All About Pocket Knives

what year would this one be?

Ulster U.S.A.s are the later ones of course. Plastic handles???
Hopefully someone will come along with a range of dates.

Here is a Maher and Grosh Serpentine Jack, that appears to be made by Ulster! It was a magazine premium in the 1920s-1930s.
Pretty nice premium if you ask me!!

Yeah thats sweet! Wouldnt mind havin that myself. Dont tell me it was a 5.00 garage sale find? LOL

gino wrote:Yeah thats sweet! Wouldnt mind havin that myself. Dont tell me it was a 5.00 garage sale find? LOL

If I told you that, I'd be lying! More like a half a day's wages!!

looks like its worth it. I really like it!

Here's a few Ulster's that I've added to my collection

A pair of #50's that came in their original box, a #55 and 58OT.

Keith

Those are some nice mint examples ozzie marie!

I just got home from the flea market with this one. Can anyone give me any info on it. Tang stamp reads ULSTER KNIFE CO. NY. Pattern? Age?
Thanks,
Mike

Here's a few more Ulster's I was able to aquire from the same estate as above.

A 183 Peanut and a #10 Barlow.

The seller didn't want to take the Barlow out of its wrapper, so it had to wait untill I received it to breath

Keith

Nice find Keith!
I really like the Barlow!

Dale

Here's my Ulster fish knife. I'm old enough to remember when you were "culturally deprived" if you didn't have a churchkey with you to open that favorite beverage. Eric

Eric,

Thats a Great looking Fishing Knife

I love that Church Key

Keith

ole_muddy wrote:Here's my Ulster fish knife. I'm old enough to remember when you were "culturally deprived" if you didn't have a churchkey with you to open that favorite beverage. Eric

Is the opener part of a blade tang or does it fold down against the backspring? either way it's a real nice piece.

Beautiful piece Eric!!
I love it!!

The only other folder I have seen with a church key is the Schrade Walden #906, "Army Officer" knife.
I have not seen this Ulster model before.
Did I read the etch properly, is the model number SS95?

Very nice!
Thanks for sharing,
Dale

Heres an Ulster I picked up on a trade.
Mark

vikingdog wrote:I just got home from the flea market with this one. Can anyone give me any info on it. Tang stamp reads ULSTER KNIFE CO. NY. Pattern? Age?
Thanks,
Mike

Mike,
I think that is a pre-WWII Ulster.
Can you get a closeup of the tang stamp?
Are there any other sang stamps on it, like the reverse side of the small blade?

Dale

Nice looking old Ulster

The bone handles look great

Hi Dale, my tired old camera won't let me take a close-up in focus for some reason. The primary tang reads like this:

ULSTER
KNIFECO
N.Y.

The secondary, though worn appears to be marked the same way. I put a little mineral oil it and it looks good. Suits me anyway.

Thank you M B, I love these old ones with wear on them.

Ulster built some beautiful knives. I still don't know about the dates of thier stamps. Here is one that should date post 1946 because of the bone. There was an etch (removed in the cleaning " not by me") it can still be seen under perfect lighting. It says Craftsman The etch showed up in the photo

It looks like an Army Air Corps. knife used during WW II.

After the war ended Ulster, like many other knife companies, needed to get rid of left over surplus pocket knives they were making for the government that now they did not want.

It is very likely these were sold to Sears. I have an Ulster mountain and ski troop utility with folding phillips screwdriver that has Craftsman etched on it. After the 1950`s it seems Ulster never made these type knives again.

vikingdog wrote:Hi Dale, my tired old camera won't let me take a close-up in focus for some reason. The primary tang reads like this:

ULSTER
KNIFECO
N.Y.

The secondary, though worn appears to be marked the same way.

Thanks Mike,
That is what I wanted to know.
If the secondary blade is tang stamped, it is most likely pre-WWII.
I would think it is Pre-1941, when Albert Baer bought Ulster from Dwight Divine’s sons.

Miller Bro`s wrote: It looks like an Army Air Corps. knife used during WW II.

After the war ended Ulster, like many other knife companies, needed to get rid of left over surplus pocket knives they were making for the government that now they did not want.

It is very likely these were sold to Sears.

After the 1950`s it seems Ulster never made these type knives again.

I concur Dimitri.

IMHO, it is a cryin’ shame that they didn’t make those after the 1950s.
Those are compact yet solid knives that will last the average owner a lifetime and then some.
Besides, they are absolutely beautiful!!

Dale

Thank you Dale!

Ulster 13C

Wonder what the "C" stands for

Keith

here is an Ulster scout I came across