Hardware Store and Distributor Knives

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John Primble knives were a Belknap Hdw brand.
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National Auto Supply, New York. Ideas which knife co. made this one?
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Bpack68 wrote: Thu Mar 26, 2026 4:26 pm National Auto Supply, New York. Ideas which knife co. made this one?
No idea, but, very nice old knife! ::tu::
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Bpack68 wrote: Thu Mar 26, 2026 4:26 pm National Auto Supply, New York. Ideas which knife co. made this one?
Nice knife!!
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Hey, guys ! new guy here, jumping in with both feet.. started collecting last summer at the ripe old age of 60.. caught the hardware store bug early on, and wanted to share some of my small collection with everyone. this site has been a wealth of helpful information, and i'm glad to be here.
left to right, we've got; Hibbard Spencer & Bartlett, E.K. Tryon, John Pritzlaff, Simmons Keen Kutter
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jeffsblues65 wrote: Sat Apr 18, 2026 3:21 pm Hey, guys ! new guy here, jumping in with both feet.. started collecting last summer at the ripe old age of 60.. caught the hardware store bug early on, and wanted to share some of my small collection with everyone. this site has been a wealth of helpful information, and i'm glad to be here.
left to right, we've got; Hibbard Spencer & Bartlett, E.K. Tryon, John Pritzlaff, Simmons Keen KutterIMG_20260418_102743490_MP.jpg

Great looking group. 😎👍 ::welcome:: to AAPK!
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Belknap hdw John Primble, Montgomery Ward's, Shapleigh diamond edge, Cussins & Fearn
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Welcome Jeff, you are off to a really good start.____Dave
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Thanks, fellas... glad to be here. looking forward to sharing more finds and learning a lot more about knives.
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Knice knives Jeff ::welcome:: glad you are here ::handshake::
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jeffsblues65 wrote: Sat Apr 18, 2026 3:21 pm Hey, guys ! new guy here, jumping in with both feet.. started collecting last summer at the ripe old age of 60.. caught the hardware store bug early on, and wanted to share some of my small collection with everyone. this site has been a wealth of helpful information, and i'm glad to be here.
left to right, we've got; Hibbard Spencer & Bartlett, E.K. Tryon, John Pritzlaff, Simmons Keen KutterIMG_20260418_102743490_MP.jpg
Those are awesome, thanks for posting. Plenty of hdwe store knives to collect, always fun to find a new name! Thanks for showing!
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Here’s an old Wm Frankfurth Hardware whittler with ebony handles. Frankfurth was a store in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. It’s a shame one of the secondary blades was broken off but I still really like it.

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Bpack, Looks a bit like a Schrade I had. ?? Good Luck. J.O'.
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Runner 4 Knives wrote: Sat Apr 18, 2026 7:30 pm Here’s an old Wm Frankfurth Hardware whittler with ebony handles. Frankfurth was a store in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. It’s a shame one of the secondary blades was broken off but I still really like it.

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Frankfurth is on my list, too ... Good looking knife. Love a whittler pattern
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Thanks Jeffblues65
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Very recently, this camping/scouting, pattern or style of pocket knife, arrived in a group or lot of pocket knives that I purchased. It now becomes my most recent example to be posted under this topic or thread. I did not purchase the group or lot of pocket knives to obtain this particular pocket knife. However, it definitely did get added to my general, pocket knife accumulation. It is a WARDS, one blade, four tools (a cap lifter or bottle opener with a screwdriver tip, a can opener, and a punch or awl), one tang stamp, 3 5/8" closed, a long main blade pull, two springs, camping/scouting, pattern or style of pocket knife. The main blade front tang stamp says, "WARDS (over) MADE IN USA" The main blade does have a WEAK half stop. The main blade does have an OK opening snap. The main blade does have an OK closing snap. ALL of the tools open and close properly, without problems. Overall, this pocket knife is in GOOD condition. I did have to give it a very minor cleaning.
I took some pictures and here it is.
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The Main Blade Front Tang Stamp.
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A very good looking knife, Skip!
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Waukonda wrote: Sat Jun 27, 2026 4:16 pm A…..
Thank you, Ike.🍻
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