum bear head pommels on Schrade Walden bird and trout knives.

Just guessing, but it looks to me like something I would expect to see as a Jim Parker Japanese knife, which were good knives.

I did read somewhere years ago that those Western Boulders were chrome-plated.

They are fun to collect. I have the 1995 Great Outdoors set of seven knives in the wooden case and bling if anyone needs it.

Hi..... Whether authentic or reproduction, it is called a Hitler Youth Knife. There is PLENTY of information on the internet. A tiny tidbit..... The Hitler Youth (Hitler Jugend) was one of the earliest branches of the NSDAP, beginning in 1922, and comprised of boys ages ten to eighteen. Similar to ...

Have a great day, Mike, and of course many more!

Ridgegrass wrote: ↑Mon Mar 18, 2024 3:56 pm Those old Colonials were "no frills" knives, just the bare essentials. (Somebody had to do it!) J.O'.

haha

I don't know enough to pinpoint it but definitely pre-WWII and probably pre-1930. I like it.

Very nice, Kaleb!

PAL made 121,100 of them during WWII.

Both metals have been used in knives since at least the late 1800s or before. During wartime or during times of reduced availability one metal might be selected over the other. Knives marketed as being upscale or fancier might be more likely to use nickel silver than brass. The short answer to your ...

I look at a lot of knives on Ebay. Most now feature the AI descriptions. Sometimes they are funny but they are all worthless.

Found this on Wikipedia. "There have been claims that products made in this town and exported to the US as early as the 1930s carried the label "MADE IN USA", for it to appear as if the product was made in the United States. There are reports that the name of the town was changed to &...

Nice knives all!

Very nice indeed! Probably the biggest maker of that distinct type was Iisakki Jarvenpaa of Kauhava, Finland.

To revive an old thread, here is a Schrade SC505 Scrimshaw Stockman that I bought at the Beulah Knife Show this past Spring. I have toted it quite a bit since then. Love it! Here is an SC505 of my dad's, he thinks he bought it mid 1960s. Is there a way to date it to a certain year because of the sc...

Just a defective stamp. The other one we see in the thousands is a 84OT, which, of course, is really a 34OT. This is my opinion. I have watched the Schrades closely for 17 years and I have never heard of your stamp before. If it looks, smells and tastes like an LB7 I think that is what it is.

Georgi Naydenov: “Yes, I made this knife. It is a model of a Uzbek knife "pchak" that was used only for food. You directed it correctly in the kitchen. Steel 1.4112/440B. Handle I think is kind of ash wood. Hardening is from known to you Todor Hristov.” Georgi Naydenov gift February 2020.j...

Except for my ankles, knees and shoulders I am doing absolutely great! And I have to ask you the same question!

That's a cute one!

Is this what you are looking for?

That would be interesting.