All About Pocket Knives

tongueriver wrote:

Eye Brand Man wrote:Here's a few favorites from my collection.

They would be favorites in my collection too! There is something about those yellow Kinfolks knives that appeals. Of course the CASES and suchlike are top notch!

Thanks Cal. The cool thing about the yellow handle one it's stamped Cattaraugus. Made by kinfolks though.

Thanks for showing your great old knives EBM and espn, enjoyed looking.

Eye Brand Man wrote:Here's a few favorites from my collection.

Awesome knives

espn77 wrote:Here are my Remington fix blade knives

Nice display Keith

One of these days I am going to find one of those Red, Blue, or Green handle knives

Miller Bro's wrote:
Nice display Keith

One of these days I am going to find one of those Red, Blue, or Green handle knives

Thanks Dimitri, they make a yellow one also but I haven't found a good one yet.

A yellow one too!

What is the model number of these?

Miller Bro's wrote:A yellow one too!

What is the model number of these?

The red one is a RH104. Blue and green is a RH204. If I'm not mistaken the yellow one is a RH204. The only difference is the RH104 had a blood groove.

Thanks Keith, I'll keep my eyes open for one

Here’s a picture of my yellow rh204
Has a full BSA etch

An interesting side note to the RH204. I had one with a green handle marked Pal RH-204 that had a full BSA etch on the pile side of the blade. I sold it to a friend that was an Official Scout Knife collector. Never seen one before or since and neither has anyone else I have talked to. Post war years were tough times for knives supplied to the Scouts. Many strange things happened such as the Cardinal fixed blades. Knives were in very short supply and the Scouts got what they could form where they could.

btrwtr wrote:An interesting side note to the RH204. I had one with a green handle marked Pal RH-204 that had a full BSA etch on the pile side of the blade. I sold it to a friend that was an Official Scout Knife collector. Never seen one before or since and neither has anyone else I have talked to. Post war years were tough times for knives supplied to the Scouts. Many strange things happened such as the Cardinal fixed blades. Knives were in very short supply and the Scouts got what they could form where they could.

I'm sure Mike will see your post Wayne. I think his knife he just showed has the BSA etch??

Better pictures of my rh204 , with the etch .
Wayne I’ve Never seen one with pal tang stamp .

Very Cool knife Mike. The knife I had the etch was the same but on the opposite side. Mine did not have the Scout snap and the sheath was different. Can't be too many of these floating around out there.

Awesome knife Mike!

Few new additions.

Case's tested xx

Union cut co Kabar

LF&C

Very nice EBM!

That's a nice days work right there! Very nice EBM.

steve99f wrote:That's a nice days work right there! Very nice EBM.

Count me in!

Eye Brand Man wrote:Few new additions.

Case's tested xx

Union cut co Kabar

LF&C

Wow! Some really wonderful old knives there!

This Union Cutlery Co, pre-Kabar I think and gunsil agrees. Sellers picture. First one for me with the thistle pommel design.

Is the handle on that thistle knife made of wood?

I don't have in hand yet but I think it is wood based on the checking and it just looks like wood. According to ebay I should know this Friday.

My reference books on hand are handicapped by a lack of Union Cutlery/Kabar information for the fixed blade side of their business. Can anyone recommend a good source?

steve99f wrote:I don't have in hand yet but I think it is wood based on the checking and it just looks like wood. According to ebay I should know this Friday.

My reference books on hand are handicapped by a lack of Union Cutlery/Kabar information for the fixed blade side of their business. Can anyone recommend a good source?

I also would like to know. I have a thistle knife marked Henry Sears; it is a composite material, but according to Bernard Levine, this was a common pattern turn of the century and probably first imported from the UK; Wooden handles were the norm, I think.

John that looks robust for sure. Reminds me of some of the BHK knives I've seen.