All About Pocket Knives

After several dry months of not being able to snag anything from the bay, the drought has lifted. Pre-WWII W.H. Morley utility/camper. Seems to have nice bone handles. Anybody know what the notch in the screwdriver blade is for? That is, assuming that it is a screwdriver blade.

Wire stripper notch...similar notch still used on Victorinox SAKs.

Hey thanks, Steve. Then it would probably be more of a utility that a camper?

tjmurphy wrote:Hey thanks, Steve. Then it would probably be more of a utility that a camper?

After looking at it again, it may be more likely intended as a tack puller, also referred to as a box opener. That may be more likely given the age of the knife.

More of a general utility knife in any event.

Nice one Tom, love those handles!

That's a nice thirst quencher, TJ.

I agree, the notch is most likely a tack or brad lifter for opening old cigar boxes.

Kind of like on this old Robeson box knife.

Charlie Noyes

Thanks fellers. Man, I'll tell ya, it's sure been dry for me. Just can't seem to buy anything anymore for what I want to pay for it. Going the same route as my Zippos did, get in and then everybody else gets in too. I guess the other bidders just let me have this one. Didn't think that $19 was too bad.

Charlie, why do they call it a box knife? Seems to have a lot more applications than opening boxes.

Yep it`s a Ceegar box opener


Nice find TJ

i learn sumptin new everyday, nice knife !

Good find. I'm with you, I get sniped on almost everything lately. Hard to buy anything for a good price.

Nice knife Tom. At first glance I thought it was a broken blade, never saw one like that. Very nice scales on that one.

A heck of a good buy T.J. Congratulations. What a great way to end an o-fer.

I suspect "Box Knife" is a collector's term, not a manufacturer's term.

I learned it from Levine's Guides.

Charlie Noyes

It is a great knife. Happy fathers day to all you old coots!

Thanks for the pic Dimitri, looks to be the exact same knife. You don't have a date any closer than pre-WWII do you?

Toe, Trey, Mike, Jerry and Dave, thanks a lot for your comments. I do likey the olde tyme bone handles. Charlie, that Robeson is Sweet.

tjmurphy wrote: You don't have a date any closer than pre-WWII do you?

Tom, that picture came out of a 1928 catalog.

Thanks Dimitri

NICE one TJ!!

I'm having the same problem with drought that you are. LOL

May be a good thing.

You're probably right Willie. Satisfying a cigarette habit and a knife habit do get expensive

Nice one ,Murph. .......we suppose to be going through hard times...with the price that some of these knives are fetch'n...I CAN'T TELL!

..Nice one TJ...

Thanks Catt.