All Metal Handle Knives

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A pressed steel boy`s knife.
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Great early knife, D! ::tu:: Even has the paint still on it!!!

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Thanks Joe!

Glad to see you checking in once and a while :D
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:D ::tu::

Here's a couple that belong in this thread.

The "School Knife" always brings back memories for a lot of us... the only mark I can make out
is "Solengin."

The "Tent Mark" knife is made by Richards Sheffield.

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Nice stuff Joe!

An old imperial.
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Case Bradford, Nickel Silver w/Boy Scout Scene:
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Hey everyone!.
Here are 2 I picked up the same day.
The Aluminum one has "Delineator,boy sales" on the Handle and is stamped Meriden.
(Blade was sharpened a lot)
Apparently Delineator was a Magazine that had Clothing Advertisements for Boys ..weird eh?

#2 is a Folded Steel Frame knife that is Stamped "Eagle Knife" (1916-1919),they were best known for this Knife as far as can tell.
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I like that Meriden! 8)
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Thank you,I thought it was a cool find too ::tu::
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G.Schrade Presto brand 6 inch Jack
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Nice one Wiseguy.....looks like new ::tu::
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Beautiful Presto knife!

Here is an unusual scout knife.
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Here are a few old metal handled knives:

The first three are Keen Kutters, the next three are a Case Tested XX, an L.F.& C. and an Eagle Knife Co.

The Eagle has a patent date of 1918, this company was bought out by Winchester in 1919 for their manufacturing processes, It was owned by the Hemming Brothers.
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Some call this large framed metal Presto with a bail an "officers knife"
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I found this knife yesterday at the flea market.
The spear blade was tipped, so I re-profiled into a Wharncliffe.
Goins' says Singleton and Priestman of Sheffield England were in business circa 1861 – 1936.
I think the handles are stainless steel or nickel silver as they are not magnetic.
The blade and back springs are obviously carbon steel.
It has a double liner in the center but the knife does not appear to come apart.


This is the before picture:
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Can I see a picture looking straight down on the back springs?
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Dale:If it has a double center liner it should dis-assemble.Does the center rivet go all the way through the knife? Sometimes the blades have to be in a certain position before they will split apart.With the blades open you should be able to look down inside the knife to see if there is any hint of a connecting part.
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Miller Bro`s wrote:Can I see a picture looking straight down on the back springs?

Here it is-
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knife7knut wrote:Dale: If it has a double center liner it should dis-assemble. Does the center rivet go all the way through the knife? Sometimes the blades have to be in a certain position before they will split apart. With the blades open you should be able to look down inside the knife to see if there is any hint of a connecting part.
I opened both blades and could see something inside the pocket for the fork.
I tapped the end and it came apart. There is something sticky inside that made it harder to get apart.
But this is what it looks like-
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This is a neat knife! I have never had one of these before. They are pretty cool!
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I have a Geo Schrade and this IKO.
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Very cool thread fellas ::tu:: I got some around here somewhere.... here they are!

There is the Big Chief by Queen
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This Russell in aluminum
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This C.F. Wolfertz in brass
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And this A.W. Wadsworth & Sons Austria
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I like that Russell Randy! 8)
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H. Boker & Co's Improved Cutlery. I looked a LONG time for this one.
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Very interesting Roger. Now I know who made these knife handles.
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