Traditonal Hunters - Fifty years old (1965) and older…...

[FRJ]

Thanks Bill.

[peanut740]

Your welcome Joe.

[LongBlade]

Nice comparison of nice knives Joe ... indeed those shields match as does much of the knives... I was under the impression that Wilbert knives were made by Napanoch and Empire and wasn't aware that Challenge made knives for Wilbert as well - or is it a matter of the shields being outsourced from another company that supplied many cutleries? I know there were a few companies that supplied the bone etc for handles which were used by many but was there a company that also retailed shields? Just curious if anybody knows

[FRJ]

Thank you, Lee.
Good questions about the shield. I would guess that cutlers made their own shields in house.
Maybe we'll get some other comments on shields.

[danno50]

Great pair, Joe!
Dan

[Miller Bro's]

Those look good together Joe



Here's some more from my collection.

[danno50]

Nice knives, Dimitri!
Dan

[LongBlade]

Good questions about the shield. I would guess that cutlers made their own shields in house.
Maybe we'll get some other comments on shields.

I know some companies no doubt made their own shields - some had their own unique shields and one can see slight variations on Federal shields as one example across companies - but the shields that are exactly the same across cutleries is what prompted my question... I don't mean to send this thread off-track but those examples of the Wilbert and Claus shields had me thinking if there was also a retailer of shields... Maybe this is best posted on the "Got Shields" thread under Knife Lore...

[LongBlade]

Nice additions Dimitri ... The Remington Bullet and Marbles particularly caught my eye though the Weidmannsheil-Weltersbach is pretty cool - spring loaded?

[Miller Bro's]

Thanks Dan!

Maybe this is best posted on the "Got Shields" thread under Knife Lore...

I agree

[Miller Bro's]

Nice additions Dimitri ... The Remington Bullet and Marbles particularly caught my eye though the Weidmannsheil-Weltersbach is pretty cool - spring loaded?

Thank you Lee!

The Weidmannsheil is not spring loaded, though it looks that way, when you depress the lever it releases a pin that goes through the tang, some have a hole in the blade that acts as the lock. I like this one better without the hole in the blade, looks better and is stronger IMO Another thing I don't have a picture but this one has a shield on both sides!

[FRJ]

Thank you, Dan.
Nice knives Dimitri.

[Miller Bro's]

Thanks Joe, I sure do like folding hunters chased them for quite a few years till the good ones started drying up

[stagman]

What a great thread with a lot of great knives.....
But Wazu & Wayne ...Waz, you with that 551,,,spectacular,,,,Wayne,,The Marble's you showed....WOW
You 2 got to take the prize in my book...thanks for posting,,,,Everyone

Stag
http://www.allaboutpocketknives.com/stagman

[Miller Bro's]

An old Cattaraugus....

[espn77]

You definately have the goods Dimitri. That is a super nice knife

[peanut740]

Joe,here are 3 Challenge made folding hunters. Top down is a Challenge,Wilbert and Wolfertz.

[peanut740]

Some Cattaraugus King of the Woods.

[edge213]

Roger, those Catts and Challenges are amazing.

[espn77]

Roger, those Catts and Challenges are amazing.

X2

[Miller Bro's]

Thank you Keith

Here's my small Case collection....

[LongBlade]

Awesome knives Dimitri and Roger ... I'm really glad to see this thread is catching "fire" again ...

[FRJ]

Beautiful knives, Roger. I wish mine looked like that.
Are those Rosewood covers?
Thanks.

[FRJ]

More fabulous knifes, Roger!
More fabulous knives, Dimitri!

I can't keep up! ........... I can't keep up!

Here's a Wilbert.

[Miller Bro's]

I really like that Wilbert Joe!