Vintage Whittler Knives

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I like them all and especially the Keen Cutter. Whittlers are a great pattern. ::tu::
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How about a Cattaraugus 32649 whittler with a punch blade? The round shield means it has a punch blade.
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Cool ::tu:: ::tu::
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Don`t see that shield on a Catt. very much 8) ::tu::
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I already posted this knife in the vintage MOP thread but thought it belonged here as well because the pattern is commonly referred to as a 5 blade whittler.

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Nice Ones everybody. I need to get pictures of the last few whittlers I've added to the collection after i get them cleaned up. This is the most interesting one in a long time.

A small Brooks & Crooks wharncliffe whittler. It has some damage, nail nick broken out and a hairline crack in the pearl and pepper spots but is unused.

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That one is a beauty IH ::tu::

This is an old Novelty Cutlery Co. whittler knife.

It has a military theme, cell handles, it is from the World War I era and is marked Battery A N.H. N. G.

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Great one MB, the images are so clear. The marching scene is a fantastic one to captured in that old Celluloid.

Also, IH that is really fine. The finish on the secondary blades is beautiful to see close up, thanks.

Greedy, that five blade is stunning ::drool::
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Here are a couple of old horn handled whittlers. The first one is a Sta-Sharp that is marked Sta-Sharp/S.R.& Co. It's the only Sta-Sharp that I've seen that doesn't really look like a Camillus made knife. The second one is an Ulster whittler, quite similar but a 3 5/8" pattern.
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That Ulster whittler is real nice looking msteele, fine condition. The horn has a great pattern.
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That Sta-Sharp S.R.&Co. was made for Sears,Roebuck.Both pieces are really nice;thanks for posting them.
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Miller Bro`s wrote:Here is another oldie and hard to find............

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This made me woozy.....drop dead gorgeous knife.

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Great looking knives guys!
I went back to my roots and whittlers were my favorite knives. I just picked up two , one from Ray at Sweetwater and one from Mike at Collectors knives
I will post pics of both when they get here. ;)
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dirtyfonzie wrote:This made me woozy.....drop dead gorgeous knife.

Thank you!
Glad you like it! :D
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gino wrote:I will post pics of both when they get here. ;)
Any pics yet Gino ::suspense::
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Wow, fantastic old Burkinshaw, that is a SWEET knife. The blades are in terrific shape.
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They sure are, and they have strong snap as well :wink:
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here is a well used case tested whittler i picked up a couple days ago
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That is a real survivor, thanks for posting it :wink:
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Miller Bro`s wrote:That is a real survivor, thanks for posting it :wink:
Thanks Miller bros I picked it up at a yard sale for 12 dollars and I had to put it in my collection cause I had never seen one with that kind of handles I thought that they only used bone in the tested era
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Great find Bigdaddy. ::tu:: ::tu::
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edgy46 wrote:Great find Bigdaddy. ::tu:: ::tu::
Does it have nickel silver liners.
Yes it has nickel silver liners
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Great knives all the way guys,I've enjoyed this thread.

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The handles on this one are extraordinary to me.I think natural bone,looks handmade.

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Well used . I thought at first covers were ivory,but probably bone.

Both split spring,with tapered shim? Only vintage I think I have.
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