Lockback Love
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Re: Lockback Love
Been awhile since I posted, been unpacking from the move (New Mexico to Nebraska) and things have been a mess. Never doing this again !!
I seem to own more lockbacks than anything else, guess I always prefered them as edc's over the years. And I have a soft spot for the Japanese era / Cole Ka-bars.
Ka-Bars

Ka-bars / Gerber

Ka-Bars / Kershaw / Schrade

Remington / Bear MGC

I seem to own more lockbacks than anything else, guess I always prefered them as edc's over the years. And I have a soft spot for the Japanese era / Cole Ka-bars.
Ka-Bars

Ka-bars / Gerber

Ka-Bars / Kershaw / Schrade

Remington / Bear MGC

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Re: Lockback Love
Nice bunch of lockers.
Toejammer what is the top knife in the first photo of your post ?
Phil
Toejammer what is the top knife in the first photo of your post ?
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Re: Lockback Love
That be a Kabar 1179 - 5 1/2" blade, rosewood handle.
philco wrote:Nice bunch of lockers.![]()
Toejammer what is the top knife in the first photo of your post ?
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Re: Lockback Love
Thanks. You have solved a great mystery for me. I've owned this knife for 20 years or more and never did know what it was. Mine has a 4 1/2 inch blade, but now that I know it says Ka Bar I can barely make out the etch.Toejammer wrote:That be a Kabar 1179 - 5 1/2" blade, rosewood handle.
philco wrote:Nice bunch of lockers.![]()
Toejammer what is the top knife in the first photo of your post ?
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Re: Lockback Love
Yep, if mine hadn't still had a faint etch, I'd be stumped too ! They are from the 80's vintage, when Cole bought out Kabar I believe.
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philco wrote:Thanks. You have solved a great mystery for me. I've owned this knife for 20 years or more and never did know what it was. Mine has a 4 1/2 inch blade, but now that I know it says Ka Bar I can barely make out the etch.Toejammer wrote:That be a Kabar 1179 - 5 1/2" blade, rosewood handle.
philco wrote:Nice bunch of lockers.![]()
Toejammer what is the top knife in the first photo of your post ?
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Re: Lockback Love
knife7knut...knife7knut wrote:What the heck;a few more:
An Olsen double lock.
A huge Parker 2 blade lockback.
A Parker Imai double lockback
A Precise lockback with etching,scrimshaw,and filework.
A pair of Puma 715's
A Puma Medici.
A Rigid Apache.
A Smith & Wesson.
An old Southington Cutlery lockback
A Taylor 2 blade;one fixed and one folding.
Love that Southington!
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Re: Lockback Love
So do I Knifegirl;here it is with an old Sheffield dagger(can't read the name;maybe W.Greaves)and a Northfield.Second pic is an unmarked French fishtail with two 1880's era I*XL knives.
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Re: Lockback Love
Big Monk posted "And how about the Wharncliffe blade, on this little GEC Lockback, 3 7/8 inch,with the 1095 steel?"
I'm not sure that wharncliffe looks right on that 72, Monk. How's about sending it my way for closer inspection?
I'm not sure that wharncliffe looks right on that 72, Monk. How's about sending it my way for closer inspection?
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Re: Lockback Love
Oh wow.... NICE! All of those are great!knife7knut wrote:So do I Knifegirl;here it is with an old Sheffield dagger(can't read the name;maybe W.Greaves)and a Northfield.Second pic is an unmarked French fishtail with two 1880's era I*XL knives.
I know we have a Ebony Northfield locker, but to have one in bone has got to be sweet!
We have one similar to the middle IXL, but I believe the blade of ours is more worn. The last IXL in your picture makes me
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Re: Lockback Love
GEC hit a homer with their new 72 pattern!
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Re: Lockback Love
Here is a better picture of the two open and some closeup shots of the stag which is near perfect.knifegirl888 wrote:knife7knut wrote:
We have one similar to the middle IXL, but I believe the blade of ours is more worn. The last IXL in your picture makes me
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Re: Lockback Love
I agree!Miller Bro`s wrote:Beautiful Antique knives Ray![]()
Here is the Joseph Rodgers that Bret got me for my birthday. It's 6 1/2" closed. Please excuse me.... I signed in under Bret's name to get the picture from his post. This is really knifegirl888. LOL
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Re: Lockback Love
Here is a picture of the Ebony Northfield by itself. I can't seem to locate a picture of our IXL by itself at the present time.


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Re: Lockback Love
Yes, I do believe it's steel. It might have had some pin work along the way?
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Re: Lockback Love
Here's an oldie I've posted before on another thread. Some of you may not have seen it. Only the master blade locks; the pen is slipjointed.
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Re: Lockback Love
Awesome knives, guys!

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Re: Lockback Love
SK,
Just revisting your last pictures... Man, do you have some beauties!
I am wondering who the maker is of the last one is? Is it ivory?
Just revisting your last pictures... Man, do you have some beauties!
I am wondering who the maker is of the last one is? Is it ivory?
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Re: Lockback Love
Thanks Knifegirl!!! Yes it is Ivory.. Stamped W (Crown) R J Machin's Dirk Knife.. c.1830-1837
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Re: Lockback Love
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Re: Lockback Love
I finally got that third Khyber - now I have the 2601, 2602, and 2603.
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Re: Lockback Love
Really nice knives ! You gotta have love for the lockback. Here are mine. Jason
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