Matchng Pairs

[Lansky1]

Lansky, sweet mod, would love to see the other side of them, did you keep the nail nick? Great looking animal.

Thanks Here's the original thread about it with pics: viewtopic.php?f=2&t=52004

[J1890]

Matching green bone. Love this stuff even more after learning the factory burned and destroyed what was left of it. Priceless now.

Iman, as always...sweet collection. Love the Voos!

Here are a pair of GEC 54s. One in Ironwood and one in Cougar Clawed bone.

[bighomer]

Gorgeous knives j1890. ×10.

[philco]

That ironwood really pushes my buttons.

Have you ever forgotten you owned a particular knife then bought another one just like it ? That's how I ended up with these two "twins".

[bigbore]

Phil, if two are too much please email me

[J1890]

Gorgeous knives j1890. ×10.

That ironwood really pushes my buttons.

Thank you Gentleman. The Ironwood is a really nice knife to use.

[dcgm4]

Iman, as always...sweet collection. Love the Voos!

Here are a pair of GEC 54s. One in Ironwood and one in Cougar Clawed bone.
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That bone is very cool.

Have you ever forgotten you owned a particular knife then bought another one just like it ? That's how I ended up with these two "twins".

Nothing wrong with twins, Phil. It's always good to have a backup.

[RalphAlsip]

I was lucky to pick up one of the recently issued Maher & Grosh Kansas Cane Cutter patterns - it is very nice! Thank you Roger and Ken. I am very pleased with the knife

Here is a pictured pair with a comparable old Maher & Grosh. The older knife has no etching so I don't know if it was a Kansas Cane Cutter or another pattern. My belief is that the older Maher & Grosh was made by Miller Bros.

Roger, if you happen to read this... Do you think the older knife is a Kansas Cane Cutter or what the pattern is if not a KCC? The older knife is slightly larger and noticeably heavier. The spear blade on the older knife has a regular pull. No half stops on the older knife.

[peanut740]

Jerry,I believe yours is a Kansas Cane Cutter and they were originally 4 1/4".Miller Brothers quit making knives in 1926.The catalogs I have in that period shows the Cane Cutter being a sleeveboard pattern.No one makes a 4 1/8 or 4 1/4" sleeve board anymore.That is why used the ad out of a 1937 catalog because the Cane Cutter was a cigar.
Maher & Grosh used a lot of different suppliers over the years and one in the early 30's was Ulster and likely others.I won't completely rule out Miller Brothers,but I think it was someone else.

P.S.That is a fine knife!

[peanut740]

Jerry,here is a couple of photos of a sleeveboard Kansas Cane Cutter that I think is a Miller Brothers made knife.This knife belongs to a friend of mine.I have tried to relive him of the burden of owning it,but so far have been unsuccessful!

[RalphAlsip]

Roger, thanks for clarifying. I definitely see the Miller Bros lineage in the bone jigging and color of your friend's knife - it's magnificent example! It certainly feel at home in the etched M&G wing of your museum.

My knife is 4 1/4". I don't have any Ulster knives to compare look and feel. The large cigar pattern is one of my favorites.

[peanut740]

Jerry I'm just speculating on yours being an Ulster.Most of the companies of that era made a big cigar including Miller Brothers. But from the different catalogs I have makes me believe it is not Miller made.
M & G catalogs showed some Miller Brothers patterns well after they went out of business,like the Colorado Stockman.

[ken98k]

Matched set.

[philco]

Very nice Ken.

[ken98k]

Very nice Ken.

Between the fit and finish and the price, I think they're knock-offs.

[bigbore]

ken98k: I m very interested in this Swingguards. Would be great help if you can measure the exact lenght of the blade.
Once from tip to front of guard and second from tip to front of bolster.

[ken98k]

ken98k: I m very interested in this Swingguards. Would be great help if you can measure the exact lenght of the blade.
Once from tip to front of guard and second from tip to front of bolster.

How's this?

[bigbore]

Thanks a lot Ken, that's perfect.
85mm blade are allowed here in switchblades so I can order one.

[QTCut5]

Smooth white bone toothpicks.

~Q~

[Producer]

Kabar 1183
34OT for scale

[Producer]

Camillus 69

[Lansky1]

I like this olive color pattern with pinched bolsters - so far I've found a 90 & 32 ... best part is both have really aggressive deep jigging:

[Ivoryman]

Cool splotchy color, cool jigging.

[Quick Steel]

Very, very neat. I like those a lot, especially the jigging.

[Producer]

In 1980 my wife gave me a Western folder for my 30th birthday.
Other than scratching it up trying to sharpen it, I hardly used it and put it away.
Since I've always wanted a replacement/backup for all the reasons we here tell ourselves, I finally got one some 37 years later.
The original is a "C", 1979. The latest, a "D" with a leather sheath.

I'm happy.