The Napanoch Knife Company Napanoch N.Y.

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allmightyoz wrote:only ...H NY can be seen. Does the Pat. Applied for make it an earlier knife or is this present on later models as well?
It is stamped Napanoch, N.Y., the patent refers to the fact that what you have is a tool kit knife. At the opposite end of the blade there are various tools that snap in. That is why the pin comes through the bolster at that end, to give it more strength.

For an example go to the tool kit thread here in knife lore ::nod::
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thanks MB! That makes sense now about the pin and the strange backspring config. Sometimes the obvious isnt so obvious to me. Too bad I dont have the toolkit :(
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Here is an add from Popular mechanics published in 1906 showing this knife and the tool kit. Google books for the win!
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Here are two old Jack Knife Ben cattle knives contracted from Napanoch, you can tell by the punch blade. One is tang stamped PAT. APPLIED FOR and the other has PAT'D 4/7/08.
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Napanoch made Jack knife Ben ::super_happy::
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That is a beauty ::tu:: ::drool:: :)
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Just in case, that is a real nice example of an early Jack Knife Ben. If the punch blade is double fluted I would bet it was made by Napanoch or Winchester.
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::tu:: great score !! have been looking for long time for a nice one like that
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Thanks MB, JKB , and Paul !! The craftsmanship of this knife is just amazing. Whether is a Nappy or a Winchester Im really not sure. I thought it is Napanoch ,sorry if I got off track with the thread if its not. All opinions are welcome, for sure! Here is a pic of the fluted punch ,and its twin made by schrade with JKB stamp. Maybe it will give a clue to the age of the knife in question ???? ::tu:: Jason
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Your Nappy has JACK KNIFE BEN CHICAGO and UNION STOCK YARDS on the master and spey blade making that a 100 year old knife. The Schrade probably has JACK KNIFE BEN CHICAGO on the master and UNION STOCK YARDS on the spey making it a 1920-1930 knife.
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3 1/8" PEARL JACK just listed for thur auction

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Lots of great pictures and knives in this thread. I've been looking around for more pictures of Napanoch knives.

Here's a banana knife by Napanoch. It's 5 1/4 closed and the scales are a little darker than my phone pics although the pile side has a slight red tint to it. There are some opening/closing marks on the pile side of the blade due to the blade being slightly off center.
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This one fits the same time frame but is a JACK KNIFE BEN.
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Thanks for posting that JACKNIFEBEN. Before I bought mine I came on here and found yours in another thread, and it helped me decide on pulling the trigger.
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Bumping this old Napanoch thread to post an old Coke Bottle that was the predecessor of the Winchester 1920 pattern.
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Jerry, That is really nice. I'm glad you bumped this old thread, fun to read it again.

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Wow! What a great knife
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A+,Jerry! ::tu::
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Awesome knife Jerry ::tu:: ::tu:: .... love the grooved worm bone marks in the bone too - that to me always has that special appeal ::drool::
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Beautiful knife you have there!!!
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Hey Guys, Thought I would post my Neat Nap in a Stockman Pattern,,,Broken blade,,YEP!!! If you have some let me buy them??? lol
Love my Naps
Been in the mood to post lately, I hopes I dont get boring for you guys
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Mark, the handles are gorgeous! Napanoch stockman is very difficult pattern to find in any condition. Please post more pictures of Nap knives :)
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Hey Ralph, thanks buddy. I got a couple more I can Post for ya,,They are HARD to find in Any condition and I am a buyer too of ANY Nap in ANY cond. I also sell as most All know on ebay((Mark-Shana))
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HEY Guys, thought I would post my Winchester/Nap harness jack in this section,,,,Since it was MORE Nap than Winchester.
Loved My HARNESS Jack by Winchester/Nap. Patented Punch by Nap and its in ANY BOOK under Winchester as per Pattern#. Just sold this knife the other day to a friend. This was a 1920 model made transitional piece. Lots more NAP than Winchester,,,It was VERY BEEFY w/ All steel construction

AND Who could forget seeing this Beauty I had on ebay last week,,Didnt last long. I think this Nap Dog Leg w/ Pattern# was very cool indeed & Super Rare in that condition!!!
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Hey Guys, Couldnt resist posting this Honk Falls. I didnt even own it for 1-day before it got away from me,,,Loved this knife BEEFY BEEFY
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