Henry Sears and Son 1865
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And the long pull and the swedge and the etch and the shield and that sweet cap.
Lets see, what else? Oh, the nice, apparently unused, pen and those Easy Opens are always handy.
I'll bet there's some walkin' and talkin' goin' on there too.
What a beauty, Ike.
Thanks for using this thread.
Joe
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What a gorgeous old knife!!!
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Dang Ike! That ones gorgeous.
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Ike that one is way over the top! Very nice.
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Very nice Ike
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Hard to follow this up from ike's beautiful bone easy open...
Picked up this Henry Sears and Son 1865 recently, overall it was very clean but blades were stiff and needed oiling. Speaking of blades the previous owner liked the grinder, there is some deep scaring of the primary
Does anyone know what type of horn was used for the scales? They are light on front and reverse is a beautiful brown.
Thank you for letting me share!
Picked up this Henry Sears and Son 1865 recently, overall it was very clean but blades were stiff and needed oiling. Speaking of blades the previous owner liked the grinder, there is some deep scaring of the primary
Does anyone know what type of horn was used for the scales? They are light on front and reverse is a beautiful brown.
Thank you for letting me share!
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Gone2Three, the best description of the covers, in my opinion, is cattle horn.
I hope someone gives you a better answer than that.
In spite of it getting put to a grinder it is still a good looking knife that someone cared for and I'm sure was a
good pocket companion. I like the different shades of color on the covers.
Another good packer.
Thanks for putting it in this thread.
I hope someone gives you a better answer than that.
In spite of it getting put to a grinder it is still a good looking knife that someone cared for and I'm sure was a
good pocket companion. I like the different shades of color on the covers.
Another good packer.
Thanks for putting it in this thread.
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I have read that "African Water Buffalo" was the preferred horn material for knife handles. I think it is always black. Lighter horn colors are probably a sign of cow horn.
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Thanks, I appreciate your reply ...and I have to agree, the different shades are quite appealing indeed!FRJ wrote: ↑Mon Apr 19, 2021 10:36 pm Gone2Three, the best description of the covers, in my opinion, is cattle horn.
I hope someone gives you a better answer than that.
In spite of it getting put to a grinder it is still a good looking knife that someone cared for and I'm sure was a
good pocket companion. I like the different shades of color on the covers.
Another good packer.
Thanks for putting it in this thread.
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Thanks kjkootenay joe wrote: ↑Tue Apr 20, 2021 12:29 am I have read that "African Water Buffalo" was the preferred horn material for knife handles. I think it is always black. Lighter horn colors are probably a sign of cow horn.
kj
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I like the color difference in the handles. Horn has some beautiful color variations, which lends a lot of character to a knife.
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This tang stamp of "Henry Sears Co." is making me a little more confused then I normally am... anyone have any idea about this old timer? I see different tang stamps but nothing that is exactly "Henry Sears Co." I posted this under the "Specific Knife Forums Camillus Cutlery Collector's Forum" thinking it was made by Camillus... I am hoping the experts will have some insights
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Beast of a dogleg, 3 3/4" Henry Sears and Sons, no country stamped.
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Very nice.____Dave
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Here are 2 Henry Sears knives with pop up corkscrew, George Korn patent on a nice counter felt.