America's "Little Sheffield"

[danno50]

Great Walden cigar jack, Roger!
Beautiful batch of knives posted, Ken! Some really beautiful pearls. I really like the sleeveboard with the massive master blade. Also nice to see some old openers.

[KAW]

Lately, I was fortunate enough to acquire a couple of Napanoch multi—tool knives...

The first one & the real prize is the complete № 8000A 9 piece set in the original leather pouch. The tools including the spear point blade share a jigged bone lockback handle. Each tool is stamped with the patent date 1/29/1907.


Just before buying that set, I picked up this № 602... an equal end wood handled, single blade folding jack that had tools that interlocked at the other end. Unfortunately the dealer didn't have any of the tools the originally came with the knife. Hopefully, I'll come across them at some point.

[KAW]

Just got this neat old Ulster Knife Co. Coke Bottle Hunter this week. At 5⅜" closed, it the largest folder in my humble group.

[FRJ]

Very nice knives, Ken. Great Napanoch set!
I have a wood handle tool very much like yours stamped Clauss. And no tools.

[danno50]

Great finds, Ken! Very nice to find a tool kit knife with all the parts and the original pouch!

[KAW]

Thanks Joe & Dan. Yea... seems like a difficult quest to find those "missing" tools that go with the knife... but still hoping... one day...

Here's yet another old Ulster Knife Co... at 3 5/16" with steel liners & pins, no shield, I'm wondering if this jack would be considered a Boy's knife? I'm sorry it doesn't show up well in the photo... but I really like the grain of the wood handle on this one... again with the questions... Would the wood of the handle be Cocobolo?

[JAMESC41001]

Had some knives out recently. May have posted these somewhere but not together. Like to show these easy openers together here. A Walden a schrade and a schrade walden. Great thread.

[KAW]

Had some knives out recently. May have posted these somewhere but not together. Like to show these easy openers together here. A Walden a schrade and a schrade walden...

Sweeet!
A very early Schrade with an arched tang stamp... and in such great shape... and that goes for the Walden as well!
Kinda ironic in that the newest knife has the wood handles... but has a classic look thru & thru with the long matchstrike pull, the shield, etc...

[doglegg]

Had some knives out recently. May have posted these somewhere but not together. Like to show these easy openers together here. A Walden a schrade and a schrade walden. Great thread. 621C51BC-19E9-4559-A714-D5D3CD39F77D.jpeg6683FD2C-34E9-4704-B882-8B63EF9348E3.jpeg2751D2FD-D8A9-4BCB-A048-044518DA6861.jpeg

JamesC, I appreciate your showing those 3 wonderful knives. Wonderful knives, wonderful variety in the tang stamps, wonderful bone and wood. A trifecta.

[Duffer]

James those are some wonderful EOs Great names Great makers ! Thanks for the nice photos!!

[BWT]

Very nice James

[JAMESC41001]

Thanks for all the great comments guys. I think they help capture why the Hudson valley was America’s little sheffield.

[FRJ]

Here's yet another old Ulster Knife Co... at 3 5/16" with steel liners & pine, no shield, I'm wondering if this jack would be considered a Boy's knife? I'm sorry it doesn't show up well in the photo... but I really like the grain of the wood handle on this one... again with the questions... Would the wood of the handle be Cocobolo?

What a nice knife that is, Ken.
As far as I know the only thing that would keep it from being a boys knife would be the secondary pen, but I'm not real clear on that.

I think the Cocobolo is a reasonable assumption for the handle.
I guess I couldn't be more vague, middle of the road, wishy washy on these two subjects.

Well, I know for certain that I like those knives of James. Good show James.

[Waukonda]

Nice, REALLY nice knives, James and Ken.

[BWT]

Thanks Joe & Dan. Yea... seems like a difficult quest to find those "missing" tools that go with the knife... but still hoping... one day...

Here's yet another old Ulster Knife Co... at 3 5/16" with steel liners & pine, no shield, I'm wondering if this jack would be considered a Boy's knife? I'm sorry it doesn't show up well in the photo... but I really like the grain of the wood handle on this one... again with the questions... Would the wood of the handle be Cocobolo?

Very nice Ken great condition I can’t help you about the boys knife comment?

[JohnR]

Thanks Joe & Dan. Yea... seems like a difficult quest to find those "missing" tools that go with the knife... but still hoping... one day...

Here's yet another old Ulster Knife Co... at 3 5/16" with steel liners & pine, no shield, I'm wondering if this jack would be considered a Boy's knife? I'm sorry it doesn't show up well in the photo... but I really like the grain of the wood handle on this one... again with the questions... Would the wood of the handle be Cocobolo?

Nice one Ken, as far as I know it is right at the upper limit size wise of being a boys knife I don't think it matters whether it's one blade or two blade but Lee is the expert on boys knives I'm sure he will chime in.

[JAMESC41001]

Hey Ken, meant to chime in earlier. I like that Ulster. I’m assuming it was made during the war hence the steel liners?? Don’t know much about boys knives but I know a good worthwhile cutting tool when I see it. Nice pick up.

[danno50]

Lovely Ulster, Ken!
Three beauties, James, I really like the arch stamp Cut Co!

[peanut740]

Ulster Knife Co.,5 blade sowbelly.All blades marked and a light Ulster Brand etch remains.

[danno50]

Great knife, Roger!

[JohnR]

Ulster Knife Co.,5 blade sowbelly.All blades marked and a light Ulster Brand etch remains.

What a wonderful knife Roger!

[JAMESC41001]

That’s quite a knife.

[DM11]

Roger

[peanut740]

Thanks guys.It is quite a knife.Only the 2nd old 5 blade sowbelly I've owned.

[stockman]

Roger I really like your 5 blade. Just the perfect addition to any collection. Harold