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Another John Primble that has me stumped....HELP
Posted: Thu Apr 27, 2006 4:00 pm
by HickoryNut
I have this John Primble, Model 5019 with a star under the pattern number.
Belknap Hardware and MFG. Co.
I dont have a Primble book, whats its value fellas, and what is the pattern called??
Reminds me of a Case bowtie.
Posted: Thu Apr 27, 2006 4:26 pm
by knifeaholic
Some would call it a "fishtail".....its a post WWII knife, made on contract by Boker USA in their Maplewood, NJ factory. Value i am not sure...I cant tell from the pics if its bone or delrin?
Posted: Thu Apr 27, 2006 4:35 pm
by El Lobo
Bow-Tie...Fishtail...Fish Jack...all seem to work.
Boker, Camillus, or Schrade made most of the Primble brand for Belknap. Not sure about any Case contract work.
Bill
Posted: Thu Apr 27, 2006 4:38 pm
by remington collector
The book list it as a bowtie. It gives a mint price of $175. The one pictured in my book has a blade etch. Says "John Primble Finest Steel" .
Posted: Thu Apr 27, 2006 4:40 pm
by knifeaholic
El Lobo wrote:Bow-Tie...Fishtail...Fish Jack...all seem to work.
Boker, Camillus, or Schrade made most of the Primble brand for Belknap. Not sure about any Case contract work.
Bill
Boker made about 90% of them after WWII, including this one - Camillus never made a fishtail post WWII. Atually I have never seen a post WWII Primble that was treaceable to Camillus based on pattern/construction/appearance. Schrade made quite a few patterns, but they seem to be scarcer.....there were also a lot made by Ulster, or more correctly by Imperial Knife Assoc Companies using the "Ulster" tooling.
Case did make a few, circa late 30's or 40's.....I have seen the 5265, C61050SAB green bone, 5391 whittler, and 5279 penknife.....they are all very rare so probably were not in prodution for long.
Posted: Thu Apr 27, 2006 5:34 pm
by El Lobo
Thanks to knifeaholic and remington collector for filling in the information correctly...you guys are certainly good as gold on the old stuff.
Bill
P.S.
knifeaholic, I was typing during your first post and didn't see you nail down the time (and Maker)...
... I gotta type faster so I can see what I missed.
Primble
Posted: Fri Apr 28, 2006 2:36 am
by Mossdancer
The new Blade's Guide To Knives & Their Values actually shows what appears to be picture of subject knife on page 168.
W.B.
general knife discussion
Posted: Fri Apr 28, 2006 5:20 am
by wt3l
Well, Ok,
I've called myself a Primble collector for years....but Remington Collector and Knifeaholic sure have taught me something about those Primble knives.
Thanks Guys... Later, WT3L