All About Pocket Knives

For me, they're an excellent pattern to collect, but a bit bulky for EDC. I don't imagine they're very cheap to build either. Those reasons may be part of the deterent to modern manuf. of the pattern. Too, with the demise of Imperial, Schrade and Camillus, the U.S. is really lacking in quality, middle of the road manuf. who build the traditional patterns. Our choices are narrowed to cheap imports, SAK's or high $ American knives.

I found an interesting scout pattern recently, a Robeson.
I have not seen this tang stamp before.
It looks like it was stamped twice.

Dale, The ROBESON / SHUREDGE / U. S. A. tang stamp dates about 1948 - 1965.

The can opener on the knife denotes late manufacture.

The punch is very strange. Has it been reshaped?

It's possible the knife was made by Camillus for Cutler Federal after they purchased the Robeson name in the mid-60's. It has that look about it.

Charlie Noyes

Charlie,
Now that you mention it I think you are right; I think the punch has been reshaped.
Looking at the end of the punch under a 15 X glass it appears to have some grind marks under the patina of rust that are post-production.
Under a 45 X scope they are very noticeable. There is no doubt in my mind that you are right, the tip of the punch has been reshaped.

Thank you for pointing that out.
I don’t know enough about Robesons yet to know what their punches are supposed to look like.

I learned something today.........its a good day!

Here are some Robeson scout/utilities. The punch, which was patented in 1905, is pretty consistant. The cap-lifter/can-opener blade is unique to Robeson, as well. That blade can be found with a screw-driver tip on it, instead of the sharp tip.

I'm going to post a harness jack that shows the punch much better.

Charlie Noyes

Johnie,
Here you go Bud. It's more valuable as an Ad knife than a maker but you never know. It was ruffed up pretty good by a rookie with a new buffer. It is stamped BROWN over Shoe company over ST. LOUIS. I have Richard D. White's Advertising cutlery book. In it he shows Buster Brown knives and Brown shoe company knives. He also states they were made by many different makers and leaves the investigation of that up to me. It has great old brown bone knife with a can opener that might help tell who made it. Click on the pic it should magnify it.
wazu013

Thanks for the info,Partner. .....I have seen these before...but don't own one. ....they look to be made by Ulster or Camillus to me..

Charlie,
Super nice scout/utility knife! What's the age of that first bone handled mint knife?

Greedy, I'd have to pull it out and look at the tang stamp.
It's prior to 1940. Depending on the stamp, could be as early as 1911.

The second one down is marked U.S.A. and is a WWII Army knife.

Charlie Noyes

That last knife is just drop dead sexy. Can you tell me about it?

Not Scout pattern but a couple of modern, yet unique Boy Scout knives...

Kershaw Vapor - Slim, Lightweight 3.1 oz (but made in China)


Bear & Son Eagle Barlow - nice little US built knife at an affordable price!

Man...that Barlow sure has some cool looking scales. .........I can't help but like them Kershaws...no matter where they're made.

johnnierotten wrote:I can't help but like them Kershaws...no matter where they're made.

It irritates me that Kershaw has taken some of their patterns to China.
They built a factory there, so they control the quality (in theory).

I will only buy the US and Japanese made Kershaws if I know where they are made.
If you get their catalog and pricelist, it says on the pricelist where each pattern is made.
That is what I go by, that & the price. If it is a cheaper Kershaw, it is likely made in China. Guess what I discovered with the one or two Chinese Kershaws I ended up with?
They aren’t as well made as the Japanese and US Kershaws and they do not hold an edge as well!

Face it fellers.

Either the Chinese or the Muslim Brotherhood are going to take this country over anyhow.

I'd rather always have American made stuff. But it just ain't possible......

They aren’t as well made as the Japanese and US Kershaws and they do not hold an edge as well!

Dale.....that doesn't surprise me at all.... ........but you can't help but like the looks of them....I don't own any China made Kershaws ..so thanks for the heads up.

A gift from Dale!

Very cool, Dave. In the old west, Dale definetly would've been one of them fellers wearin' a white hat, wouldn't he have?

Absolutely!

Nice one Dave.


Go Dale!

here's a little dandy that I just picked up:

Colonel Coon Jr. Scout

Pretty knife but the body shape looks like it would be a better Pen Knife than what it is.

Looks kind of skinny and long......

I like the more slender lines of that Col. Coon Jr. scout. It looks to me to be more pocket friendly.

I also like the pen blade rather than the leather punch (which I never found all that useful).

Is it made by Queen?


Phil

A new addition, Enterprise Cutlery Co. Boy Scout. Does anyone have any info about this one or know when it was made?

vikingdog wrote:A new addition, Enterprise Cutlery Co. Boy Scout. Does anyone have any info about this one or know when it was made?

Mike does the tang stamp indicate the country of origin?

Goin's lists three different Enterprise Cutlery Co. stampings.......St. Louis, Austria, and Germany. Interestingly enough, all three show the same date range; c. 1900-1915.

That's a great looking knife. I really like that long pull.


Phil

Yeah, that long pull Spear is to die for!!!

NICE one Mike!!!