Haven’t seen a dedicated thread here to share the amazing work of the late Tony Bose and his son Reese Bose. Originals or collaborations. As my knife obsession evolved from modern flippers to old time slip joints, I soon learned of the legend Tony Bose and how he is credited for truly reviving the love of slip joints. I wish I had a chance to have met him but I wasn’t into knives during his lifetime. His influence and willingness to mentor others is truly remarkable.
So that being said, here is a collection of all the Bose family knives I have collected over the years. I have only one Tony Bose original, a saddlehorn that was made sometime in the early 1990’s with a rare tang stamp that he apparently used from 1990 to around 2000, the time he began collaborating with Case. This is what I as told from a reseller that knows his son Reese personally and did me a favor reaching out to him about it.
Here is the Tony Bose…
