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Is there anyone anywhere that has any infon primble knives or know where i can go to get any info on these knives ?Mainly maysville one bt any thing would help.

Hi wells689. Here is a link with some info on Primble knives. Warm welcome to the site by the way I hope this is of some help.

http://www.allaboutpocketknives.com/kni ... ut910.html

Thanks for the link really hoping on info more on maysville on when theyn were made as i grew up 18 miles from mays. and never knew of of this or where they were made . tHANKS

wells689 wrote:Thanks for the link really hoping on info more on maysville on when theyn were made as i grew up 18 miles from mays. and never knew of of this or where they were made . tHANKS

Here is an e-mail I received from Blue Grass Cutlery back in 2004, hope this has some info' you need.



From: bluegrasscutlery/s-denterprises <sa>
To: Jeff Mandrell <REMOVED>
Date: Sunday, August 1, 2004, 1:03:45 PM
Subject: Primble Knives?
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Since Blue Grass Cutlery has acquired John Primble knives from the bankruptcy court in 1985,
we have produced John Primble knives under:

John Primble, Louisville, Ky,
John Primble knives, Maysville, Ky.,
and John Primble knives, Manchester, Ohio.

We are presently introducing a line of John Primble knives, known as the
American Legend Series. Some of this series will be made here in Manchester, Ohio, and also as John Primble over the years before we have acquired it, John Primbles were made overseas for a while and Germany was one of the countries of which made some of the John Primbles. Some of the legend series will be made in the Orient, however, we made all new tooling and they are of the highest quality at a price that anyone can afford.

However, part of that series will be made here in Manchester, Ohio.

As most people do shop for price, an awful lot of the American companies
are really being hit hard with the pressure of the low cost of wages in the Orient. We at the present time are expanding our ability and resources to make the knives here in the USA, however, as with anything that this is done, the price of the end product will be higher, however, once you see it , the product will justify the difference.

Hope this information is of some value to you.
Thanks for your interest in John Primble knives and Blue Grass Cutlery.

Blue Grass Cutlery, Inc., Manchester, Ohio 45144

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For what's it's worth, I have one Red Bone Jack from the Maysville production run,and got to examine about a dozen Green & Red Bone knives when I bought it....the quality was some of the worst I have ever seen on an American made slipjoint.

I have a 3-5/8'' two blade regular jack. Jigged bone scales. Both blades stamped "John Primbe India Steel Works." The back of the master is stamped with the number 5057. Does that tip anyone off as to which company could have made this knife?
Thanks!

wells689 wrote:Thanks for the link really hoping on info more on maysville on when theyn were made as i grew up 18 miles from mays. and never knew of of this or where they were made . tHANKS

The only Maysvill stamped Primbles that I ever saw were knives made by Colonial and this was in the mid 80's.

I have an old Primble Barlow that I think was made by Schrade. It has at some point in time seen some rough treatment, but is still a solid knife.

I recently purchased one of the Blue Grass Cutlery Primbles. It is a Hawbaker Muskrat with the Manchester OH tang stamp. I bought it for a user as I really like the pattern. After a couple weeks of light use the long sheepfoot blade began to have a bit of side to side wobble. It tightened up OK in my press, but I was just a bit put off by that. Perhaps it wasn't tight when I got it, as I didn't check for that.

Dale

I have some what of a collection of primbles, india steel all the way to manchester and the qaulity has gone down hill as some of your manchester are made in china check blades close i bought some off ebay and got this JUNK! Nothing like the old ones.