Congress Is In Session!

[mickeyevans]

nice Catt Jack, There is another collector here that loves Catt's but I just looked at your album again, and you are the king or Prince of Catt's, a Duke at least.
I can't look too much at all those near mint to mint knives, might make me stop loving my knives, but it hasn't yet, cause I can hold mine,
now don't invite me to see your's in person, I will not be responsible

[Jacknifeben]

On a 3 inch knife the curve is not as noticeable until you put a straight edge against it.

[wlf]

I really like that arched shield on that congress and beautiful bone JB.

Mickey,you gotta start somewhere,if at the top,gett'n there would be no fun.

[Miller Bro's]

Nice old Catt., thanks for showing it!

[RobesonsRme.com]

JKB, I put a straight edge on the computer monitor before I wrote that.

I'm pleased to be proven wrong, yet again.

Here is one of the Robesons of which I spoke. It's about the same size as your Cattaraugus.

It is straight on the back side. The open blades are confusing too.

Charlie

[Miller Bro's]

I mentioned in my first post, if it does not have a sheep foot master blade it is not considered a Congress knife.

[Jacknifeben]

They must have had a new guy doing the tang stamps. 2250 Catt.
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[RobesonsRme.com]

Actually, I was referring to the appearance the knife had of being curved. I know it's a penknife with a pen and cuticle blade.

Neither of these has a sheepfoot for a master blade, though.

Charlie Noyes

[Miller Bro's]

Here is a very old Waterville with Ivory handles.

[knife7knut]

Nice one Dimitri! Here is one from about the same era: Vulcan Knife Co Germany 4 blade with real tortoise shell scales(sadly cracked).Patent date on the shield of April 5 1892.

[Miller Bro's]

Ray,

Are you sure they are real tortoise shell handles? I think they are celluloid.

Reason being those style handles were patented by a man named August Pauls, in his patent application he refers to the handle material for his invention as being made of celluloid or "a plastic substance".

You will notice there are no pins holding the handles on because the sheet metal bolsters are embedded into the celluloid and that is what holds them down.

[knife7knut]

Dimitri:
You know until you mentioned it tonight I never noticed that there were no pins holding the scales on! I just finished looking at the scales under a 30x loupe and although the layering common to tortoise shell isn't easily visible it is there.I tied to take some pictures to show it but can't get a good enough closeup.

[thegreedygulo]

Here's three H. Boker swell-center congress patterns.

[cato]

Nice little Remington half-congress

R423

3 5/8ths length

light etch left

[Miller Bro's]

Nice Boker`s and Remington

[knife7knut]

Almost forgot about these two:I needed a laugh today.Background is 1"squares.

[Beechtree]

Beatifull Waterville Dimitri, I love old ivory congress knives.
Great Tortoise shell K7K. Also very interesting that its patent is stamped on!
Beatiful swell centers greedy. Those are really lovely, lovely knives.
Thats a sweet one cato

[cato]

HAD TO GRAB THIS HAMMER BRAND 36-38 I THINK

[philco]

Good lookin' knife Cato.

Solid bolsters ?

[cato]

PHIL

It has those type bolsters that have a tab bent over the liner
the handles are solid cell got good snap ,, no side play

3 and 1/4 long going in my pocket

there is a post about these type knives mfg this way somewhere

[ricky]

I posted these in another thread but here are better pics top one is a 6488. 1974 middle is a 64052 65-70. Bottom 62052. 1970

[philco]

Thanks for your reply Cato. A fantastic knife.


Ricky those are three beauties you have there. Thanks for adding them to this thread.

[ricky]

You cant beat the old jigged red bone love it

[thegreedygulo]

I have posted these before in another thread, but I thought I would add them here as well. I hope I'm not burning you all out on old H. Bokers.

[thegreedygulo]

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