Cattaraugus 11849

The Cattaraugus Cutlery Company was started by John Champlin and his son Tint in 1882. It was first incorporated under the name J.B.F. Champlin and Son as a wholesale distribution company based in Little Valley, New York. The business proved to be a successful endeavor, and it soon branched into a knife production company named Cattaraugus.
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I just finished up a rehandle of this old 4 and 1/2 inch closed Cattaraugus 11849 which is defined as a lockback hunter. When I got it, there was no handle material on it at all. I had a couple of pieces of stag that would fit, so I went with that. Kind of a neat old lockblade knife.
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Very nice save on a nice old Catt. ::tu:: J.O'.
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Very knice OC. Stag looks good on it. Also very knice stag.
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Hey OC , could this possibly be the same POS knife I sent you. It. Looks fantastic. Great job saving that old Catt. ::groove:: ::groove::
Steve B. ::mdm::
Did you get liner lock too work? Does it have snap now?
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bladebuddy wrote: ↑Thu Jul 17, 2025 11:13 am Hey OC , could this possibly be the same POS knife I sent you. It. Looks fantastic. Great job saving that old Catt. ::groove:: ::groove::
Steve B. ::mdm::
Did you get liner lock too work? Does it have snap now?
Yes, that is the one. It has a lot of wear in the joint and spring. And the way the split scale locks work always causes extra friction that effects the snap. So even though it does not have a lot of snap, it is still a neat old knife. I found the pattern number 11849 in one of my books that appears to be correct for this. The stag pieces I had were an almost perfect fit. I did some straightening to the brass liner lock and peened it a little to lengthen it to tighten things up and it works pretty good. Sharpened up nicely with the diamond file and is now in my pocket.
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Not a POS anymore!
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OLDE CUTLER wrote: ↑Wed Jul 16, 2025 4:27 pm I just finished up a rehandle of this old 4 and 1/2 inch closed Cattaraugus 11849
Beautiful job on those covers,OC.
I'll bet it's a great packer.
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FRJ wrote: ↑Thu Jul 17, 2025 1:45 pm
OLDE CUTLER wrote: ↑Wed Jul 16, 2025 4:27 pm I just finished up a rehandle of this old 4 and 1/2 inch closed Cattaraugus 11849
Beautiful job on those covers,OC.
I'll bet it's a great packer.
Yes it is Joe.
Thanks for the comments guys.
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Looks awesome, OC! ::tu:: Could be the cousin of one I have- https://www.allaboutpocketknives.com/kn ... r#p1087429
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1967redrider wrote: ↑Thu Jul 17, 2025 4:51 pm Looks awesome, OC! ::tu:: Could be the cousin of one I have- https://www.allaboutpocketknives.com/kn ... r#p1087429
That looks like the one. Real nice Old bone on yours with original shield.
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Great save, OC!
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