All About Pocket Knives

Here some ole ladies with a few wrinkles but I still love'em.

I love hoks

Here's another favourite HOK, one I have yet to identify. No makers mark, just two initals on one of the handles followed by Alm as the last name.

Jim

Old Stigler family Schrade....been in the family for generations. Definitely an HOK.

Do these XX 6375's fit in here?

Here's a young whippersnapper. 8 dot 5375.

I thought these ol 6217 loomfixers might fit in too. The bottom three are all original 1974 models. The top one is a 1970 that came to me with no scales. Dale rehandled it with hickory from my Pa's smokehouse.

Here are a few more CASE HOK'S.

The 10 dot 6347 was bought new by my dad and given to his dad. Pa pa packed it and used it, and when I was born he gave it back to dad to give to be someday.

The 10 dot 6318 dad bought and gave to one of his younger brothers who hardly packed it. He gave it back to dad at some point, why I don't know. It became mine too.

The XX 63047 belonged to there father of a friend and I bought it when they were selling off part of his extensive collection.

The 2 dot 63047 I got off of a friend because he couldn't live with the nail breaker pull.

Ulster Old Timer, owned by my Pop, then by my Dad, now by me. Kutmaster that belonged to my Great Granny, when she died in 1970 it was given to me (tipped - I fixed it with a file and a stone). She had one more pen knife, this shell handle from Prov. RI - it was also given to me. OH

Great thread, Phil.
Here's three Honest Old Knives.
A Wilbert
A Southington
A Schrade Cut Co.

I would add, there are a bunch of fabulous Honest Old Knives shown in this thread.
Great show guys.

Here's one of my favorite HOK's. It's a Western 461, 4 inch whittler. You can tell that whoever was the first owner LOVED this knife and used that big ol saber ground clip a lot.

There's a big ol hunk of bone missing from the backside that has been filled with paint. All the bone is tight and secure and the blades are snappy with no wobble. Those old knife is a workhorse and a survivor. I still enjoy packing it.

Here is an honest old knife with a fairly rare stamping:George Woodhead who was more famous for his half horse half alligator handled Bowies than pocket knives.I have two of his folders;the other a pruner

Here's a couple more HOK.

Brantford jack
Western States Boulder

Joe, that old Western is real nice.

Thanks, Wade. You appreciated this knife before in some other post.

It's a very strong knife. A great packer.

FRJ wrote:Thanks, Wade. You appreciated this knife before in some other post.

It's a very strong knife. A great packer.

Lol. I look at so many that I forget. Plus, it's real hard for me not to appreciate a good old Western knife.

FRJ wrote:Great thread, Phil.
Here's three Honest Old Knives.
A Wilbert
A Southington
A Schrade Cut Co.

All nice knives but, that Wilbert does it for me! (or to me?)

I've had this Camillus #13 Jack Knife since I started knife collecting - it's in good shape for its age, although the handle has been repaired (decently) long ago. OH

An Honest Old Fisherman ....... Oh wait ....... can there be such a thing ??????

LOL Joe. That's one to ponder.

Here's an HOK, Kissing Cranes Copperhead that's ridden a few miles in my pocket in days gone by.

Funny Joe!!

Sometimes I carry this 4 line Camillus....

Very nice old knives, guys.

Here's a SCC, C2153EO 2 blade jack, that is still a user.