Old Rope Knives

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Here's a well patina'd Robeson in need of a bail
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Does this qualify as a “rope knife”? It looks like rope and it’s definitely a knife......
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Now that is unique.
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Pile Driver, that is a good looking knife. ::tu::
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Does this qualify as a “rope knife”? It looks like rope
looks like it was made from guy wire. very nice!
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I suspect we can add Thomaston to the list of makers of the WWI Navy issue jacks.

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A Thomaston I had,
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Nice John ::tu:: - I still think it is strange how we both scored one within a month of each other and no doubt separate sources for scoring them - when in fact before that Thomaston was not even known to many as a maker of Navy Jacks (as Charlie alludes to above one more for the list of makers) ::nod:: ... The bone looks the same between the 2 jacks (I'm guessing Rogers Bone from the color) but the jigging looks somewhat different to my eye ::hmm:: though that only may mean a different worker did the jigging as one explanation.....
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How about a Case XX era bone scaled Bill Boatman? I remember reading somewhere the serrated blade was used to cut rope. Had a hard time getting a picture of the blade etch but it says;

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Nice ones guys ::tu:: ::tu:: ::tu::

Here's an oldie :)
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Awesome stag on a nice old Rope knife Dimitri ::tu:: ::tu:: .. Love the old top hat kick too ::nod::- (I call those top hat and the smaller ones stove pipes ::shrug:: :lol: )...
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Thanks Lee! ::handshake::
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MB that is a dandy! ::tu::
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Thank you Roger :)
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Just got this Miller Bros rope knife yesterday in person from a seller in Gloucester MA, I introduced him to his brothers and tucked them in for bed. L-R Miller Bros, Union Cut missing a bail, Robeson missing a bail, and another Union Cut. I think I may try and find examples of all of the WWI rope knives as a collection subset.
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Very nice PD, you have your ducks all in a row there ::tu:: ::tu:: Nice collection of old knives!!!
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PD - Nice Miller Bros and good score ::tu:: ::tu:: ... Nice group of all the others too :D ::tu:: ....
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PD,your Miller Brothers is exceptional. The others ain't bad either! ::tu::
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Good looking knives! ::tu::
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I can't believe that I never saw this thread, must have been asleep. Anyway so great knives posted here and thanks to all for sharing them.

Here are a couple to add to the show.

JT Mount NJ is one of my favorites. The Mason knife I never considered a rope knife though?
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Thread started 9 years ago Mike! :lol:

That Mount is a rare one! ::drool:: How long is it closed?

The Mason was a pruner originally IMO ::tu::
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One for sure a rope knife, the old Camillus and the Case 1199 sure looks like a rope knife.
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9 years damn that was a long nap!!! The Mount is 4 3/4" closed. Hard to find maker, I have a covered backspring pearl congress also marked J T Mount.
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doglegg wrote:One for sure a rope knife, the old Camillus and the Case 1199 sure looks like a rope knife.
Both are nice Doglegg!
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galvanic1882 wrote:9 years damn that was a long nap!!! The Mount is 4 3/4" closed. Hard to find maker, I have a covered backspring pearl congress also marked J T Mount.
Thanks Mike, definitely a hard to find maker ::nod::
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