All About Pocket Knives

Very nice, Steve! I have been daily carrying the Wolfertz below since I got it about 3 months ago.
Dan

Cool Danno! THat is nice bone on yours. I haven't found a bone covered one yet. Did you check to see if it has an etch on the master? I own 2 Wolfertz and they both have the etch. The newest one is very, and I mean very faint. It looks like this one:

I sure like that one, steve99f!, great clear deep etch Viewed in the right light, there is just a hint of some of the letters remaining in the etch on mine. The end N in ALLENTOWN is distinguishable and if I use my imagination I can make out the O and the W.
Dan

Yeah, sounds like the one I just got very faint. But its there, I swear.

Some of the best months of my whole life happened in Penna. Figured I'd bump this thread with a knife I'm carrying tomorrow, and the promise that I'll take pics of some more Pennsyvlania-built cutlery as I have time.

Tony, beautiful classic saw cut bone handles on that one Beautiful Barlow, Lloyd

That Barlow is one of the nicest Barlow's I've seen. Those handles are gorgeous.

Thank you, gents. It's one of my favorite old Barlows. Slim, snappy, long pull, nice swedge. Makes a great watch pocket knife.

I have an old Herder, Philadelphia peanut that belonged to my wife's uncle. It has buffalo horn sides and one broken blade - very slim & nicely contoured (different from the comparatively blocky peanut knives of today). It's very old - and sentimental ... he was a plumber & from the looks of it, this knife was likely in his pocket for many years... I'll snap a picture of it later

Life's been busier than anticipated so I'm going to have to cheat a little bit to make sure I don't make myself a fibber. Here's a Pennsylvania-made knife from the 1960s.

Although I am not a regular poster on this forum anymore, many think I fell into a dark hole some where LOL! This is a thread that is near and dear to my heart. I don't want it to fade away as it has some outstanding vintage Pennsylvania knives on it. Anyone with any interest in Antique pocket cutlery will find this a great read. I just had to do it. LOL!

Still doing knives, but just from a different prospective

David "PA Knives" Anthony

Thanks dropping by David.Miss seeing you around.

Welcome back David!

Here's one you might like

MB, that's a right fine looking Wolfie you got there. LOVE the saw cut bone too. Outstanding example.

I missed you David, good to see you peep out of that hole.I'm still into those farmers jacks.

Some of the old PA made knives I have, a couple of Wolfertz, a Case Tested with a Clauss Barlow which was made by Case.

Very NICE there JohnR... John

I’m guilty of reviving this thread as I love going through it now and then. Pennsylvania has such a glorious cutlery past
I still get excited when I find that little “PA” under the rust. If you have something old and PA , let’s see it

Thanks David, I think this knife is in this thread somewhere? I used to own it then sold it but now have it back.

Gorgeous knife, Mike. Pressed stag?


My two oldest Bradford, PA knives. The -94 was buffed to death when I found it, the blemishes are actually reflections from my dining room chandelier. But it does have some great green bone.

This handle material has been talked about a few time and I believe the consensus is that it's stag but not pressed.

Galvanic has an awesome collection. I’d go so far as to say one of the best in the country. I’m proud to call him a friend and love seeing his knives. I hope to have some new ones to post in the near future. Yes folks there still out there.

PA Knives wrote: ↑Thu Feb 01, 2024 12:53 pm Galvanic has an awesome collection. I’d go so far as to say one of the best in the country. I’m proud to call him a friend and love seeing his knives. I hope to have some new ones to post in the near future. Yes folks there still out there.

I don't attend many shows David, but I still have the Liggit Philadelphia search on eBay.

Two more farmer jacks from Pa David and I'm sure I have a couple more . A T Hessenbruch and Michells Seeds, both Philadelphia Pa based horticultural firms.Michell was still in busuiness last I checked. These are German , the Hessenbruch with the unique inspector bear.

These are Wostenholms, English made Michells Seeds of Philadelphia Pa.

The top one ,the only one marked on the tang, others two are stamped and the pressed stag is etched on the blades. The one has the controversial pressed stag found on only German and English made knives thus far.

Anyone with thoughts on that handle material, opinions welcome.