Lets show some Old and Rare ones.

[djknife13]

OK Skip..You have so many similar ones thought you may have acquired a collection. Love the Knives In The News posts.

DJKnife: I'm a rabid hawk fan and that's a sweet one. Couldn't find anything on those marks. J.O'.

Thanks. Yeah, the hawkbill bug hit me 10 to 15 years ago. I posted pictures of most of my collection of around 400 a few years back and later pictures of the only 2 blade (saw and hawkbill blade) with a true split back spring. I'm having a little trouble finding ones I don't have but this one made the list.____Dave

[Ridgegrass]

Any automatic hawkbills? Saw one at my Mason Dixon Club years ago. J.S. (the owner) would even talk about parting with it. J.O'.

[djknife13]

Any automatic hawkbills? Saw one at my Mason Dixon Club years ago. J.S. (the owner) would even talk about parting with it. J.O'.

I've never seen one.____Dave

[galvanic1882]

Not exactly a hawkbill but close. A balloonists knife from after WW1. Plus I know Flylock made one but I don’t have a picture of one. The picture included is of the balloonists knife.

[FRJ]

Mike, a very unique and cool knife!

[Ridgegrass]

Galvanic: I believe it was a Flylock. Really was cool. Is the balloonist's blade worn or in it's original profile? Thanks. J.O'.

[wiseguy]

Wow Mike, that's a rare one.... thanks for sharing it !

[New_Windsor_NY]

This is my most recent arrival to my all metal handle knives collection. It's a THE W & H CO. - USA - NEWARK NJ, single blade pocket knife. According to the GOINS book, "c 1870-1959 Whitehead & Hoag was founded in 1870. They went out of business about 1959. This was an advertising specialties firm; the knives were made for them by a variety of cutlery manufacturers." But with the advertising on the handles of the pocket knife, the date of manufacture can be narrowed down to circa 1930. There is a serial number(?) stamped into the handle. It measures just a hair under 2 1/4" closed and just a hair over 3 3/4" open. It is completely magnetic. I don't collect advertising pocket knives per se, but besides being all metal, it advertises a bank during the depression era and I also have a direct connection with the town/city of Poughkeepsie, but not with a bank. It needed a bit of cleaning. I took some pictures and here it is.
Click on a picture to ENLARGE.

If you think that I already posted THIS EXACT SAME pocket knife under this topic, think again, you're wrong.
viewtopic.php?f=35&t=22856&start=1305#p884545

[Ridgegrass]

SENECA CUTLERY Co., by UTICA, 1932-42. Candy stripe celluloid,(no linear shrinkage), teardrop pattern. 3-3/8". J.O'.

[edge213]

SENECA CUTLERY Co., by UTICA, 1932-42. Candy stripe celluloid,(no linear shrinkage), teardrop pattern. 3-3/8". J.O'.

[FRJ]

Nice one, J.O.

[Madmarco]

Howdy fellas! I've been eye-balling this thread for awhile now, but didn't want to get started on it's 90 pages until I had adequate time to browse it, and I started today. I don't know what constitutes "Old and Rare", but according to the paperwork that came with this knife I recently acquired, it was built over 30 years ago, only a few were made by hand, and it's considered very rare. I only made it through the first 10 pages, so I'm hoping that the member here who also has a copy hasn't posted his before now, but if he has, I apologize for the double-up. The reason I know that another member has a copy of this knife is because I had a deal with him to purchase his, but unfortunately the deal fell through, and then I found this copy on Ebay, along with another one that displays a different tang stamp. MY copy and the copy belonging to our fellow member have a front tang stamp of "FLT-1", and the copy that's still on Ebay has a front tang stamp of the official Blackjack Knives logo and wording, along with an asking price of US$1498., and although I paid-up a bit for mine, it was nowhere near that much. The paperwork is from Jemmy Iwahara, the same fella that Mark(SSk)deals with, so I've sent him an email inquiring why the knives have these differences, and, exactly who built it, so if and when he replies I'll try to edit this post with any new information. The knife was commissioned by Blackjack Knives to be built by Seki in Japan but never was and only a very few were produced, and Jemmy claims it's very rare. The specs are, 8 3/8" oal Blackjack "Donnybrook" stiletto/SS dagger blade with stud, NS bolsters, brass liners, and black ringed micarta covers. Weighs about 5 oz.'s, and came with only the bottom edge factory sharp. If this knife doesn't fall into the "old and rare" category, my apologies, I'm just really proud of this one and wanted to share it with you all! If you click twice on the pics they'll expand so you can read the letter. Thanks for looking! Mark!

[Ivoryman]

Edward K Tryon Philadelphia
Challenge Cut Co Bridgeport

[Ripster]

Edward K Tryon Philadelphia
Challenge Cut Co Bridgeport

I man , if there was a knife calendar shot, that would be one of this Month of March . Beautiful bones ,steel and pictures

[Waukonda]

Clark Bros, Kansas City

[edge213]

Clark Bros, Kansas City

Nice!
I especially like the shield.

[Ivoryman]

Clark Bros, Kansas City

That's a looker, great shape and beautiful. Never heard of Clarks Brothers. But it's a great piece.

[New_Windsor_NY]

Clark.....

Nice one Ike.
What does or what did the blade etch say?

[Waukonda]

Clark.....

Nice one Ike.
What does or what did the blade etch say?

It says "Hand Hammered" with a logo in between the 2 words, not unlike the Hammer Brand logo. Dufficult to see, but if you enlarge this picture you may be able to make it out.

Clark Bros weren't around long. They operated in KC for a few years and then bought out Northfield, going bankrupt a few years after that.

[Ripster]

Clark Bros, Kansas City

That’s a dandy piece

[peanut740]

Ike

[danno50]

Two great old knives, Ivoryman! I am especially partial to the Challenge, the bone, shield and rattail bolster.
You sure find some fantastic old knives, Ike! The Clark Bros. is very nice.

[Ivoryman]

Thanks danno. Exactly how I feel about your oldies. Appreciate the occasional dating help you provide too.

[Waukonda]

Central City 4" barehead jack

[doglegg]

Beautiful old knife and it hasn't been sharpened to death.