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Need your Expertise to Identify
Posted: Sun Feb 24, 2019 3:02 am
by rugmar
Anyone care to venture a guess what this is? Besides a filthy old jack knife. Seems to have no markings whatsoever. Cleaned tangs a little, used magnifier and nothing. I mean not one letter or number anywhere. They are gone.
Any help would be appreciated.
Thanks for looking.
Re: Need your Expertise to Identify
Posted: Sun Feb 24, 2019 3:08 am
by FRJ
The bones look similar to this Brantford.
Re: Need your Expertise to Identify
Posted: Sun Feb 24, 2019 3:25 am
by btrwtr
If 3 5/8" I believe it could be a Queen knife. Many were only lightly etched on out on the master blade. What is the closed length?
Re: Need your Expertise to Identify
Posted: Sun Feb 24, 2019 3:54 am
by rugmar
It's almost exactly 3-5/8 closed.
Re: Need your Expertise to Identify
Posted: Sun Feb 24, 2019 4:01 am
by rugmar
I've not heard of Brantford but the one you show is really nice. I see the similarity but I'm afraid this bad boy never looked that nice. I got it for $10 so not much is lost no matter. I'm thinking of cleaning it up and doing a slight re-profile on that broken blade.
Wanted to make sure I wouldn't be destroying an heirloom. Actually, someone beat me to that.
Re: Need your Expertise to Identify
Posted: Sun Feb 24, 2019 4:09 am
by KnifeSlinger#81
That looks like a queen, but I don't know for sure.
Re: Need your Expertise to Identify
Posted: Sun Feb 24, 2019 4:11 am
by knifegnome
I agree with the above, I had a Queen very similar to this knife.
Re: Need your Expertise to Identify
Posted: Sun Feb 24, 2019 5:42 am
by ken98k
It's a shame the tip is broken.
Re: Need your Expertise to Identify
Posted: Sun Feb 24, 2019 6:03 am
by rugmar
Yeah it is a shame about the broken tip. I guess no use crying over broken tips is the position I have to take now . I think you guys are right about it being a Queen. I went to the Queen section of this forum and found a picture of one almost just like it. Thanks so much for the info. You fellows are most helpful!!
It appears to have a good bit of age don’t you think?
Re: Need your Expertise to Identify
Posted: Wed Apr 17, 2019 9:15 pm
by rugmar
Fixed it up a bit. This is the same knife in the original post but cleaned a bit and re-profiled that broken tip. It has a new lease on life!
Re: Need your Expertise to Identify
Posted: Wed Apr 17, 2019 9:18 pm
by Steve Warden
Looks great!
Re: Need your Expertise to Identify
Posted: Wed Apr 17, 2019 9:20 pm
by rugmar
Thanks Steve. At least I'm no longer afraid of tetanus while packing it around.
Re: Need your Expertise to Identify
Posted: Wed Apr 17, 2019 9:34 pm
by doglegg
Great job for sure Rugmar. Serviceable again. Actually pretty knice looking.
Re: Need your Expertise to Identify
Posted: Wed Apr 17, 2019 11:41 pm
by bighomer
Great job, beautiful ole knife, I'd be proud to tote it to church on Sunday.
Re: Need your Expertise to Identify
Posted: Wed Apr 17, 2019 11:47 pm
by WillyCamaro
Hi rugmar! Late welcome to the forums!
You did a great job on the old girl...
Looks so much nicer now. I would be proud to carry her any day.
Willy
Re: Need your Expertise to Identify
Posted: Thu Apr 18, 2019 2:30 am
by kootenay joe
Some of my old well used Sears Sta-Sharp knives have similar looking bone. These were made by Camillus in 1930's.
kj