All About Pocket Knives

galvanic1882 wrote: ↑Fri May 06, 2011 10:03 pm Here is one of 4 Press Buttons that I picked up this past week. This is the best of the 4 and I am very lucky to have found this one. The etch is just great and the knife is crisp all the way around.

I must say that is the nicest auto ive ever seen. I wonder what the history of that knife is. It must have sat for a long time untouched. What year do you think it was made ? early 1900's ?

celluloidheros wrote: ↑Fri Dec 31, 2021 4:43 pm I don't collect switchblades per say. These are ones that I picked up over the years when buying knives. There is one bone handled Remington that has a beryllium spring. The spring is amazingly strong. Another says H1211 1/2 on the back. nothing really special. i always wanted one of the bigger Cases or Kabars like a Grizzly.

Love that top right switch with those scales!

Whitneyrifle wrote: ↑Fri Jan 14, 2022 2:34 am

celluloidheros wrote: ↑Fri Dec 31, 2021 4:43 pm I don't collect switchblades per say. These are ones that I picked up over the years when buying knives. There is one bone handled Remington that has a beryllium spring. The spring is amazingly strong. Another says H1211 1/2 on the back. nothing really special. i always wanted one of the bigger Cases or Kabars like a Grizzly.

Love that top right switch with those scales!

That one says Case on the front and H1211 1/2 on the back of the blade.

celluloidheros wrote: ↑Fri Jan 14, 2022 5:11 pm

Whitneyrifle wrote: ↑Fri Jan 14, 2022 2:34 am

celluloidheros wrote: ↑Fri Dec 31, 2021 4:43 pm I don't collect switchblades per say. These are ones that I picked up over the years when buying knives. There is one bone handled Remington that has a beryllium spring. The spring is amazingly strong. Another says H1211 1/2 on the back. nothing really special. i always wanted one of the bigger Cases or Kabars like a Grizzly.

Love that top right switch with those scales!

That one says Case on the front and H1211 1/2 on the back of the blade.

Nice! I love those Ka-bars, but would would be proud to have that one in my collection!

DO YOU KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT THE h1211 1/2 i'M NOT SURE HOW TO READ THE PATTERN NUMBER. Im assuming the first 1 is the number of blades. The H is for the handles but not sure why It wouldnt get a 7.

Some pics of a few

A few nice ones I might add.

A very nice few Stag!

I have always wanted a "Hunter's Pride". (This swing guard is an impressive pattern). It is both useful and beautiful. What more could one ask?

Here’s a set of rare American automatic knives from around turn of the century, it took me a long time to get theses two knives together, both have a factory optional “ antiqued “ finish and are spectacular! The larger George & Martha knife is signed V. Brenner , he also designed the Lincoln penny, also depicting the Capital building… the site of the recent insurrection, pretty historical knives!…. Who’d a thought.

Beautiful historical knives Wiseguy .

Mike

The two previous knives are beautiful.

Here is a nice little switch I bought at the flea market today. Something seldom seen here.
Fires and locks quite nicely.
Schrade Cut Co - Walden NY
3 3/8" closed.

Well, I guess I'll drag this old thread up to show off the Flylock I got today at the flea market. It's a honey.

4 1/8" closed. Strong spring on button but it works fine. Lotsa blade.

I'm not familiar with switches but it had to come home with me.

Thanks for looking.

Sweet old Switch, Joe.

Thank you, Red.

Great find FRJ! Those Flylocks are pretty neat in my opinion.

picked this up a few days ago $60 off e-bay

Looks like pretty good shape. Rootbeer celluloid?

FRJ wrote: ↑Sun Apr 12, 2026 7:10 pm Well, I guess I'll drag this old thread up to show off the Flylock I got today at the flea market. It's a honey.

Nice find Joe!

wi-collector wrote: ↑Sun May 03, 2026 12:47 am picked this up a few days ago $60 off e-bay101_5415.JPG101_5416.JPG

Neat little knife

Thank you, Runner 4 Knives.

Thank you, Dimitri.