All About Pocket Knives

Madmarco wrote: ↑Thu Mar 10, 2022 8:13 pm 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

QTCut5 wrote: ↑Thu Mar 10, 2022 10:10 pm 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.

cody6268 wrote: ↑Fri Mar 11, 2022 9:02 pm 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.

Madmarco wrote: ↑Sat Mar 12, 2022 1:35 am 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 wrote: ↑Sat Mar 12, 2022 1:18 am 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

Papa Bones wrote: ↑Sat Mar 12, 2022 1:18 am 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 wrote: ↑Sat Mar 12, 2022 5:58 am 1992 5265

Case XX 6383 wrote: ↑Sat Mar 12, 2022 5:58 am 1992 5265

Papa Bones wrote: ↑Sat Mar 12, 2022 1:18 am 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.

Case XX 6383 wrote: ↑Sat Mar 12, 2022 5:58 am 1992 5265

Case XX 6383 wrote: ↑Sat Mar 12, 2022 5:58 am 1992 5265

ken98k wrote: ↑Sat Mar 12, 2022 9:55 pm

Case XX 6383 wrote: ↑Sat Mar 12, 2022 5:58 am 1992 5265

That's a beauty!

My latest pick-up.

Case XX 6383 wrote: ↑Sun Mar 13, 2022 1:02 am Little different today. Found this at an antique store.

doglegg wrote: ↑Sat Mar 12, 2022 2:41 am

jmh58 wrote: ↑Sat Mar 12, 2022 12:53 pm

John

TPK wrote: ↑Sat Mar 12, 2022 9:25 pm
Beautiful knives Smitty!

glennbad wrote: ↑Mon Mar 14, 2022 8:28 pm 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

ken98k wrote: ↑Mon Mar 14, 2022 8:34 pm

glennbad wrote: ↑Mon Mar 14, 2022 8:28 pm 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.