Knives Made Before The Year 1960

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A few more.............
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Camillus Standard Scout, four line stamp, nearly mint except for peppering.
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Real nice TJ ::tu::

Post a pic over in the scout thread too ::nod::
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TCO Dimitri ::nod::
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I've posted these knives elseware, but why not here as well as they fit the theme. Thanks.

A Challenge cutlery, and a Hatch.
Actually, they are in reverse order. Goins says Hatch built a new plant in 1891 and employed 125 workers and produced 175 dozen pocket knives A DAY. They were sold in 1899 to Challenge Cutlery Co.
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Dimitri, TJ and Joe great oldies
one old one i picked up this week from a AAPK store . Simonds Mfg. Co. they made saws & knives, in 1915 they were the largest manufacturer of saws in the world
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Nice one Paul. ::tu::
Cool shield on that one.
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Here is an old Catt. Jack I just found
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Nice find, that is a rare one.
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:wink: nice Gino, don't see many gunstocks
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Daaaaaaaaaaang knice Camillus bro!

And Paul, that corn knife from 1915...that's the steelasaurus rex bro! ::tu::

I nabbed this ROBESON from 1917 to 1939 in an eBay lot:
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Suuuuweeeeeet!!!!^
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::tu:: Scott very nice old woodie .
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Here's a knife I just enjoy getting out on occasion, just to hold, open the blades, close the blades again, simply because the quality can be felt just by holding it. It's a Keen Kutter cattlemans knife. It's tang stamp is the keystone like with E.C. Simmons, over Keen Kutter, over St. Louis. It's just a nice knife in every respect, it seems. Very strong snap in the blades, and if your not careful, a couple of the blades will reek havoc with your thumbnail. All the knives shown on this board are excellent looking knives and I have enjoyed looking thru them all. ::tu:: Bull ( Dale H. )
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Case Tested XX (1920 -1940)
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Thomaston Knife Co. from CONN?
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Scott, Image


Here is my 1932 Camillus G. Washington reproduction knife :wink:
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::super_happy:: nice one Dimitri ! never knew about these George Washington knives . very interesting !
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picked a unused Roberson 622056 & Metropolitan cutlery co. corn knife
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Challenge Cutlery Scout.
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Dang knice knives Dimitri, Paul and TJ!! ::tu::

I got a Stainless Cutlery on the way....... ::ds:: Can't wait til it gets here!!
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Probably turn of the century - - Grandad's Marble's Safety folder. Wouldn't take a mint for this relic of my family history. Grandad died in 1939 when I was just a tyke. The only thing I have done is hand stitch up the old original leather case and occasionally use some 1000 grit to shine the blade and fold-in guard.
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That`s the way I like to see `em with a nice patina :D ::tu::
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great old knife ! Grandad had good taste ::nod::
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Now that is a true family heirloom. ::tu::

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