Swell Center Balloon Pattern

[RobesonsRme.com]

Nice old pattern with some beautiful represntative examples from various old and some rare makers.

That Robeson 629285 above is a very nice knife, K7K.

Here are some other examples from Robeson. Two of them, the 284 and 285 pattern jacks, are the same frame as K7K's NO-RUSTAIN knife above.

I'm not really sure these truly meet the standard for "Balloon-Ended", but they are swell-centered with round bolsters.

Charlie Noyes

[upnorth]

At first I thought I was imagining things, but K7K's No-Rustain pivots on the smaller end!!
Very unusual!!
Nice knives everyone!!

[Miller Bro's]

At first I thought I was imagining things, but K7K's No-Rustain pivots on the smaller end!!

Both ends look like the same size from where I sit......

[knife7knut]

At first I thought I was imagining things, but K7K's No-Rustain pivots on the smaller end!!
Very unusual!!
Nice knives everyone!!

Actually it is a bit of an illusion.The knife is an equal end and what is causing the illusion is the shadow.When I photographed it,the knife was actually upside down and I was using an LED clip light to illuminate it.I could not get directly above it without a shadow from the camera going across the knife so I shot it on a slight angle and then rotated the image 180 degrees.The angle caused the shadow which made it look like one end was bigger.Sorry for the confusion.

[knife7knut]

Here's a few more.I have a couple of what I would term two blade melon testers;one by Gerson and the other by Schrade that are a sort of half swell center and if no one minds I will include them here.

First is a small one by Henry Wilton of Germany with fancy scales.
Second is an inexpensive one marked,"Stainless Steel Japan"
Third is one marked Suffolk Knife Co Germany.
Fourth is one marked Ulster Knife Co with ebony scales.
Fifth is another Ulster with ebony but in a larger pattern.
Sixth is one marked,"United Cutlery Germany";not the United that imported Boker but a much earlier company.
Seventh is one marked,"Wahkonta Cutlery Germany".Have no clue on this one.
Eightth is the Gerson.I have several knives marked Gerson Boston Mass but this is marked Middleboro Mass which is an outlying suburb of Boston.Only one I have ever seen with this marking.
Ninth is the Schrade.

[Jacknifeben]

this is one big CATTARAUGUS.

[upnorth]

How big is it, JKB??

[Jacknifeben]

4 3/8 inches closed. # 32919 with a partial etch of a banner with OUR VERY BEST on it. you still working on that book with all the different punch blades? still got that fake JACK KNIFE BEN punch jack?

[upnorth]

I'm retiring slowly, and the books are the next thing on my agenda!!
Still got the fake JKB!!
Still hanging on to your superb Catt Collection I see!!

[ratlesnake75]

A nice Cattaraugus whittler and a hibbard, spencer with nice celluloid--thx Mark

[orvet]

this is one big CATTARAUGUS.

That is one of the nicest big spear blades I have seen!
I REALLY like it!

Dale

[Jacknifeben]

thanks, i could have it cleaned but i oil the joints and enjoy it just the way i found it.

[ratlesnake75]

Knife7knut--that burkinshaw is a very sweet knife and so is that ulster swell ctr jack(I like ebony)--Thx Mark

JACKNIFEBEN--that is one sweet big catt--love those handles and master blade--thx Mark

[ratlesnake75]

Walden Knife Co--3 5/8 closed

[big monk]

Some great looking knives guys---this little case is not as old,but, has some pretty stag handles

[Archer]

Some great looking knives My favorite pattern. Here are a few

[msteele6]

Took out most of my balloon pattern knives the other day and thought I'd post them. These only include swell center knives that also have a taper, i.e. excluding EE swell center patterns.

[cato]

some nice ones !!

[carrmillus]

.............drool!!!!.............. ......................

[Dinadan]

Beautiful knives posted in this topic! I especially like those tapered patterns, Msteele.

Here is a little Schatt and Morgan of mine.

[msteele6]

Nice knife and thanks for the kind comments, I always keep an eye out for this pattern.