shell handled knives

[gino]

Here is my latest Providence Cutlery Co. Barlow

[singin46]

Hey Gino, solid little Barlow there! There's always room for one in the collection.

[gino]

Thanks Perry, it is a cool knife!

[Just Plain Dave]

If that is a shell Barlow it sure pulls off a real looking one!

I have one that has REALLY shiny blades and fake black scales. It does do sharp however!

[singin46]

Yep, they seem to all hold a pretty good edge Paul.

[edgy46]

Gino
Nice barlow. I dont have that one yet.

Singin
Great restore on that shell. History intact, and now a clean user or show piece.

[gino]

Thanks Bill,

I picked this Imperial Kamp-King up today

[singin46]

That's a good user there Gino!

[TripleF]

Little mini Imperial Prov Stainless

[Joe Dirt]

Cool knives, all! Great job on the Barlow, singin!

This little "Red Lightnin" congress cleaned up pretty nicely!
You can find um in Green Lightnin and Yellow Lightnin also.

..... Joe

[singin46]

WOW Joe, these look very 3D. That's why these appeal to me, just a great lookin pair buddy!

[whitebuffalo58]

Can't remember if I ever posted any of these, but here's a few from the toothpick/fish knife archives.

WB

[whitebuffalo58]

Here's a few more.

[garddogg56]

WOW WB58 I like the four in the wild life series Are the Imperials or Colonials??

[whitebuffalo58]

Thanks garddogg, all of these are either Imperial or Hammer Brand.

WB

[singin46]

HeyWB, those in the last pick I have never seen before. Great knives man!

[TripleF]

Holy sweet shell handled knives Batman!!!

Knice knives Rob!!

[whitebuffalo58]

Thanks guys!
Perry, I am surprised. I knew some of these were fairly rare, but didn't think there were many you hadn't seen (or owned) at one time or another.
Here's a few more.

The pen blade model is a carry over pattern from the pre-1936 Imperial line. (model #902)
If only I could still buy these for the $.50-$1.00 that I used to pay for 'em.

WB

[singin46]

No joke WB, you are officially the king of the Toothpick or Sportmaster Shells now! Here again, several I have never seen or owned.

[Joe Dirt]

Cool, WB! Those are NICE!

The orange/pink/red/?/?/? is a trip! (Maybe it was custom made for Gerry Garcia! )

.... Joe

[Joe Dirt]

Some more odd colors... "orangish pink."

Lets see some MORE hollow toothpicks, guys!

.... Joe

[Just Plain Dave]

I can't be certain. But I THINK I really like that middle knife!

[whitebuffalo58]

Thanks again guys! Perry, I ain't been dubbed king of nuthin' since prom night. And no, I wasn't voted prom king, but we won't go into that.
Joe, you may be right, that definetly looks like a Garcia knife if I ever seen one. Don't stare at it too long, it affects the mind. That pinkish orange is cool, don't think i've seen that one and you got the little penknife to keep it company.

WB

[Joe Dirt]

Here's the Hammer Brand "Lock-Bac" series (pattern No. 900).
These are all 5" knives and have an extra tab to secure the shell.

They can be found with or without the bottle opener.
The ones with the bottle opener have the 4 finger stamp while the
ones without have the regular post war stamp.

There NOT true liner locks - they have a "tab" that slips into the liner
while the "PRESS" end is secured by the pin. It wasn't a good locking method.
Often you will find them with the press tab missing.

On the 1952 catalog page below (from Schrades-R-Us site), notice the open knife
on the display card doesn't have the opener while the detailed knife in the ad does!

..... Joe

[TripleF]

That's some cool sheet!!