Vintage Horn Handle Knives

[Old Folder]

Unusual, can I see a picture of the top piece from the front?

Here you go.
I think our "Cutlery Technology" has improved over the years.
In its day, this would have been called a "Custom Knife" with a very inventive Bolster.

[Miller Bro's]

Sorry I wasn't clear, the top piece of the fleam. Is it solid or hollow, pic posted below with arrows showing where I would like to see.

[Old Folder]

It appears that it was a solid steel rod that was machines out to fit over the top of the Fleam and not bent over.
A very well made English tool.
(Pictures look better before enlargement)

[Miller Bro's]

Thank you for the pictures

It's what smiths call a taco, a flat piece of steel heated red hot and folded around the high carbon steel. No machining in the era this fleam was made.

[Old Folder]

Thanks for the info M B
I have added "taco" to my knife vocabulary.

[LongBlade]

Really interesting and nice knives Ray and OF

OF - in particular that old fleam is a very cool old piece !!!

[Old Folder]

Thank you Lee.

[Miller Bro's]

Here's three more fleams, in various condition, all have Grade A horn handles.

[LongBlade]

Some lovely looking horn on those Dimitri .. I’m not seeing any bug feasts on them either ...

[Miller Bro's]

Thanks Lee, nope no damage to the handles!!

[Miller Bro's]

Here's a few more I found.........

[KAW]

I really like the looks of those handles Dimitri...

[Miller Bro's]

Thanks Ken!

[Miller Bro's]

Time to wake up the dormant thread.

Doesn't look like many people here collect knives with horn handles?!

Here's a NOS horticultural knife I bought, horn handles and genuine Ivory spud.

[galvanic1882]

Time to wake up the dormant thread.

Doesn't look like many people here collect knives with horn handles?!

Here's a NOS horticultural knife I bought, horn handles and genuine Ivory spud.

Great thread I forgot existed!! Nice knife

[galvanic1882]

Big unmarked English display knife

[Miller Bro's]

Great thread I forgot existed!! Nice knife

Thanks Mike

[Miller Bro's]

Big unmarked English display knife

Awesome!

[woodwalker]

Here is an Italian Picklock in Horn. It's the only horn handle knife I have.

[galvanic1882]

2 Utica’s from the factory collection, the English Jack I posted earlier in this thread. Was able to pick up the whittler after years of following it around a couple of collections.

[galvanic1882]

Here is an Italian Picklock in Horn. It's the only horn handle knife I have.

Nice Italian who’s the maker???

[peanut740]

Mike

[woodwalker]

Here is an Italian Picklock in Horn. It's the only horn handle knife I have.

Nice Italian who’s the maker???

I really dont know. It just says made in italy. The other side is not so pretty. Bug bites. Its 9 inches long.

[galvanic1882]

Mike

Thanks again Roger for helping me get that whittler

[Miller Bro's]

Here is an Italian Picklock in Horn. It's the only horn handle knife I have.