All About Pocket Knives

I always liked miniature knives both folding and fixed blade.

It always amazes me to see the attention to detail that went into these. I have some folders with 10 or more blades!

Here is an old pearl handle fixed blade I just picked up today, it even has the original leather sheath, unfortunately the tip of the sheath is missing

Let`s see your old miniature knives!

What would you like first Dimitri;folders or fixed blades?

Some more.

knife7knut wrote:What would you like first Dimitri;folders or fixed blades?

Either fixed or folders, just show `em!

Nice ones

Last batch.

Folders are my favorite, here is a ivory handle miniature folder.

Edward Barnes Sheffield
2" closed
stanhope viewer contains picture
picture contains 6 frames or pictures
with good eyesight titles to these pictures can be read

toolboy wrote:Edward Barnes Sheffield
2" closed
stanhope viewer contains picture

That is the first one of these I have seen with a Stanhope.

What is the subject of the picture in the viewer?

The stanhope picture is titled Memory of Bourneouth
views include pier,walkway,terrace and bridge

toolboy wrote:The stanhope picture is titled Memory of Bourneouth

That`s a new one on me, so I looked it up.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bournemouth

In keeping with the miniature theme,here are some pics of miniature pistols I've acquired over the years.One is a blank firing one(the gases are vented thru a hole in the top of the barrel)but the other two fire actual 2mm pinfire rounds.I've never been able to find the proper cartridges for them.They were made in Austria.Supposedly they were originally designed as projects for apprentice gunsmiths but I think they were just small toys even though they will fire an actual round.To load them you cock the hammer and push a small pin on the right side((the bar on the left side is the return spring)and tilt the barrle forward.There is a small notch in the top of the barrle that the firing pin fits into.Load the cartridge in and close the barrel.There is no safety and the trigger is quite sensitive so you have to be careful.

Those little pistols are

Here is another folder, this one has 5-blades!

Here's a whacky little folder I found ...no idea where it comes from, but it packs a punch.

Lawrence wrote:no idea where it comes from

Most of those I have seen came from Japan

Miller Bro`s wrote:I always liked miniature knives both folding and fixed blade.

It always amazes me to see the attention to detail that went into these. I have some folders with 10 or more blades!

Here is an old pearl handle fixed blade I just picked up today, it even has the original leather sheath, unfortunately the tip of the sheath is missing

Let`s see your old miniature knives!

That's a beautiful little dagger which looks very well made. The sheath appears German, any ideas on the knife's origin?

Here is a little guy with a big name, "Czechoslovakia" in two parts.

Mason wrote:That's a beautiful little dagger which looks very well made. The sheath appears German, any ideas on the knife's origin?

The sheath,blade design and tang all resemble German boot daggers made between WWI & WWII. This is a dead ringer in miniature scale.

Mason wrote:Here is a little guy with a big name, "Czechoslovakia" in two parts.

Nice one, I see a lot of these miniatures that came from Czechoslovakia.


This is one of the better quality ones I have seen. It has 10-blades! The handles are MOP, unfortunately they are chipped on both sides

All the blades have excellent snap and the liners are even coined.

Miller Bro`s wrote:

Mason wrote:Here is a little guy with a big name, "Czechoslovakia" in two parts.

Nice one, I see a lot of these miniatures that came from Czechoslovakia.


This is one of the better quality ones I have seen. It has 10-blades! The handles are MOP, unfortunately they are chipped on both sides

All the blades have excellent snap and the liners are even coined.

Very nice. I can only imagine the frustration and patience the makers must have had in working with these tiny knives, especially the multi blade models.

Here is a little German "D. Peres" fish style.

Mason wrote:Here is a little German "D. Peres" fish style.

I like the figural miniatures!

That fish design is

This is one of my favorites...............

Made by Robeson. 1 3/4" I believe. No pattern number.

Not as small as some in this thread, but smaller than others.

Charlie Noyes

Nice one Charlie

Miller Bro`s wrote:

Mason wrote:Here is a little German "D. Peres" fish style.

I like the figural miniatures!

That fish design is

This is one of my favorites...............

Very cool, and I have not seen that style before.

Here is a German spring fired model with the "Omega" stamp.

RobesonsRme.com wrote:Made by Robeson. 1 3/4" I believe. No pattern number.

Not as small as some in this thread, but smaller than others.

Charlie Noyes

Beautiful little knife.

The spring fired miniatures are always a rare find, thanks for showing it!

This is a bone handle miniature bowie knife etched I*XL on the blade and it has the original scabbard.

Miller Bro`s wrote:The spring fired miniatures are always a rare find, thanks for showing it!

This is a bone handle miniature bowie knife etched I*XL on the blade and it has the original scabbard.

Very unique and another new one to me. Is the scabbard all brass?