American Shear & Knife Co.

[Waukonda]

Beautiful knife, Mike!

[FRJ]

American Shear & Knife Co.
OUR BEST
Hotchkissville Conn.

Oh man, what a beauty, Mike.
1853 - 1914

Such beautiful condition and it's getin' old.

[Ripster]

Went through this thread while I was waiting on this 3 1/2 serpentine jack to arrive from Roger. Lots of great knives and info here.

That’s a great knife you received there Mike . Just beautiful piece,Wow.

[doglegg]

Wonderful knife ObsidianEdge!!!

[Duffer]

Mike, nice one has it all

[ObsidianEdge]

I appreciate all of the great comments. Roger sure knows how to find them. My loosely defined knife collecting strategy is around turn of the century companies so I was happy to get this one.

[Waukonda]

My loosely defined knife collecting strategy

I like that, Mike, you just made me feel a little better about my addiction. I have felt guilty at times over my undisciplined knife buying, now, I realize I merely have a "loosely defined" strategy.

[ObsidianEdge]

Ike, I would say it's working out pretty well for you! I admire people who collect certain companies or patterns, but having a broader view means we can buy pretty much anything. Yes, all over the knife collecting roadmap!

[Ridgegrass]

I only have 2 American Shear knives. This barehead ebony jack and a hawkbill that I can't find right now. I understand they were gone by 1914. J.O'.

[OLDE CUTLER]

My one and only American Shear is this 4 1/4" whittler. Thanks for reminding me, I have not carried this one in awhile.

[ObsidianEdge]

That's a very cool whittler!

[FRJ]

I understand they were gone by 1914. J.O'.

Correct -
That's a nice looking jack, J.O., thanks for posting it.

OLDE CUTLER, that is pretty substantial whittler you have there. Beautiful spear!
Thank you for posting it here.

[OLDE CUTLER]

I understand they were gone by 1914. J.O'.

Correct -
That's a nice looking jack, J.O., thanks for posting it.

OLDE CUTLER, that is pretty substantial whittler you have there. Beautiful spear!
Thank you for posting it here.

Thanks, it couldn't have been used or sharpened much as the master blade is still full. It did have a lot of rust on it and also pitting, but as you say it is substantial. The master blade is 3/16" thick.

[Waukonda]

Nice knives J.O. and OC!

[JohnR]

Been awhile since I've been able to add a nice jumbo jack to the pile. Found this American Shear & Knife Co jumbo, just over 4", big and beefy with the main spring more than twice as thick as the pen. Company closed in 1914 so this knife is in decent condition for being over 100 years old. I'm beginning to think that true jumbos are even harder to find than sheepsfoot jacks.

[peanut740]

That is a dandy John

[doglegg]

Been awhile since I've been able to add a nice jumbo jack to the pile. Found this American Shear & Knife Co jumbo, just over 4", big and beefy with the main spring more than twice as thick as the pen. Company closed in 1914 so this knife is in decent condition for being over 100 years old. I'm beginning to think that true jumbos are even harder to find than sheepsfoot jacks.

JohnR, I'm surprised that you could lift that big old jack to the top of your humongous pile! Decent condition is an understatement.

[ObsidianEdge]

Great score John!

[FRJ]

That is such a handsome knife, John.
It has "working man" written all over it.

Thanks for showing another hard to find treasure.

[Miller Bro's]

Been awhile since I've been able to add a nice jumbo jack to the pile. Found this American Shear & Knife Co jumbo, just over 4", big and beefy with the main spring more than twice as thick as the pen. Company closed in 1914 so this knife is in decent condition for being over 100 years old. I'm beginning to think that true jumbos are even harder to find than sheepsfoot jacks.

Beauty!

[LKSKNIVES]

Nice knife John,
These knives that are 100yrs kind of amazing.
Posted this one of dad’s, old and rare or obscure but not here and couple of better pictures.
Dad’s has interesting etching a little more used. Pin crack on the back, full vertical crack through the pin on the front and some rust on the bolster’s all. Still a good looking knife and I’m pretty sure hard to come by.
Enjoy LK’s American Shear
Steve

[FRJ]

Nice knife John,
These knives that are 100yrs kind of amazing.
Posted this one of dad’s, old and rare or obscure but not here and couple of better pictures.
Dad’s has interesting etching a little more used. Pin crack on the back, full vertical crack through the pin on the front and some rust on the bolster’s all. Still a good looking knife and I’m pretty sure hard to come by.
Enjoy LK’s American Shear
Steve

Pin cracks and a little rust and wear are easy to put up with when you have a knife of this calibre.
A great old gentlemans whittler. A real beauty for sure.
Thanks for showing it here.

[OLDE CUTLER]

That certainly is a nice old American Shear Whittler. I know that the whittler I pictured above is one of my favorites. American Shears are few and far between.

[JohnR]

Thank you all for the nice comments.

Steve, that is a nice whittler.

[LKSKNIVES]

Thank you all for the nice comments,
My dad found some nice old knives.
Steve