All About Pocket Knives

Here's a big equal end #53 Muskrat I picked last week. These are pretty impressive knives on this frame. It's similar to a Case 94 frame.

Great bones gsmith. Love that kind of color.

Ivoryman wrote:Great bones gsmith. Love that kind of color.

Thanks Iman! Boy I really like this frame size. I believe I shall be on the hunt for more 53's and 54's.

kj, love that ivory French Kate. I took some brass cup hooks, did a little bending and filing and now they stand up like they should

dweb1897 wrote: I took some brass cup hooks, did a little bending and filing and now they stand up like they should

That's kinda neat . . .

royal0014 wrote:

dweb1897 wrote: I took some brass cup hooks, did a little bending and filing and now they stand up like they should

That's kinda neat . . .

Thanks, I've got a regular chorus line going

Great way to display!

Some special knives I picked up at the Rendezvous.

JohnR wrote:Some special knives I picked up at the Rendezvous.

Some definite nice one's there. Surprised about the White Bone Anceint's.

Yes you did. The white bone and the wood scales are my pick but would not walk away from any of them. You did good.

JohnR wrote:Some special knives I picked up at the Rendezvous.

Where's the Rendezvous? Would have loved checking it out. Everything you nabbed is sweeeeeeeeeeet, all beauties, eye candy. Congrats and I would love to know what they went for at something like that, but I wouldn't ask.

FarSide wrote:

JohnR wrote:Some special knives I picked up at the Rendezvous.

Some definite nice one's there. Surprised about the White Bone Anceint's.

They surprised Charlie also, he was not expecting them,25 were made.

Ivoryman wrote:

JohnR wrote:Some special knives I picked up at the Rendezvous.

Where's the Rendezvous? Would have loved checking it out. Everything you nabbed is sweeeeeeeeeeet, all beauties, eye candy. Congrats and I would love to know what they went for at something like that, but I wouldn't ask.

At the GEC factory in Titusville PA. They have it every August and make special knives for it, the orange bone 15 and emerald bone 81 are both 1 of 9 made, they sell pretty close to what the original run sold for.

Thanks, might have to bucket list that one. Thanks.

JohnR wrote:Some special knives I picked up at the Rendezvous.

Nice pick ups
Love the emerald!

Travis, you have a very handsome knife. I especially like the lower photo which sets it off very well indeed.

Travis, if that's not a classic then grits ain't groceries!

Travis, I really like that top picture with the flowers.

Got this group from Scott. The small little black handled one marked Crown Cultery, Czechoslovak. I know nothing about it but like the tang stamp origin. The Goat Brand is an India company. I like them both as they are common knives that the average Joe would buy and use. The Colonial is the same type of knife and is the yapa that Scott always throws in. And I just liked the bone/antler/ivory zipper pull. Thanks Scott

Neat ! DL, i am similar in that i like almost any well made knife that still works. I find them just as interesting as the expensive minty collectibles we usually post.
kj

Got this Amherst knife off of BF. Amherst was a company from Amherst Ohio. The owner of the Company was an importer and seller of fossilized mamoth ivory and sambar stag and other things used in knife scales. He says that the knife is totally USA made and only the scales were imported. But alas, did not make it as a manufacturer. It is a large trapper measuring 4 in closed. No tang mark just a blade etch. The scales are mamoth ivory. Seems like a very solid knife.

Oops, posted this in the wrong mail call. I don't know how to move it but if one of the ad men would like to I would appreciate it. Sorry!

Good looking ivory doglegg. Sweet.

Amherst Cutlery: unfinished knives from China, then hafted by Pappy of Amherst Cutlery with some of his fine handle material. This was the outcome of a scam pulled on BF about 10 or so years ago. The knives were well made, true quality, but not a real custom which is how they were presented by 'Pappy'.
kj