America's "Little Sheffield"

FRJ · Post by **FRJ** » Fri Mar 15, 2019 4:58 pm

That is a beautiful knife, Mike.
Love the shield.

KAW · Post by **KAW** » Fri Mar 15, 2019 5:08 pm

Mike... thanks for bumping up the thread with that gorgeous jack... but sorry I can't help with confirming if that was contracted with NYKC...

... but I certainly agree that Rodger is a great source for superb knives!

After a bit of a dry spell... this week I received a bunch of "first" additions to my collection...
starting with my first quill knife... a 3" NYKC with what I think are very old picked bone handles... the likes I have not seen on other NYKC knives... with also crimped bolster and a rather unique (it seems) sheepfoot shaped blade. I hoping someone here can verify if this is an early NYKC or not?... and if the blade is original, swapped or possibly reshaped?

plus an Ulster Knife Co. cattle knife with my first classic example of peachseed bone handles...

...and at first I had none... and now I have two Wharncliffes... both of the shadow pattern variety with MoP handles

the Ulster Knife Co. at 2⅞” has definitely seen some use but I picked it up pretty cheap...

...but the little 2½” Walden Knife Co. whittler looks brand new with what I believe are still the original factory edges...

FRJ · Post by **FRJ** » Fri Mar 15, 2019 5:40 pm

Nice bunch of knives, Ken. Congratulations!

ObsidianEdge · Post by **ObsidianEdge** » Fri Mar 15, 2019 6:24 pm

Thanks guys. I do like those Wharncliffes, Ken. Quite the haul of knives.

wlf · Post by **wlf** » Fri Mar 15, 2019 7:14 pm

Terrific knife per your usual Mike.

Ken the jigging is indicative of early NYK. I have a farmers jack with very similar handles. My favorite jigging.

LongBlade · Post by **LongBlade** » Fri Mar 15, 2019 9:26 pm

Nice scores Ken

... I would definitely call it a quill knife - that bone is awesome and about as nice as the American made quills imo.. Peachseed jigging is so attractive and for me the easiest to recognize.. and those wharncliffes are sweet!!

JAMESC41001 · Post by **JAMESC41001** » Fri Mar 15, 2019 9:49 pm

Some great knives being shown. Mike the Prizlaff is amazing. And Ken the Walden is top shelf. Great show guys. Thanks for posting them.

ObsidianEdge · Post by **ObsidianEdge** » Sat Mar 16, 2019 11:20 am

Thanks Lyle and James.

KAW · Post by **KAW** » Sat Mar 16, 2019 11:34 pm

Thanks Joe, Mike, Lyle, Lee & James for the kind words...

ObsidianEdge · Post by **ObsidianEdge** » Sat Mar 30, 2019 9:03 pm

Roger Cunningham already posted this knife in the scout thread before I bought it from him, but I'll add it here as well.
It's 3 5/8 closed New York Knife Co. "official" BSR 1 scout knife. Levine's guide says that NYK Co. was the official scout knife maker until 1922, which included having "be prepared" on the shield. There are faint salesman sample numbers on the back of the main blade. Here's a link on scout knives, http://scoutknives.net/index.php/boy-sc ... york-knife which includes a section on NYK Co.

gsmith7158 · Post by **gsmith7158** » Sat Mar 30, 2019 9:29 pm

Mike, that is a stunner!

Congratulations on a beautiful knife.

JAMESC41001 · Post by **JAMESC41001** » Sat Mar 30, 2019 10:28 pm

Mike, what a great knife. Congratulations

stockman · Post by **stockman** » Sat Mar 30, 2019 11:15 pm

WOW!!

Harold

LongBlade · Post by **LongBlade** » Sat Mar 30, 2019 11:37 pm

Beautiful NYK scout knife Mike - superb

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galvanic1882 · Post by **galvanic1882** » Sun Mar 31, 2019 12:13 pm

Mike man that is one great looking knife! Great eye candy for sure

FRJ · Post by **FRJ** » Sun Mar 31, 2019 1:21 pm

Beautiful knife, Mike.

ObsidianEdge · Post by **ObsidianEdge** » Sun Mar 31, 2019 1:29 pm

Thanks fellers. The NYK Co. bone is addicting!

KAW · Post by **KAW** » Fri Apr 05, 2019 3:40 pm

I definitely agree Mike...

I goofed up... a few months back I picked up a Walden Knife Co. invoice which I was waiting for my next Walden knife purchase to photograph together. Well by the time I finally obtained the knife I forgot all about the invoice when I posted the new addition. Since the Waldens a far & few in between I re-photograph my last addition which also happens to be on of my favorites with the paper...

...also I have added another Wharncliffe... a slightly used NYKC 2¼"... yet again with MoP handles, but with nickel silver bolsters too...
(shown with my newly acquired Keen Kutter folding rule)...

KAW · Post by **KAW** » Fri Apr 05, 2019 4:30 pm

Picked up a more traditional Electric Cutlery Co. (c.1910-20) easy open jack with nice jigged bone...
(the other Electric Cut I have is posted way back on page 1.)
What's nice about this one compared to my other EO's is the tip of the main spear blade still extends beyond the indent...
however what I noticed about these jacks is the original owners seemed to favor using the pen blade...

KAW · Post by **KAW** » Fri Apr 05, 2019 4:33 pm

Finally got a knife that goes with the Prince Albert tobacco tin... an Ulster 58OT "Old Timer"...

KAW · Post by **KAW** » Fri Apr 05, 2019 4:39 pm

Added one more of the Schrade Walden open stock line in a view pack... № 832... a 3 5/16" stockman with an unusual simulated wood grain Delrin handles. According to the catalogs... this pattern with the oval shield was only offered in 1972 & '73 with the SW tang stamp...

FRJ · Post by **FRJ** » Fri Apr 05, 2019 6:35 pm

You are showing some real beauties here, Ken. Very nice knives.
The Walden paper is nice too, and I like that very sanitary Keen Kutter rule.
Good show!

FRJ · Post by **FRJ** » Fri Apr 05, 2019 11:23 pm

Here is an old Hammer Brand N.Y. single blade, equal end, jack with swell center.
Still a decent old knife. I can't call it an honest old knife ..... it's been buffed .....

KAW · Post by **KAW** » Thu Apr 11, 2019 10:22 am

Thanks Joe for the compliments...
...and that's a fine looking NYKC Hammer Brand... even if it is buffed... at least the blades are not pitted!
I have a NYKC whittler that somebody buffed the he!! out of... but looks odd because of the pitting on the blades & springs...

however the sparkling green celluloid handles makes up for all that...
(that too was posted on the first page of this thread)...

peanut740 · Post by **peanut740** » Sun Apr 14, 2019 2:49 am

New York knife Co hawkbill.

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