All About Pocket Knives

I received this 3-3/4" Hen & Rooster congress as a birthday gift in 1979. I've never used it; I guess it is just too pretty! Matching scales, square tangs, slightly yellowish bolsters, long pulls and swedged blades, and silky action. Unfortunately, it is starting to develop a couple of spots. Rats!

i think the congress is my all time favorite pattern. that's a nice hen and rooster mtds. how are you trying to preserve it?

here are a couple of mine.

Those Congress patterns are great!
Five of my favorites in picture from top and left to right are:
Stag handle Colonel Coon (made for me by Tennessee Knife Works), Bone handle Fight'n Rooster, Case white bone, Stag Hen and Rooster and at bottom dog head shield Ka-Bar.

woohoo this is fun. nice knives tkt

Here is a little different Bulldog Congress to add to the mix.....

Bill

Thanks for the replies and for showing your knives.

Here's another of mine. I bought this 4-1/4" brute used in 1976 for $4.00. Anyone know how old it is? By the way, in case it doesn't show well enough in the pictures, the scales are just Delrin.

Excellent variety of a great knife pattern....
TCT- I really like that old Ka-Bar with the clip secondaries
Here's a couple of the newer Bokers and a Henckels on top....

Incredible knives gentlemen, I am always amazed at the works of beauty in the form of a pocketknife....

Here is what I have in the way of a congress knife...

Schatt & Morgan Congress

Sunburst

I cherish this one as my "way back sway back."
All blades stamped "Winter Silver Steel." From the 1850's.

Great looking knives everyone

WcrownR. Do you know the maker of that knife? s-k

From the 1852 Sheffield Directory:

Winter Edward, springknife manufctr. Balm green; house: 37 Smith street
Winter James, springknife manufacturer, 24 Furnace hill

Both names are also listed in the 1849 Directory.

here are a few case congress, a barnboard jig, a christmas tree jig and a yeller cv. the christmas tree goes to the family gatherings and cuts tape, etc.

Wow congress knives from the 1850's and a christmas tree jig congress, I am going to school on this topic...Thanks...


Sunburst

One more to the list

Even though these are newer versions, these 5 are my current favorites. They are all 1 of 1 Yellowhorse / Case Customs and are engraved and documented as such. There will be no more of these made. The knives are orginially 1 of 100s of the Case Regular production run Vintage series.
Brian took it from there and gave them his touch! Thanks again Brian!

whooa horsey, those 88s look goooood!

Thanks Jonnie! Brian did all 20 of the vintage series for me. I will be taking these to display at the Parker Pigeon Forge Tn. show the end of this month. I hope you and some of the folks from here on the forum can attend. Dennis /dwygtd

OK Here are my additions to the topic. These are from the Utica Factory collection. J Bruce Voyles sold these in one of his catalog auctions about 5 years ago. Enjoy

my 88

dwygtd ; the Parker Pigeon Forge Tn. show ?

With a collection like yours they should be comming to YOU.
whooa horsey is right. I see you like D' Holder too

Outstanding congress knives everyone Thanks for sharing. Here is on of mine... a Boker Grand Canyon. s-k

I posted a pic of this one a few days back but I'll do it again anyway. It is an old New York Knife Co. Hammer Brand.

James

This one has seen some use, and it will see more from me, still takes a razor sharp edge, I have been using it the past few days, just picked it up saturday at a show for $5, IXL, I am figuring late 1800's? All 4 blades are tang stamped, the bone is worn smooth. I love old knives like this

muskrat man ; It looks like it wants to tell us all a long story.

I bet if it could talk well all would lisen too.