All About Pocket Knives

Nice Remingtons, Keith!!
I think we have emailed about Remingtons!!?? Through Mike?

Here are two made by Schrade Cut. Co, but the left one is marked Winchester!

One more, and the only one I have seen so far - A Schrade Cut, with a Lock-back!

upnorth wrote:Nice Remingtons, Keith!!
I think we have emailed about Remingtons!!?? Through Mike?

Yes sir. I think you are correct. Your sure showing some no e knives.

Some great knives have been posted on this thread. Here is my contribution, a Case Manufacturing Co, 1908-11.

Thanks for looking

Tom

Tom that one's a stunner!

Ken

Mumbleypeg wrote:Tom that one's a stunner!

Ken

Thanks Ken, you don't see many case related English jacks.

Tom

Great, rare knife, Tom!!

Some outstanding knives being posted.. ..kind of a hard act to follow but I think these are neat.

A Columbia Cutlery made in Germany and a Keen Kutter. Both are 4 3/8" closed.

Thanks to all who have contributed to this thread. I have really enjoyed looking at the many examples of this very attractive pattern. And I appreciate the astute observations and comments. For example, I liked the point Olderdogs1 made about the infrequency of seeing Case-related English jacks. And, as WelderBob said, these postings are a hard act to follow.

I believe the knife has to exceed a 4-inch length to meet the generally-accepted English Jack criteria. When I look at well-finished regular, slim and sleeveboard folders that are just at or slightly under the 4-inch mark, as nice as they may be, they just lack the requisite stature. Whose criteria are we talking about? Well, I am going with the characteristics cited by Bernard Levine in LEVINE’S GUIDE TO KNIVES and Their Values, Section II, page 182 of the 3rd Edition.

I still get wistful about a couple of Sheffield-made English jacks I saw sell at The Estate Auction of Mr. Tom Fuller, which sale took place on two successive nights at Pigeon Forge in December of 2005. Both were stag-handled, one a 6 3/8ths inch IXL: another an 8- inch W. S. Searls & Co. lockback. Both went for $800. (I stopped bidding on the W. S. Searls at $600.)

The practicality of carrying an 8-inch pocket knife is another matter. I suppose the draw has something to do with the knife having a totemic import.

I have never seen any other references to W. S. Searls & Co. Has anyone else?

That auction was extraordinary, as Tom Fuller, a game warden, naturalist, and archaeologist of Louisville, Kentucky had collected hundreds of knives, but stopped doing so in 1969. Thus, his collection preceded organized knife collecting and the inception of collector-knife production. And all except one, according to the catalogue, were “un-touched”, as in un-repaired, un-cleaned and un-tampered with.

I would like to know the length and tang stamp number of all these beautiful English Jacks that I see depicted on this thread. Knives of this pattern are long -- more than 4 inch, according to Bernard R. Levine -- but, I always want to know how long.

In spite of their length and relative heft, their shape renders them reasonably pocketable.

Jtx posted a picture of a really nice bomb shielded Terrier English Jack last June. I wonder about it’s relationship to the OUR LEADER Robeson that I recently obtained. I believe this one qualifies as an English Jack, numbered 622062 at 4 1/8th inch. Here is a photo:

Here are a few of my favorite English Jacks. I really like the GriffenXX green bone and I'm always a sucker for Marshall Wells. The top one is a Globe Cut, 2nd is the Griffen, 3rd is the Marshall Wells, 4th is a Schrade Cut. and the bottom is a Remington. ___Dave

Very nice knives, Dave.
That Griffen has some great skins on it. Was it made in Bridgeport?
Do you think NYK made the Marshall Wells?

Thanks Joe, the Griffen has B'Port Ct. under the Griffen XX on both blades and I'm sure the M.Wells was made by NYK_______ Dave

This thread has lain fallow for 2½ years. Has anyone acquired an English Jack during that hiatus that wants to display it here? Anyone. Anyone. Bueller?

Great line up Dave

Clauss #46.AKA,6299 1/2 greenbone.

Wow, yummy bone on that Clauss. Great knife.

jerryd6818 wrote: ↑Sat Oct 24, 2020 8:27 pm This thread has lain fallow for 2½ years. Has anyone acquired an English Jack during that hiatus that wants to display it here? Anyone. Anyone. Bueller?

I have one on the way.

peanut740 wrote: ↑Thu Oct 29, 2020 7:09 pm Clauss #46.AKA,6299 1/2 greenbone.

Beautiful knife Roger.

Thanks fellows,appreciated.

Unanimous decision. Smoking hot bone

Two Queen City and a Queen

Here are two that I don't think I've posted in this thread before. (But then again I'm having trouble finding my truck keys and wallet today, so I guess I'm staying home for now.)

Good looking knives David
Mike, that New York knife is great.
Some Remingtons