It's In The Mail

gsmith7158 · Post by **gsmith7158** » Sun Jun 25, 2017 11:57 pm

Thanks guys! I meant to get that one come heck or high water!

tongueriver · Post by **tongueriver** » Mon Jun 26, 2017 12:40 am

gsmith7158 wrote:Wowza! That was a stressful auction. But I got it. First decent Empire I've seen in a while.

My word! That is a spectacular Arkansas Hunter! What are the covers? Size? Tang stamps? More pics!

gsmith7158 · Post by **gsmith7158** » Mon Jun 26, 2017 12:50 am

Cal it's 4 1/2 inches closed Empire ebony handles.

#goldpan · Post by **#goldpan** » Mon Jun 26, 2017 1:19 am

Holy smokes Greg! That's a looker buddy!

gsmith7158 · Post by **gsmith7158** » Mon Jun 26, 2017 2:02 am

Thanks Randy! I've been slobbering over that one for a week now!

KnifeSlinger#81 · Post by **KnifeSlinger#81** » Mon Jun 26, 2017 2:05 am

Wow Greg! One of the nicest looking knives anybody ever produced.

Mumbleypeg · Post by **Mumbleypeg** » Mon Jun 26, 2017 3:35 am

Snatched this one a couple of days ago but haven't got it yet. Premier Lifetime made a really good knife (this one was made in Germany) but for whatever reasons they don't bring much money.

Sellers pictures.

Ken

#goldpan · Post by **#goldpan** » Mon Jun 26, 2017 3:40 am

Nice knife Ken

what a unique shield!

gsmith7158 · Post by **gsmith7158** » Mon Jul 31, 2017 12:38 am

I went three for three on the bay tonight, If I could get my Braves to do that we would be in business.

Any way here's my booty I think all are some good ole Camillus Rogers bone. They are on the way to Ga.

#goldpan · Post by **#goldpan** » Mon Jul 31, 2017 12:46 am

Hey Greg awesome bunch of knives buddy! Are they on the midnight train?....

gsmith7158 · Post by **gsmith7158** » Mon Jul 31, 2017 12:53 am

#goldpan wrote:Hey Greg awesome bunch of knives buddy! Are they on the midnight train?....

I hope they are on the midnight plane Randy!

#goldpan · Post by **#goldpan** » Mon Jul 31, 2017 2:03 am

All three are nice knives Greg.

But that 72 rocks!

Do you know if it has the sabre grind on both sides?

treefarmer · Post by **treefarmer** » Mon Jul 31, 2017 2:44 am

Greg,
That bare head what ever it is in the bottom picture is really neat lookin'! The arrow shaped shield is really great, I can't make out what is stamped on it.

but it looks like a good one.
Treefarmer

J1890 · Post by **J1890** » Mon Jul 31, 2017 10:44 am

gsmith7158 wrote:I went three for three on the bay tonight, If I could get my Braves to do that we would be in business. Any way here's my booty I think all are some good ole Camillus Rogers bone. They are on the way to Ga.

gsmith, I almost bid on that one in the middle picture! That is a nice knife

Instead, I have this nice little Schatt and Morgan smooth bone on the way.

gsmith7158 · Post by **gsmith7158** » Mon Jul 31, 2017 1:45 pm

treefarmer wrote:Greg,
That bare head what ever it is in the bottom picture is really neat lookin'! The arrow shaped shield is really great, I can't make out what is stamped on it. but it looks like a good one.
Treefarmer

Phillip that is a lock back made by Stainless Steel Cutlery Co.New York . If I remember correctly that is a Camillus brand.

gsmith7158 · Post by **gsmith7158** » Mon Jul 31, 2017 1:48 pm

#goldpan wrote:All three are nice knives Greg. But that 72 rocks! Do you know if it has the sabre grind on both sides?

Yes it does Randy. That one has,better blades on it than any of the others I have.

royal0014 · Post by **royal0014** » Mon Jul 31, 2017 7:13 pm

That ceiling fan looks familiar fer some reason . . . .

zzyzzogeton · Post by **zzyzzogeton** » Tue Aug 01, 2017 4:48 am

I mainly collect fixed blades, but there are several categories of folding knives that I "accumulate" - -

First, a category of folders I accumulate is advertising knives related to feed stores. A paternal great-grandfather, my paternal grandmother, my maternal grandfather and my father all ran feed stores in various small towns and communities in Texas - Noack, Taylor, Rockdale, Georgetown and Bartlett.

My latest incoming instrument of death and destruction in this genre is a humble "nutter" by Kutmaster, advertising Kent Feeds, a mid-west brand.

Another genre indicative of my warped sense of humor is airline knives. I mean, what better way to demonstrate hypocrisy than to display items advertising companies who now ban the possession of said advertisements while using the services being advertised?

This little gem is a 25+ y.o. example of an inexpensive Chinese imitation of a successful product - a SAK-style multi-function knife representing Continental Express, a budget airline started in 1986 and a regional venture between Continental and United.

And last, but not least, - a Coupe Choux (Cabbage Cutter), aka the M1831 French Artillery Short Sword coming from the UK, so it will be a while before I get my grubby paws on it.

royal0014 · Post by **royal0014** » Mon Sep 04, 2017 10:22 am

Fished this one out of the bay yesterday. First purchase in a long time.
Odd 3-bladed Utica made for S.H. Kress. Google says they were a chain of five and dimes.
Just under $12 shipped . . . .

Old Hunter · Post by **Old Hunter** » Mon Sep 04, 2017 10:45 am

I like Cattle Knives Royal, looks like a nice, old example of one. OH

JohnR · Post by **JohnR** » Mon Sep 04, 2017 12:37 pm

Landed a couple Congress knives yesterday, the Northfield looks interesting, will have to see if I hit a home run when it shows up.

FRJ · Post by **FRJ** » Mon Sep 04, 2017 12:56 pm

John, that Northfield looks like the real deal. I hope that's a good one for you.

I hope you show it off when you get it.

jerryd6818 · Post by **jerryd6818** » Mon Sep 04, 2017 1:17 pm

royal0014 wrote:Fished this one out of the bay yesterday. First purchase in a long time.
Odd 3-bladed Utica made for S.H. Kress. Google says they were a chain of five and dimes.
Just under $12 shipped . . . .

Until I looked it up, I thought you had mistaken it for Kresge's 5¢&10¢ stores. You know those today as K-Mart. I don't recall ever seeing one of the S.H. Kress stores. Checking Wikipedia, I guess I don't recall seeing one because it was a southern brand.

treefarmer · Post by **treefarmer** » Mon Sep 04, 2017 2:01 pm

I remember a Kress five & dime when I was a young boy. When we went into town, Orlando, Mother would sometimes go to the Kress store. That was back in the early '50s.
Treefarmer
Edit: had to google Kress, interesting history, including segregated lunch counter issues. I remember the 2 water fountains on the wall and the way they were marked. The store I remembered is now a fancy steak house on west Church Street in Orlando according to Wikipedia. West Church street just off Orange Avenue was a favorite place as a boy and teenager. There was an ancient hardware store on the south side of the street, Bumby Hardware, wood floors, walls covered with new and used guns and of course any hardware item ever made. Across the street was B.E. Purcell a general merchandise store, it catered to the ranch people. They sold saddles, boots, washing machines, clothes, etc.. Bought my 1st Stetson there, a beaver fur, Silver belly color. Genuine 501 Levi Strauss blue jeans were $3.50 per pair and as I recall they were shrink to fit back then. That's way before some of these strange folks decided it was cool to wear real Levis. I best not go there.

I must be gettin' old, this is the 2nd time I've reminisced today.

JohnR · Post by **JohnR** » Mon Sep 04, 2017 7:28 pm

FRJ wrote:John, that Northfield looks like the real deal. I hope that's a good one for you.
I hope you show it off when you get it.

Thanks Joe, got my fingers crossed on this one, will take a bunch of pictures and do a post when it shows.

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