All About Pocket Knives

btrwtr wrote:No tang stamp. Has a NYK with hammer blade etch and 186 on the pile tang. I've always figured this correct for the knife but good to have another example to confirrm.

When you'al look at a knife,you rarely need collaboration,but it don't hurt.

Both you guys make a collector envious.

wlf wrote:

btrwtr wrote:No tang stamp. Has a NYK with hammer blade etch and 186 on the pile tang. I've always figured this correct for the knife but good to have another example to confirrm.

When you'al look at a knife,you rarely need collaboration,but it don't hurt.

Both you guys make a collector envious.

Lyle there's a reason Roger and I don't collect roosters and farmers. You got them all.

I heard that!

Picked up this NEW YORK KNIFE CO. WALDEN easy opener at auction recently. Very interesting shield, nice jigged bone and in decent shape. Hammer Brand stamping on the main blade, swedged and long pull. I think it's around 3 5/8". These are the auction house's pictures.

That shield is unusual.

Very nice, redrider!, as Roger said, very interesting shield. Also, don't see too many equal end easy opens? at least I don't.
Dan

Thanks guys, I thought it was kind of a unique pattern.

I would have bought that one just for the shield.That would be a dandy to put in your pocket.

wlf wrote:I would have bought that one just for the shield.That would be a dandy to put in your pocket.

It just might be in my pocket on Saturday, Lyle.

Found this NYK Co capped end pruner, lot of blade still left on this one.

Decent looking Scout knife on eBay right now: http://www.ebay.com/itm/OLD-NEW-YORK-KN ... SwampXHU~5

I'm not bidding but with some TLC this could be a high-dollar specimen for your collection (with etch)!

Tom

JohnR wrote:Found this NYK Co capped end pruner, lot of blade still left on this one.

Wow John, that's a great knife. ___Dave

JohnR wrote:Found this NYK Co capped end pruner, lot of blade still left on this one.

Wow John, that's a great knife. ___Dave

I have no doubt the EZ open knife is correct, but I urge a little caution re' the attraction of EZ Openers to us knife collectors.

Anything that can be done to increase the "value" of an old knife, will be done by any of the multitude of "dealers" who don't care what they have to do to make an extra buck or fifty.

Anyone with a drum sander can create a beautiful EZ Open notch in any jack knife.

Same, same with salesman sample numbers, all it takes is a fine tipped Sharpie, a dishonest heart and a knife is instantly worth another hundred dollars.

Always be skeptical.

Charlie

Great old pruner, John.

Here's a nice equal end (3 7/16") I bought from Wayne aka btrwtr. Thanks so much Wayne.

A couple NYK scouts to ad to the thread .

Wow SK! That's a killer. Love that one.

Beautiful Hammer Brand, Joe! Great scout knives, ScoutKnives!
Dan

Here is an easy open NYKC jackknife. 3.5 inches long. Hammered pins. The Hammer Brand Logo puts the knife in the the 1878-1932 date/year range. Probably 1920-1932. There is very little blade loss and the folder is in overall excellent condition. Remnants (faint) of blade etch is still visible on primary blade flat. The pen blade is marked New York Knife Co Walden. Thanks for looking, Lloyd

Very nice, Lloyd.

Great knife, Lloyd! Only the second equal end easy open jack I have seen posted here. Some blade etch visible as well.
Dan

Thanks Dave and Dan! Lloyd

What a beauty!

Great knives fellers, that hammer jack floats my boat Lloyd it's a beaut.

I love the bone jigging on all these old NYK co. knives.

Here is a couple old NYK display knives with cocobolo wood handles. The bails were used to hang the knives is store windows to attract attention of prospective buyers. 11" closed and 25 1/2" with both blades opened.