All About Pocket Knives

Glad you like it Kathy

At least one person likes it, if I posted a new GEC in General Knife forum they would all be falling over themselves, drooling, and who knows what at the sight of it

Post a 120+ year old knife in Knife Lore and .......

Your right Dimitri,I like it too.Seems these were not so expensive a few years back.I guess people have come to appreciate the handle material.It is special.

Miller Bro`s wrote:Glad you like it Kathy

At least one person likes it, if I posted a new GEC in General Knife forum they would all be falling over themselves, drooling, and who knows what at the sight of it

Post a 120+ year old knife in Knife Lore and .......

I understand exactly how you feel, MB. There is one good thing about everyone being distracted by the shiny & new: they aren't bidding like crazy against me!

MRB: Count me in as another one that likes it. The older, the better.

Here's a H. Boker budding/grafting knife.

Greedy,

That is such a cool looking budder! The blade is awesome.

Thanks knifegirl888..............glad you liked it.

Lyle, Kathy & Roger

That Boker is outstanding You don`t see many with the Clip blade.

Dimitri, that Butler is fantastic, as has been every other big stag, bone or ebony handled pruner you've ever posted to this or other threads, like the Gnarly Stag one.

Just because I and others don't opine doesn't mean the knives' beauty nor your posting of them is not appreciated.

I'll start burning up a little extra band-width so you'll know people are paying attention.

BTW, that Press Button knife box almost topped $400.00, didn't it?

Charlie Noyes

Greedy, that Boker is as nice and interesting a horticulturist's knife as I've ever seen. What an interesting master blade.

Reminds me of the blade on my little, diminutive Robeson budding knife that's under 3 1/2" total length.

Charlie Noyes

Apparently, I've failed to post any Robeson pruners here.

Charlie Noyes

RobesonsRme.com wrote:Greedy, that Boker is as nice and interesting a horticulturist's knife as I've ever seen. What an interesting master blade.

Reminds me of the blade on my little, diminutive Robeson budding knife that's under 3 1/2" total length.

Charlie Noyes

Charlie, Can you tell me what type material that is for the budding blade? I have an old NYKC Budder with the same type blade material I think? Looks like nylon,,,, BH

It's bone, BoneHead.
Charlie Noyes

This is a little unusual Joseph Rodgers. It has glued on plastic scales and an ivory grafting bit. Since ivory was outlawed in the 1960's and the glued on plastic scales were first done just around that time it dates this one really well. Most of the glued on scale ones I have found are missing one scale. This one is perfect with a light patina and appears unused. It also has what was probably the last iteration of their tang stamp before they really started going down hill and getting sloppy.

Is the spud in a fixed position?
Nice one.
Charlie Noyes

Yep. The spud is fixed. I like those Robesons you posted. Great knives.

RobesonsRme.com wrote:Reminds me of the blade on my little, diminutive Robeson budding knife that's under 3 1/2" total length.

Charlie, that is probably the nicest looking one of that type I have ever seen

Not to mention they are rare in a two blade version

Iron Hoarder wrote:This is a little unusual Joseph Rodgers. It has glued on plastic scales and an ivory grafting bit

Very unusual, glad to see it

Does it have a steel pin on the master blade?

Not quite in the same league ,but these are mine.

Nice ones Lyle The Schrade bone is awesome

What a bunch of great looking knives!!!
It's really great to have a chance to look at them all. Thanks for showing them.

Here's two more:

Any corrections or further info is appreciated.Charlie as always you have beautiful specimens.

Thanks, everybody.

The little Robeson budding/grafting knife is just 3 3/8" long, including the bone spud.

I suspect it was not meant for work in the orchard, but most likely in the hot house with orchids, roses, etc.

I was totally unaware of the pattern's existance until Joe Seale sent me a letter with Xerographic copies of three Robeson knives. I asked him to send me the knives for inspection.

They didn't go back to Texas.

Mr. Seale was good for that kind of activity for quite a while.

Then one time, I saw him at a knife show and he snapped his fingers when he saw me and said, "Gosh, darn it!" I asked what the problem was. He told me about a mint, two blade, blade etched loom fixer knife from Robeson that he had just sent to a loom fixer collector in the Carolinas. It was etched with some Carolina mill's name on the master blade.

He said he didn't even think of me when he bought it.

I guess out of sight was out of mind.

That's another pattern I never knew Robeson made.

Charlie Noyes

Thanks MRB & Charlie.

Great thread and pics All!!!

I have numerous HawkBills, Sod Busters and pruning knives but I figure I would post these to start...

First pic is (top to bottom)...

CASE XX 31048SH-R "Florist Knife"
CASE XX USA 2109B "Gunstock Budding" knife
CASE 1973 7 dot 4200SS "Melon Tester"
CASE XX 4100SS "Melon Tester"

Second pic is...

CASE 1973 7dot 4247FK "Greenskeeper" knife with dandelion blade

Third pic is...

CASE XX 6296X "Stainless" Citrus knife
Take care and live well, Jerry

zp4ja wrote:Great thread and pics All!!!

I have numerous HawkBills, Sod Busters and pruning knives but I figure I would post these to start...

First pic is (top to bottom)...

CASE XX 31048SH-R "Florist Knife"
CASE XX USA 2109B "Gunstock Budding" knife
CASE 1973 7 dot 4200SS "Melon Tester"
CASE XX 4100SS "Melon Tester"

Horticultural Knives.jpg

Second pic is...

CASE 1973 7dot 4247FK "Greenskeeper" knife with dandelion blade

4247FK Greenskeeper front blades open.jpg

Third pic is...

CASE XX 6296X "Stainless" Citrus knife

XX Stainless 6296X front blades open.jpg

Take care and live well, Jerry

My kinda knives,a little offbeat.If you decide to sell any,I'm interested.They are nice.