It's In The Mail

philco · Post by **philco** » Mon May 28, 2018 2:06 am

gsmith7158 wrote:
DM11 wrote:Got a GEC 15 ordered yesterday.
Nice David! I'm Waiting on a couple with the bail and chain.

I am too Greg. Mine will have a Maher and Grosh stamp on them.

gsmith7158 · Post by **gsmith7158** » Mon May 28, 2018 2:37 am

philco wrote:
gsmith7158 wrote:
DM11 wrote:Got a GEC 15 ordered yesterday.
Nice David! I'm Waiting on a couple with the bail and chain.
I am too Greg. Mine will have a Maher and Grosh stamp on them.

Perhaps Roger will surprise us with some at the show.

Old Hunter · Post by **Old Hunter** » Mon May 28, 2018 5:49 pm

Working it's way here via Canada Post - a Buck 319 from Roland in BC. Not sure about all the details, but this is a smooth punch variation of the Buck 319. OH

gsmith7158 · Post by **gsmith7158** » Thu May 31, 2018 1:51 am

Here's a couple of specialty knives I picked up this week. Now i can go out fishing and eating.

Meridian_Mike · Post by **Meridian_Mike** » Thu May 31, 2018 12:07 pm

Well, y'all probably know by now, I like the old and the lost causes. I found this one yesterday and it is on the way. The pics are hard to see but the inscription says, "H BOKER & COs IMPROVED CUTLERY". Interesting scale material.... looks like bone. According to what I can glean from the description the knife is about 2" closed and about 4 1/2" with the 2 blades open. Looks like it might be a fun one to clean up.

Here is a pic of the "tree"... not sure if I picked the right one but I think this one might fit in the 1920 to 1930 time period.

Comments are welcomed!

Mike

jerryd6818 · Post by **jerryd6818** » Thu May 31, 2018 1:24 pm

Mike, I think you've nailed it with both the bone (note the haversian canals are pretty clear in your bottom picture) and the tree.

Meridian_Mike · Post by **Meridian_Mike** » Thu May 31, 2018 1:32 pm

10-4 Jerry....

Hey... thanks for that new word (haversian)... now IF I can only remember it.....LOL.

Mike

jerryd6818 · Post by **jerryd6818** » Thu May 31, 2018 1:43 pm

I can never remember it

so I added it to my comparison picture.
Comparison Bone (haversian canals) vs Delrin

Meridian_Mike · Post by **Meridian_Mike** » Thu May 31, 2018 2:03 pm

Very good comparison..... I like that. I'm learnin'.....LOL.

Mike

Pile Driver · Post by **Pile Driver** » Thu May 31, 2018 3:42 pm

My most recent purchase, what I thought was flying under the radar ended up being a competitive lot. I was in on it for the Union WW1 Navy Knife, maybe I can recoup some of the expense by lotting the other three together for a few dollars. I'm a Union Cut collector and WW1 Navy Knives are way cool.

Meridian_Mike · Post by **Meridian_Mike** » Thu May 31, 2018 4:39 pm

Cool.... SO, I suppose the Navy Knife is the 3rd one down?

Nice lot you got there.

Mike

Pile Driver · Post by **Pile Driver** » Thu May 31, 2018 5:03 pm

Correct, most other contracted makers used jigged bone and union used rough black comp. I believe it is one of the rarer issued knives and it's in nice shape

woodwalker · Post by **woodwalker** » Fri Jun 01, 2018 12:48 am

gsmith7158 wrote:Here's a couple of specialty knives I picked up this week. Now i can go out fishing and eating.

Greg: those knives are absolutely gorgeous!! I am glad they belong to you!! You have some of the best looking knives I have seen and you even appreciate old Imperials!! Thanks for showing those beauties and keep after them!!

gsmith7158 · Post by **gsmith7158** » Fri Jun 01, 2018 1:23 am

woodwalker wrote:
gsmith7158 wrote:Here's a couple of specialty knives I picked up this week. Now i can go out fishing and eating.
Greg: those knives are absolutely gorgeous!! I am glad they belong to you!! You have some of the best looking knives I have seen and you even appreciate old Imperials!! Thanks for showing those beauties and keep after them!!

Why thank you woodwalker! I do enjoy beautiful useful things. When you can say an object Carrie's both of those traits you really have a prize IMO.

treefarmer · Post by **treefarmer** » Fri Jun 01, 2018 1:47 am

Greg, I haven't been payin' attention like I should and will just have to echo woodwalker's comments about the knives you posted yesterday.
Beautiful bone on all of 'em!

Treefarmer

gsmith7158 · Post by **gsmith7158** » Fri Jun 01, 2018 2:06 am

treefarmer wrote:Greg, I haven't been payin' attention like I should and will just have to echo woodwalker's comments about the knives you posted yesterday.
Beautiful bone on all of 'em!
Treefarmer

Thanks Phillip! They should be here Saturday. I'll give a full report after the blade show.

Meridian_Mike · Post by **Meridian_Mike** » Fri Jun 01, 2018 6:53 pm

Schrade Birdseye 835Y on the way. I kinda like the way this style looks. Big ole rivet heads and all..... There is a crack in the scale in one spot and somebody has scratched the day-lights out of the blades but not too bad all in all.
Why the heck do people think if they take sand paper to the blades and scratch them all up it will make a collector buy 'em quicker? Sheeeeesh.

Mike

Colonel26 · Post by **Colonel26** » Fri Jun 08, 2018 8:22 pm

Well, I did it again. I’m a sucker for a HOK, can’t help myself. So when one of my hands down favorite old Camillus stockman knives showed up for a price my cheapskate self couldn’t resist, I got that eyes glazed over look and pounced.

Bone handled Camillus 69. I’m hoping she’ll clean up nice.

BWT · Post by **BWT** » Sat Jun 09, 2018 11:38 pm

Very nice, I love it!!

Pile Driver · Post by **Pile Driver** » Sun Jun 10, 2018 2:03 am

Very cool, I have a segment of my collecting for knives just like that. I really need to work on them and rotate carrying them.

philco · Post by **philco** » Sun Jun 10, 2018 2:43 am

Wade I do believe she's sporting some Rogers bone handles. Please verify upon receipt.

Colonel26 · Post by **Colonel26** » Sun Jun 10, 2018 4:29 am

philco wrote:Wade I do believe she's sporting some Rogers bone handles. Please verify upon receipt.

Will do. Cuz and I have been sussing it out over text today. From what we can tell from the pictures it appears to be a long line stamp and that seems to be, according to JerryD, a rare bird.

Lots of maybes here. I’m anxious to get it in hand.

jerryd6818 · Post by **jerryd6818** » Sun Jun 10, 2018 8:02 am

Colonel26 wrote:seems to be, according to JerryD, a rare bird.

Yes sir. Tis my opinion it was made on the cusp of Camillus discontinuing the use of bone for handles in the late '50s. I've been of a mind for some time now that the long line stamp came into use a few years before 1960. Of course, it's all guesswork with Camillus.

Speaking of Case. This Wharncliffe Copperhead looked like it was going to be delivered yesterday but that turned into a big disappointment. Hopefully Monday. According to USPS Tracking, it shows leaving Palatine IL (my regional hub) early on Saturday morning but it doesn't show it arriving Rockford yet. (it's only about 60 miles) ::pace::

Sellers poor picture, enhanced by PhotoScape.

jmh58 · Post by **jmh58** » Sun Jun 10, 2018 10:53 am

jerry.. Even with that fuzzy pic that looks AWESOME!! Cant wait to see it with your SUPER pics!!!

I LIKE IT!!!!

John

Colonel26 · Post by **Colonel26** » Sun Jun 10, 2018 12:25 pm

That CASE is going to be a nice one Cuz.

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