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Nice KJ!!

Just got my first ROBESON in the mail today and I don't think it will be my last> I like this little knife

Very nice 026 jack, circa 1948 to 1959 +/-.

Charlie Noyes

Very nice GECCUT21. It won't be your last! Robesons are awesome knives. Good find!

RobesonsRme.com wrote:Very nice 026 jack, circa 1948 to 1959 +/-.

Charlie Noyes

Thanks Charlie, I was wondering the year made and that narrows it down some.

woodwalker wrote:Very nice GECCUT21. It won't be your last! Robesons are awesome knives. Good find!

Thanks woodwalker, I'll definitely be looking around for some more.

GECCUT21 wrote:Just got my first ROBESON in the mail today and I don't think it will be my last> I like this little knife IMG_1003.JPGIMG_1004.JPG

That Robeson Jack is a beauty!!

Here is a nice Robeson Pocket Eze Pen Knife. It has wonderful jigged bone. Pattern No. 623505 and 3.25 inches. Milled nickel silver lining and nickel silver end caps.

That's really nice, Lloyd.
Congratulations on that premium gentleman's pen knife.
A good size at 3 1/4".

That 623505 looks like new, what a beauty!!

Nice knife. And tip bolsters, no less.

Charlie Noyes

Got a couple more in the mail

Nice strawberry bone daddy Barlow.

The other looks like a recent Queen made knife.

Charlie

Robeson sure did wonders with red bone. Love that grandaddy Barlow!

Nice old Barlow.
Yeah, that jack has that non-pocket eze build to it.

Just bought this one on ebay, the reason--I like old knives, jig bone handle scales, and muskrats. That's all I have to say about that. How old" 1965-77? I think. thanks for looking, Terry

I suspect that's Delrin.

Charlie

Just picked up this little jewel. I really like it. 642214 all blades snap. It makes me smile.

Most likely 1940-1948.

Charlie

Thank you Charlie, sir. I really like it..... but I like all the Robeson knives I have. I appreciate the dating information very much.

Picked up this one today. It's about 3 1/4" maybe 3 3/8". Blades are solid with great snap and half-lock.
The tang stamp isn't like any I saw listed, so crossing my fingers it's legit.

In my second edition of Knives Can Talk I believe it dates your knife at 1896-1899.

Nice little bare head jack you have there.

FRJ wrote:In my second edition of Knives Can Talk I believe it dates your knife at 1896-1899.

Nice little bare head jack you have there.

Thank you. What's throwing me off is I thought there should be a "The" before Robeson in that stamp.

LanG, I agree with you but that stamp is as close as I could find as a match to yours.

I have never seen that stamp and I don't think Tom Kalcevic references it in any of his books, because I don't think the word "THE" was ever on those tangs, so I believe you have uncovered a previously undocumented stamp.

It's possible the blades were marked with a broken stamp die, but there's no way we'll ever know that.

It would help if you posted a good photo of the master blade stamp.

The bone is not common either, but I have seen it.

Charlie

RobesonsRme.com wrote:I have never seen that stamp and I don't think Tom Kalcevic references it in any of his books, because I don't think the word "THE" was ever on those tangs, so I believe you have uncovered a previously undocumented stamp.

It's possible the blades were marked with a broken stamp die, but there's no way we'll ever know that.

It would help if you posted a good photo of the master blade stamp.

The bone is not common either, but I have seen it.

Charlie

Thanks for responding Charlie. That news is both exciting and worrisome at the same time!
I spent last night browsing through the Robeson forum looking for any similar bone without success.
I was concerned that it may have been rehandled, but the pins look original (to my untrained eye).
Most of the pins stick out a bit. Do bone handles ever shrink over time?
Here's an attempt at better photos. Please let me know if any others will help.