SHOW YOUR NEW (TO YOU) ROBESON

[WVbladetrade]

Picked up a couple Pocketeze jacks this week

622426 Robeson/Shuredge(script)/Rochester,,,,Swell-center jack or curved jack.

The clip and pen blades both have a clear protective film. You can feel the film on the blades,,, I tried to show with pics the build up

of the protectant on the blade edges.... Was this a Factory process? and if so reason being what Salesman sample? board knife?

As you can see it kept the blades in great condition. Thanks...... Tom

[peanut740]

I've never seen that before Tom.That is a dandy knife! All it needs is an etch.

[FRJ]

Nice knife, Tom.
I believe I have one like it. Mine is 622428 - 3 3/4" closed.

[kootenay joe]

I've never seen that before Tom.That is a dandy knife! All it needs is an etch.

What would the etch say ?
Did most Robeson folding knives have a blade etch ?
thanks, kj

[WVbladetrade]

Ya Roger would have been nice with etch, don't think it was every etched. Those are nice handles on that piece of yours Joe love it.

thanks kj the other Jack I picked up this week had etch.

622787 (no pattern on knife) Robeson/Shuredge(script)/Rochester 3 3/4" Saber ground Spear blade Etched "Indianapolis Paint and Color"

I tried to show with pic the cut swedge the length of the inside of the pen blade to make room for that Saber ground Spear. thanks

[Waukonda]

Tom and Joe, those are two really nice knives. I have come back to these pictures two or three times to look at them, thanks for posting.

[LanG]

been totin this HOK lately. Its seen better days, but is still handy to have around.

[RobesonsRme.com]

The Robeson 622246 jack is one of the most comfortable knives I have ever held. It just feels like an extension of your hand.

Robeson used a protective lacquer-like coating on their display knives.

I bought a scout/utility that had it, but it had flaked off in numerous places. The seller thought it was rust corrosion and sold it as such. I removed it with nail polish remover to reveal an absolutely mint knife.

It can be removed or left as part of the history of the knife.

I used to have one of those Indianapolis Paint And Color jacks. They also put that etch on a toenail and a jumbo sleeveboard whittler. To have all three would be a great subset to a collection, Indianapolis Paint And Color gave away some nice knives. Just think of the ones that spent their lives opening paint cans.

Nice stockman. Lots of life left it that one.

Charlie

[kootenay joe]

The Robeson jacks shown above are just so fine. Most attractive pocket knife of all time !
I would love to find one in good condition. And a saber ground spear point i think is the most attractive of all blades. Too bad they don't show up on ebay.
kj

[WVbladetrade]

Charlie:
Thanks for the info on the protective lacquer coating on the 622426,,,,now that I know it left the Robeson factory that way As long as I own it

it will stay the same.. To me it's like etch on a blade,,,, and as you said it's the knife's history. Thank you kj for liking that piece. Tom

[FRJ]

Well, this "disk" does have a Robeson blade in it.
I have seen this unique devise several times here and there. I find them odd.
This one seems well put together and quite snappy.

Thanks for looking.

[FRJ]

Here is a nice little celluloid jack I got recently. 2 13/16" closed.

[FRJ]

Here is a nice little serpentine pen knife. 3 5/16" closed.

[FRJ]

Here is a little dogleg jack that is in great condition. 2 13/16" closed.

Thanks for looking.

[Waukonda]

Here is a little dogleg jack that is in great condition. 2 13/16" closed.

Thanks for looking.

Missed these last 4 posts, those are beautiful knives, Joe, extra special.

[FRJ]

Thank you, Ike.
Glad you liked them.

[Waukonda]

PocketEze stockman with Turkish clip

[RobesonsRme.com]

That’s a nice one.

Is it ivoroid or plain white?

Charlie

[Waukonda]

I would call it plain white. The pattern # is 433727 which, I think, would indicate ivory celluloid?

[RobesonsRme.com]

Should do so, yes.But that looks very white.

Nothing at all wrong with it, however.

Charlie

[Waukonda]

So, Charlie, you state nothing at all wrong with knife. Asssuming that it is all original, which it appears to be, it came from the factory with the wrong pattern #?

There are differing tang stamps on the blades, but I didn't think that unusual, see it all the time on older knives.

[edge213]

PocketEze stockman with Turkish clip

Ike, that is a beautiful Robeson!!

[RobesonsRme.com]

No, I think the pattern number is correct. The only other it could be would be 833727, the "8" standing for patterned celluloid.

Robeson did use a plain white composition handle, but I've never seen it on a pre-war knife. Actually, I think I've only seen it on a three blade serpentine stockman. And as you can see, its pattern number also has a "4" in the first position. That is what prompted my question.

As to the tang stamps, it is much more rare to see a Robeson knife with all blades bearing the same stamp. Seen only on high quality premium knives, most usually pearl handled gentlemen's multiblades.

Charlie

[Waukonda]

Thank you, David.

Beautiful stockman, Charlie, and thank you for sharing your expertise.

[OLDE CUTLER]

I picked up this nice 2 3/4" Robeson pen at a gun show over the weekend for a fiver. It is a 622064, doesn't look like it has been used much.

A couple of things kind of different about this one, the tang stamp runs off the edge on the left.

The shield is machined right into the handle material instead of having a separate metal one added.