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A couple NYK scouts to ad to the thread .
Always looking for Mint pre war scout knives
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Wow SK! That's a killer. Love that one.
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Here is an easy open NYKC jackknife. 3.5 inches long. Hammered pins. The Hammer Brand Logo puts the knife in the the 1878-1932 date/year range. Probably 1920-1932. There is very little blade loss and the folder is in overall excellent condition. Remnants (faint) of blade etch is still visible on primary blade flat. The pen blade is marked New York Knife Co Walden. Thanks for looking, Lloyd
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Very nice, Lloyd.
Dave
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Always looking for vintage knives with Virginia, Maryland, or Washington D.C. tang stamps. Any condition.
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Great knife, Lloyd! Only the second equal end easy open jack I have seen posted here. Some blade etch visible as well.
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Great knives fellers, that hammer jack floats my boat Lloyd it's a beaut.
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I love the bone jigging on all these old NYK co. knives.
Here is a couple old NYK display knives with cocobolo wood handles. The bails were used to hang the knives is store windows to attract attention of prospective buyers. 11" closed and 25 1/2" with both blades opened.
Here is a couple old NYK display knives with cocobolo wood handles. The bails were used to hang the knives is store windows to attract attention of prospective buyers. 11" closed and 25 1/2" with both blades opened.
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Awesome NYK knives Wayne ... The photos don't do the size justice - those are some big folders ... Very cool and unique..
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I bought and sold one this weekend at Tulsa.It was a jack knife and was missing the hangers and still had it's etch.I didn't think to get a photo of it.I only owned it for an hour or two.
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With large display knives like Charlie has shown, are the blades tempered the same as on a 'regular' knife ?
I tried to sharpen a Schrade USA "Trail of Tears" Stag Clasp knife. The blade is far too soft to take an edge. There is an etch that fills most of the blade surface and maybe this is easier to apply if blade is soft ?
kj
I tried to sharpen a Schrade USA "Trail of Tears" Stag Clasp knife. The blade is far too soft to take an edge. There is an etch that fills most of the blade surface and maybe this is easier to apply if blade is soft ?
kj
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Here's an old New York knife. Can you believe the skins on these old knives? Beautiful!
And they are such a solid build. Great springs. I guess it's supposed to be 3 3/4" but it's actually 3 13/16".
Thanks for looking.
And they are such a solid build. Great springs. I guess it's supposed to be 3 3/4" but it's actually 3 13/16".
Thanks for looking.
Joe
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That's a jewel
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What a specimen Joe! Those jigged bone handles are just a thing of beauty How did they do that Lloyd
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Thank you, Lloyd.
I have often wondered about jigging myself. There doesn't seem to be a lot of information about it and what little explanation I have heard is vague. That's a shame, too, because knives are often identified by jigged covers. The history of jigging itself and the history of those who did the craft of jigging, must be strong. If it were only understood or available. It would seem to me that each person who jigged covers had their own style and maybe had a certain standing among their peers. But I just don't know. It's another one of those things in the cutlery industry that was never deemed important enough to record.
Thanks for looking.
I have often wondered about jigging myself. There doesn't seem to be a lot of information about it and what little explanation I have heard is vague. That's a shame, too, because knives are often identified by jigged covers. The history of jigging itself and the history of those who did the craft of jigging, must be strong. If it were only understood or available. It would seem to me that each person who jigged covers had their own style and maybe had a certain standing among their peers. But I just don't know. It's another one of those things in the cutlery industry that was never deemed important enough to record.
Thanks for looking.
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The big dogleg jacks are much sought after based on the bidding i see, even more so that the smaller sizes and the one above is a real beauty.
My question regarding jigging is: when did jigging machines come into use ? And before machine jigging did knife manufacturers employ 'jiggers' ? or did they buy the bone already jigged with there own jigging pattern from a business specialized in making bone knife handles ?
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My question regarding jigging is: when did jigging machines come into use ? And before machine jigging did knife manufacturers employ 'jiggers' ? or did they buy the bone already jigged with there own jigging pattern from a business specialized in making bone knife handles ?
kj
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Good questions, Roland.
I don't know about jigging machines but I believe there were jiggers who used some apparatus to perform the jigging operation.
Seeing certain jigging that correlates to certain brands leads me to think there were in house jiggers. I think jigging evolved within the brand and also within the brands patterns. I wish I had more confidence in my remarks.
I would be great if someone with more knowledge of the cutlers history would chime in.
I don't know about jigging machines but I believe there were jiggers who used some apparatus to perform the jigging operation.
Seeing certain jigging that correlates to certain brands leads me to think there were in house jiggers. I think jigging evolved within the brand and also within the brands patterns. I wish I had more confidence in my remarks.
I would be great if someone with more knowledge of the cutlers history would chime in.
Joe
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Joe, beautiful old knife? Love the color and the jigging pattern of the NYK handles.
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"there were jiggers who used some apparatus to perform the jigging operation"
That explains how they were able to get fairly consistent jigging patterns. I had wondered how this consistency could be obtained free hand. Now i know, the jiggers had a jig.
Bone jigging is not as old as pocket knives themselves but showed up around 1850 ? (it's a guess). Before that bone would get 'scratted' which basically is a lot of scratches that may or may not be in a pattern.
Perhaps free hand jigging lasted only briefly and then a jig was invented ?
Surely the history of bone jigging is known or documented ?
kj
That explains how they were able to get fairly consistent jigging patterns. I had wondered how this consistency could be obtained free hand. Now i know, the jiggers had a jig.
Bone jigging is not as old as pocket knives themselves but showed up around 1850 ? (it's a guess). Before that bone would get 'scratted' which basically is a lot of scratches that may or may not be in a pattern.
Perhaps free hand jigging lasted only briefly and then a jig was invented ?
Surely the history of bone jigging is known or documented ?
kj