Re: Homage to Traditional Pen Knives
Posted: Tue Jan 08, 2019 12:05 pm
Thank you Joe!FRJ wrote:That is a very nice little pen, woodwalker.
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Re: Homage to Traditional Pen Knives
Posted: Tue Jan 08, 2019 12:08 pm
Thanks KJ! I knew you liked pens. 4 bladed ones especially I believe. They are just nice well carried little knives that are growing on me.kootenay joe wrote:I really like pen knives. The vintage New York Knife co pen knives with beautiful hardwood handles are exquisite but also very durable. Many other manufacturers, USA, Britain & Germany also made a huge array of beautiful precise pen knives. I bet if you go back 100 years and further, pen knives out numbered jack knives, opposite of the last 50 plus years when jack knives 'took over'.
kj
Re: Homage to Traditional Pen Knives
Posted: Thu Jan 10, 2019 2:12 am
Here's a nice old four blade pen. All blades have half stops. 3 7/16" closed.
Re: Homage to Traditional Pen Knives
Posted: Thu Jan 10, 2019 11:22 am
Nice knife Joe, always liked those bolsters!
Re: Homage to Traditional Pen Knives
Posted: Fri Jan 11, 2019 1:21 am
Beautiful Joe!! And as always fantastic pictures!!FRJ wrote:Here's a nice old four blade pen. All blades have half stops. 3 7/16" closed.
Re: Homage to Traditional Pen Knives
Posted: Fri Jan 11, 2019 1:28 am
Thank you, Mike.
Thank you woodwalker, I appreciate the compliment.
Thank you woodwalker, I appreciate the compliment.
Re: Homage to Traditional Pen Knives
Posted: Sat Jan 12, 2019 9:22 pm
I found this sleeve board pen in a $2 box at a gunshow. It is 3 1/4" bone handled and I can't quite make out the tang stamp. It looks like
"EDW.xxxxxx CO. Philadelphia"
"EDW.xxxxxx CO. Philadelphia"
Re: Homage to Traditional Pen Knives
Posted: Sat Jan 12, 2019 9:37 pm
Edw. Tryon
Re: Homage to Traditional Pen Knives
Posted: Sat Jan 12, 2019 10:03 pm
Nice bone!!OLDE CUTLER wrote:I found this sleeve board pen in a $2 box at a gunshow. It is 3 1/4" bone handled and I can't quite make out the tang stamp. It looks like
"EDW.xxxxxx CO. Philadelphia"
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Re: Homage to Traditional Pen Knives
Posted: Sat Jan 12, 2019 10:29 pm
Nice knife and score OC 
- no way to leave that behind for $2 -I know the feeling 
... Nice bone - Good for the collection or a sweet EDC by reshaping the master blade into a sheeps foot, maybe a wharncliffe style blade - be a cool carry imho 
- no way to leave that behind for $2 -I know the feeling ... Nice bone - Good for the collection or a sweet EDC by reshaping the master blade into a sheeps foot, maybe a wharncliffe style blade - be a cool carry imho Re: Homage to Traditional Pen Knives
Posted: Sat Jan 12, 2019 11:34 pm
Thanks, man I think that is it.Miller Bro's wrote:Edw. Tryon
Re: Homage to Traditional Pen Knives
Posted: Sun Jan 13, 2019 1:05 am
Here's a couple of Empires.
Similar to Greg's knives on the top of page 8.
Similar to Greg's knives on the top of page 8.
Re: Homage to Traditional Pen Knives
Posted: Sun Jan 13, 2019 2:30 am
Recently acquired Premier Lifetime pen. Cracked MOP but otherwise a nice solid old knife. Posted elsewhere but belongs here too.
Ken
Ken
Re: Homage to Traditional Pen Knives
Posted: Sun Jan 13, 2019 4:47 am
Joe, a Creme de la Creme of vintage folders
Ken you are right, a very solid and nice Pearl folder
Ken you are right, a very solid and nice Pearl folder
Re: Homage to Traditional Pen Knives
Posted: Sun Jan 13, 2019 4:57 am
Very nice Joe!!FRJ wrote:Here's a couple of Empires.
Similar to Greg's knives on the top of page 8.
Re: Homage to Traditional Pen Knives
Posted: Sun Jan 13, 2019 4:58 am
Nice one Ken!!Mumbleypeg wrote:Recently acquired Premier Lifetime pen. Cracked MOP but otherwise a nice solid old knife. Posted elsewhere but belongs here too.
Ken
Re: Homage to Traditional Pen Knives
Posted: Sun Jan 13, 2019 5:15 am
Thank you, woodwalker.
Re: Homage to Traditional Pen Knives
Posted: Sun Jan 13, 2019 5:24 am
Thanks Lloyd and woodwalker!
Ken
Ken
Re: Homage to Traditional Pen Knives
Posted: Sun Jan 13, 2019 5:28 am
Lloyd, thank you. I didn't see your response. I'm glad you liked the knives.
Re: Homage to Traditional Pen Knives
Posted: Sun Jan 13, 2019 6:28 pm
I elected to keep it as a pen by bringing the top edge down and the bottom edge up to a new point. It is a neat little knife with an unusual tang stamp that you don't see every day.LongBlade wrote:Nice knife and score OC
Re: Homage to Traditional Pen Knives
Posted: Sun Jan 13, 2019 6:39 pm
Nice knives Ken and Joe ...
OC - nice job on fixing that tipped master blade ... definitely keeps it as intended 
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...OC - nice job on fixing that tipped master blade
... definitely keeps it as intended ...Re: Homage to Traditional Pen Knives
Posted: Sun Jan 13, 2019 10:25 pm
OC that looks GREAT!! Carry that one with pride!!OLDE CUTLER wrote:I elected to keep it as a pen by bringing the top edge down and the bottom edge up to a new point. It is a neat little knife with an unusual tang stamp that you don't see every day.LongBlade wrote:Nice knife and score OC
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Re: Homage to Traditional Pen Knives
Posted: Mon Jan 14, 2019 6:14 am
Nice blade repair on that nice little pen knife.
It is back to being a valuable knife again.
It is back to being a valuable knife again.
Re: Homage to Traditional Pen Knives
Posted: Fri Jan 18, 2019 11:10 pm
Lotsa activity here!... wanted to follow Joe's lead with the embossed bolster pen knives... but just did have time... and now that was two pages ago! 
Havin' some fun tho glancing at all the fantastic knives being posted... and now I finally can get around to posting some:
a NY Knife Co. 2772...
an old Ulster Knife Co...
another Ulster with faux tortoise shell (so I think...):
Havin' some fun tho glancing at all the fantastic knives being posted... and now I finally can get around to posting some:a NY Knife Co. 2772...
an old Ulster Knife Co...
another Ulster with faux tortoise shell (so I think...):
Re: Homage to Traditional Pen Knives
Posted: Thu Feb 14, 2019 1:00 am
Here's a very small Empire Sleeveboard pen - only 2 1/2" closed ... MOP with a few flaws but blades are excellent shape and hard snapping (probably the reason for center hairline cracks - What I really thought was cool about this knife was the etch on blade 
- check the Empire "crown" Brand etch on blade (worn more on Brand side of etch) - it looks to me like part of the "E" in Empire didn't make it onto the blade given the small size of the blade coupled to probably the smallest sized template available for etch - It doesn't seem to have been sharpened out given blade fit etc 
...
- check the Empire "crown" Brand etch on blade (worn more on Brand side of etch) - it looks to me like part of the "E" in Empire didn't make it onto the blade given the small size of the blade coupled to probably the smallest sized template available for etch - It doesn't seem to have been sharpened out given blade fit etc ...