All About Pocket Knives

Nice Lan, just think of the stories those old wood handles could tell you if they could talk!!!

espn77, A box with the Oak Leaf / Enders Brand , located in Walden NY.

box!!

knifegnome wrote:espn77, A box with the Oak Leaf / Enders Brand , located in Walden NY.

That's cool!!!! Thanks for showing that

Found this at a garage sale awhile ago, L.BRADLEY KNIFE CO. dates around 1856-1876

Really good find, good looking old knife!!!

That's a rare one!!

you're on a roll Knifegnome.

Here is a tang stamp I've not seen before.
JOHN
CHATILLON
& sons NY

I think it is a moose pattern with smooth bone handles and steel liners and bolsters. Clip side bolster is larger than the Spey side. 4 1/4" long closed. Still snaps like a gator. Anybody else have one or information about the company? I think they made scales for weighing but not sure what else. Thanks Steve B.

PS. Sorry for the fuzzy pictures. Gotta get a real camera.

Nice knife and love the handles. Goins says they made knives,cleavers, and other butcher tools from 1835 till about 1937 when they stopped making knives, but still in business at the time of Goins printing. Hope that helps.

Thanks Bill. I was hoping someone with a Goins book would see this. Good info.

An old Conn. knife. E. (Ebenezer) Wing West Goshen Ct,dates around 1860's.

Awesome knife knifegnome ... No doubt a rare and obscure maker - and a hard stamp and knife to find ...

That's a great knife very rare!!!

knifegnome wrote:An old Conn. knife. E. (Ebenezer) Wing West Goshen Ct,dates around 1860's.

Wow!!Just when you think you've seen all the Connecticut makers , up pops a new one. Very nice find Knifegnome.

Canastota Knife Co boys knife and a box. date 1875-1895

nice display!

What a great Wing/Goshen knife knifegnome. There can't be too many of those around.

Great Canastota boys knife and box as well.

Great show!

Very nice, thanks for sharing those with us, nice old knife!!!

bladebuddy wrote:Here is a tang stamp I've not seen before.
JOHN
CHATILLON
& sons NY

I think it is a moose pattern with smooth bone handles and steel liners and bolsters. Clip side bolster is larger than the Spey side. 4 1/4" long closed. Still snaps like a gator. Anybody else have one or information about the company? I think they made scales for weighing but not sure what else. Thanks Steve B.

PS. Sorry for the fuzzy pictures. Gotta get a real camera.

Your knife was made by Phoenix Knife Co. Chatillon owned it until it burned down in 1917.I have had that pattern marked like yours and Phoenix.Great pattern.

Roger, thanks for the info on CHATILLON and Phoenix knife. I've never seen a Phoenix tang stamp in real life. Another one to add to the Holy Grail list. Thanks Steve B.

Steve,Phoenix marked knives are rare,you'll see way more marked John Chatillon.

The only marking is Hofmann,beautifull stag and 3 backsprings.

wow! How long is it closed?

Man, check out the stag on that beauty!!

Here's one I think is pretty obscure, I can't find ANY info on it at all. Both blades stamped "Best Ever Cutlery Co.-New York", also has a faint etch on the primary blade. Single heavy backspring with spacers to offset blades. I'm thinking maybe a contract brand from Schrade?
WB