Vintage Barehead Jacks

[tjmurphy]

It's getting more and more scarey around here Beautiful knives all

[Miller Bro's]

Another one for page 3............

[Paladin 51]

A few I have

HS&B
Rem R23
Win 2998 not to sure about this one

[1967redrider]

Nice, knives Miller and Paladin! Cool thread too.

Here's a 3 pack of jacks I have; the top one is a red bone 6231 1/2, followed by a saw cut bone 62009 with a spear blade and a rough black 62031 1/2. All with Case XX tang stamps. I have an Appaloosa bone A6235 1/2 from 1980 but it's not a bare head.

[thefarside]

Here are a few more bareheads, some more interesting than others: double click on photo to enlarge.

first photo top to bottom-
Cattaraugus
Camillus
Hibbard Spencer and Bartlett
Keen Kutter
Walden Knife Co.

second photo-
Schrade Cutlery Co.
New York Knife (front handle has been replaced)
Cattaraugus
Voos
Shapleigh

third photo-
Miller Bros
Shapleigh
Empire
Lehrkind & Daevel

fourth photo-
New York Knife
Northfield

[Jacknifeben]

3 very old bare headed jacks. 5 3/8 inch stag Hibbard Spenser Bartlett, and two 4 3/4 inch Press Button from the late 1890's, early 1900's.

[Miller Bro's]

Very nice , keep them coming guys

[cato]

very nice !!! knives

here is some little tadpoles

[Beechtree]

Here is a GRIFFON XX B'PORT CT barehead. It is etched OPTIMATES CIGARS. Too bad someone took the grinder to it.

[Miller Bro's]

Love the jigged bone on that Griffon

[tongueriver]

I have a question. I had been led to believe that a jack knife was a folding knife with exactly two blades, both arising from one end of the knife. Is this the preferred definition, an unnecessarily rigid viewpoint, or too lenient, or just plain wrong?

[Old Hunter]

TR, From my reading I believe that the term "Jack Knife" is the broadest definition of pocketknives. Typically a jack knife has two blades hinged at the same end such as the Barehead Jack that started this thread (Barlow's and Trapper's are also versions of the Jack Knife), but single bladed knives can be a Jack and double ends - one blade hinged at each bolster can be a Jack Knife too. This Kabar is the only Bare head that I own (that isn't a Barlow). OH

[Just Plain Dave]

Case 6229 1/2 little Jack


Hammer Brand


I know this is really a Barlow. Primble. SOLID!


And Eagle (Phila) 4 1/4" very well used


I think that does it for bare end stuff I own.

[RobesonsRme.com]

A few from The Robeson Cutlery Co, including a couple of Terriers.

I did not include the Barlows.

Charlie Noyes

[tongueriver]

Arf!

[tongueriver]

[Miller Bro's]

Nice ones Charlie

Tongue, Schrade

Here are some really old ones......

[Beechtree]

MB, I really like the jigging as well. The style reminds me a lot of a Challenge Cutlery barehead sheepsfoot jack I came across.
Also, great additions. All fantastic to see, who wouldn't love the sheepsfoot on that Northfield or the fullness of the master on that Empire? Does the Connecticut Cut. Co. read CONN CUTLERY CO. NAUGATUCK? I had to go and look up GARDNER 1876 and Its fun to read about let alone see that great example you have there. Thanks.

Charlie, that is nice collection to add here I really like the second from top ebony. Simple and pretty.

tongueriver, that is a good looking swayback for sure.

[Miller Bro's]

Does the Connecticut Cut. Co. read CONN CUTLERY CO. NAUGATUCK?

Yes, Connecticut is abbreviated, I guess it was too many letters to fit on most knife tangs.

I had to go and look up GARDNER 1876 and Its fun to read about let alone see that great example you have there.

Almost all the Gardner knives you find, and they are not easy to find, will be in the Barlow pattern. It seems they made a ton of these and they do still turn up today. So the Barehead I have is an even more rare pattern to find from this company.

Glad you like them all

[Beechtree]

Fun and fascinating, it's great to learn

[FRJ]

There are some beautiful knives shown here.

Here's another one I remembered.

[galvanic1882]

Here are a few of mine, Northfield, Case Mfg Little Valley and a rare J.H. Mabey Newark.

[1967redrider]

A couple more bareheads I have pictures of;

Real Shepherd's knife,
Cattaraugus 21479,
Cattaraugus 21266

[Vanguard41xx]

Here are some of mine...

Boker


H&B


Case Tested


George Wostenholm

[RobesonsRme.com]

Sabre-cut coke bottle stabber jacks are just downright sexy, aren't they?

Charlie Noyes