Traditonal Hunters - Fifty years old (1965) and older…...

[LongBlade]

Great old Western Dale!!

Ralph - like DJK13 - I had to change my shirt and put on a bib .... all are beauties - the blade on that Winchester is gorgeous (and I had read there is one in stag but never have seen a photo myself)... as is the NYK Hunter... and Remington Bullets... great collection ...

DJK13 - cool story on the Holley... When I found my Holley Hunter I was in an old shop looking at a few knives... picked up the Hunters of course first ... I forgot my reading glasses that day so asked the owner what the stamp was on bottom of blade... he said "Olley something ... than ville".. and he continued to say not sure.... I asked to use his loop and than said nice old knife... He asked for just a few dollars more than yours and I couldn't get the money out of my pocket fast enough ...

[djknife13]

As long as we are adding stories to these old hunters I might as well add these. The Picture knife is a Golden rule I bought from an old gentleman, about 80 yrs old who claims it was his Dads and the family story goes that his dad gutted a deer with it the day the gentleman was born. The scales were badly deteriorated celuloid(hence the pitting), but the blade was so full I still gave him $50 for it and had Larry Hayes rescale it with some period looking pictures. The Marbles I found in an antique shop for $12 with it's origional shieth. The Grizzley, I posted before when I first got it in another thread. It's stamped "H.Sears ans Sons 1865" and has been authenticated at least to my satisfication and is the only one we know of with this stamping that has surfaced. I paid $22 for it with ugly wood scales that were glued on and had Larry rescale it and make if functional again. It was a mess when I bought it and I've left the blade close to how I found it. ____Dave

[djknife13]

This OVB was purchased in Duluth and the town of Petreil, from the picture on the knife along with Wm. Gustafson, is now only a township about 50 miles north of Duluth, with no actual town except for the old town hall which is a senior citizens center. The knife is dated 1912 from the picture under the back scale with the Finnish words Mulstoksi Salmilta plus a couple more pictures. I spent a day up at Petreil finding the town hall, location of the old Gustafson farmstead, and a Grandson who still lives in the area. The Grandson went to school with a fellow collector who travels to knife clubs with me and was a childhood friend of his older brother(small world). The scales show no sign of deteriorating and I pray they don't start in my lifetime. Wm. Gustafson was a Finnish marksman who was forced by the Russian govt into teaching marksmanship to Russian soldiers before WW1 and migrated to Northern Mn. sometime prior to 1912. I offered the family the knife back for my cost but they declined which didn't break my heart at all.___Dave

[FRJ]

Man, oh man, you guys a showing some really nice knives here.

I'll get my scruffies in here, finally. I just hope they are early 65.

Great thread, Lee.

[carrmillus]

These have been posted previously in other threads:

Winchester 1920 with bone handle (have not seen a stag rendition)
Schatt & Morgan
NYK
Remington R1303 bone
Remington R1306 stag

..ralph, that's some of the best-looking bone I've ever seen!!!......... .........

[LongBlade]

Hey Joe - no wonder it took you this long to take the pics - look at that bounty of really nice Hunters ... I recognize some of them... hard to miss the Case knives based on their design... what are some of the rest of those beauties?? The fixed blade in 2nd photo down has my eye for sure - who's the maker on that one??

[wazu013]

Her's a couple more old Case patterns.

[FRJ]

Great knives, wazu.

Thank you, Lee. That knife is an Imperial. It is sheathed in 3rd photo along with another Imperial that I got from Orvet, AKA Dale. It has the plastic sheath. I was really taken with the big drop point on that thing. Picts will enlarge.
Glad you liked the knives, Lee.
Again, great thread.

[Mumbleypeg]

Wazu, that Case 551 is a rare beauty for sure. Great stag! I'm pea green with envy - will have to talk with my preacher about coveting thy neighbors knife . Can I talk you into some more pictures? How old is it?

Ken

[wazu013]

Wazu, that Case 551 is a rare beauty for sure. Great stag! I'm pea green with envy - will have to talk with my preacher about coveting thy neighbors knife . Can I talk you into some more pictures? How old is it?

Ken

Thanks Ken,
Here's a couple more pics. As for it's age my best guess is 1920-1940. It's tang stamped as a fixed blade with CASE (Serifs) and the snap on the sheath is Case Tested XX. But it could be a little newer.

[LongBlade]

Wazu - That old Case is awesome ... I'm with Ken - How long is it? The knife/axe set is cool too - think that is the 2nd knife/axe set on this thread that has the blade & axe interchangeable in the handle. Does the sheath accommodate either the blade or axe, and where does the "cutting edge" not being used go when not in use?

[wazu013]

Wazu - That old Case is awesome ... I'm with Ken - How long is it? The knife/axe set is cool too - think that is the 2nd knife/axe set on this thread that has the blade & axe interchangeable in the handle. Does the sheath accommodate either the blade or axe, and where does the "cutting edge" not being used go when not in use?

Thanks LB,
The 551 has a 5 3/4" blade and is 9 5/8" overall.
The knife ax sheaths up with the handle and knife blade in the front and the ax head tucks in under the flap in back. You can drop the knife blade in the sheath when you use the ax head. It's a pretty cool set up. There seems to be a lot of knife-ax sets around. There's always a few for sale on fleabay.

[wazu013]

Here's a Pre 1964 Puma Waidmesser.

[LongBlade]

Nice Puma for sure Wazu .... Same blades as mine including that blunt nosed gutting blade but different design... Is that setup as a split spring? On my Jadgmesser each blade has its own spring... BTW - I found my serial # for the Puma in their production chart - made Oct 1965.... Given the difficulty dating knives thought it was cool I was able to find not only the year but the month ...

[wazu013]

Nice Puma for sure Wazu .... Same blades as mine including that blunt nosed gutting blade but different design... Is that setup as a split spring? On my Jadgmesser each blade has its own spring... BTW - I found my serial # for the Puma in their production chart - made Oct 1965.... Given the difficulty dating knives thought it was cool I was able to find not only the year but the month ...

It does have a spit spring set up.

[danno50]

Longblade, great thread you started. Great knives posted by everyone since I last posted!!
Dan

[RalphAlsip]

It is a treat to read the stories and view the many rare, beautiful, and functional knives have been posted - thank you! My thanks also to the folks who provided the gracious words regarding my contribution. It doesn't take much encouragement to get me to post a few more. I enjoy the knowledge and experience that I gain from AAPK and want to give back. Sometimes I can fall into the trap of "anything worth doing is worth overdoing". I hope this is not one of those times with posting too many pictures. One of my collecting interests is for these larger pattern knives.

Here are a few variations of the Case 050 pattern, some of which have been previously posted. These Case knives do not exhibit patina like the non-Case knives that I posted earlier in the thread.

1. Case Bradford 61050 with what I believe to be Rogers Bone.

2. WR Case & Sons C61050 with Rogers Bone.

3. WR Case & Sons 51050 Slab Stag. This knife is stamped with pattern # 61050, but I believe the handle is stag. If someone has better information please share.

4. Case Tested XX 51050 Front.

5. Same Case Tested XX 51050, but showing the back - the stag is prettier on the back IMO

6. Case Tested XX 61050 L with locking blade. This knife is pictured in Steve Pfeiffer's book "Collecting Case Knives". It has been cleaned since being shown in the book.

7. Case Tested XX B10050 glitter handle. This knife is also pictured in Steve's book. It has been very well cared for during its existence.

8. Case XX 61050 SAB Red Bone.

[jlw257]

Jerry, what a awesome group of Knives Thank you for showing them

Larry

[LongBlade]

Ralph - I'm looking for a word that is better than awesome - ... Keep'em coming - I can stare at those all day .. I think that is really cool that a couple are in Steve's book too... great stuff!!!

[cbfd]

Some beautiful old knives,Ralph.Thanks for showing them.

[peanut740]

Great group Ralph.

[Mumbleypeg]

Wow Jerry, you should really be proud of those! And I'm gonna agree with you - that Case Bradford 61050 is indeed Rogers bone. Thanks for showing them.

Ken

[wazu013]

Here's an old Marbles Ideal with a 5" blade.

[LongBlade]

Nice Marbles Wazu ... Thanks for sharing it... That knife is in great shape!!

[FRJ]

Beautiful knife wazu.
They couldn't have got that fuller much bigger.