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edge213 wrote: Fri Nov 13, 2020 3:31 am
JohnR wrote: Fri Oct 16, 2020 7:42 pm Here's a rarity, a New York Knife Co 3 1/2" jack in stag, pattern # 29776, don't see very many early American made knives in stag.
Beautiful knife!!
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JohnR wrote: Fri Oct 16, 2020 7:42 pm Here's a rarity, a New York Knife Co 3 1/2" jack in stag, pattern # 29776, don't see very many early American made knives in stag.
Man that's a beauty!! ::tu::
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PACKLEAD3R wrote: Thu Nov 12, 2020 9:42 pm What about a single blade, how could a person tell?
PACKLEADER. If it is a New York Knife CO. knife it will be stamped on the pile side tang. This is off the top of my head, so results may vary.
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PACKLEAD3R wrote: Thu Nov 12, 2020 9:42 pm What about a single blade, how could a person tell?
Has edgy46 said,if it has New York Knife on the back of the tang, then NYKC.If not it is an Imperial.
At the least it had been rehandled with abalone.
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Thank you both!
edgy46 wrote: Sat Nov 14, 2020 1:09 pm
PACKLEAD3R wrote: Thu Nov 12, 2020 9:42 pm What about a single blade, how could a person tell?
PACKLEADER. If it is a New York Knife CO. knife it will be stamped on the pile side tang. This is off the top of my head, so results may vary.
Stay fluid and ever changing... "I heard it in some movie, sometime, someday. Shucks it's hard to say" ::tu:: ::tu:: ::tu::

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Here's a stag knife from Charles "Chuko" Lamb's collection that I was able to buy from his son. I suspect other members here were able to buy NYK knives from him as well, so maybe those will start showing up here. (Not my photo, because it's in focus and actually shows what the knife looks like.)
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Excellent knife Mike! ::tu:: ::tu::
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X2
That is a nice one!!

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That is a fine example. Congrats
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You have a beautiful knife there, Mike.
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Nice one Mike!

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Thanks for the nice comments. I knew Charles had some great knives but I had no idea he had so many.
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Beautiful knife Mike ::tu:: ::tu::

I knew Charles for years and he was a great guy so when he passed a few years ago all that knew him where and still are sad he's gone. He had a love of pearl knives, Orange Blossoms and lobsters mostly. He also collected NYK Co knives plus some Custom folders among others. He came to AZ in 2016, I think that was the year, and we met and chatted about knives for a couple of hours. We had a nice time with show and tell!! Through the years I sold him a few knives mostly NYK's. When he passed I was able to buy a few back from his son.

In the pictures the Scimitar knife was one as was the etched pearl whittler. The 5 blade I did not sell to Charles but was very lucky to have gotten it.

The picture with the 2 Navy knives. The one that is marked NYK I sold to Charles and was also able to get back. It's twin is marked OVB and is also a NYK Co made knife. Thanks to Llyod for helping me get the twin!!

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I forgot to post the Scimitar knife
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Mike,those scimitar knives are the coolest! ::tu:: ::tu::
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peanut740 wrote: Fri Dec 04, 2020 3:26 pm Mike,those scimitar knives are the coolest! ::tu:: ::tu::
And I agree!!!
Such a COOL knife!

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Thanks for posting those Mike. Each one is a treasure in its own right, but I also really like the scimitar knife. ::tu::
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Beautiful knives, Mike.
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Tanks guys, yes that Scimitar is a special knife. Still can’t believe I let that go before! ::dang:: ::dang::
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Mark Zaleski has a pearl one that was presented to a Masonic Grand Master that started the Shriners Hospitals. It is engraved with all the info etc.on it.
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Yes he does, it was offered to me when I showed this one to Mark but we couldn’t find common ground on a price. ::shrug:: It’s a beauty for sure!
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I recall seeing that Masonic knife in one of Voyles' auctions a while back. I think it was in with a bunch of Sheffield knives.

Well Mike, you and Charles have both been able to enjoy that knife.
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::tu:: ::tu::
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Mike those are all crazy nice. The pearl whittler with the double pulls keeps calling me back to it. The five blade speaks back to the origins of NYK co. All special knives for a lot of reasons. Thanks for showing them off and the back story story as well
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Thanks Jay ::tu:: ::tu::
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