All About Pocket Knives

Great detective work, Dimitri. That's obviously a unique Empire. It would be nice to find information on that.

Thank you Joe

Great information, Dimitri! Thanks a lot!

Also, very cool Empire!

It's been a while since I've updated this thread. Got quite a few to add.

1. Albert & Meyer (Miller Bros. contract knife) c. 1888-1892 Baltimore, MD
2. U.S. Cut. Co. (Schrade contract knife) c. 1904-1946 Baltimore, MD
3. Duke-Peterson Hardware Co. c. 1905-1921 Baltimore, MD
4. Duke-Peterson Hardware Co. c. 1905-1921 Baltimore, MD
5. Watkins Cottrell Co. c. 1876-? Richmond, VA

not old...... but stamped/laser etched: BALTIMORE


Snakehead knives
RON MYERS
Baltimore,MD

Cool knives, bug! The grind on those blades is sweet!

Not a knife, but I got this Charles Leonard razor to add to my collection. The handle and tang are marked with a bear holding a walking stick. On the handle it says "Will Inspection" around the logo. The box for the razor also has the bear trademark on it. I thought I had seen this trademark before, so I did some research.

I found out that the trademark was used by T. Hessenbruch & Co. (later H. Hessenbruch Co.) from 1873 to 1906. They imported knives and other cutlery from Germany. This leads me to believe that Charles Leonard Hardware either contracted Hessenbruch to supply them with some straight razors or bought the trademark after H. Hessenbruch Co. closed its doors.

I was walking through City Hall today and noticed this. Apologies for the phone pic. I had been wondering what this place looked like. There were about 4 major hardware stores in Alexandria, once upon a time.

That's very cool, redrider! I love seeing historical things like that. Thanks for posting it!

I just fished my first knife out of the Chesapeake Bay area, thanks to Herb, had a great time today talking knives with a few brews.

Goins mentions U.S. Cut. Co. but nothing about U.S. CUT CO. BALTO, MD. Thanks to Dave's post above with a nearly identical pen knife.

1967redrider wrote: ↑Sat Sep 11, 2021 11:07 pm I just fished my first knife out of the Chesapeake Bay area, thanks to Herb, had a great time today talking knives with a few brews.

Goins mentions U.S. Cut. Co. but nothing about U.S. CUT CO. BALTO, MD. Thanks to Dave's post above with a nearly identical pen knife.

Thanks, dog.


Sorry I'm going to miss that show, J.O'. Herb had talked about going, will have to check to see if he still is or not. Nice looking knife.

Here's another Martin Kesmodel Jr., Baltimore knife. Looks like someone scrounged the silver mounts off of it. And a steak knife set etched,
"Made for HUTZLER'S, Baltimore" in Sheffield, England. Probably 40's or 50's, Bakelite handles. There's also lots of Carvel Hall, Crisfield, Maryland cutlery to be found here on the Eastern Shore. Just some local Chesapeake items. J.O'.

Cool knives JO

Thanks, I bought the Hutzler's knife set in a junk shop because my Mom worked at Hutzler's in the 50's. It was a classy, old time, downtown department store. I actually have a 1964 British Seagull outboard motor from their sporting goods department. Those kind of stores are gone forever. Now we have WalMart !! J.O'.