Mail Call !-Post your new pick-ups here............

[Papa Bones]

Well, I had another rather pleasant excursion to my mailbox today and it produced this result! A Benchmade 3551 Stimulus auto, 7" oal, 154CM blade, BO/BC, coil-spring activated, and aluminum body. Cool and solid little knife! 8)WIN_20220310_10_46_49_Pro.jpgWIN_20220310_10_46_09_Pro.jpg

Very nice Benchmade Marc. They are solid built knives.

Here are a few Wharnies that decided to join my pile recently. (It was totally their decision, I had nothing to do with it and I did not influence them in any way! ) More photos in the Wharncliffe thread.

Some beauties "Q". And yeah..... that's the same excuse I use. "They just followed me home!"

These three came in the mail today.

Sears Craftsman (Schrade) 9561. The seller showed it as being a worn, EDC-condition knife. It is somewhat (looks like it was carried for a few months, and put back into the box without cleaning), but the seller neglected to show it had the box and belt clip as well.

Valor Japan 164-A Electrician's knife. Used and carried. But, amazing wood for a "cheap" 1960s era knife.

The Wostenholm British Army Knife is worn out with an incredibly loose main blade, but it likely has some stories to tell. It is dated 1940, which means it likely saw action in WWII. I suspect the original owner of these knives did as well.


The Valor may be used a bit, but the rest are to go straight into the collection.

Some nice ones Cody!!

[Madmarco]

Thanks Smitty, I'm really liking it so far!

[Papa Bones]

I fished these two out of the Bay and they finally showed up yesterday. The first is a Craftsman 3-1/2" Stock Knife as listed in the Sears Catalogs. It has the Long Tail letter "C" that underlines the word Craftsman, on the shield, and blade etch on the master clip blade with "Forged Steel" underneath Craftsman and the model number to the right. It has black composite handles, all blades have great snap, no wobble and still have the original luster. It is equipped with a master clip blade, meduim spey secondary blade, and a pen blade. With this style blade etch and shield, i believe this is from approximately 1950-1956. Around 1957 is when the Craftsman logo changed to the block letters on the etch and shield without the underline.

The second one is a Craftsman 9472 3-1/4" Stock Knife which has the brown composite handles, and oval Craftsman Shield with the block letters without underline. Produced from approximately 1957 to around 1963. It has the Craftsman U.S.A. tang stamp on the master clip blade without the model number. It has a master clip blade , small spey secondary and small pen blade. All blades are tight with great snap, but do have some scratches, dark spots and spyders, and the shield does have a small dent. It is missing the blade etch.

[Madmarco]

Man, you sure know your knives Smitty! Your very in depth descriptions and attention to the details makes your posts quite interesting and informative! When I look at a knife I see total length, cover material, and means of operation, and when you see a knife you see what year, who made it, the lettering on the shield and tang, and distinct pattern among other things. I guess it would be boring if we all saw the exact same thing. Those are 2 very nice knives that look to be in excellent condition, congratulations and enjoy them!

[Papa Bones]

Man, you sure know your knives Smitty! Your very in depth descriptions and attention to the details makes your posts quite interesting and informative! When I look at a knife I see total length, cover material, and means of operation, and when you see a knife you see what year, who made it, the lettering on the shield and tang, and distinct pattern among other things. I guess it would be boring if we all saw the exact same thing. Those are 2 very nice knives that look to be in excellent condition, congratulations and enjoy them!

Thanks Marc, appreciate it. It really gets frustrating at times to pin down dates for Craftsman knives because mostly there is very little written about them, and you have to go through Old Sears Catalogs or Sporting goods & Sportsmans Magazines to find years and good photos of the tang stamps, composition of handles as well as shields and blade etches. So, I spend a lot of time trying to find these old catalogs, on line as well as old magazines sports magazines, and reading through them. I am no expert by any means, but have slowly narrowed some points down.

[Madmarco]

You're doing a fine job buddy, keep up the great work!

[doglegg]

I fished these two out of the Bay and they finally showed up yesterday. The first is a Craftsman 3-1/2" Stock Knife as listed in the Sears Catalogs. It has the Long Tail letter "C" that underlines the word Craftsman, on the shield, and blade etch on the master clip blade with "Forged Steel" underneath Craftsman and the model number to the right. It has black composite handles, all blades have great snap, no wobble and still have the original luster. It is equipped with a master clip blade, meduim spey secondary blade, and a pen blade. With this style blade etch and shield, i believe this is from approximately 1950-1956. Around 1957 is when the Craftsman logo changed to the block letters on the etch and shield without the underline.

Craftsman 9523 LTC_a.JPG
Craftsman 9523 LTC.JPG
Craftsman 9523 LTC_b.JPG

The second one is a Craftsman 9472 3-1/4" Stock Knife which has the brown composite handles, and oval Craftsman Shield with the block letters without underline. Produced from approximately 1957 to around 1963. It has the Craftsman U.S.A. tang stamp on the master clip blade without the model number. It has a master clip blade , small spey secondary and small pen blade. All blades are tight with great snap, but do have some scratches, dark spots and spyders, and the shield does have a small dent. It is missing the blade etch.

Craftsman 9472 brn block letter sh_a.JPG
Craftsman 9472 brn block letter sh_b.JPG

[Case XX 6383]

1992 5265

[Quick Steel]

I haven't seen any popcorn stag for a while. Nice acquisition CaseXX.

[jmh58]

I fished these two out of the Bay and they finally showed up yesterday. The first is a Craftsman 3-1/2" Stock Knife as listed in the Sears Catalogs. It has the Long Tail letter "C" that underlines the word Craftsman, on the shield, and blade etch on the master clip blade with "Forged Steel" underneath Craftsman and the model number to the right. It has black composite handles, all blades have great snap, no wobble and still have the original luster. It is equipped with a master clip blade, meduim spey secondary blade, and a pen blade. With this style blade etch and shield, i believe this is from approximately 1950-1956. Around 1957 is when the Craftsman logo changed to the block letters on the etch and shield without the underline.

Craftsman 9523 LTC_a.JPG
Craftsman 9523 LTC.JPG
Craftsman 9523 LTC_b.JPG

The second one is a Craftsman 9472 3-1/4" Stock Knife which has the brown composite handles, and oval Craftsman Shield with the block letters without underline. Produced from approximately 1957 to around 1963. It has the Craftsman U.S.A. tang stamp on the master clip blade without the model number. It has a master clip blade , small spey secondary and small pen blade. All blades are tight with great snap, but do have some scratches, dark spots and spyders, and the shield does have a small dent. It is missing the blade etch.

Craftsman 9472 brn block letter sh_a.JPG
Craftsman 9472 brn block letter sh_b.JPG

John

[jmh58]

1992 5265

John

[Case XX 6383]

Thanks guys!

[doglegg]

1992 5265

Those handles are exceptional.

[TPK]

I fished these two out of the Bay and they finally showed up yesterday. The first is a Craftsman 3-1/2" Stock Knife as listed in the Sears Catalogs. It has the Long Tail letter "C" that underlines the word Craftsman, on the shield, and blade etch on the master clip blade with "Forged Steel" underneath Craftsman and the model number to the right. It has black composite handles, all blades have great snap, no wobble and still have the original luster. It is equipped with a master clip blade, meduim spey secondary blade, and a pen blade. With this style blade etch and shield, i believe this is from approximately 1950-1956. Around 1957 is when the Craftsman logo changed to the block letters on the etch and shield without the underline.

The second one is a Craftsman 9472 3-1/4" Stock Knife which has the brown composite handles, and oval Craftsman Shield with the block letters without underline. Produced from approximately 1957 to around 1963. It has the Craftsman U.S.A. tang stamp on the master clip blade without the model number. It has a master clip blade , small spey secondary and small pen blade. All blades are tight with great snap, but do have some scratches, dark spots and spyders, and the shield does have a small dent. It is missing the blade etch.

Beautiful knives Smitty!

[TPK]

1992 5265

Wow! That's knice!

[ken98k]

1992 5265

That's a beauty!

My latest pick-up.

[Case XX 6383]

Little different today. Found this at an antique store.

[Papa Bones]

1992 5265

That's a beauty!

My latest pick-up.

A great reference book for sure!!

Little different today. Found this at an antique store.

Gotta love the Case XX era redbone.

[Papa Bones]

Thanks Floyd!!

John

Appreciate it John !!

Beautiful knives Smitty!

Thank You Tom.

[Dbkirk67]

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[glennbad]

Just received 2 "new-to-me" customs. The first is a Lloyd swayback in Musk-ox

This other is a fairly new maker (to me), but he does make a fine knife...I think the material is Ivory G-10

[ken98k]

Just received 2 "new-to-me" customs. The first is a Lloyd swayback in Musk-ox

Lloyd 11.jpg



This other is a fairly new maker (to me), but he does make a fine knife...I think the material is Ivory G-10

Kabisch.jpg

Both nice looking knives.

[glennbad]

Just received 2 "new-to-me" customs. The first is a Lloyd swayback in Musk-ox

Lloyd 11.jpg



This other is a fairly new maker (to me), but he does make a fine knife...I think the material is Ivory G-10

Kabisch.jpg

Both nice looking knives.

Thanks. Now to decide which one to carry first!

[jerryd6818]

Man, Amazon is faster than a Chevrolet. Had my daughter order this on Saturday and it showed up in today's mail. So fast it almost made my head spin.

[Quick Steel]

Jerry, are those covers the kind that glow in the dark?