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Nice Robeson's everyone

Picked up a 646208 large 4 1/8' Congress, close to full blades, looks to be 1920's, 1930's which seemed to be the peak of the Congress pattern. Apparently very popular down South and most you find are heavily used.

JohnR wrote: ↑Sat Feb 19, 2022 2:00 pm Nice Robeson's everyone

Picked up a 646208 large 4 1/8' Congress, close to full blades, looks to be 1920's, 1930's which seemed to be the peak of the Congress pattern. Apparently very popular down South and most you find are heavily used.

Another Great Score .
John , that’s some of the nicest bone, and the color is just fantastic.
Had to go back and look at it several times , just great knife and great pics .
Very nice

Ripster wrote: ↑Sat Feb 19, 2022 3:23 pm

JohnR wrote: ↑Sat Feb 19, 2022 2:00 pm Nice Robeson's everyone

Picked up a 646208 large 4 1/8' Congress, close to full blades, looks to be 1920's, 1930's which seemed to be the peak of the Congress pattern. Apparently very popular down South and most you find are heavily used.

Another Great Score .
John , that’s some of the nicest bone, and the color is just fantastic.
Had to go back and look at it several times , just great knife and great pics .
Very nice

Thank you JP.

JohnR wrote: ↑Sat Feb 19, 2022 2:00 pm Nice Robeson's everyone

Picked up a 646208 large 4 1/8' Congress, close to full blades, looks to be 1920's, 1930's which seemed to be the peak of the Congress pattern. Apparently very popular down South and most you find are heavily used.

Fabulous John R, absolutely gorgeous. Thanks for always brightening my day by showing such beauties and keep it going, I love to see your posts and always am treated when I check out your new stuff. Loooooooooooooooooooooovely.

John that is a beautiful old knife, the bone is unreal. The back bone is good as it gets. Harold

Jacks, stock knives, pearl senators and a gorgeous old large frame congress.

You guys are killing it in this forum.

I haven't bought any Robeson knives in a while, but I did come across this.

Not really sure what it is, but pretty sure it wasn't meant to be an ashtray.

Charlie Noyes

Here's one stamped on three sides of the tangs. Billed as a 1895-1903 626240 bare head. I like the bones. From our own seller, AGDO. Thanks for the great Robe bones AGDO.

JohnR wrote: ↑Sat Feb 19, 2022 2:00 pm Nice Robeson's everyone

Picked up a 646208 large 4 1/8' Congress, close to full blades, looks to be 1920's, 1930's which seemed to be the peak of the Congress pattern. Apparently very popular down South and most you find are heavily used.

John, I missed this one until now, beautiful Congress! What a great knife!

Ivoryman wrote: ↑Sun Feb 27, 2022 6:57 am Here's one stamped on three sides of the tangs. Billed as a 1895-1903 626240 bare head. I like the bones. From our own seller, AGDO. Thanks for the great Robe bones AGDO.

I love the bones! That is a beauty, I need to check this thread more often.

Here are a couple that I recently added......the Pocket Eze is 3" and the larger jack goes 3 5/8"

A couple of real beauties there, Ike.

From one of the best USA cutlery's ever.
Those two patterns were probably very popular for Robeson.

Waukonda wrote: ↑Thu Mar 17, 2022 9:51 pm Here are a couple that I recently added......the Pocket Eze is 3" and the larger jack goes 3 5/8"

Congrats on two winners. Those are killer knives, and the bone on that swell end jack on the bottom is to drool for. That is a fabulous pair. Well done.

Ike, very nice Robesons Of course I am drawn fast and furious to the PocketEze. What is the pattern No. on the PE? Thanks

Duffer wrote: ↑Fri Mar 18, 2022 4:03 am Ike, very nice Robesons Of course I am drawn fast and furious to the PocketEze. What is the pattern No. on the PE? Thanks

Thanks, Lloyd! Yeah, just something special about that PocketEze shield....... here you go.

Thank you, Joe and Ivoryman!

Waukonda wrote: ↑Thu Mar 17, 2022 9:51 pm Here are a couple that I recently added......the Pocket Eze is 3" and the larger jack goes 3 5/8"

Nice,Very nice .
Sure like the covers on those 2 . And the pocket eze

Very nice knives shown here lately.

They made that 100 pattern as a Whittler, as well.

I’d post a photo, but it no longer belongs to me.

Charlie

I'm not really lucky at finding many nice Robeson knives. But, I picked these two up as a set from Knifeaholic. The first one is a 512224 5 inch closed Large Daddy Barlow. Red bone handles with no cracks, the blade has great snap, but does show some wear, and has just a faint side to side. it has the ROBESON SHUREDGE U.S.A. tang stamp on the front side of the blade and 512224 on the pile side. I did do a warm mineral oil soak on this one and flush out the blade well and spine. Wiped her down and oiled the joints. I love the bone on this one. The next one is a Robeson 623480 Serpentine Trapper. 2-3/8" closed is my best measurement. It has Red jigged bone handles with oval ROBESON shield. The master clip blade does show some wear, no wobble, but no snap on closing, but on opening does lock. The secondary pen blade has excellent snap. This will still make a good edc carry.

I now have only 3 Robeson pocket knives. This one is a 3" pen knife with a "Mastercraft" shield. I think the pattern is a Swell Center Congess Pen (Levine, pg. 247). Blade etch "Nev-R-Bind-Oil-Less-Bearings". There is a small piece of brass on the tang and end of the spring. Milled steel liners.
Back tang of master blade has "62366L", and back tang of secondary "Pat. App."
I think Mastercraft was Robeson's top line ?
kj

Very sweet knife Roland.

Papa Bones and Kootenay Joe:
Y'all are displaying some very fine knives!

kootenay joe wrote: ↑Sun Apr 10, 2022 1:59 am I now have only 3 Robeson pocket knives. This one is a 3" pen knife with a "Mastercraft" shield. I think the pattern is a Swell Center Congess Pen (Levine, pg. 247). Blade etch "Nev-R-Bind-Oil-Less-Bearings". There is a small piece of brass on the tang and end of the spring. Milled steel liners.
Back tang of master blade has "62366L", and back tang of secondary "Pat. App."
I think Mastercraft was Robeson's top line ?
kj

A great find there KJ.

Thank you Mr. Bones.
Here is a 3 1/4" Senator Pen with Pocketeze shield and 622416 on the tang. There is an ease-out to allow access to nail nick on both sides. Secondary is a manicure blade It is a beautiful little knife.
kj

kootenay joe wrote: ↑Mon Apr 11, 2022 1:31 am Thank you Mr. Bones.
Here is a 3 1/4" Senator Pen with Pocketeze shield and 622416 on the tang. There is an ease-out to allow access to nail nick on both sides. Secondary is a manicure blade It is a beautiful little knife.
kj

Thank you Smitty.
Here is my last Robeson, a 3 3/4" Pocketeze "Stabber" Jack. It is quite a heavy duty knife with a saber ground spear point master blade. Used & sharpened with pen secondary worn down to more of an awl profile. But, still, it is my favorite Jack knife.
kj