All About Pocket Knives

Miller Bro's wrote: ↑Fri Mar 21, 2025 12:36 am I had to dig deep for this one.

Not to many of these around that I have seen, hard brand to find.

That's a great knife with an uncommon stamp as you stated.
Any idea who may have produced that model for Griffon?

Here is an old flat cap Thomas Turner with unusual bolsters for an English pruner.
I'm constantly impressed with the beautiful stag that was used on so many English knives.

They had India as a source of stag for 89 years, among other sources. "It's good to be the king!" (Mel Brooks). J.O'.

New_Windsor_NY wrote: ↑Fri Mar 21, 2025 1:45 am Another FINE example, Dimitri.

Thanks Skip

doglegg wrote: ↑Fri Mar 21, 2025 2:56 am Those bones are rich!

Thanks Floyd

djknife13 wrote: ↑Fri Mar 21, 2025 12:09 pm Wow Miller bros, that's a rare beautiful knife. I think in 25 plus years collecting, I've seen and purchased two Griffins.____Dave

Thanks Dave!

I think I have a couple pen knives by them somewhere

Do you have a pruner?

Mason wrote: ↑Fri Mar 21, 2025 2:27 pm That's a great knife with an uncommon stamp as you stated.
Any idea who may have produced that model for Griffon?

Thanks!

Not sure who made it, haven't seen enough of them.

Mason wrote: ↑Fri Mar 21, 2025 2:33 pm Here is an old flat cap Thomas Turner with unusual bolsters for an English pruner.
I'm constantly impressed with the beautiful stag that was used on so many English knives.

Beautiful old knife, I've seen plenty of T. Turner knives but not with those bolsters

Ridgegrass wrote: ↑Fri Mar 21, 2025 2:02 pm Great Griffon! Does anyone have a Flylock pruner? Love to see it, as that's probably as close as I'll ever get! J.O'.

Thank you, was lucky to find it!

Here's a Flylock, worn blade, it will have to do until a better one comes along

Miller Bro's wrote: ↑Fri Mar 21, 2025 11:13 pm Here's.....

Dimitri,

Thanks. I'm waiting for that better one too. J.O'.

Miller Bro's wrote: ↑Fri Mar 21, 2025 11:13 pm

Ridgegrass wrote: ↑Fri Mar 21, 2025 2:02 pm Great Griffon! Does anyone have a Flylock pruner? Love to see it, as that's probably as close as I'll ever get! J.O'.

Thank you, was lucky to find it!

Here's a Flylock, worn blade, it will have to do until a better one comes along

That’s a great knife Dimitri. Hard to find in any condition.

Miller Bro's wrote: ↑Fri Mar 21, 2025 10:57 pm

djknife13 wrote: ↑Fri Mar 21, 2025 12:09 pm Wow Miller bros, that's a rare beautiful knife. I think in 25 plus years collecting, I've seen and purchased two Griffins.____Dave

Thanks Dave!

I think I have a couple pen knives by them somewhere

Do you have a pruner?

Nope, I have an English jack and a whittler._______Dave

JAMESC41001 wrote: ↑Sat Mar 22, 2025 6:05 pm That’s a great knife Dimitri. Hard to find in any condition.

Thank you James, I'm glad to have it.

New_Windsor_NY wrote: ↑Sat Mar 22, 2025 3:50 am Dimitri,

Thanks Skip

djknife13 wrote: ↑Sat Mar 22, 2025 6:19 pm Nope, I have an English jack and a whittler._______Dave

Wow, two great patterns!

Would like to see those

Miller Bro's wrote: ↑Sat Mar 22, 2025 10:24 pm Wow, two great patterns!

Would like to see those

Miller Bro's wrote: ↑Fri Mar 21, 2025 11:05 pm

Mason wrote: ↑Fri Mar 21, 2025 2:27 pm That's a great knife with an uncommon stamp as you stated.
Any idea who may have produced that model for Griffon?

Thanks!

Not sure who made it, haven't seen enough of them.

Mason wrote: ↑Fri Mar 21, 2025 2:33 pm Here is an old flat cap Thomas Turner with unusual bolsters for an English pruner.
I'm constantly impressed with the beautiful stag that was used on so many English knives.

Beautiful old knife, I've seen plenty of T. Turner knives but not with those bolsters

Thanks, we all enjoy finding more unique variations.

Miller Bro's wrote: ↑Fri Mar 21, 2025 11:13 pm

Ridgegrass wrote: ↑Fri Mar 21, 2025 2:02 pm Great Griffon! Does anyone have a Flylock pruner? Love to see it, as that's probably as close as I'll ever get! J.O'.

Thank you, was lucky to find it!

Here's a Flylock, worn blade, it will have to do until a better one comes along

Good example of a hard to find model.
Here is a pair of Schrade related automatic hawk bill variations.
A Presto on the bottom, and Flylock on top.

Ridgegrass wrote: ↑Sat Mar 15, 2025 4:49 pm Some old bonies, Top" Robeson, Case XX USA, Utica, Schrade, Case Tested Bottom: Iroskeen, Case XX USA J.O'.

Is that Schrade the one your wife bought for you?

A lot of nice pruners guys. Mine are mostly like these.


Top row left to right
1.Schrade French ivory
2. Schrade CUTCO
3. Schrade CUTCO
4. Schrade CUTCO
5. Utica rooster.
6. Cut sure by Utica.
7. Camillus rooster.
8 Remington
9. Schrade CUTCO rooster
10 Schrade cut Cole shadow peach pruner.


Bottom row
L-R
1.HSB-NYK
2.Ulster
3.DE-Empire
4.Valley Forge
5.H Boker
6.Simmons HDWE- English or German no country of origin, but the pressed stag indicates European
7.Wester Bros
8. Krusius Bros
9. Henckels
10. Wostenholm

The Lyle Museum on display! What a group!!! Always great to see them. J.O'.

You're in top form, Lyle.
A beautiful display of knives.

Mason wrote: ↑Sun Mar 23, 2025 2:01 am Here is a pair of Schrade related automatic hawk bill variations.
A Presto on the bottom, and Flylock on top.

Outstanding pair of knives!

Miller Bro's wrote: ↑Sun Mar 23, 2025 10:43 pm

Mason wrote: ↑Sun Mar 23, 2025 2:01 am Here is a pair of Schrade related automatic hawk bill variations.
A Presto on the bottom, and Flylock on top.

Outstanding pair of knives!

Thanks, I appreciate your valued comments.
You've certainly posted some rare models throughout this thread which I've enjoyed seeing.

wlf wrote: ↑Sun Mar 23, 2025 12:42 pm
A lot of nice pruners guys. Mine are mostly like these.

Nice to see them in a group Lyle!

wlf wrote: ↑Sun Mar 23, 2025 12:42 pm Is.....

Lyle, they are just GORGEOUS!!

Mason wrote: ↑Mon Mar 24, 2025 2:58 am Thanks, I appreciate your valued comments.
You've certainly posted some rare models throughout this thread which I've enjoyed seeing.

Thank you, glad you enjoyed them!

Thanks

Miller Bro's wrote: ↑Mon Mar 24, 2025 3:37 am [quote=wlf post_id=<a href="tel:1185434">1185434</a> time=<a href="tel:1742733739">1742733739</a> user_id=11848]

A lot of nice pruners guys. Mine are mostly like these.

Nice to see them in a group Lyle!
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Thanks Dimitri, John, Joe , and Skip.

This group was chosen from the 200 because the lot of them is 99.9% unused and I wanted to show the difference in cutlers grind on pruning blades. They ,like spear blades , are hard to judge unless full.