Knives Made Before The Year 1960

Mossdancer · Post by **Mossdancer** » Sun Feb 14, 2010 1:49 am

Have been looking for a place to show this little fella. 2 7/8" closed. The blades are 98-100%. Both blades work off of same spring. The large blade is a bit lazy the small one is a snapper. They both lock open and closed with mechanism. That is what the Patent number is for. The patents date is Dec 1942. The color of cel is a deep burgandy red made to look like tortoise shell(who knows it could be real, I doubt that though.) These two photos should enlarge twice. I scanned at 350%. LT only has one of these listed in his book with Schrade over Walden over NY USA. It is on page 87. His has a nail file blade, this one has a small pen and a smaller pen. The finish on blades is darn close to 100%, The advertising etch on main pen is in great condition. There are no marks on secondary pen. This is the first of the small Schrade two blade switchers I have came upon.
moss
Edit: Two photo's from Camera. I can't show handle color with this darned artificial light.

Miller Bro's · Post by **Miller Bro's** » Sun Feb 14, 2010 2:15 am

Moss,

Nice looking little switchblade knife

The handles are celluloid, and the burgandy color is an uncommon color to find.

Miller Bro's · Post by **Miller Bro's** » Sun Mar 14, 2010 11:56 pm

Here are a couple real oldies, both are pre 1891.

An Ivory Ward Perly & Co. quill knife and a Tortoise shell pen, cannot make out the maker.

Check out the file work on the backspring

Owd Wullie · Post by **Owd Wullie** » Mon Mar 15, 2010 2:07 am

This absolutely HAS to be a CASE TESTED "prototype"

I mean after all how many of you have EVER seen such a wild combination of handle materials and a SAWblade combination tool such as this. I bet ol bRHETT59 or Murdle whatever his name is can make this one a REAL beauty and get some BIG bucks for it.

Just kidding.

A beat up and well loved old knife that someone decided to make suit his needs.

Miller Bro's · Post by **Miller Bro's** » Mon May 17, 2010 11:15 pm

Very old ebony handle Burkinshaw............

Miller Bro's · Post by **Miller Bro's** » Sat Jul 17, 2010 4:59 pm

A nice pearl handle Ulster.........

Miller Bro's · Post by **Miller Bro's** » Sat Jul 17, 2010 5:41 pm

Some more oldies...........

gino · Post by **gino** » Sat Jul 17, 2010 7:21 pm

here is a few oldies but goodies

Ace cutlery co.
Gamble store co.
Press button
Schrade Walden
Excelsior

Just Plain Dave · Post by **Just Plain Dave** » Sat Jul 17, 2010 7:56 pm

Can't say for sure without seeing the blades but I think I'm in love with the top knife in the first pic in the above post!

Owd Wullie · Post by **Owd Wullie** » Sat Jul 17, 2010 8:50 pm

A J Jordan Cutlery

A well used Miller Bros

FRJ · Post by **FRJ** » Sat Jul 17, 2010 10:48 pm

Here's some old ones. I must have several more that would fit pre 60, but for now..........

Miller Bro's · Post by **Miller Bro's** » Sat Jul 17, 2010 10:53 pm

Some nice ones posted here today

Joe,

The bone handles on all of those knives are outstanding!

Owd Wullie · Post by **Owd Wullie** » Sun Jul 18, 2010 1:06 am

A wee little KINGSTON rope knife

Roberts Bro's MFTG &Co

An old PUUKKO

Robeson serpentine stockman

Miller Bro's · Post by **Miller Bro's** » Sun Jul 18, 2010 1:58 am

W,

That Robeson has some pretty jigged bone handles

Keep em comin............

Owd Wullie · Post by **Owd Wullie** » Sun Jul 18, 2010 2:07 am

Thanks D.

Some A-hole ran the blades through one of those *&#$(**&#^^!!! ELECTRIC knife sharpener things and did not do that darlin any favors.

What do you know about that little bitty Kingston "rope" knife? It's probably better suited for cutting twine. Has a HECK of a snap to it though.

Miller Bro's · Post by **Miller Bro's** » Sun Jul 18, 2010 2:23 am

Owd Wullie wrote:Some A-hole ran the blades through one of those *&#$(**&#^^!!! ELECTRIC knife sharpener things and did not do that darlin any favors

Don`t you hate when they do that!

Owd Wullie wrote:What do you know about that little bitty Kingston "rope" knife? It's probably better suited for cutting twine.

Well, it was made by Ulster, they stopped marking them that way around 1958. Some say it has a U.S. Military background. I do know that the U.S. military used a two blade version of this knife since WWI, Case, Schrade, Camillus and others made them for the Government. However, this one is smaller then the ones mentioned. They are well made and all the ones I have handled had excellent snap and were finished very well.

ea42 · Post by **ea42** » Mon Jul 19, 2010 3:08 pm

I have seen an Army/Air Force order for a single blade (sheepsfoot) TL-29 from around 1965, although it doesn't list the length (although since they refer to it as a TL-29 it's likely the standard length, not the short version). This was from Imperial (Kingston was a joint venture between Imperial and Ulster). I'll see if I can dig any more up. The Kingston stamp was used for some time after the war, at least into the late fifties/early sixties.

Eric

gino · Post by **gino** » Mon Jul 19, 2010 3:12 pm

how about this one?
Robeson

Gunstock Jack · Post by **Gunstock Jack** » Sat Jul 24, 2010 3:43 pm

WOW! You guys have shown some really fine examples on this post. Let's keep it goin'. Here are some of my better oldies:

johnny twoshoes · Post by **johnny twoshoes** » Sat Jul 24, 2010 4:29 pm

Nice knives guys.

Heres another.

Tested XX

WelderBob · Post by **WelderBob** » Sun Jul 25, 2010 1:15 am

Some nice knives being shown..

..these two have been around for a while...

Gunstock Jack · Post by **Gunstock Jack** » Sun Jul 25, 2010 1:21 am

Bob, those are simply awesome examples of the cutler's art. I especially like the Case. Thanks for showing them!

Miller Bro's · Post by **Miller Bro's** » Sun Jul 25, 2010 1:47 am

I like ALL of em.............Keep them coming

tjmurphy · Post by **tjmurphy** » Sun Jul 25, 2010 1:54 am

Camillus c. 1916

orvet · Post by **orvet** » Sun Jul 25, 2010 2:16 am

Here is an old Imperial, one with solid bolsters, not a shell handle.
It has pretty celluloid.

Imperial had good blades and nice celluloid.

Dale

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