Lets show some Old and Rare ones.

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Great knives posted in here ! i try to add into the thread when I find knives that I consider "Rare" ( I don't use that word lightly), seems this one fits the topic. Made cir. mid 1800 + or ~ by Bunting cast steel in Sheffield England.....Old, Rare and fully functional Automatic 8)
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Truly an awesome knife. Find of a lifetime awesome !
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Like that!
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Congratulations! Outstanding!!
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Nice Knife. In the ad it says they also made "Sneck" knives, What are they? Thanks
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Berryb wrote: Sat Jan 25, 2020 1:38 pm Nice Knife. In the ad it says they also made "Sneck" knives, What are they? Thanks
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A latch or catch (called sneck in Northern England and Scotland) is a type of mechanical fastener that joins two (or more) objects or surfaces while allowing for their regular separation. A latch typically engages another piece of hardware on the other mounting surface. Depending upon the type and design of the latch, this engaged bit of hardware may be known as a keeper or strike.
A latch is not the same as the locking mechanism of a door or window, although often they are found together in the same product.
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Mumbleypeg wrote: Sat Jan 25, 2020 3:07 pm
Berryb wrote: Sat Jan 25, 2020 1:38 pm Nice Knife. In the ad it says they also made "Sneck" knives, What are they? Thanks
Bruce
A latch or catch (called sneck in Northern England and Scotland) is a type of mechanical fastener that joins two (or more) objects or surfaces while allowing for their regular separation. A latch typically engages another piece of hardware on the other mounting surface. Depending upon the type and design of the latch, this engaged bit of hardware may be known as a keeper or strike.
A latch is not the same as the locking mechanism of a door or window, although often they are found together in the same product.
So is “ Sneck” knife the original word describing what we now call a “ switchblade “ ?
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Anyone know what kind of blade this is?
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1ied wrote: Mon May 04, 2020 5:07 am Anyone know what kind of blade this is?
That thing is neither old nor rare, and has been discussed
at length in another thread .....
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R. Bunting Sheffield 7 inch folding dirk 1830-1850 the best I can determine with horn handles, pretty good condition for it’s age, thanks for looking
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Awesome knife Bill ::tu:: ::tu:: ... Congrats and enjoy that score! Dirks and daggers, both folding and fixed, are very appealing to me ::nod:: 8) ... Bunting made some very nice Bowies as well...
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::tu:: very nice ::tu::
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Thanks Mike and Lee ::handshake::
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The only picture I have seen of this pattern is in Sargents 2nd edition on page 91. Both are Cattaraugus and back then the Case Bros and Cattaraugus worked together.
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Man those are nice ::tu:: love the Case Bro’s ::tu::
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Thanks, I bought both of those at the Hawkeye knife club about 30 years ago.
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They don’t get much better than those two Jackknife ::tu:: ::tu::
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Beautiful pair !!!!!

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Jacknifeben wrote: Sat May 09, 2020 1:48 pm The only picture I have seen of this pattern is in Sargents 2nd edition on page 91. Both are Cattaraugus and back then the Case Bros and Cattaraugus worked together.
Always looking for Mint pre war scout knives
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I’ve had these for a couple years don’t remember posting them before. Both are 4 inches. The lockback is Mackie Edinburgh, the ebony is Dobie Glasgow and on the reverse side is Klasscut. Don’t have any information other than that, 1800s era imagine, thanks for looking and for comments or information .
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B. Brammar & Son Radford St. rope knife, alligator snap,4.5 inches long probably 1860-1880s thanks for looking and comments or information.
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Bill, 4 awesome old knives! ::tu:: All great, but the Bunting folding dirk is especially nice, and the Mackie English jack as well.
Two beautiful punch knives, Jacknifeben! ::tu::
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Nice Bill ::tu:: ::tu:: ... Sweet scores...
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Thanks Dan and Lee ::handshake::
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Great looking knives guys,love the stag on that knife BWT.
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I missed a few days here.....really great knives posted on previous page, Bill and JackKnifeBen.
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