Old Ebony Wood Handle Knives

Miller Bro's · Post by **Miller Bro's** » Mon May 27, 2013 12:17 am

A very old Gardner knife.

Beechtree · Post by **Beechtree** » Sun Jun 02, 2013 8:05 pm

Those are great K7K. Theres a lot of beautiful ebony there. Any chance you would be willing to share a pic of the blades on the American Knife Co. jack at the bottom of the first picture, and the Holley at the bottom of the 3rd?
Very sweet MB! A fine example. A really clean knife for being so old, it looks tight as can be.

Miller Bro's · Post by **Miller Bro's** » Mon Jun 03, 2013 12:15 am

Beechtree wrote:Very sweet MB! A fine example. A really clean knife for being so old, it looks tight as can be

Yes it is, for the age it has not been used much or abused at all. The blades have perfect snap, no wobble and the handles are tight to the liners

orvet · Post by **orvet** » Mon Jun 03, 2013 2:40 pm

This isn't an old knife but it is one of my favorite knives in ebony!
I used Bryan's pics.

I don't recall them being posted in this thread, my apologies if they are.

bigdaddys8ball · Post by **bigdaddys8ball** » Mon Jun 03, 2013 4:27 pm

here is a old ebony catt

Capt. Farrel · Post by **Capt. Farrel** » Thu Jun 06, 2013 8:52 pm

My only ebony hadle knife up to now, a Linder Morningstar:

Beechtree · Post by **Beechtree** » Sun Jun 16, 2013 11:10 pm

Thats a pretty one Capt. Farrel. Ebony and nickel silver go so well together. Any idea about he vintage here?

Capt. Farrel · Post by **Capt. Farrel** » Mon Jun 17, 2013 7:19 am

Thank you Beechtree! The Brand "Morningstar" was used by Linder between 1939 and 1970, so it should be at least 40 years old.

orvet · Post by **orvet** » Mon Jun 17, 2013 1:00 pm

Nice knife!
Silver & ebony, a classic combination!

knife7knut · Post by **knife7knut** » Thu Jun 20, 2013 1:10 am

Here is one I bought today at an antique store.Robeson 126242 barehead jack.Have to check with Charlie about the stampings.Master blade stamped in a straight line(Robeson Shuredge Rochester)and the pen blade stamped in an arc Robeson Cutlery USA.Doesn'r appear to have ever been sharpened(either blade) and looked like it may have had a clear coating applied to it at one time(maybe at the factory?).Ebony scales were dry so I applied a little mineral oil to them and cleaned the blades up a bit. Not bad for $18.

Cutty · Post by **Cutty** » Thu Jun 20, 2013 1:26 am

Nice k7k

great price too

Beechtree · Post by **Beechtree** » Thu Jun 20, 2013 2:39 am

Thanks for the info Capt. Farrel, that is swell looking knife.

K7K, sweet jack. Nice find for $18.

orvet · Post by **orvet** » Thu Jun 20, 2013 4:47 am

That is a great knife for $50 Ray, for $18 it is outstanding!

Capt. Farrel · Post by **Capt. Farrel** » Thu Jun 20, 2013 7:15 pm

I love it when the blades of old knives are still in this great condition. At 18 Dollars it´s a steal!

Iron Hoarder · Post by **Iron Hoarder** » Thu Jun 20, 2013 8:25 pm

Great knives everybody. I need more Ebony!!

RobesonsRme.com · Post by **RobesonsRme.com** » Tue Jun 25, 2013 3:09 am

Tom Kalcevic in Knives Can Talk! dates that stamp 1922 to 1939.

Robeson used to coat display board knives with a clear lacquer. If that is what's on your knife, it can be removed with finger nail polish remover if you desire.

Very nice knife for under $20.00.

Charlie Noyes

knife7knut · Post by **knife7knut** » Tue Jun 25, 2013 6:23 pm

Thanks Charlie and to all those who commented.Aside from using the old #2 pencil on the rust spots and a bit of oil I think I'm going to leave it as is.I have plenty of shiny knives

This was a case where if I hadn't asked the proprietor I never would have known the knife was there.It was the only knife in the shop(except for a cheapo souvenir knife)and hidden away in a small box and half buried on the lower shelf of the display case. I guess I'm going to have to look harder and ask more questions.All to make the hunt even more exciting.

Miller Bro's · Post by **Miller Bro's** » Sun Jun 30, 2013 1:10 am

Ray, are you sure it is wood? Robeson used a black comp. that is very similar, hard to see in the photos.

Whatever the case it is a very nice old knife

whitebuffalo58 · Post by **whitebuffalo58** » Sun Dec 29, 2013 2:45 am

This is an oddly built old knife. Covered backsprings and pinless construction. It almost looks like the bolsters are pewter and possibly poured right to the liners. Never really seen a knife built quite like this.

WB

wlf · Post by **wlf** » Sun Dec 29, 2013 3:39 am

Me either,but I like'm rare.Nice ones guys,and great buy on that Robeson.

Miller Bro's · Post by **Miller Bro's** » Sun Dec 29, 2013 3:20 pm

whitebuffalo58 wrote:This is an oddly built old knife. Covered backsprings and pinless construction.

Wow! That is my kind of knife

Lawrence · Post by **Lawrence** » Sun Dec 29, 2013 4:42 pm

Here's a nice old German one that I found.

dcgm4 · Post by **dcgm4** » Wed Jan 01, 2014 6:14 pm

Great knives, everyone!

Here are a few of mine. The last one is a bit unusual because the ebony is jigged.

jerryd6818 · Post by **jerryd6818** » Wed Jan 01, 2014 6:53 pm

I'm not a fan of wood handles but this GEC #15 Huckelberry Boy's Knife with ebony handles just tickles me clear to the bone. It's not old of course, but to me, it looks old and if it had rat-tail bolsters, it would look like it came right off the shelf of an early 20th century hardware store.

singin46 · Post by **singin46** » Wed Jan 01, 2014 6:56 pm

I agree Jerry, looks like it could've been sittin in a case filled with other older Ebony beauties.

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