A. J. Jordan Cutlery Co

[Owd Wullie]

Was up in Southern Missouri last week and stumbled across this little darling. Actually my wife saw it and told me about it. So my brother in law and I went and rescued it.











Those bone scales are dead sexy in my mind. Punch is a tad short, but it is tight as drum and snaps like a trap.

I know he was an importer, but this one sure looks American made to me.

[tjmurphy]

Nice one Willie, you done good

[Owd Wullie]

I started to take a pic of the price tag and post it too. Figgered I better not. Somebody might accuse me of taking advantage of an old widow woman.

I will say it was one of the BEST buys I've made in several years.

I got an old Case , Bradford "office knife" and a pretty much unused PUMA 970 PLAINSMAN at that place too.

[tjmurphy]

Life Is Good

[basser5]

I like everything about that one Wullie, great find!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[gino]

Sweet lookin oldie Wullie - Nice score! Hope you thanked her? LOL

[RobesonsRme.com]

Willie, that's a nice knife. I'm glad for you.
Charlie Noyes

[Miller Bro's]

Very nice Willie!

Just the way I like to see them

Here is some pertinent information on the A. J. Jordan Company, per Goins`.

[vikingdog]

How sweet it is!

[galvanic1882]

Great knife!!! Glad you snagged it. I have a nice whittler and a Clay I wil post here soon.

[smiling-knife]

Very nice The bone scales are beautiful.

This is an A.J Jordan souvenir knife made in Germany. s-k

[galvanic1882]

Here is my Jordan whittler and the Clay.

[Owd Wullie]

Great Knives!!

LOVE that CLAY!!

[RobesonsRme.com]

Great knives, guys.
I can see why it was thought at one time that Robeson made knives for Clay. That supposition was debunked a year or so ago in a KnifeWorld article. Apparently, they had their own factory.
Charlie Noyes

[Bret888]

I have to wonder, if Owd Wullies knife, Galvanic's Clay and my Clay all came out of the Andover Plant? Here is a link to one article on them http://www.usgennet.org/usa/ny/county/a ... Knives.htm
There is a more detailed article by C. David Pierce in the Nov. 08 Knife World. One main discrepancy is that Clay Jordan, was A.J.'s nephew, not his brother.

[FRJ]

This to Willies, " A.J. Jordan cutlery Co." stamp, from Goins.

[Owd Wullie]

No "ST LOUIS" anywhere on mine and no discernible stamp at all on the punch.

[Owd Wullie]

I think my old jack, and both the Clay's pictured sure look like they came from Platt's lineage. They all appear to have the same shield and very similar jigging.

[old timer1990]

i have a aj jordan myself i wish it looked that good. My was my great grandfather

[FRJ]

I got this A.J.Jordan recently and I thought it should be on this old thread because of the other interesting posts on it.

It's 4 1/4". Main blade well used and it looks like some one left blood? at the tang. (for lack of a better description)
That defect kept the price low. The secondary blade looks unsharpend. Mighty snappy.

Joe Dirt had a thread about fileing the kick down on a blade. I wonder if he'll chime in?

[bonehead]

FRJ,

IMO that is a knife to be proud of. Awesome, Really nice Scales, almost seems like a pick bone, wonderful Piece.

Alan

[singin46]

Major find there wullie! Congrats.

[FRJ]

Thanks Alan, I like it very much. I also got a Case belt sheath recently and the Jordan fits in it perfectly.

[Bret888]

Great knife Joe! Seeing this thread again, reminded me of these tweezers we got a while back. They were too cool to pass up.

[FRJ]

Well how about that. Jordan tweezers. They're beautiful. They look very Victorian.

Thanks Bret.