Why thank you QS! That shiny irradiance is one of my weaknesses.Quick Steel wrote:Those MOPs look great.
Homage to Traditional Pen Knives
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IF YOU AIN'T BUYING OR LOOKING AT A KNIFE THEN YOU AIN'T LIVING.
Always looking to buy good quality Empire knives.
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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
Mike - The Phoenix pen is awesome - looks like natural "I" handles too
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Here's one I had. H Boker & Co's Improved Cutlery 1907-1914. Dimitri has it now.
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The Few. The Proud.
Jerry D.
This country has become more about sub-groups than about it's unity as a nation.
"The #72 pattern has got to be pretty close to the perfect knife."
--T.J. Murphy 2012
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Here's some of my traditional pen knives:
A Northfield Knife Co. A Union Cutlery Co. And an Elsener Victorinox
A Northfield Knife Co. A Union Cutlery Co. And an Elsener Victorinox
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Great looking knives and thanks Longblade!!
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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.
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There are a few pens lying around my nest. Here's a Colonial, a Case, a Robeson and another Case.
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Thanks Joe
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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
Mike - Awesome piece of cutlery with historical importance - Wow .. much nicer than a campaign button... I really like those old and unique knives
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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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I wish I could help you with that question, but I can't, but I do like your knife, especially for a couple bucks.
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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 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.
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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.OLDE CUTLER wrote: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 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.
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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.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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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.
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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!
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!
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That is a beauty, love the etch!!
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Great Miller Bros., Lee.
Beautiful etch, obscure blemish in cover.
Beautiful etch, obscure blemish in cover.
Joe
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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 ... ...
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I recently picked up this Queen senator in Winterbottom bone.
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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.
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