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[Bjb]

Schrade two blade-carbon steel original, it is made in soligen very early model, 1904 approximately. Should I have it cleaned, etc. my husband collected his entire life, he passed away and I need to know how to deal with antique knives and not destroy the value.

[Madmarco]

Schrade two blade-carbon steel original, it is made in soligen very early model, 1904 approximately. Should I have it cleaned, etc. my husband collected his entire life, he passed away and I need to know how to deal with antique knives and not destroy the value.

to AAPK, Bjb, and a word of advise, go slowly when selling your hubby's collection, many times valuable knives are tucked away and can get overlooked and virtually given away. There are many valid collectors on this forum, and I'm certain they will contact you once they've read this post.
Be sure to post pictures of your knives. we love pictures.

[ken98k]

A very nice slip joint for less than $20.
Rough Ryder 2640

[robpa]

I been having trouble logging on. This new computer really sucks!
I finally picked up my knife from Matt, I mean he lives 3 miles away!
That sucker is 16.75 inches oal with a 101/4 inch blade. 1095 steel with forced patina using frenches mustard and a Buckeye burl handle. His wife is the leather worker and what a fine job she can do! He refers to it as a chopper, it is a bit forward heavy, I think of it as a large fighter. A down thrust to a shoulder and the foe is done for! Matt will be set up at Little valley this year with a few beautiess. He will have one of the nicest knives Ive looked at there, the hand checkering on the handle is enuff to knock yer socks off! And I gotta say, his kitchenware is Top Chef stuff

[ken98k]

I been having trouble logging on. This new computer really sucks!
I finally picked up my knife from Matt, I mean he lives 3 miles away!
That sucker is 16.75 inches oal with a 101/4 inch blade. 1095 steel with forced patina using frenches mustard and a Buckeye burl handle. His wife is the leather worker and what a fine job she can do! He refers to it as a chopper, it is a bit forward heavy, I think of it as a large fighter. A down thrust to a shoulder and the foe is done for! Matt will be set up at Little valley this year with a few beautiess. He will have one of the nicest knives Ive looked at there, the hand checkering on the handle is enuff to knock yer socks off! And I gotta say, his kitchenware is Top Chef stuff

Without corroborating photos we'll have to assume this is a BS story!

[robpa]

HUH??
the computer really does suck, so does my computer savvy.
The knife is as accuratly decribed as I can do.
matts knives are awesome, this is my 9th. That hand checkered knife is a show piece. Id put up photos of all of them, if I could figure things out
Its pretty darned close to 3 miles dep[ending if I use the truck or the SXS

[Ivoryman]

Rob asked me to post a couple pictures of the latest custom I made for him.

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Looooooooooooooooooove that. Killer burl, blade, sheath. Wow that's cool. I nabbed a Becker BK 9 to have a big, bad chopper and it's great at that, and I love it but it isn't pretty like this. My hat is off. Gorgeous. Keep them coming.

[Good Old Luke]

Picked up another red diamond back jigged Case knife. Muskrats are not my usual knife to collect, but this is the only other pattern I could find with these handles on them. If they add more, I will go after them all.

Love that cover pattern from Case. I had a Canoe in the same “Rattlesnake” jigging, but mine was in what they call “antique bone.” Made the mistake of leaving it in my tool bag, when I was field tech-ing for Rite-Aid. Was up a ladder, running some low-v line, and someone on staff filched it. Didn’t find out til I was on the road to my next ticket, and was right upset about it. Shame you can’t trust the folks you work with, but ya know, if the thief needed that Canoe so bad they were willing to jeopardize their eternal soul—then have at it, I guess. It’s just a thing, of steel and bone, and I can always get another. (Though I haven’t seen the Antique Rattlesnake Bone in a while…)
I see in your next post that you’re going to grab a whole run of those covers—do they have a Canoe?

[Sharpnshinyknives]

Picked up another red diamond back jigged Case knife. Muskrats are not my usual knife to collect, but this is the only other pattern I could find with these handles on them. If they add more, I will go after them all.

Love that cover pattern from Case. I had a Canoe in the same “Rattlesnake” jigging, but mine was in what they call “antique bone.” Made the mistake of leaving it in my tool bag, when I was field tech-ing for Rite-Aid. Was up a ladder, running some low-v line, and someone on staff filched it. Didn’t find out til I was on the road to my next ticket, and was right upset about it. Shame you can’t trust the folks you work with, but ya know, if the thief needed that Canoe so bad they were willing to jeopardize their eternal soul—then have at it, I guess. It’s just a thing, of steel and bone, and I can always get another. (Though I haven’t seen the Antique Rattlesnake Bone in a while…)
I see in your next post that you’re going to grab a whole run of those covers—do they have a Canoe?

Sorry to hear about the theft. They keep this bone pattern around and put on with different colors from time to time, I’m sure there would be one you would like. They also have this in an antique brown bone that is very pretty. So far the only patterns are the mini Dr, muskrat, and trapper in the red, they also have a Russlock and small congress in the antique brown bone. I’m hoping they will put this on all the patterns. I’m excited about this handle material, it’s a very nice looking knife with this on it.

[doglegg]

Got this pristine TL29 Utica from Steve P knifeaholic. It looks new down to the gold letering on the handle. A day late for my Birthday but still counts. Thanks for looking and thank you Steve.

[toomanyknives]

Grabbed this old Schrade Craftsman today at an antique store. It was pretty dirty and missing the shield. So, i did a bit of cleanup, and put a piece of brass in place of the old Craftsman shield. It's basically an Old Timer 8OT with different color handles and shield. I think it will make a great EDC.

[toomanyknives]

Got this pristine TL29 Utica from Steve P knifeaholic. It looks new down to the gold letering on the handle. A day late for my Birthday but still counts. Thanks for looking and thank you Steve.20250612_190243.jpg20250612_190233.jpg20250612_190214.jpg20250612_190135.jpg20250612_190114.jpg

Beautiful old Utica, DLegg! They made some excellent TL-29's!

[doglegg]

Grabbed this old Schrade Craftsman today at an antique store. It was pretty dirty and missing the shield. So, i did a bit of cleanup, and put a piece of brass in place of the old Craftsman shield. It's basically an Old Timer 8OT with different color handles and shield. I think it will make a great EDC.

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Good job with the shield 🛡 and thanks.

[ThatWeirdKnifeGuy]

Got this pristine TL29 Utica from Steve P knifeaholic. It looks new down to the gold letering on the handle. A day late for my Birthday but still counts. Thanks for looking and thank you Steve.20250612_190243.jpg20250612_190233.jpg20250612_190214.jpg20250612_190135.jpg20250612_190114.jpg

Woah. What a stunner. The stamp on the secondary is awesome.

[Reverand]

A pair of Uncle Henry knives to repair from eBay, as well as a Hammer & Schlegel sickle and a Frost (Japan) advertising "Samurai Sidelock" from a friend in North Caroline.
This is my first bolster-lock knife. I like the action!

[toomanyknives]

Grabbed this old Schrade Craftsman today at an antique store. It was pretty dirty and missing the shield. So, i did a bit of cleanup, and put a piece of brass in place of the old Craftsman shield. It's basically an Old Timer 8OT with different color handles and shield. I think it will make a great EDC.

Craftsman 8OT 3.JPG

Good job with the shield 🛡 and thanks.

Thank you sir, and happy belated B'Day!

[doglegg]

Got this pristine TL29 Utica from Steve P knifeaholic. It looks new down to the gold letering on the handle. A day late for my Birthday but still counts. Thanks for looking and thank you Steve.20250612_190243.jpg20250612_190233.jpg20250612_190214.jpg20250612_190135.jpg20250612_190114.jpg

Woah. What a stunner. The stamp on the secondary is awesome.

Tha ks.

[treefarmer]

Got this pristine TL29 Utica from Steve P knifeaholic. It looks new down to the gold letering on the handle. A day late for my Birthday but still counts. Thanks for looking and thank you Steve.20250612_190243.jpg20250612_190233.jpg20250612_190214.jpg20250612_190135.jpg20250612_190114.jpg

Floyd that the best one I've ever seen!
Noticed there was a small design on the shackle ŵhere the rivet goes through.
Treefarmer

[bestgear]

Got this pristine TL29 Utica from Steve P knifeaholic. It looks new down to the gold letering on the handle. A day late for my Birthday but still counts. Thanks for looking and thank you Steve.20250612_190243.jpg20250612_190233.jpg20250612_190214.jpg20250612_190135.jpg20250612_190114.jpg

a beauty Floyd, you don’t need any excuse to add that one to your collection. Tom

[doglegg]

Got this pristine TL29 Utica from Steve P knifeaholic. It looks new down to the gold letering on the handle. A day late for my Birthday but still counts. Thanks for looking and thank you Steve.20250612_190243.jpg20250612_190233.jpg20250612_190214.jpg20250612_190135.jpg20250612_190114.jpg

Floyd that the best one I've ever seen!
Noticed there was a small design on the shackle ŵhere the rivet goes through.
Treefarmer

I hadn't even noticed that Philip. Thanks for pointing that out.

Got this pristine TL29 Utica from Steve P knifeaholic. It looks new down to the gold letering on the handle. A day late for my Birthday but still counts. Thanks for looking and thank you Steve.20250612_190243.jpg20250612_190233.jpg20250612_190214.jpg20250612_190135.jpg20250612_190114.jpg

a beauty Floyd, you don’t need any excuse to add that one to your collection. Tom

Thanks Tom.

[doglegg]

A pair of Uncle Henry knives to repair from eBay, as well as a Hammer & Schlegel sickle and a Frost (Japan) advertising "Samurai Sidelock" from a friend in North Caroline.
This is my first bolster-lock knife. I like the action!

Quite the eclectic group.