Robeson pocket knives

The first Robeson knives were imported by Millard Robeson from England and Germany exclusively. This continued from 1979 until 1896 when Robeson began manufacturing knives in the United States. Since inception, the company has gone through several reorganizations & eventually ended up as a Queen Cutlery brand.
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Jtx, that's a little beauty for sure. ::tu::
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Thanks FRJ.
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That's a nice knife.

They made the 253 in bone and pearl and probably other handle material as well.

I've seen them with two and four blades.

But, I've never seen it in stainless as a NO- RUSTAIN.

That's a new one.

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RobesonsRme.com wrote:That's a nice knife.

They made the 253 in bone and pearl and probably other handle material as well.

I've seen them with two and four blades.

But, I've never seen it in stainless as a NO- RUSTAIN.

That's a new one.

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Thanks Charlie. Maybe I shouldn't have sharpened it? ::dang::
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You said it had been cleaned. It's your knife. You didn't hurt it any further.
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Here are my Robeson Pocket Eze, Mastercraft and NoRustain folders.

Pocket Eze with red shields and known for sunken joints.

No-Rustin with blue shields and known for stainless blades.

Mastercraft with black shields and known for bronze bearing on tang.

(Note some missing significant shield paint or never had any to begin with)

Thanks for looking,

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A fine looking bunch of knives, Lloyd, from one of the best. ::tu::
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Thanks Joe I appreciate your nice comment! These three Robeson brands offer a world of collecting opportunities. They are not easy to find but well worth the effort. The hunt goes on :D Lloyd
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I thought I'd show of one of a few Robesons I bought.

It's 4 1/2" with a 3" sheepsfoot, steel frame and liners.
Has the arch stamp, nice tight knife.

I was hopeful it mite be military because of the bail
and large blade, but I'm not so sure now. Maybe
just a big work knife.

Most interested in your opinions.

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Does that knife have a pattern number on it?

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No number on the knife.
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Bob, That's a fine looking knife.
I guess I'd call it a rope knife for lack of a better term ...... and before Charlie pegs it. :)
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Thanks' Joe, I think your right on "rope knife" , when this was made I'm sure alot of rope was being used.
Not that I'd want cut much over 1/2" with this one.

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Bob, where have you been? I don't recall seeing any recent posts from you.

I've never seen such a knife before.

Not saying it isn't legitimate, just that I've never seen one.

But, I see several Robesons a year that I've never seen before and I seriously doubt I'll have seen them all before I die. ::dang::

Given the lack of a pattern number, it could have been a special factory order. Might have had an etch on the blade indicating that.

That ROBESON / U.S.A. / CUTLERY etch on a master blade is a rare thing. I'm not sure I even have a knife so marked on the master.

Tom Kalcevic, in Knives Can Talk! does, however, date that stamp on a master blade 1917 - 1939.

The frame looks like that used on any one of a few English Jacks that Robeson made, like the 119 and the 151, also the 610, but without the bolster lock mechanism.

Possibly, the blade is not original to the knife, but I'm leaning toward that not being the case.

I'm not sure if I'd call it a "Rope Knife". Might very well have been, though.

It would be nice to discern an etch on the blade and figure out, based upon for whom it was made, what its purpose might have been.

Interesting knife.

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Hello Charlie, I haven't posted much for a few years, still on the job and we have lots of work...that will change shortly.

I'm a pattern collector, 4 to 41/2 knives are what I like and this one falls into the "neat one" pattern.

I have no doubt its legit, came from one of our forum members..... Thanks Mike ::tu::...and has been looked at by
Tom Kalcevic and both said its the real deal. I think its a heavy duty work knife that was built to see if it was popular ?

Since you mentioned English jacks, this one is the same frame size but with two blades, love the long pen.
Its 4 1/2" , nickel bolsters, 3 1/4" blade.
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Bob, that English jack is a real beauty and that long pen is a great secondary. Very nice knife. ::tu::

I've got a nice, but worn, sleeveboard to go with a couple of other somewhat matching ones.
The new one has four blades; the others have two blades in this frame pattern.
Nice and fun to have trio.
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Great showing there Joe. All three are beauties. ::tu::
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Thanks, Phil. ::tu::
Yeah, they're really nice knives.
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Joe, you have a truly impressive threesome. Congrats.
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Beautiful worm-groove bone! ::tu::
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Three beautiful knives, Joe!
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There is something elegant about a Robeson knife.
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Put a zero into those pattern numbers and you ID the pattern as "022"

I have a two blade version of that.

I have never before seen a four blade 022.

You've got some great Robesons. ::tu::

Here's my lone 022 pattern sleeveboard.

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Thanks for the nice comments, guys. ::tu::

Charlie, the knife you show must have a catch bit which accommodates the longer main blade.
The same as my knife in fourth picture down.
In the fifth picture down I show an unopened knife of same frame with no catch bit and smaller blade an no model stamp.
I'm assuming this knife is a much older knife.
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That pick bone makes it an older knife, too.

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