All About Pocket Knives

The first one is supposed to be here tomorrow (it's currently in Palatine so I suppose it's logistically possible it could arrive today). The USPS tracking claims the second one will show up on Saturday.

Jerry, is the Case finished (engraved?) with a Lizard Skin or Snake Skin design? It looks pretty cool and I see it has your favorite blade combination as well. OH

Old Hunter wrote:Jerry, is the Case finished (engraved?) with a Lizard Skin or Snake Skin design? It looks pretty cool and I see it has your favorite blade combination as well. OH

Colonel, that's affirmative.

Update: Friday May 18th

My most favorite phrase................
And there are two of them (see above)

Y’all hve been doing extra good! The knife I showed earlier I had to send back. Way too much loss on the clip blade to accept it.

So last night I picked this one up. I’ve been wanting anything CASE from my birth year (1976) but they’re kind of hard to find and pricy when you do. I’ve been wanting an elephant toe too. So this one mashed two buttons at once!
Better yet it’s been packed and sharpened. So I won’t feel bad when I tote it the first time!

That's a great one Wade. Those are a hand full of knife!

Thanks Greg.

Congratulations Cuz. It's really a good feeling when you pick up a two-fer like that.

Got a GEC 15 ordered yesterday.

Good score Colonel. I like twofer's

DM11 wrote:Got a GEC 15 ordered yesterday.

Nice David! I'm Waiting on a couple with the bail and chain.

gsmith7158 wrote:

DM11 wrote:Got a GEC 15 ordered yesterday.

Nice David! I'm Waiting on a couple with the bail and chain.

I am too Greg. Mine will have a Maher and Grosh stamp on them.

philco wrote:

gsmith7158 wrote:

DM11 wrote:Got a GEC 15 ordered yesterday.

Nice David! I'm Waiting on a couple with the bail and chain.

I am too Greg. Mine will have a Maher and Grosh stamp on them.

Perhaps Roger will surprise us with some at the show.

Working it's way here via Canada Post - a Buck 319 from Roland in BC. Not sure about all the details, but this is a smooth punch variation of the Buck 319. OH

Here's a couple of specialty knives I picked up this week. Now i can go out fishing and eating.

Well, y'all probably know by now, I like the old and the lost causes. I found this one yesterday and it is on the way. The pics are hard to see but the inscription says, "H BOKER & COs IMPROVED CUTLERY". Interesting scale material.... looks like bone. According to what I can glean from the description the knife is about 2" closed and about 4 1/2" with the 2 blades open. Looks like it might be a fun one to clean up.
Here is a pic of the "tree"... not sure if I picked the right one but I think this one might fit in the 1920 to 1930 time period.
Comments are welcomed!

Mike

Mike, I think you've nailed it with both the bone (note the haversian canals are pretty clear in your bottom picture) and the tree.

10-4 Jerry....

Hey... thanks for that new word (haversian)... now IF I can only remember it.....LOL.

Mike

I can never remember it so I added it to my comparison picture.
Comparison Bone (haversian canals) vs Delrin

Very good comparison..... I like that. I'm learnin'.....LOL.

Mike

My most recent purchase, what I thought was flying under the radar ended up being a competitive lot. I was in on it for the Union WW1 Navy Knife, maybe I can recoup some of the expense by lotting the other three together for a few dollars. I'm a Union Cut collector and WW1 Navy Knives are way cool.

Cool.... SO, I suppose the Navy Knife is the 3rd one down?

Nice lot you got there.

Mike

Correct, most other contracted makers used jigged bone and union used rough black comp. I believe it is one of the rarer issued knives and it's in nice shape

gsmith7158 wrote:Here's a couple of specialty knives I picked up this week. Now i can go out fishing and eating.

Greg: those knives are absolutely gorgeous!! I am glad they belong to you!! You have some of the best looking knives I have seen and you even appreciate old Imperials!! Thanks for showing those beauties and keep after them!!

woodwalker wrote:

gsmith7158 wrote:Here's a couple of specialty knives I picked up this week. Now i can go out fishing and eating.

Greg: those knives are absolutely gorgeous!! I am glad they belong to you!! You have some of the best looking knives I have seen and you even appreciate old Imperials!! Thanks for showing those beauties and keep after them!!

Why thank you woodwalker! I do enjoy beautiful useful things. When you can say an object Carrie's both of those traits you really have a prize IMO.

Greg, I haven't been payin' attention like I should and will just have to echo woodwalker's comments about the knives you posted yesterday.
Beautiful bone on all of 'em!
Treefarmer