Vintage Acid Etched & Stamped Blades

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Here's a couple more.
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::tu:: great knives! just love seeing original etched knives
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Here is a pretty cool old Otter knife. Needs a little work but well worth saving imo.
Thanks to basser5 for a little info he forwarded me on this knife - neat!!

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That otter is a cool little critter! :)
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Some really nice stuff in this thread! ::nod::

Here's a couple of mine. The Kent fixed blade belonged to my dad.
The Hammer Brand fish knife premiered in '55... the last year of the brand name
and the first time since they stopped putting a blade etch on the Hammer Brands
in the '30s!

I'll have to hunt for some more.

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Here's an Ulster and a Schrade ::nod::

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Excellent everyone. I love' ::tu:: ::ds:: ::super_happy:: em!!
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Great knives guys and gals.
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knowtracks wrote:Some beauties showing up around here!! 8)
Here is another English blade with a stamp I just could not resist. (I'm such a weakling)
Even the sheath is stamped "Made in England"
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Two Schrade Waldens both etched with a Detroit Business (Bartlett Mfg. Co.) name, the first is an imitation Ivory Florist Knife with a Hawkbill, and the Electricians knife is interesting with the large shield. Note both blades are etched on the Electrician.
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Here's one I dug out. Olsen Knife Co. Solingen Germany. Seems the Olsen's were made in many different places. Can't really speak to the quality of the knife but it seems to be put together OK with bone handles (no hafting), carbon steel blades and brass liners. Don't really know where it ever came from. ::hmm::
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Heres a couple old button knives with etches. Both are over 100 years old. The Shapleigh has the two early patent dates making it made between 1907-1910. I believe they never made any the large ones with the Norvell- Shapleigh stamp. Firth Steel was a brand of steel that was used in the Press Buttons during part of there production.. I have seen this etch on a few different models of Press Buttons.
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Nice knives! That Pressbutton is in amazing condition!
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Very nice. Firth's steel was the first stainless steel which was invented in Sheffield.
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Some really nice stuff showing up in this thread :)

Keep them coming 8) ::tu::
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Kathy found a nice one yesterday at a little gun show.
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The Remington dollar knife is a great find.
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Thanks FS, we were pretty happy to get this one. I've never seen one of these before.
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dragon25, that Shaipleigh and the Press Button are very handsome, what fantastic knives! Also, Brett888, that Rem is so pretty, I wish I could carry it around just to take it out and look at it.
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Nice little Meriden ::tu::

The bail, pins and liners should all be Nickle silver :wink:
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Thanks MB, yes they must be. It adds a beautiful shine to the knife.
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A pre-'41 Ulster Crown & Arrow etch.
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A Schrade double switch w/G.B. Mentz Co. stamp and a well worn H&B stamp.
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That Ulster etch is awesome! 8) ::tu::
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Some great etches being shown here. :D

Here are a couple. The first is on a Carlin-Hulfish Co. gunstock. The other is on an O.S.T. Cutlery Co. congress.
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Thanks Dimitri! I've been trying to track down what years Ulster used that particular etch. I've got it in my head that it may have been fairly early, when there was still a big influence from the first Sheffield cuttlers working there. (crown, arrow? ::shrug:: ) I havn't been able to find any info to back it up though.
Dave those are great! That O.S.T etch is amazing!! ::tu::

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