All About Pocket Knives

New_Windsor_NY wrote: ↑Sat Oct 24, 2020 10:50 pm I bought a pocket knife from a seller. .....came to me by accident. I gave it a cleaning. I took a few pictures and here it is.

Well you can't beat that. Congrats Skip!! You must be living right

Very nice Skip. I guess that qualifies as a knife bomb!

Ken

jmh58 wrote: ↑Sun Oct 25, 2020 12:08 pm Winner.....

Thank you John.

Papa Bones wrote: ↑Sun Oct 25, 2020 1:20 pm Well.....

Thank you Smitty.

Mumbleypeg wrote: ↑Sun Oct 25, 2020 2:16 pm Very.....

Thank you Ken.

Great company!

I picked up this decent Syracuse camper/scout knife at our local gunshow over the weekend for a few bucks. The screwdriver tip was a little beat, and it had paint on the handles, I wonder what someone had been using this one for???

OLDE CUTLER wrote: ↑Mon Feb 15, 2021 4:36 pm I picked up this decent Syracuse camper/scout knife at our local gunshow over the weekend for a few bucks. The screwdriver tip was a little beat, and it had paint on the handles, I wonder what someone had been using this one for???

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Nice one! Looks a lot like the Camillus scout utility knives I have.Sounds like a painter may have been using it to open paint cans.I have a tool to do that in my paint kit.

This one's stamp is pretty well gone but under a scope it looks like the remnants of SYRACUSE. Good size, just shy of 4". Iron liners.
Anybody recognize it or have one similar? Thanks. J.O'.

This is from 1939 worlds fair.

Another pic

Tang stamp

Got this cattle knife recently

Very knice old knife Scott.

doglegg wrote: ↑Tue Oct 12, 2021 3:09 am Very knice old knife Scott.

Agreed. Are those handles bone or synthetic ?

Very nice, Scott.

TripleF wrote: ↑Tue Oct 12, 2021 2:50 am Got this cattle knife recently

That's a beaut Scott!!

philco wrote: ↑Tue Oct 12, 2021 3:46 am

doglegg wrote: ↑Tue Oct 12, 2021 3:09 am Very knice old knife Scott.

Agreed. Are those handles bone or synthetic ?

Sadly, they're synthetic.

Papa Bones wrote: ↑Tue Oct 12, 2021 9:00 pm

TripleF wrote: ↑Tue Oct 12, 2021 2:50 am Got this cattle knife recently

That's a beaut Scott!!

TY

1967redrider wrote: ↑Tue Oct 12, 2021 4:37 pm Very nice, Scott.

TY

doglegg wrote: ↑Tue Oct 12, 2021 3:09 am Very knice old knife Scott.

TY

These are terrific examples, what a great thread. If anyone's looking to re-home a Camillus midcentury era Syracuse knife, and I mean truly re-home, back to Syracuse NY and to folks born, raised, and living there, please feel free to get in touch. I'm looking to get a few for my brothers as yule gifts, but the pickins are slim!

This pocket knife arrived very recently in a group of pocket knives that I bought. This particular pocket knife was NOT the target of my purchase. It is a SYRACUSE KNIFE CO., USA, single blade with cap lifter or bottle opener, a corkscrew, single tang stamp, 2 7/8" closed, "bartender" pocket knife. This is only my second SYRACUSE KNIFE COMPANY pocket knife. The other one was previously posted under this topic or thread. This one is in good condition, but it needed cleaning. I took some pictures and here it is.
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This pocket knife recently arrived in a group or lot of pocket knives that I bought. This particular pocket knife was NOT the target of my purchase. It is another SYRACUSE, single blade with cap lifter or bottle opener, corkscrew, single tang stamp, 2 7/8" closed, "bartender" pattern or style pocket knife. The tang stamp reads "SYRACUSE - KNIFE - CO. - USA" This is my third SYRACUSE KNIFE COMPANY pocket knife. The other two were previously posted under this topic or thread. This one is in GOOD condition, but it did need a little cleaning. I took some pictures and here it is. The last picture shows it paired up with my other, identical, SYRACUSE "bartender" pattern or style pocket knife.
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New_Windsor_NY wrote: ↑Sun Mar 27, 2022 8:30 pm This pocket knife recently arrived in a group or lot of pocket knives that I bought. This particular pocket knife was NOT the target of my purchase. It is another SYRACUSE, single blade with cap lifter or bottle opener, corkscrew, single tang stamp, 2 7/8" closed, "bartender" pattern or style pocket knife. The tang stamp reads "SYRACUSE - KNIFE - CO. - USA" This is my third SYRACUSE KNIFE COMPANY pocket knife. The other two were previously posted under this topic or thread. This one is in GOOD condition, but it did need a little cleaning. I took some pictures and here it is. The last picture shows it paired up with my other, identical, SYRACUSE "bartender" pattern or style pocket knife.
Caption(s), if any, are on the BOTTOM of the corresponding picture(s).
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Another nice find Skip. It cleaned up really well!! The way they arranged the tang stamp on these is really neat.

Skip your scatter shooting has paid off. Some knice pick ups from the periphery.

Papa Bones wrote: ↑Thu Apr 07, 2022 2:46 am Another.....

Thank you, Smitty.

doglegg wrote: ↑Thu Apr 07, 2022 1:46 pm Skip.....

Thank you, Floyd.
These groups or lots of pocket knives that I've bought
within the last few months, have definitely produced
many, many hidden gems. I have plenty more to post.

I have just rec'd in the mail an Ebay purchase, an equal end jack with a tipped and reshaped main blade. Other than that it is quite nice with flawless yellowish bone scales accented with brown. It has larger than usual pins through the iron bolsters, steel liners and pins. 3 1/2 inches long closed.
The only marking is a tang stamp on main blade, marked E & L over Syracuse, NY. Has look of a 1920s knife.
Anyone heard of this marking before?

Just bumping up a zombie thread with this little guy I got today.

This pocket knife recently arrived in a group or lot of pocket knives that I bought. This particular pocket knife was NOT the target of my purchase. However, it did end up being added to my general pocket knife collection. It is a SYRACUSE, two blades, one tang stamp, 3 3/8" closed, two springs, tipped bolsters, pocket knife. The main blade front tang stamp says, "SYRACUSE (over) KNIFE (over) COMPANY (over) SYRACUSE, N.Y." This is my fourth SYRACUSE KNIFE COMPANY pocket knife. My other three were previously posted under this topic or thread. The main blade has a good half stop along with a good opening and closing snap. The secondary blade also has a good half stop, with a good opening and closing snap. Overall, this pocket knife is in GOOD condition. I had to clean it up a bit. I took some pictures and here it is.
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