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PD - Awesome looking Clark Bros - the etch is very cool and puts that one over the edge for sure ...
Mike (galvanic) - Great looking Wards and thanks for the info ... I had a J Wards from Turners Falls MA in my list but guess there was one in NY too - and that Abraham Lincoln gift knife sold for only $90.7K - I would have to sell the house for that one and one can imagine the conversation I would be having with my wife ....
Mike R - Beautiful Henckels and such an awesome big blade with beautiful gold etch work in a cool pattern - WOW!! ...
This thread should have a BYODB warning - "Bring Your Own Drool Bucket"
Mike (galvanic) - Great looking Wards and thanks for the info ... I had a J Wards from Turners Falls MA in my list but guess there was one in NY too - and that Abraham Lincoln gift knife sold for only $90.7K - I would have to sell the house for that one and one can imagine the conversation I would be having with my wife ....
Mike R - Beautiful Henckels and such an awesome big blade with beautiful gold etch work in a cool pattern - WOW!! ...
This thread should have a BYODB warning - "Bring Your Own Drool Bucket"
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I had not seen this thread until Joe brought it back to life. I guess if I had to pick one knife that stuck in my mind, it is this one that peanut740 (Roger) posted a few years back.
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I agree, Mel, that is a real beauty.
That's a fabulous hunter, Roger.
That's a fabulous hunter, Roger.
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Hard to argue with that knife Mel! Hard to argue with a lot of knives shown really. I have one in my photo library that I’m not sure who it belongs to. It is a Northfield and it just is amazing to me.
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Impossible task to pick ONE nicest looking old knife. Every knife posted to date is a contender. So far, for me, I would have to say Joe's ivory congress whittler, or Roger's Forest King.
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This thread is like like the "Academy Awards of Knives" - but in fact there are no winners - as said it is impossible to pick one over another
Mel's post of Roger's Hunter reminded me about that beauty as well
and JamesC41001 - What a spectacular Northfield ... Another very elusive company mark to find and that knife is the nicest Northfield that I have ever seen ... The curves and edges of the blades along with the swell-center frame is like looking at a piece of art ... WOW!!!!!
Mel's post of Roger's Hunter reminded me about that beauty as well
and JamesC41001 - What a spectacular Northfield ... Another very elusive company mark to find and that knife is the nicest Northfield that I have ever seen ... The curves and edges of the blades along with the swell-center frame is like looking at a piece of art ... WOW!!!!!
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Well said Lee. I think the gentlemen who made it was at the top of his game. I found a picture of an Ulster knife that is very similar but it has jigged bone covers.
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Somebody here has or had a schrade cut 08883 stockman, I do not recall who. This pattern is the nicest looking knife in the world to me.
Another very nice one that I’m quite fond of is a schrade cut 8566 jr cattle posted by miller bros. This is the only one that I have seen.
Another very nice one that I’m quite fond of is a schrade cut 8566 jr cattle posted by miller bros. This is the only one that I have seen.
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It's nice to see some contributions. Thanks guys and thanks for the comments too.
Here's a beauty I posted somewhere back in the forum.
A. W. Wadsworth & Son
Here's a beauty I posted somewhere back in the forum.
A. W. Wadsworth & Son
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As others have stated there have been many extraordinary vintage knives posted by members here and it is impossible to pick one. One that stands out for me is an Ulster Barlow with an etch that Galvanic has, I'm a barlow guy and that knife is stunning, I hope Mike can post a pic of that knife again.
2 in my collection that I think qualify are an unused stag Joseph Rodgers Congress and a Challenge Carpenters jack.
2 in my collection that I think qualify are an unused stag Joseph Rodgers Congress and a Challenge Carpenters jack.
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Joe - Eloquent looking MOP Wadsworth
John - Those are no doubt 2 stunners ... That Rodgers was stuck in my mind from your first post of it - a real "sleeper" and never used - Gorgeous knife and though England is on the stamp I am thinking not too far after 1890 on that one - just a guess based on stag... That Challenge Carpenters Jack is sweet too
John - Those are no doubt 2 stunners ... That Rodgers was stuck in my mind from your first post of it - a real "sleeper" and never used - Gorgeous knife and though England is on the stamp I am thinking not too far after 1890 on that one - just a guess based on stag... That Challenge Carpenters Jack is sweet too
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Ok John here is the barlow, That Rodgers knife is fantastic! I've been looking for them lately and that's a beauty.
This thread is fun but a hard one, so many nice knives posted it's hard to choose. I think that pearl or abalone's are hard to beat as far as nicest looking but that's just me. I love bone and one of my favorite's is horn with some color in it. Then you have all the fantastic etches which are great too. Roger has the lead on those thats for sure!!
Here are my carved pearl Utica's that to me are just beautiful and Abalone's. Oh man what about some great celluloid??
This thread is fun but a hard one, so many nice knives posted it's hard to choose. I think that pearl or abalone's are hard to beat as far as nicest looking but that's just me. I love bone and one of my favorite's is horn with some color in it. Then you have all the fantastic etches which are great too. Roger has the lead on those thats for sure!!
Here are my carved pearl Utica's that to me are just beautiful and Abalone's. Oh man what about some great celluloid??
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Thanks Mike, that Barlow is something else, if you ever decide to sell that one please let me know.
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I am running out of adjectives to describe the knives posted here and on the pre 1960 thread. Lovely, beautiful, nice, very nice and great (my usual standbys for comments) all seem to be not enough. I am going to have to dig out my old thesaurus. Anyway, another batch of awesome (not really a big fan of this term) and stupendous knives posted by Paul, Joe, John and Mike!
Paul - 2 very nice Cut Co!
Joe - as Lee said, an elegant Wadsworth pearl with unique bolsters!
John - 2 fantastic knives, the Joseph Rodgers is right up there as one of the top knives posted in this thread so far, in my opinion!
Mike - those etched Uticas are really special, I am especially partial to the carved pearl congresses! That celluloid is right up there as well.
Paul - 2 very nice Cut Co!
Joe - as Lee said, an elegant Wadsworth pearl with unique bolsters!
John - 2 fantastic knives, the Joseph Rodgers is right up there as one of the top knives posted in this thread so far, in my opinion!
Mike - those etched Uticas are really special, I am especially partial to the carved pearl congresses! That celluloid is right up there as well.
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Funny but there is a line for that one, must have been asked by 10 guys to let them know if I want to sell it! I love the darn thing too!
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Nice to see this old thread come back up to the top! There are so many more beautiful knives posted since this thread started it's hard to choose just one
But, I am going to nominate this one from the Sheffield Exhibition thread!
But, I am going to nominate this one from the Sheffield Exhibition thread!
Thanks Paul! I'm glad you like the knife, only one I have seen too.KnifeSlinger#81 wrote:Another very nice one that I’m quite fond of is a schrade cut 8566 jr cattle posted by miller bros. This is the only one that I have seen.
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Man that's a beauty Dimitri, wish I owned just one of those exhibition knives!!
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Mike, the knife really is a work of art! All the exhibition knives are
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WOW Dimiitri - I think as Dan said I am running out of adjectives - how about supercalifragilisticexpialidocious ... Thanks for posting that one (and reminding me about that thread )...
Here's a few galvanic1882 posted in the past which really stick in my ol' noggin and deserve to be here imho -
Empire- and to me another exquisite piece of cutlery - check out how the blades were shaped to the frame !!
Rodgers- with checkered MOP !!
Here's a few galvanic1882 posted in the past which really stick in my ol' noggin and deserve to be here imho -
Empire- and to me another exquisite piece of cutlery - check out how the blades were shaped to the frame !!
Rodgers- with checkered MOP !!
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Lee I have to agree with you on the Empire tuxedo! That knife made a large imprint in my brain from the first time Mike posted it.
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That Sheffield knife is beyond "incredible."
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I’d say this thread has better looking content than an art gallery.
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Dimitri, what a knife Outstanding Cutlery! Thanks for showing it in this thread!
Also, those galvanic1882 (mike) folders are just incredible! Thanks for posting them here Lee.
I agree with Paul this is better than any old art gallery
Also, those galvanic1882 (mike) folders are just incredible! Thanks for posting them here Lee.
I agree with Paul this is better than any old art gallery
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Going back over this thread for the first time in awhile and trying not to drool on the keyboard. Way too many nice knives here.
Thought I would put this one in as one of my favorite knives in my accumulation. Bought from Mike DeFeo from New Hampshire who used to write articles for several knife magazines. Paid more money for it than any other knife I had at the time(it was still a deal)and never regretted it. Many years later I wound up with a Penn Cutlery deer foot knife that he had written an article about in a magazine.Got it from someone else. Don't think Mike kept knives very long.
Anyway here it is:A Press Button Knife Co. one armed man's knife with the A.A.Marks etch still visible on the blade.
Thought I would put this one in as one of my favorite knives in my accumulation. Bought from Mike DeFeo from New Hampshire who used to write articles for several knife magazines. Paid more money for it than any other knife I had at the time(it was still a deal)and never regretted it. Many years later I wound up with a Penn Cutlery deer foot knife that he had written an article about in a magazine.Got it from someone else. Don't think Mike kept knives very long.
Anyway here it is:A Press Button Knife Co. one armed man's knife with the A.A.Marks etch still visible on the blade.
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