Hello!

[RobesonsRme.com]

UpNorth;
What a sweet little beauty!
I do not own one of these. I've never seen one of these, and I've never heard of the pattern before.
Its pattern number, if extrapolated to a six digit number is 626041.
Congratulations on a great find. As I know you are a Robeson enthusiast, I'm quite sure it's not for sale. I'm not even going to ask.

This is an unusual Harness Jack.

The only Robeson HJ I'm familiar with is illustrated below. It's a swell-end, pattern number 626382. It is 3 11/16ths inches long. I'm not sure that's the official length, but that is how long it happens to be.

[jonet143]

cool hj s. my well used 626382 (almost) like yours charlie n.

[upnorth]

It's always fun to come up with something seldom seen, Charlie N.
I'm glad you enjoyed seeing it, as I enjoy the Robesons you've been posting!
I don't collect Robesons per se, but have come across a few while collecting HJs and Barlows.
I have a couple of 626382s, and a Globe clone, like yours and Johnnie's, but none as pristine as your example; that's a very nice one.
Thanks for the info about the pattern number.

[RobesonsRme.com]

UpNorth;
You're welcomed to whatever information I might possess at any time. Do not hesitate to ask.

I was going to tell you about the possibility of obtaining a Globe/Robeson HJ. It's good that you have one. I do not. I looked at one for several weeks at VintageKnives.com, but I didn't buy it. I sometimes wish I had. It was a grand knife.

Thanks for the cudos Johnnie & UpNorth. I don't remember where I got that HJ, but it is a very nice piece.

Charlie Noyes

[knfmn]

IMO Robeson had the prettiest handles of ALL knife companies,bar none. I think this one is very pretty.

[RobesonsRme.com]

Knifeman, I certainly agree, but I'm prejudiced and I've never really been a general collector of knives. Robeson, Primbles and Case 1970 ten dots are about the limit of my experience.

Of course, I've seen lots of other knives at shows, on Ebay, and here on AAPK. Old Catt bone is pretty, I think. But, Robeson just did something different. I'm not even sure what it was. Their "worm grooves" even had ring-like striations, like a real worm had lain there so long that it's impression was sort of burned into the bone. That is especially noticeable on the front scale of your knife. I like the randomness of Robeson's jigging. I think the Catts had that quality.

That is beautiful bone on your knife. Looks like a 636 or maybe a 652 or 656 jack.

Right off the top of my head, I think this old jack below has about the prettiest bone of any knife I have. It was a give-away from Indiannapolis Paint and Color, and their name is etched on the master sabre-cut spear blade.

While finding and loading that photo, I saw this old slant bolstered jack, in the second photo below. It has really beautiful old rough looking bone. This handle is what "Bone-Stag" was meant to look like, I think.

This knife, when opened, fits my hand more comfortably than any knife I have ever owned. It just seems like an extension of my hand. Some custom maker should try to duplicate this pattern.

Old Robeson bone is hard to beat.

Charlie Noyes