All About Pocket Knives

tjmurphy wrote:Really nice knife Jerry, I really like the Camillus brand. It's not a tuxedo though, is it?

Aww geez. I knew better than that. What would I do without you to keep me straight? Good catch T.J. and thanks a bundle. I fixed it.

Another great e-bay UK find and it's a signed copy too.

Yard sales were slow but I scored a Western-USA-w49-B bowie knife with original sheath 1978 what a BEAST was told it is a replacement of the WW TWO V-44

Case XX

Iron Hoarder i seen that book on ebay and missed it -did you buy it?? i think the listing was from the UK

Yep. He took half of the asking price for a best offer.

This one came in the mail recently. It's a 4-inch A. F. Bannister & Co double-end surveyor jack. The blades show some use, but the bone handles are perfect.

That knife i like alot good find--did it come offa Ebay??

It did come from eBay. The pictures on eBay didn't show a lot of detail, but I could tell that the blades were just dirty and not rusted. The seller wasn't a knife guy so he was selling it uncleaned as found. That helped keep it in my budget. I was able to remove the dirt pretty easily without removing the patina.

Mr. B Nice, I would love to have it. Good going!!

Stockman

dcgm4 wrote:It did come from eBay. The pictures on eBay didn't show a lot of detail, but I could tell that the blades were just dirty and not rusted. The seller wasn't a knife guy so he was selling it uncleaned as found. That helped keep it in my budget. I was able to remove the dirt pretty easily without removing the patina.

I love it. I'll bet the seller didn't know it's a surveyor jack (I wouldn't have either. First I've heard of that pattern.)

I love it too, Jerry. According to Levine's, double-end jack knives were last made in quantity in the 1930s. The A. F. Bannister & Co knife dates to no later than 1915. He describes the surveyor jack as a swell-center canoe.

You're right about the seller not knowing what he had. All he knew about it was the maker, that it was big and old, and that it had belonged to his grandfather.

MrBlister wrote:This ole rag hit TX this morn... TESTED 5254
Man, aint nuthin like that OLD CASE STAG
Not MINT but not a rag either.. Good snapper
What's BOOK on this thang, anyway ?
G U L P !! ! !! ! ! !!

Nice knife you have Mr. B . Looks like the value on 5254 Tested is between $6000.00 to $7000.00 in mint condtion.
Good buy, I would take it.

Jeff

Wow Mr. Blister sweet knife !

This ole Ulster dogleg jack came today. Looks like someone blued the blades at one time

Tim

SWEET KNIFE!

I woulda thought I would have one to show, but it didn't arrive yet.

It's used, but it doesn't look like it was.....

Daddy likey. Kershaw Baby Boa!

That dogleg is a jewel, basser.

Thanks fellas

Tim

Here are several that I have recieved in the last few weks............... .

Wow very nice trev gotta luv them gec well built knives

REALLY would have thought I'd have another one by now.....

IMband , nice collection

Got this MONSTER today! Thanks IMBand!!!


Well okay, it isn't so big after all....


Here they are with blades out. Sorry the little guy isn't in focus.


A HANDFUL of knife!