It's In The Mail
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Now THAT'S a Knife!
I like them big, and fat. Just like that!
My hands are like baseball mits from decades of working with fiberglass, and every bad chemical it takes to build a boat so I really need a fat knife with a rough texture to even know I am holding it.
That one floats the boat for sure! Nice score!
I like them big, and fat. Just like that!
My hands are like baseball mits from decades of working with fiberglass, and every bad chemical it takes to build a boat so I really need a fat knife with a rough texture to even know I am holding it.
That one floats the boat for sure! Nice score!
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Missed one of these here on AAPK a number of years ago, was glad to see this old Imperial US ARMY Stockman from the Bicentennial era show up in the AAPK Stores this morning. It should be in my hands by late in the week or early next week. OH
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I couldn't stop myself... I bought a John Salm abalone "fob" knife or pen knife I guess.
circa 1915 ish.
He was a California knife maker for about 10 years, and most of his knives were abalone handled.
I am hoping it looks nicer in hand than the listing pictures. They usually do.
circa 1915 ish.
He was a California knife maker for about 10 years, and most of his knives were abalone handled.
I am hoping it looks nicer in hand than the listing pictures. They usually do.
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Thanks to the Colonel for a heads up, I picked up the Marine Corps version. Imperial Hammer Brand with the faux forged blades. Unfortunately PayPal didn't work for me so I had to drop a check in yesterday's mail and am now impatiently waiting.
Hey, all you squids. The Navy edition is still waiting for a new home. https://www.allaboutpocketknives.com/ca ... blades-nos
Hey, all you squids. The Navy edition is still waiting for a new home. https://www.allaboutpocketknives.com/ca ... blades-nos
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"The #72 pattern has got to be pretty close to the perfect knife."
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That is a seriously cool looking knife. Definitely a front, and center piece.
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Thanks Ken. I'm reasonably certain it's a shell handle but even those can look good if done well and I like the faux hammered look of the blades.
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"The #72 pattern has got to be pretty close to the perfect knife."
--T.J. Murphy 2012
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"The #72 pattern has got to be pretty close to the perfect knife."
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Nice looking knives fellas
I am waiting on this one
I am waiting on this one
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Let us know when you get it; I don't think they have shell handles. ?jerryd6818 wrote:Thanks Ken. I'm reasonably certain it's a shell handle but even those can look good if done well and I like the faux hammered look of the blades.
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I have another Stockman from the series, the 1776-1976 Bicentennial version; it has shell handles, but they are nicest shells I’ve run across on an Imperial. OH
Deep in the guts of most men is buried the involuntary response to the hunter's horn, a prickle of the nape hairs, an acceleration of the pulse, an atavistic memory of his fathers, who killed first with stone, and then with club...Robert Ruark
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As the Colonel says, they came in a commemorative boxed set of three; Army, Navy and Marine Corps. The Colonel got the Army edition, I got the Marine Corps edition and the last I saw, the Navy edition was still available.
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"The #72 pattern has got to be pretty close to the perfect knife."
--T.J. Murphy 2012
The Few. The Proud.
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This country has become more about sub-groups than about it's unity as a nation.
"The #72 pattern has got to be pretty close to the perfect knife."
--T.J. Murphy 2012
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Another cheepie... but I've seen these sold for 50 bucks or so.
Simmons 1980 ish Ol' Ern lockback. (Japan)
As new/never used or carried. Great dark wood handles. I like it!
Simmons 1980 ish Ol' Ern lockback. (Japan)
As new/never used or carried. Great dark wood handles. I like it!
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If my eyes aren't failing me (and with recent events it is entirely possible they are), I could swear I'm seeing "Pakistan" underneath the Sabre marque. I have a Japan-made Sabre banana trapper (2-blade) that has some clear differences in frame and blade, and I usually assume the German Sabres are even earlier, so I don't know what it tells us about your knife. Are the handles Delrin?americanedgetech wrote:Saber 620. I "think" this is a Thin Trapper. Carbon blade, and no shield so I believe it is a German made version from the 70's?
IIRC those knives have glued synthetic handles and not the usual shell handle construction. I can't venture a guess as to the bolsters being hollow or solid as I've never held any of the knives but I've seen a similarly-sized contemporary Imperial-built stockman that was almost surely solid-bolstered. I wonder if OH has his eye on that Navy knife.jerryd6818 wrote:Thanks Ken. I'm reasonably certain it's a shell handle but even those can look good if done well and I like the faux hammered look of the blades.
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Tsar Bomba wrote:americanedgetech wrote:Saber 620. I "think" this is a Thin Trapper. Carbon blade, and no shield so I believe it is a German made version from the 70's?
If my eyes aren't failing me (and with recent events it is entirely possible they are), I could swear I'm seeing "Pakistan" underneath the Sabre marque. I have a Japan-made Sabre banana trapper (2-blade) that has some clear differences in frame and blade, and I usually assume the German Sabres are even earlier, so I don't know what it tells us about your knife. Are the handles Delrin?
Tsar Bomba wrote:jerryd6818 wrote:Thanks Ken. I'm reasonably certain it's a shell handle but even those can look good if done well and I like the faux hammered look of the blades.
IIRC those knives have glued synthetic handles and not the usual shell handle construction. I can't venture a guess as to the bolsters being hollow or solid as I've never held any of the knives but I've seen a similarly-sized contemporary Imperial-built stockman that was almost surely solid-bolstered. I wonder if OH has his eye on that Navy knife.
Tracking says it's here in town. Maybe I'll be able to let you know what it is later today. Maybe.
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"The #72 pattern has got to be pretty close to the perfect knife."
--T.J. Murphy 2012
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"The #72 pattern has got to be pretty close to the perfect knife."
--T.J. Murphy 2012
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I'm waiting on a Moose.
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Two more for the rebuild pile.
A couple of Queen knives that I know less than nothing about but I like the patterns, and the price.
These are (IMHO) great candidates for rebuilds, and future re-sale.
Just to put this on the table, I have a strategy that I think will be effective for re-selling rebuilt knives, and that is to document each step from as found to finished in photographs, and advertising the knives in that way.
There is no fraud or shady business going on, and buyers will realize that they are paying for the work more than the knife.
Time will tell...
A couple of Queen knives that I know less than nothing about but I like the patterns, and the price.
These are (IMHO) great candidates for rebuilds, and future re-sale.
Just to put this on the table, I have a strategy that I think will be effective for re-selling rebuilt knives, and that is to document each step from as found to finished in photographs, and advertising the knives in that way.
There is no fraud or shady business going on, and buyers will realize that they are paying for the work more than the knife.
Time will tell...
Ken Mc.
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Still more, in the mail
The kitchen knife thread got me started so the first two new ones are a couple of Ontario Knife pieces.
One is an old Hickory (8"blade), and the second is a True Edge (10"blade).
Both are newer but nice users when they are cleaned up. Cheaper than dirt... 3 bucks, and change.
The kitchen knife thread got me started so the first two new ones are a couple of Ontario Knife pieces.
One is an old Hickory (8"blade), and the second is a True Edge (10"blade).
Both are newer but nice users when they are cleaned up. Cheaper than dirt... 3 bucks, and change.
Ken Mc.
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Awesome. I have a few very old cutlery pieces as well. Maybe trade Knives but not 100% sure.americanedgetech wrote:Still more, in the mail
The kitchen knife thread got me started so the first two new ones are a couple of Ontario Knife pieces.
One is an old Hickory (8"blade), and the second is a True Edge (10"blade).
Both are newer but nice users when they are cleaned up. Cheaper than dirt... 3 bucks, and change.
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There's just something about those old kitchen knives Ken! You must have way more than you need. Don't know why that is.americanedgetech wrote:Still more, in the mail
The kitchen knife thread got me started so the first two new ones are a couple of Ontario Knife pieces.
One is an old Hickory (8"blade), and the second is a True Edge (10"blade).
Both are newer but nice users when they are cleaned up. Cheaper than dirt... 3 bucks, and change.
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Not yet sir but I'm working at it!gsmith7158 wrote:There's just something about those old kitchen knives Ken! You must have way more than you need. Don't know why that is.americanedgetech wrote:Still more, in the mail
The kitchen knife thread got me started so the first two new ones are a couple of Ontario Knife pieces.
One is an old Hickory (8"blade), and the second is a True Edge (10"blade).
Both are newer but nice users when they are cleaned up. Cheaper than dirt... 3 bucks, and change.
JC, I just started collecting fixed blades because I know that once I begin, there will be none left for everyone else!
I have been reading a little on those trade knives, and I think that is the era that interests me the most (mid thru late 1700's)
Those knives, and the men that carried them built nations. There is no denying the history in any trade knife.
Ken Mc.
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Got a old timer rat coming, looks good in the bay photos we'll see.
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Better be careful on those; if you are after authentic pre-American Civil War trade knives, which look about like modern butcher knives, you could be in the 99% who get burned. Just sayin....americanedgetech wrote: I have been reading a little on those trade knives, and I think that is the era that interests me the most (mid thru late 1700's) Those knives, and the men that carried them built nations. There is no denying the history in any trade knife.
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I appreciate that Cal.
Once you get past early 19th century it is almost impossible to date a knife visually. At least for me it is.
The subtle differences in eras seem to blend into non existence.
For those early knives I do not think FleaBay is going to be my best buddy as it is in the later knives that I am buying now.
Thru this forum I have been developing a network of resources and pathways to better information that I didn't have or even know where to begin looking for just a few months ago.
I fully expect to get "burned" here or there in collecting but the advantage I have is acceptance. I buy hoping for the best, and I have already decided that I have made a fair purchase before I buy.
Will I lay out 10k for a trade knife that might have been owned by some random trapper that just happened to give it to Meriwether Lewis just before he died? No. I'm not biting...
Estate sales, yard sales, antique shops, junk shops... maybe 50 bucks for a box of knives, and I might get lucky.
I'm just saying that I am keeping my eyes open for them more so than seeking them. I have a friend in Toronto that is doing the same for me. Just keeping an eye open for something unusual.
Thanks for the reality check Cal. I guess you see how eager I can get!
Once you get past early 19th century it is almost impossible to date a knife visually. At least for me it is.
The subtle differences in eras seem to blend into non existence.
For those early knives I do not think FleaBay is going to be my best buddy as it is in the later knives that I am buying now.
Thru this forum I have been developing a network of resources and pathways to better information that I didn't have or even know where to begin looking for just a few months ago.
I fully expect to get "burned" here or there in collecting but the advantage I have is acceptance. I buy hoping for the best, and I have already decided that I have made a fair purchase before I buy.
Will I lay out 10k for a trade knife that might have been owned by some random trapper that just happened to give it to Meriwether Lewis just before he died? No. I'm not biting...
Estate sales, yard sales, antique shops, junk shops... maybe 50 bucks for a box of knives, and I might get lucky.
I'm just saying that I am keeping my eyes open for them more so than seeking them. I have a friend in Toronto that is doing the same for me. Just keeping an eye open for something unusual.
Thanks for the reality check Cal. I guess you see how eager I can get!
Ken Mc.
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I pulled the trigger on this one last night can’t wait for her
Maher and Gross Kansas cane cutter (by GEC)
I bought this because I love the pattern, blade choices, bone and size she’s 4 1/8” closed and also something important to me half stops
Maher and Gross Kansas cane cutter (by GEC)
I bought this because I love the pattern, blade choices, bone and size she’s 4 1/8” closed and also something important to me half stops
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I have one of these M&G "Cane Cutter" knives. Well built strong knife with everything about it easy to like.
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Beautiful knife, gino! GEC really knocked it out of the park with that old timey looking bone.
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