Homage to Traditional Pen Knives

gsmith7158 · Post by **gsmith7158** » Sat Dec 23, 2017 9:17 pm

Quick Steel wrote:Those MOPs look great.

Why thank you QS! That shiny irradiance is one of my weaknesses.

galvanic1882 · Post by **galvanic1882** » Sun Dec 31, 2017 2:46 pm

Here's one of my pen knives. Phoenix Knife Co

LongBlade · Post by **LongBlade** » Sun Dec 31, 2017 3:06 pm

To all (Olde Cutler, Keith, Jerry, Tsar B and Greg) - Beautiful pens posted over the last 2 or so pages

Mike - The Phoenix pen is awesome

- looks like natural "I" handles too

jerryd6818 · Post by **jerryd6818** » Sun Dec 31, 2017 3:06 pm

Here's one I had. H Boker & Co's Improved Cutlery 1907-1914. Dimitri has it now.

Pile Driver · Post by **Pile Driver** » Sun Dec 31, 2017 4:50 pm

Here's some of my traditional pen knives:

A Northfield Knife Co. A Union Cutlery Co. And an Elsener Victorinox

galvanic1882 · Post by **galvanic1882** » Sun Dec 31, 2017 4:54 pm

Great looking knives and thanks Longblade!!

TwoFlowersLuggage · Post by **TwoFlowersLuggage** » Mon Jan 01, 2018 6:28 pm

I love small knives much more than large. My two favorites from my meager collection are a Case 9201 "Senators Knife" from 1965-1969 and a Case 06263 "Eisenhower" from 1980.

truck · Post by **truck** » Wed Jan 03, 2018 12:52 am

There are a few pens lying around my nest. Here's a Colonial, a Case, a Robeson and another Case.

galvanic1882 · Post by **galvanic1882** » Sat Jan 06, 2018 2:27 pm

Another pen knife with political etch.

FRJ · Post by **FRJ** » Sat Jan 06, 2018 5:24 pm

Another gem, Mike.
Very nice.

galvanic1882 · Post by **galvanic1882** » Sat Jan 06, 2018 9:16 pm

Thanks Joe

peanut740 · Post by **peanut740** » Sat Jan 06, 2018 9:35 pm

That's one dandy find Mike!

LongBlade · Post by **LongBlade** » Sat Jan 06, 2018 10:38 pm

Some great looking knives above all

Mike - Awesome piece of cutlery with historical importance - Wow

.. much nicer than a campaign button... I really like those old and unique knives

OLDE CUTLER · Post by **OLDE CUTLER** » Sat Jan 06, 2018 11:51 pm

Some great looking pen knives displayed here. I have not seen one with the political etch before. I picked up this Rodgers this weekend at the local fleamarket for a couple of bucks. Both handles chipped. Will be rehandling it with a Kirinite in a similar color/pattern. The stamp on the blade says "cutlers to his majesty". Does that mean this one was made before Queen Elizabeth became Queen in 1953? Or did they always mark them this way with "his majesty"?

BWT · Post by **BWT** » Sun Jan 07, 2018 12:21 am

I wish I could help you with that question, but I can't, but I do like your knife, especially for a couple bucks.

OLDE CUTLER · Post by **OLDE CUTLER** » Sun Jan 07, 2018 12:31 am

BWT wrote:I wish I could help you with that question, but I can't, but I do like your knife, especially for a couple bucks.

You know after I posted that, I took a razor blade and carefully scraped along the edge of the handle material to see if it is celluloid or what. And the scraping didn't produce anything. When I tapped the material lightly with a small screwdriver, it made a sound unlike any plastic would. I think these handles are pearl or shell or something like it. Maybe I shouldn't rehandle it after all.

BWT · Post by **BWT** » Sun Jan 07, 2018 1:52 am

OLDE CUTLER wrote:
BWT wrote:I wish I could help you with that question, but I can't, but I do like your knife, especially for a couple bucks.
You know after I posted that, I took a razor blade and carefully scraped along the edge of the handle material to see if it is celluloid or what. And the scraping didn't produce anything. When I tapped the material lightly with a small screwdriver, it made a sound unlike any plastic would. I think these handles are pearl or shell or something like it. Maybe I shouldn't rehandle it after all.

I like the older knives, so I wouldn't change them for two reasons. The age of the knife and it would look worse after I finished with it. That kinda looks like a Joesph Rodgers, but without a book in front of me I might be wrong. Wish I found it for a couple of bucks.

FRJ · Post by **FRJ** » Sun Jan 07, 2018 2:29 am

OLDE CUTLER wrote:Some great looking pen knives displayed here. I have not seen one with the political etch before. I picked up this Rodgers this weekend at the local fleamarket for a couple of bucks. Both handles chipped. Will be rehandling it with a Kirinite in a similar color/pattern. The stamp on the blade says "cutlers to his majesty". Does that mean this one was made before Queen Elizabeth became Queen in 1953? Or did they always mark them this way with "his majesty"?
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OLDE CUTLER, I have a knife quite similar to yours. A gift from my daughter. Mine is 2 7/8" closed.
Joseph Rodgers marked knives, among many other ways I'm sure, to His Majesty, to Her Majesty and more. Can't bring them to mind but a little digging will reveal much. We are fortunate when we find these little shadows intact. If not, they are a pleasure to own with their scruffy little garb.

LongBlade · Post by **LongBlade** » Sun Jan 07, 2018 2:05 pm

Nice knives Olde Cutler and Joe

...

Here is a Miller Bros MOP Sleeveboard pen (3 & 5/16" closed)... There is a crack in MOP near end pin on the mark side along with some staining but the knife has great "cracking" snap on both blades and the etch is still dark and full

.... Sometimes you look past a few blemishes when the knife has some nice aspects and is priced right

.... These shadow patterns when dropped often incurred some damage especially to the handle covers as also shown in the examples above (and I have just a few others with a similar fate)... often I think about the original owners and their reaction when it did happen, and subsequently what expletives followed

... I'm sure they were not happy

... Thanks for looking!

galvanic1882 · Post by **galvanic1882** » Sun Jan 07, 2018 2:12 pm

That is a beauty, love the etch!!

FRJ · Post by **FRJ** » Mon Jan 08, 2018 1:04 am

Great Miller Bros., Lee.

Beautiful etch, obscure blemish in cover.

LongBlade · Post by **LongBlade** » Mon Jan 08, 2018 1:31 am

Thanks Joe

... At least the blemish on the cover is only the mark side and not the pile side

.. I have two other knives where the blemish is a mirror image on both sides so it is all relative - though one of them is at the top of my list along with a few others of favorite knives in my collection - it is indeed a special rare knife & I'll get some photos in the future

... ...

FRJ · Post by **FRJ** » Mon Jan 08, 2018 5:44 am

Looking forward to those photos, Lee.

mountainad82 · Post by **mountainad82** » Mon Jan 08, 2018 6:57 pm

I recently picked up this Queen senator in Winterbottom bone.

Sut Tatersaul · Post by **Sut Tatersaul** » Mon Jan 08, 2018 7:01 pm

I thought this thread would help me categorize my meager collection of knives, but the term "Pen Knife", seems to cover 90% of my folding knives. It does narrow down My "Hodge Podge" collection quickly, but opens up a myriad of "Pen Knife" categories. I took a picture of my small, lifetime collection of what I believe to be Pen knives. The picture includes a few ragtag knives, at the bottom of the picture, used to play the game of "Drop Knives". This thread will be extremely helpful to you folks with large knife collections, but I've about decided I needn't be concerned with my mess. Here is the picture anyway.

Sut Tatersaul

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