A couple of excellent finds Skip. Both are toughies, but I gotta love that Case!!New_Windsor_NY wrote: ↑Sun Jan 10, 2021 9:04 pm Yesterday, these two pocket knives arrived and joined my wire handle/frame collection. The first one, the first 4 pictures, is a GEO SCHRADE, single blade, hawkbill pocket knife. It still has, although VERY faint, the remains of an ATLAS BISON blade etch. The second one, the next 5 pictures, is one of my "GRAIL" pocket knives. It is a CASE, single blade pocket knife with a cap lifter/bottle opener. This particular CASE pocket knife pattern was manufactured by Schrade in the Bridgeport plant. I haven't decided if I'm going to replace the missing blade guard/spacer in the handle. Both pocket knives needed a little cleaning. I cleaned them, took some pictures and here they are. The last picture is from a 1934 catalog and explains the three CASE wire handle/frame patterns. Now to find the other 2 CASE wire handle/frame patterns (the 2nd post from the top of this page).
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Thank you Smitty.
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Finally arrived after taking a detour to Florida. Much better shape than the seller's photos. All I did was wash it with dish soap and a soft tooth brush and then some flitz. Put a nice edge on it and in the pocket. Still contemplating removing the remaining red paint. Here it is with its twin.
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Truly a dynamic duo!
It DOES look a helluva lot
better than the seller's pictures portrayed.
VERY nice joeradza.
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Very nice to you both , didn’t know there are the 3 different ones with Case Stamp. Always learn something new when you guys post.New_Windsor_NY wrote: ↑Fri Jan 15, 2021 11:56 pmTruly a dynamic duo!
It DOES look a helluva lot
better than the seller's pictures portrayed.
VERY nice joeradza.
Skip ,joeradza, thanks for sharing your wire jacks ,very interesting.
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Very cool, always knice to be surprised by the condition. Congrats.joeradza wrote: ↑Fri Jan 15, 2021 8:19 pm Finally arrived after taking a detour to Florida. Much better shape than the seller's photos. All I did was wash it with dish soap and a soft tooth brush and then some flitz. Put a nice edge on it and in the pocket. Still contemplating removing the remaining red paint. Here it is with its twin.
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Thank you JP.
I didn't know there were 3 different CASE
wire handle/frame pocket knives either.
Oh well, one down and two to go.
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Cool finds joe & Skip!
I enjoy seeing these types of knives. My dad had one of these in his garage when I was a kid. I always thought the handles were either missing or that my dad just took a knife blade and welded some wire to it to give it some purpose in life. What do kids know?
I enjoy seeing these types of knives. My dad had one of these in his garage when I was a kid. I always thought the handles were either missing or that my dad just took a knife blade and welded some wire to it to give it some purpose in life. What do kids know?
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This is the most recent addition to my wire-jack pocket knife collection. It's a GEO. SCHRADE, single blade, double tang stamp, wire handle/frame pocket knife. It needed cleaning. I took some pictures and here it is.
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New_Windsor_NY wrote: ↑Thu Jan 28, 2021 9:18 pm This is the most recent addition to my wire-jack pocket knife collection. It's a GEO. SCHRADE, single blade, double tang stamp, wire handle/frame pocket knife. It needed cleaning. I took some pictures and here it is.
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I'll sharpen it for you, but I don't give out band-aids!!
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Thank you Smitty.
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Josey Wales: "To hell with them fellas. Buzzards got to eat, same as worms."
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This morning I added this pocket knife to my collection. It's a GEO SCHRADE, single blade with fish scaler, double tang stamp, wire frame/handle pocket knife. Definitely not the prettiest example of this pattern that I've obtained. It needed cleaning. I did what I could with it. The handle looks like it has issues (it isn't rusted), but it's really not that bad. I took some pictures and here it is.
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J.O'., that's a VERY g@@d lking hawkbill.
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Thanks gentlemen. I think the spacer would have strengthened the snap. It's good but there are stronger ones.
Doesn't matter; it's working days are done. J.O'.
Doesn't matter; it's working days are done. J.O'.
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As of this morning, this is now my most recent addition to my wire handle/frame, pocket knife collection. It's a GEO. SCHRADE, single blade, wire handle/frame, hawkbill pruner. It needed a bit of cleaning. I took some pictures and here it is.
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Cool one Skip.Not to pry but was it reasonably priced? (Answer optional ) J.O'.
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Thank you J.O'.
I had no trouble with spending the $$ that I spent.
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Looks great Skip! Nice find!New_Windsor_NY wrote: ↑Mon Feb 15, 2021 5:20 pm As of this morning, this is now my most recent addition to my wire handle/frame, pocket knife collection. It's a GEO. SCHRADE, single blade, wire handle/frame, hawkbill pruner. It needed a bit of cleaning. I took some pictures and here it is.
Click on a picture to ENLARGE.
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Looks nice.New_Windsor_NY wrote: ↑Mon Feb 15, 2021 5:20 pm As of this morning, this is now my most recent addition to my wire handle/frame, pocket knife collection. It's a GEO. SCHRADE, single blade, wire handle/frame, hawkbill pruner. It needed a bit of cleaning. I took some pictures and here it is.
Click on a picture to ENLARGE.
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I May Grow Older, But I refuse to Grow Up!!
I'll sharpen it for you, but I don't give out band-aids!!
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Thank you Tom.
Thank you Smitty.
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