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Re: Boys Knives Through the Years
Posted: Mon Sep 24, 2018 2:27 am
by LongBlade
Nice Ulster Dimitri
.. love those classic single blade boys knives
... in fact that pattern is my EDC - it is an easy carry & does all I need
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Re: Boys Knives Through the Years
Posted: Mon Sep 24, 2018 2:32 am
by Miller Bro's
Thanks Lee
I have one of those Imperial shell handle boys knives, I'll have to dig it out
Re: Boys Knives Through the Years
Posted: Mon Sep 24, 2018 2:53 am
by woodwalker
Miller Bro's wrote:Nice ones guys
Here's another one I have.....
Nice Ulster!! I really like early Ulsters! Well made knives!
Re: Boys Knives Through the Years
Posted: Tue Sep 25, 2018 1:14 am
by Miller Bro's
woodwalker wrote:Nice Ulster!! I really like early Ulsters! Well made knives!
Thank you!
Re: Boys Knives Through the Years
Posted: Sun Oct 14, 2018 8:17 pm
by LongBlade
Another addition - a Robeson Boys Knife with bail that I purchased from KJ a few months back - thanks Roland
- Stamps indicate 1917-1939 time frame... Excellent++ condition with full blades - interestingly unlike many Robeson knives there was no model # as a pile side stamp - handles appear to be black composition with faux jigging but in feel they appear to be more rubber-like in texture... something abit different from my usual makers focus but in Boys Knives I sometimes step outside my box and for good reason
... (PS - Hope the photo does it justice as I had to use my iPhone camera and without the use of my light box - so abit of an experiment for my temporary situation so I can try and continue to contribute)...
Re: Boys Knives Through the Years
Posted: Sun Oct 14, 2018 10:22 pm
by woodwalker
LongBlade wrote:Another addition - a Robeson Boys Knife with bail that I purchased from KJ a few months back - thanks Roland
- Stamps indicate 1917-1939 time frame... Excellent++ condition with full blades - interestingly like many Robeson knives there was no model # as a pile side stamp - handles appear to be black composition with faux jigging but in feel they appear to be more rubber-like in texture... something abit different from my usual makers focus but in Boys Knives I sometimes step outside my box and for good reason
... (PS - Hope the photo does it justice as I had to use my iPhone camera and without the use of my light box - so abit of an experiment for my temporary situation so I can try and continue to contribute)...
Robeson Boys Knife Blades Open A1 8285.jpg
Very nice Lee!! A good Ole Robeson!! Congratts!
Re: Boys Knives Through the Years
Posted: Mon Oct 15, 2018 1:20 am
by LongBlade
Thanks woodwalker
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Re: Boys Knives Through the Years
Posted: Mon Oct 15, 2018 6:35 pm
by wlf
Great boys knife Lee. Beauty
Re: Boys Knives Through the Years
Posted: Mon Oct 15, 2018 10:22 pm
by LongBlade
wlf wrote:Great boys knife Lee. Beauty
Thanks Lyle
... as an aside Lyle - given your note about collecting FJs on another thread I should mention I don’t collect Boys Knives
... as you say I’m grin’in
Re: Boys Knives Through the Years
Posted: Tue Oct 16, 2018 1:52 am
by ludwig26
Nice Ulster Miller Bro's. I bought one just like it from another member today but it is set up for a bail, however the bail itself is missing. Much like the Schrade I am posting a pick of. These are two I got in the last few days. A Schrade cut and a Shapleigh.
Kerry
Re: Boys Knives Through the Years
Posted: Tue Oct 16, 2018 2:03 am
by Miller Bro's
Thanks Kerry, does yours look like this one? It has a removable bail.
Re: Boys Knives Through the Years
Posted: Tue Oct 16, 2018 2:15 am
by ludwig26
Miller Bro's wrote:Thanks Kerry, does yours look like this one? It has a removable bail.
No Sir, It looks just like the other one you had posted. No shield and wood scales.
Kerry
Re: Boys Knives Through the Years
Posted: Tue Oct 16, 2018 2:59 am
by LongBlade
Nice knives Kerry and Dimitri
... Really like that Schrade with bone Kerry... and that Ulster is quite nice with a cool shield Dimitri - looks like black composition handles is my guess - too slick for ebony??....
Re: Boys Knives Through the Years
Posted: Tue Oct 16, 2018 3:06 am
by ludwig26
LongBlade wrote:Nice knives Kerry and Dimitri
... Really like that Schrade with bone Kerry... and that Ulster is quite nice with a cool shield Dimitri - looks like black composition handles is my guess - too slick for ebony??....
Thanks Longblade, I wish the Schrade wasn't missing the bail. Other than that its nice and tight with good snap both ways and no chips or cracks.
Kerry
Re: Boys Knives Through the Years
Posted: Tue Oct 16, 2018 3:10 am
by LongBlade
Kerry - Still a nice knife - maybe you can find a bail for it sometime on a parts knife... Interestingly I have the same Shapleigh posted earlier somewhere in this thread - the folded liner in that Shapleigh was a Schrade patent design
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Re: Boys Knives Through the Years
Posted: Tue Oct 16, 2018 3:48 am
by ludwig26
LongBlade wrote:Kerry - Still a nice knife - maybe you can find a bail for it sometime on a parts knife... Interestingly I have the same Shapleigh posted earlier somewhere in this thread - the folded liner in that Shapleigh was a Schrade patent design
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I picked up one of the George Schrades a few months back. Here’s a bad picture of it.
Kerry
Re: Boys Knives Through the Years
Posted: Fri Nov 02, 2018 12:57 am
by ludwig26
Got this one on the cheap. I’ve got several but this one has what I assume to be the original chain.
Does anybody know how many finished these came in. I’ve got several black ones. This one appears to have never been painted.
Re: Boys Knives Through the Years
Posted: Fri Nov 02, 2018 1:50 am
by LongBlade
Nice Kerry
... I'm not sure how many different styles of the handle were made in but I have seen it in the colors black and also green. I would assume they also sold it unfinished such as your knife but without it in hand I can't tell if the paint was just completely stripped from your handles and subsequently polished or cleaned. The chain looks original (certainly an old boys knife chain) - and in my opinion the chains can sometimes be harder to find than the knives as many were broken or lost...
Re: Boys Knives Through the Years
Posted: Fri Nov 02, 2018 2:19 am
by ludwig26
Thanks Longblade. I would love to have a green one. These boys knives are addictive.
Your right about the chains. In 3 years I’ve only found 2 vintage chains.
Kerry
Re: Boys Knives Through the Years
Posted: Fri Nov 09, 2018 2:32 pm
by RobesonsRme.com
Re: Boys Knives Through the Years
Posted: Fri Nov 09, 2018 3:18 pm
by LongBlade
Thanks for posting that Charlie - on page 2 of this thread I posted the same Shapleigh with the label that Shapeigh had stamped on many of them (Shapleigh’s Every Boy Guaranteed) - never saw one with an ad though. These were made by Schrade for Shapleigh with the patented Schrade folded liner.
Re: Boys Knives Through the Years
Posted: Fri Nov 09, 2018 6:21 pm
by RobesonsRme.com
Go for it, Lee!
I used to see a half dozen of these at just about every knife show I attended. Not so, now. They must have all wandered off into collections.
Charlie
Re: Boys Knives Through the Years
Posted: Sun Nov 11, 2018 1:08 am
by ludwig26
I guess you would call this a Boys Knife. Nice condition for 5 bucks.
Kerry
Re: Boys Knives Through the Years
Posted: Sun Nov 11, 2018 2:04 am
by LongBlade
Really nice Kerry
... no doubt a Boys Knife and a Barlow too!! The Davy Crockett aspect is very cool
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Re: Boys Knives Through the Years
Posted: Tue Nov 20, 2018 4:46 am
by ludwig26
A few more I added to the pile in the last few weeks. The IXL is 3 1/2" closed so Im not for sure it would be considered a boys knife. Maybe longblade will chime in and tell me if it is.
Kerry