Celluloids-eye candy

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Waukonda wrote: Thu Apr 16, 2026 7:52 pm.
Very nice knife Ike,
Nothing like that pattern in any of dad’s knives. Even if there was I would not know a pattern name.
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Holy moly.....I shouldn't have clicked on this thread..... :shock: ::facepalm::
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Waukonda wrote: Thu Apr 16, 2026 9:49 pm
djknife13 wrote: Thu Apr 16, 2026 8:25 pm Is there a name for that pattern of celluloid? ________Dave
I don't know the answer to that, Dave. I had never before seen it, so a while back I ran a picture by Keith/espn77 to ask if it was something he had seen on other Remingtons. He stated that it was used, though not common, a name wasn't mentioned.
Thank you for commenting.
It looks somewhat like imitation celluloid Myrcardia (I don't know how to spell that but I don't feel bad because spellcheck doesn't either) and I know that knife way outdated Micardia. I spelled it differently this time thinking I might get it right once. I love the pattern even if it makes a little dizzy looking at it.______Dave
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A very old M & G by Miller Bros. The covers are nice and tight. 4". Like it? PM me. J.O'.
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Beautiful knife and with the enclosed back to boot. That one and the green ones like that are two of my favorites. We need to stop posting these really great knives because the guys that avoid them because of the celluloid scales might just start collecting them again and there goes the prices. If they knew that I have several hundred old ones and none of them have outgassed in the 25 years I've been collecting them I'd get some competition. The only ones I have had go bad were the more recent German ones and Western's cracked ice. I was buying the Remington re-pops that started gassing for cheap and pulling off the scales and having bone or stag put on them. They were no longer original, but they sure were great knives.____Dave
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Hey, all ! new guy here... i started collecting last summer, at the ripe old age of 60... Got caught up in it pretty quickly and thought i'd show off some of my humble collection. I've ended up gravitating toward hardware store contract knives, and also 1920-'40 remingtons. along the way a lot of celluloids caught my eye. here are a few.. top to bottom; original Schatt & Morgan, Pre-1937 Utica, Shapleigh diamond edge
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Imperial, E.K.Tryon, Schrade cut co
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Landers Frary & Clark, Pal cutlery, Cussins & Fearn
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Sweet celluloids there jeffsblue65. I especially like the checkerboard Tryon.

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Good looking Celluloid JeffsBlue65
The Celluloid is a eye catcher.
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btrwtr wrote: Sat Apr 18, 2026 4:22 pm Sweet celluloids there jeffsblue65. I especially like the checkerboard Tryon.

Welcome to AAPK! thanks, it's one of my favorites, too
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