Vintage Horn Handle Knives

[BWT]

Nice thread Dimitri, enjoying looking at all of them so far, to many to mention now but you know who you are, nice knives

[KAW]

Nice thread Dimitri, enjoying looking at all of them so far, to many to mention now but you know who you are, nice knives

Ditto...

...and here's one I can add...
a Dwight Devine & Sons' Ulster splitback whittler... pattern №31550X @ 3⅝" closed with horn handles (1926−41).
Roger (peanut740), whom I received the knife from, stated they were horn handles, but did not specify what kind...
I have always assumed they are ram's horn?...
P.S. My photos really don't do the horn handles justice...

[KAW]

Not sure if this counts because as it is not old... but being of Canal Street Cutlery... its a beauty...
not mine but my girlfriend's... picked up at the Lehigh Valley autumn show this year...
I have to admit... I'm a bit envious...

[tongueriver]

Nice knives guys! Here's some H. Bokers to add to the mix.

I am loving everything I see in this thread, but I just wanted to say that Roger's Bokers are the best Boker collection in the world; this little snapshot is no more than that. I am in awe.

[btrwtr]

Some beautiful knives shown.

Here is a French knife marked HERZ Specialty Products, Bargean Inox. Locking master, saw and spiral punch. 4 7/8" closed.

[Miller Bro's]

Wow, some really nice knives being posted!

Nice knife Wayne, the French used a lot of horn for handle material as did the Germans, Italians and Spanish.

Here's one I believe to be from Spain solid horn carved and inlaid with silver wire.

[knife7knut]

Here are a few:
A fisherman's knife by Joseph Rodgers for Abercrombie & Fitch with checkered horn handles.

A couple of switchblades including a tiny one with two entirely different handles.
A circa 1900 switchblade with a toplock release.
Two switchblades(large)I got in high school.
A balisong.
A large barong with a goat horn handle decorated with gold flowers.

[knife7knut]

Some more:
A large clear horn handled navaja etched with a scene of Seville.
A large lock back pruner marked Hoffritz Italy
A French riggers knife marked E.Renaud Armes made of a singlt piece of horn.
A huge folding dirk marked Frosolone.
A 3 back spring knife marked Henry Sears 1865. Not sure what type of horn this is but it is not synthetic.
Two French made House of Cutlery champagne knives.
A non automatic stiletto.
A huge stockman made in Italy.
A W.H.Wragg folder.

[knife7knut]

Last one: A pair of souvenir swords from the Phillippines made entirely of water buffalo horn. To give you an idea of the size of these they are sitting atop a standard brief case which is 17 inches long.

[Mumbleypeg]

Great idea for a thread Dimitri! I should have posted my shabby offerings earlier because what's been shown so far is a tough act to follow. Here's a little Premier Lifetime pen, and a cobbled up Frankenknife hobo that I picked up several years ago at a flea market.

Ken

[knife7knut]

Love the shield on the Premier! That eating set looks really old;fancy bolster and all!

[LongBlade]

Some great knives being posted all ... Interesting to me to see all the different patterns for sure ... The shades of horn color are awesome...

Here's a couple of old horn knives -

An old turn of the 19th century sfilato from Frosolone (horn has a crack which may be the result of years of age - pile side good shape) :

Green & Co (Sheffield (ca 1840) - Abit of an old relic but I just find this knife appealing - this one sports a couple slabs of old horn with some color and a few bug bites..

[Mason]

I am 98% (not 100%) certain this Blish Mize Hardware jack is horn. And the H. Boker pre-war gentleman's knife (big @ 3 3/4 inches!) is definitely horn.Blish 1.jpgBlish 2.jpgb2.jpgb11.jpg

That's a great looking old Boker, but the handles are actually "horn celluloid". Boker did an amazing job on their synthetic handle materials and it is often hard to tell the difference between "cell" and "horn", and also between their genuine jigged bone and synthetic jigged bone handles.

[Mason]

Some great looking horn handles posted. Here is an old Sheffield John Petty with some nice multi-colored horn.

[FRJ]

Nice ones, Lee. I see you stept into the old back vault.

[LongBlade]

That's some of the nicest horn I have seen Neal - the shading of dark and light is really appealing

Thanks Joe ... Definitely from the "old vault" ... I found a few more in the old vault and will get pics soon.. but here's one I found from the front lobby before I stepped back into the old ...

Here's a different one from me being a modern knife - Hubertus Lockback Hunter which my brother gifted me a few years back

[Mumbleypeg]

Love the shield on the Premier! That eating set looks really old;fancy bolster and all!

Thanks Ray! I speculate the slide-apart slot hobo's frame with fork and spoon is probably Sheffield, and possibly from the 19th century. The spoon has a hallmark on the stem but I haven't been able to decipher it. The master is stamped Schatt & Morgan Cutlery Co. but obviously isn't original to the knife.

Ken

[Mason]

That's some of the nicest horn I have seen Neal - the shading of dark and light is really appealing

Thanks Joe ... Definitely from the "old vault" ... I found a few more in the old vault and will get pics soon.. but here's one I found from the front lobby before I stepped back into the old ...

Here's a different one from me being a modern knife - Hubertus Lockback Hunter which my brother gifted me a few years back

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Thanks Lee, and that is some nice looking modern horn also.
Hubertus has a very good reputation as well and is owned and operated by a very nice husband and wife team.

[Miller Bro's]

Quite a selection there Ray

Lee, a couple of oldies

Ken, interesting old knife even though the blade has been replaced

Mason, Sheffield quality shows through on that knife, I have said this before, the English had access to the best handle material around!

[knife7knut]

Love the shield on the Premier! That eating set looks really old;fancy bolster and all!

Thanks Ray! I speculate the slide-apart slot hobo's frame with fork and spoon is probably Sheffield, and possibly from the 19th century. The spoon has a hallmark on the stem but I haven't been able to decipher it. The master is stamped Schatt & Morgan Cutlery Co. but obviously isn't original to the knife.

I did a quick check in the silver hall mark book and I believe the mark is for Walker & Hall first used in 1892. The other marks I believe stand for (E)electro(P)plated (S)silver.

Ken

[galvanic1882]

Great thread Dimitri. Horn is a great cover handle material. I have a few but always look for more.

The 3rd knife is a J. H. Mabey Newark marked knife that I always thought was a NJ knife made in Sheffield but I now think it was a marker in Newark England but am not sure?? Any help on this one would be appreciated.

The last knife, etched Miller Brothers is one I sold and wish I had back!!

[Mason]

Thanks M.B., and I really enjoyed seeing that fine and unusual European example with the carved horn handles and silver inlays.

Here is an old French folder with an attractive "waterfall" pattern in the horn.

[knife7knut]

Here is one I finally located in my document file. Not in the best of shape the handle has suffered breakage and a dermasid larvae attack.Marked DEPOSE (which I assume is French)it is a figural of the Eiffel Tower made of pressed horn.
Also thought I would throw in some horn handled razors;a couple of which date to around 1800.

[Lawrence]

Great thread MB! And some really beautiful knives...I love horn handled knives.
Here's a few that I have...German, British and Italian. cheers

[Mumbleypeg]

Love the shield on the Premier! That eating set looks really old;fancy bolster and all! [*]

I did a quick check in the silver hall mark book and I believe the mark is for Walker & Hall first used in 1892. The other marks I believe stand for (E)electro(P)plated (S)silver.

Thanks! So it's old, but not as old as I was guessing.

Lawrence those are beauties but the Klaas Kissing Crane is outstanding!

Ken