Jigging College

[Unk]

I know some of the old-timers (and maybe some of the younger whipper-snappers) have a knack for reading the jigging of old knives. This helps in establishing the authenticity of the handles, the knife, etc. I thought it might be a useful reference tool if we posted some examples of jigging from various brands. I know this won't be a fool-proof library, as there were so many contract made knives, such as Schrade and Camillus, for example, who made knives for a lot of different brands. And some companies, like Case, used many different kinds of jigging over the years. But it might be a handy reference for some brands. Give me your feedback if you think it is a good idea or not a good idea.

I have a few examples of E.C. Simmons Keen Kutters, so I will post some examples.

[Joe Dirt]

Great topic, Unk!

I believe in order to avoid confusion to those of us wanting to learn how to "read the jig",
it would be best to post pics of knives with another knife next to it.
This way it will show contrast/and or similarities between the jigging patterns that are characteristic of certain companies.

Oh ya, NICE knives!

..... Joe

[wv trapper I]

What a great topic, you have my vote . You also have some fine looking Keen Kutters there also.

Joe

[Unk]

Thanks guys. Joe, I like your idea.

Keen Kutters is what I have the most of, so I posted those......was hoping someone could post some pics of some Challenge, Electric, New York Knife Co., Cattaraugus, etc.

[On Edge]

I don't know much about it, but I would definitely be interested in learning ... good idea.