Harness Jacks

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Thanks Guys, I was thrilled to find it.
Yes Joe, the punch has a nail nick.
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Here is one of my favorite knives. Made by Glenbad.
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Thanks again Glen
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::tu:: ::tu:: nice. J.O'.
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Lot's of very nice harness jacks posted lately. Froe, I bet Charlie C. or Duncan would wrestle you for that unique Challenge.
Ivoryman, great old Depend!
The NYK and the Empire are both lovely old knives, Dimitri!
WOW,Barry, fantastic Keen Kutter. Love that sabre ground blade with the deep cut swedge! According to Sellens it would be a K72498, in the catalogs from 1917 thru to 1929. Based on the etched pattern number, I would bet it is in the earlier side of those dates, made by Walden. Charlie, Duncan and I would have to wrestle off to see who got to wrestle you for that one!
Here is a poor copy of a cut from the 1917 catalog which can be found in the catalogs sticky. (page 8 of the "Cutlery Catalog Images" thread.
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Landed this Schrade made DASCO Rockford IL harness jack. Very high condition, marked 928 pile side tang main blade, beautiful celluloid, not sure what it's called maybe butter and molasses. I'm pretty sure it's Schrade Cut Co era as most DASCOs were.
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That is a beauty, John. ::nod::
Love that celluloid and the pristine condition. 8)
Congratulations on that one. ::tu::
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JohnR wrote: Wed Apr 09, 2025 11:19 pm Landed this Schrade made DASCO Rockford IL harness jack. Very high condition, marked 928 pile side tang main blade, beautiful celluloid, not sure what it's called maybe butter and molasses. I'm pretty sure it's Schrade Cut Co era as most DASCOs were.
Gorgeous knife, looks delicious. Congrats.
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JohnR wrote: Wed Apr 09, 2025 11:19 pm Landed this Schrade made DASCO Rockford IL harness jack. Very high condition, marked 928 pile side tang main blade, beautiful celluloid, not sure what it's called maybe butter and molasses. I'm pretty sure it's Schrade Cut Co era as most DASCOs were.
::woot:: Excellent, John!
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John ::tu:: ::tu::
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Thanks for the nice comments everyone. ::tu:: ::tu::
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I know this is cheating, but I bought this Camillus 1961 Camp knife yesterday. It was very rusty and has a broken backspring. So, I decided to make a harness Jack out of it. I took it apart, removed the can opener and the screw driver blades, and this is what I came up with. It's a great one to drop in your pocket. I now have a new EDC. And as a bonus, the old blade sharpened up like a razor!
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::tu::
toomanyknives wrote: Fri Apr 11, 2025 1:32 pm I know this is cheating, but I bought this Camillus 1961 Camp knife yesterday. It was very rusty and has a broken backspring. So, I decided to make a harness Jack out of it. I took it apart, removes the can opener and the screw driver blades, and this is what I came up with. It's a great one to drop in your pocket. I now have a new EDC. And as a bonus, the old blade sharpened up like a razor!

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doglegg wrote: Fri Apr 11, 2025 1:33 pm ::tu::
toomanyknives wrote: Fri Apr 11, 2025 1:32 pm I know this is cheating, but I bought this Camillus 1961 Camp knife yesterday. It was very rusty and has a broken backspring. So, I decided to make a harness Jack out of it. I took it apart, removes the can opener and the screw driver blades, and this is what I came up with. It's a great one to drop in your pocket. I now have a new EDC. And as a bonus, the old blade sharpened up like a razor!

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::handshake:: Thanks, DLegg.
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I recently picked up this R3955 Remington Acorn harness knife. I hesitate to call it a harness jack because the blade arrangement is different than all the harness jacks shown in this thread. It has some nice celluloid too. So I will just call it a harness knife.
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Nice repair TOOMANYKNIVES. I have been known to do stuff like that. These forums are full of knives that will never be used or carried any more. An EDC knife for me has to be expendable as I use it daily for so many things. This results in lots of damage and loss. This is a great option. I wonder why such a knife built to withstand use by the military, so often are found with broken backsprings.
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toomanyknives wrote: Fri Apr 11, 2025 1:32 pm I know this is cheating, but I bought this Camillus 1961 Camp knife yesterday. It was very rusty and has a broken backspring. So, I decided to make a harness Jack out of it. I took it apart, removed the can opener and the screw driver blades, and this is what I came up with. It's a great one to drop in your pocket. I now have a new EDC. And as a bonus, the old blade sharpened up like a razor!

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I did much the same thing, broken spring on this Forest Master, so removed the bottle and can openers and made it into a harness jack.
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3030remchesterCOLO wrote: Fri Jan 16, 2026 3:16 pm Nice repair TOOMANYKNIVES. I have been known to do stuff like that. These forums are full of knives that will never be used or carried any more. An EDC knife for me has to be expendable as I use it daily for so many things. This results in lots of damage and loss. This is a great option. I wonder why such a knife built to withstand use by the military, so often are found with broken backsprings.
Thanks 3030. My guess about the springs it that those knives were rode hard and put up wet! :wink:
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OLDE CUTLER wrote: Sat Jan 17, 2026 3:35 pm
toomanyknives wrote: Fri Apr 11, 2025 1:32 pm I know this is cheating, but I bought this Camillus 1961 Camp knife yesterday. It was very rusty and has a broken backspring. So, I decided to make a harness Jack out of it. I took it apart, removed the can opener and the screw driver blades, and this is what I came up with. It's a great one to drop in your pocket. I now have a new EDC. And as a bonus, the old blade sharpened up like a razor!

Camillus 1961 Harness Jack.JPG
I did much the same thing, broken spring on this Forest Master, so removed the bottle and can openers and made it into a harness jack.

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Nice work OC. I love to give old knives another life!
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