All About Pocket Knives

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oldreddog wrote: The main difference, that I have noticed about this knife, is that it has only two screws, instead of three. I can only guess that the third screw was added as an "upgrade" to rigidity some years later. Anyone have any more input on it?

Three screws were used on knives without any bolsters or the Navy gravity knives that only had cap bolsters. Three screws has no bearing on the date of manufacture.

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oldreddog wrote: The main difference, that I have noticed about this knife, is that it has only two screws, instead of three. I can only guess that the third screw was added as an "upgrade" to rigidity some years later. Anyone have any more input on it?

Three screws were used on knives without any bolsters or the Navy gravity knives that only had cap bolsters. Three screws has no bearing on the date of manufacture.

Well, as I said, it was only a gues...lol

And thanks

Just getting to see if anybody here has any info on this knife perhaps. I got a big ol jar full of vintage knives from a friend and this one caught my eye immediatley, so i figured I'd see if i can find anything out about it. I'll post more pics of the others later as well.

Looks like a fruit knife with a nut picker. Every gentleman needed one. Knice find. And a Miller bros at that.

Sorry Floyd, it’s a gentleman’s fingernail grooming knife. That “pick” is for cleaning fingernails. The file on the inside of the manicure blade is the “tell”, readily differentiating that blade versus the “seed/nut pick” blade on a fruit knife. The presence of a bail (shackle) is another clue. It may have served as a watch fob. Fruit knives typically don’t have bails.

It’s a commonly seen Miller Brothers pattern. More of those seem to have survived than other patterns they made.

Ken

Well I continue to be good at showing what I don't know. Thanks Ken, I will know better next time.