All About Pocket Knives

I have been interested in pocket knives for many years but I lack the knowledge to make an educated purchase. I buy knives that bring back memories or are interesting for some other reason. I put them in a cigar box with the thought that someday, I will get them out and look them over. Well, today was the day. I dumped them and laid them on a white cloth to photograph them.
I'm pretty sure I don't have anything real valuable but I couldn't find any in the pile that I didn't like. Through this site, I am going to try to educate myself on pocket knives.
As I become more confident, I will likely spend more on higher quality knifes but I'll always be a sucker for that no name knife with handles that look like candy or like the shinny one I carried in the early 50's.
I am posting the pictures I took today. Al

Those knives are priceless! They bring back memories! You can't put a price on that! And anyways the only reason it matters how valueable my collection is for when someone sells them after I pass away so they can buy something they really want.

Welcome, and nice knives. What's that little tuxedo between the coins in first picture?

AWESOME COLLECTION! YOU SHOULD BE PROUD!

nice cigars..whats that one easy open

Nice bunch of knives--Welcome!

Thanks for the nice comments - I happy that others see beauty in the same things that I do.
FRJ asked about the knife between the coins. The blade is marked: Camillus, New York USA and on the other side of the blade is the number 49.
Chetr 1200c asked about the easy open. I think you are talking about the one with the big curved blade. There is no name on the knife. It never had a blade spring, it just flops open or closed. The handle is made from horn or bone that is mostly black with a little white in it. Al

Al

1. That's a nice collection you've accumulated .

2. Now just how big IS that cigar box you got there?


Welcome Aboard

Griz

Knice collection.....very knice.

You should be very happy!

to AAPK!

Since I spotted at least one official Boy Scout knife in the bunch I declare that to be a GREAT collection.

Welcome to the "sickness" Al.

Phil

al, the easy open is the small knife in the top picture. it is the 2 blade knife very bottom left corner..thanks,, chet

Al, welcome aboard. Salute the Ensign. Salute the O.D. Get below, stow your gear and standby for duty.

Collectors have focus so I call folks like you and me, accumulators. We're the generalists with eclectic taste and not afraid to show it. You have a very nice accumulation there. I see just a little bit of everything there. Great cigar box.

Oh yeah. By the way. Can we see the cigar box?

Up near the top right... maybe 3 down from the top...

Is that maybe one of these Imperial Scale Handled knives?

Chet, See if I got the right one this time. If I do, it's one of those little no name knives with the candy handles that I said I can't resist. Thanks Al

Dave, I think it's about the same as the picture you sent but this one is stamped "Colonial Prov. RI USA". The smaller brass one is marked "MSR USA." Thanks, Al

Looks like same general idea.

Somewhat different execution though....

Like that little EO!!!