All About Pocket Knives

Here is something a little different for you. It's a nail pull tool by custom knife maker Ken Erickson. For those that don't know a nail pull(pick) is for pulling open a knife with a nail pull slot. They were used by inspectors and final assembly workers that opened hundreds if not thousands of slips in a days work. Also used as giveaways by the factory salesmen. Bulldog still gives them away with several of thier knives. I hope to have a matching Wharncliffe trapper from Ken someday in the near future.

Way too cool Tank! I bet if you had to open a thousand blades a day a little help would be greatly appreciated! Good luck on getting the matching Wharncliff trapper! Kelley

That's cool and very 'handy'. I'm always breaking my thumbnail. Sometimes I have to use a golf tee to lift a tight blade. That's much more classy s-k

Here is a Bulldog pick...but, it's sure not as nice as that one.

Nice pick up tank.

Bill

here are mine, not as fancy as tank's example. bulldog, moore maker, and kinfolks. the kinfolks was supposed to have been contracted by jim parker along with other brand names he owned at the time.

Wow tank! I'm speechless!

If you are not a knife inspector...that thing is worthless. But its so cool!

Its like having a Ferrari riding mower. Not necessary. But very cool.

Here are some, bottom three on left are home made, two on the right are home made, top one on left old western states third one from top left old winchester. If you are buying old winchesters or remingtons ect. make sure they are not reproductions, the real ones are costly be careful.

Stockman

Whoa Stockman, that's one great pick collection
I really like the Remington, thanks for sharing.

I thought I would share a few more with you. First picture is OLD knife openers. Original Remington Dupont with Fine Cutlery on back side. Robeson cutlery(bone handle). Diamond Edge-several variations. Keen Kutter-several variations. Original Winchesters. Hibbard Spencer Bartlett & Co. Hammer Brand-New York knife Co.-several variations. W.R.Case and Son. Ulster Quality. Townley Cutlery. Schatt and Morgan Cutlery Co. Tittusville, PA. Barnsley Bros. Northfield knife Co.Henrey Sears & son. Western States. Queen. John Primble.Griffon knives.

knife-nut wrote:I thought I would share a few more with you. First picture is OLD knife openers. Original Remington Dupont with Fine Cutlery on back side. Robeson cutlery(bone handle). Diamond Edge-several variations. Keen Kutter-several variations. Original Winchesters. Hibbard Spencer Bartlett & Co. Hammer Brand-New York knife Co.-several variations. W.R.Case and Son. Ulster Quality. Townley Cutlery. Schatt and Morgan Cutlery Co. Tittusville, PA. Barnsley Bros. Northfield knife Co.Henrey Sears & son. Western States. Queen. John Primble.Griffon knives.

This is the most outstanding vintage knife opener collection I have seen, fabulous..Where in the world did you find these beauty's??

Thanks for sharing,

Sunburst

Hers a few modern ones. Boker tree brand. J.A. Henckels. Frost. Carl Schlieper. Marbles. Jack knife Ben. Kinfolks. Phoenix. Paul A. Henkels. Bulldog. C.Platts and son. Case XX Tested Centennial. Crandall. Repo. Winchester. Repo Remington. Swanner. File and Wire Tested. Stellite. Honk Falls. Standard knife. Parker. Queen collectors club. Hen & Rooster. Schatt and Morgan. Indiana knife Collector's club. Oregon knife collector's assoc. North Carolina Cutlery club.

WOW!



Bill

Hers a few custom knife picks. J.D.Lippencott with christmas tree cell. Other end is a switchblade in the presto pattern. A Renkosky. Wayne Madison with mother of pearl handles. Zalesky with candy cane celluloid. another Zalesky with stag. A Les George damascus with horn handles and mosasic pins. Two Charlie Jones picks. A Jerry Bodner miniature pick with abalone handles w/mosasic pin. Another Lippencott in the shape of a bullet w/bail. A Elden Courtney in stag. Old custom pearl.

Nut that is an amazing collection you have. Where did you gather such a collection and how long did it take you?

Sunburst, Every knife show or gun show I go to, I ask "Do you have any Old knife openers?" usually they don't know what they are, but every so often they do. I,ve probably asked every knife dealer I,ve met that question a hundred times for the last 30 plus years. Some times they find a nice one for you.

Knife nut I was hoping that you would come in on this one. I never get tired of seeing your picks.

Stockman

El Lobo wrote:WOW!



Bill

I'll second that Bill, maybe it's the 10th or 11th by now. That is a MAGNIFICENT collection of picks. I've never seen so many different ones at once in my life.

Many thanks for sharing those with us!

Holey Moley Does this reflect average price of vintage openers?
KeenKutter

That is a very cool and little known feature of the hobby, thanks to everyone for showing theirs to us. These pulls are great lookin and unique.

Singin46

Wow, I never knew knife picks ever existed till now.

all this picking got me curious, got a free moment or three out in the shop today and made a few up.

This is one of 4 I made today, the others were plain with no scales in exception of one in purple heart. Stainless steel, brass lined lanyard hole, recon turquoise just shy of 2" long. Compact, lightweight and plenty of leverage

That is very nice indeed.

thanks Celtic

Just what I needed...something else to collect. Seriously, those are some pretty cool tools, and I never even knew such things existed. Another example of why this forum is great!

a batch i finished up today. recon turquiose, sambar stag, and 1930's NYKC jigged bone.