Old Cattle Knives
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Re: Old Cattle Knives
jtx, piling on to others' comments - your 6345 1/2 is very nice!
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Re: Old Cattle Knives
Jerry posts: "
I don't really "get" the Cattle Knife pattern"
Not sure if this helps but the Cattle knife pattern pre dates the Stockman. I believe the name "cigar' pattern is a later nickname perhaps coined by someone who didn't know or like the name "Cattle" ?
I have the same Winchester Cattle Knife as shown above(3009) except mine is the 3008 pattern as it has the spear master blade.
I have it listed in "Advertisements" but am thinking it might be one of those knives you regret having sold.
kj
I don't really "get" the Cattle Knife pattern"
Not sure if this helps but the Cattle knife pattern pre dates the Stockman. I believe the name "cigar' pattern is a later nickname perhaps coined by someone who didn't know or like the name "Cattle" ?
I have the same Winchester Cattle Knife as shown above(3009) except mine is the 3008 pattern as it has the spear master blade.
I have it listed in "Advertisements" but am thinking it might be one of those knives you regret having sold.
kj
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I think you're right Kj. For a Winchester collector that knife would be a prize you wouldn't want to let go of. She is a beauty!
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Re: Old Cattle Knives
3 5/8" Robeson, slick black, tight and snappy, only the very faintest signs of use. Glassy smooth patina. The pen blade has an unusual grind; it might look short to some, but it is not. I can see the remains of an etch, but I can't make out any of it.
Re: Old Cattle Knives
I think these were etched "Carpenter's Knife".
I think the oddly shaped pen blade was intended to be a scribe.
I think the oddly shaped pen blade was intended to be a scribe.
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Re: Old Cattle Knives
Hey! How cool is that! Knice!FRJ wrote:Nice knife, tongueriver.
Here's one ........... with a different shield.
Re: Old Cattle Knives
My Robeson cattle : one of my favorite edc's!
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Re: Old Cattle Knives
Unmarked WARDS I was told, 4 blade with awl. Shield on wrong side.
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I think the odd secondary blade on those Robesons is actually an awl.
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That's a beaut Scott. Right interesting knife.TripleF wrote:Unmarked WARDS I was told, 4 blade with awl. Shield on wrong side.
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Check this beauty out. Received this one,courtesy of Wayne. Thanks buddy. Very nice knife.
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Nice bone, cool shield, full blades. Very nice
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Very nice Jdub.
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Thanks,I appreciate it fellas. It's a stout knife with excellent snap on all blades.
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Jdub, that is a great looking knife!
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And it's a Robeson.
Nice one.
Charlie
Nice one.
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Re: Old Cattle Knives
Beautiful Robeson examples posted recently. Here are a couple that Charlie RobesonsRme helped me add to my pile of Cattle knives.
With the Robeson ShurEdge U.S.A stamp, I have a very difficult time knowing if a knife is before 1940 or after 1940. I believe the Carpenters Choice knife is pre-1940 because the word ShurEdge is mixed case instead of all uppercase letters.
With the Robeson ShurEdge U.S.A stamp, I have a very difficult time knowing if a knife is before 1940 or after 1940. I believe the Carpenters Choice knife is pre-1940 because the word ShurEdge is mixed case instead of all uppercase letters.
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Good solid 4 blade Cattle knife there Scott. I wonder what the significance is of shield being on side opposite to front of master blade ?
Anyone know ?
kj
Anyone know ?
kj
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Jerry, your Carpenter's Choice dates 1916 to 1939 and the punch knife 1922 to 1939, according to the research from Tom Kalcevic in Knives Can Talk.
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Re: Old Cattle Knives
Wostenholm calls this a Farmer's knife but it looks similar to many of the Cattle knives shown. Perhaps a variation on the theme.
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Re: Old Cattle Knives
Dave, beautiful old Winchester cattle knife.
SK, your Wostenholm Farmers knife shares many properties (equal end, punch, etc.) with my understanding of a Cattle knife. It is a little fancier with the slanted bolsters
SK, your Wostenholm Farmers knife shares many properties (equal end, punch, etc.) with my understanding of a Cattle knife. It is a little fancier with the slanted bolsters