Fancy bolsters & fancy handles.........
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Fancy bolsters & fancy handles.........
As I am tired from manually inputting numbers into my new cel phone due to the self destruction of my former one I thought I would post up some pictures of knives with not-so-run-of-the-mill handles.It helps me retain what is left of my sanity.
Hope you enjoy them and feel free to post any you might have.
#1 Press Button Knife Co.with cast aluminum handles.
#2 A.Halling Eskilstuna small barrel knife.
#3 Penny knife with ax logo and carved face handle.
#4 Bingham's Hardware pearl knife with fancy bolsters.
#5 Boker trapper with anchor and cross swords logo on bolsters.
#6 Bonsa knife with cap lifter on blade and folding beverage can opener and hammered finish handles.
#7 Capital Cutlery Co. with fancy sterling handle(one side is missing).
#8Three China souvenir knives with segments of bone for handles and sheaths carved with figures.
#9 French figural knife with pressed horn handles of the Eiffel Tower.
#10 E. Bonsmann ad knife for Bayer Pharmaceuticals in Spanish.
Hope you enjoy them and feel free to post any you might have.
#1 Press Button Knife Co.with cast aluminum handles.
#2 A.Halling Eskilstuna small barrel knife.
#3 Penny knife with ax logo and carved face handle.
#4 Bingham's Hardware pearl knife with fancy bolsters.
#5 Boker trapper with anchor and cross swords logo on bolsters.
#6 Bonsa knife with cap lifter on blade and folding beverage can opener and hammered finish handles.
#7 Capital Cutlery Co. with fancy sterling handle(one side is missing).
#8Three China souvenir knives with segments of bone for handles and sheaths carved with figures.
#9 French figural knife with pressed horn handles of the Eiffel Tower.
#10 E. Bonsmann ad knife for Bayer Pharmaceuticals in Spanish.
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#1 & 2 EKA Eskilstuna fancy lobster knives in gold and enamelling.
#3 & 4 Another ad knife with gold wash pretty well gone.
#5 Empire Winsted CT with pearl handles and sterling bolsters in original purse.
#6 F.A.Koch 4 blade with fluted pearl handles and bolsters.
#7 Germania Cutlery Co. with stamped tin handles & bolsters.
#8 Hudson Knife Co. whittler with fancy sterling handles.
#9 Humason & Beckley whittler with fancy silver handles.
#10 Marked Inoxiable(probably French)with celluloid handles and bolsters fitted in a sawtooth pattern.
#1 & 2 EKA Eskilstuna fancy lobster knives in gold and enamelling.
#3 & 4 Another ad knife with gold wash pretty well gone.
#5 Empire Winsted CT with pearl handles and sterling bolsters in original purse.
#6 F.A.Koch 4 blade with fluted pearl handles and bolsters.
#7 Germania Cutlery Co. with stamped tin handles & bolsters.
#8 Hudson Knife Co. whittler with fancy sterling handles.
#9 Humason & Beckley whittler with fancy silver handles.
#10 Marked Inoxiable(probably French)with celluloid handles and bolsters fitted in a sawtooth pattern.
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Definitely some neat knives there k7k !!!
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#1 A bird handled knife made in Iraq or Lebanon.
#2 Geo.Wostenholm sterling gent's knife.
#3 A 17th century Persian jambiya with a carved ivory handle.
#4 A miniature Japanese multi-blade knife with carved sterling handles.
#5 Knifblogat Eskilstuna 7 blade knife with etched gold washed handles.
#6 Mother of pearl handled letter opener knife.
#7 Pearl handled leg knife with carved initials.
#8 National Cutlery Works knife with carved aluminum handles.
#9 Pearl handled fruit knife carved with silver pins inset.
#10 Another carved pearl fruit knife with shield.
#1 A bird handled knife made in Iraq or Lebanon.
#2 Geo.Wostenholm sterling gent's knife.
#3 A 17th century Persian jambiya with a carved ivory handle.
#4 A miniature Japanese multi-blade knife with carved sterling handles.
#5 Knifblogat Eskilstuna 7 blade knife with etched gold washed handles.
#6 Mother of pearl handled letter opener knife.
#7 Pearl handled leg knife with carved initials.
#8 National Cutlery Works knife with carved aluminum handles.
#9 Pearl handled fruit knife carved with silver pins inset.
#10 Another carved pearl fruit knife with shield.
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#1 Small pearl handled knife marked MSR USA with carving of tennis player.
#2 An ornately carved handle of a 17th century phia-kaetta.
#3 A Phillippine golang with a carved dogs-head for a handle.
#4 Precise lockback with profuse acid etching and scrimshaw on handle # 0091.
#5 A pair of Schrade 215 Barlows with fancy bolsters.
#6 A four blade sterling handled knife marked with an English Text letter S inside a shield.
#7 Not a knife but a sterling handled scissors & button hook in a knife handle.
#8 Thomson Cutlery Co. with carved aluminum handle.
#9Ulster gent's knife marked E.J.Van Buskirk.
#10 Not a knife but fancy handles. Anyone know what it is?
#1 Small pearl handled knife marked MSR USA with carving of tennis player.
#2 An ornately carved handle of a 17th century phia-kaetta.
#3 A Phillippine golang with a carved dogs-head for a handle.
#4 Precise lockback with profuse acid etching and scrimshaw on handle # 0091.
#5 A pair of Schrade 215 Barlows with fancy bolsters.
#6 A four blade sterling handled knife marked with an English Text letter S inside a shield.
#7 Not a knife but a sterling handled scissors & button hook in a knife handle.
#8 Thomson Cutlery Co. with carved aluminum handle.
#9Ulster gent's knife marked E.J.Van Buskirk.
#10 Not a knife but fancy handles. Anyone know what it is?
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My Goodness! 
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This is a key for locking and unlocking aircraft panel fasteners. I'll have to find the name of them I don't remember what they're called. I know Camillus did make these, but I don't think they were the exclusive manufacturer. I believe the addition of the handle was done after market.knife7knut wrote: #10 Not a knife but fancy handles. Anyone know what it is?
Awesome display Ray, you never cease to amaze me at the things that come out of your collection!
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I can relate to this all too well, my cell phone of 5 years crapped out on me two Sundays ago.knife7knut wrote:As I am tired from manually inputting numbers into my new cel phone due to the self destruction of my former one . . .
I lost a lot of phone numbers.
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Thanks Dale and you are correct;it is called a,"Dzus key"(pronounced Zoose)and the handles were added by me as the originals were broken.orvet wrote:This is a key for locking and unlocking aircraft panel fasteners. I'll have to find the name of them I don't remember what they're called. I know Camillus did make these, but I don't think they were the exclusive manufacturer. I believe the addition of the handle was done after market. We also used Cam-Loc and Air-Loc fasteners on the F-4's.The Cam-Locs had a straight slot and the Air-Locs a cross slot that we used a TL-29 to open.knife7knut wrote: #10 Not a knife but fancy handles. Anyone know what it is?
Awesome display Ray, you never cease to amaze me at the things that come out of your collection!
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Oh my! My envious little heart is gonna pitterpat right outta my chest!
I especially like the Art Nouveau ones. I’m a total sucker for little watchfob knives.
Here’s mine.
I especially like the Art Nouveau ones. I’m a total sucker for little watchfob knives.
Here’s mine.
I’m too young to be this old!
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Nice assemblage zoogirl! The knife that is third from the left;is that an I*XL or a Miller Brothers? That is what it looks like to me. Thanks for posting them!zoogirl wrote:Oh my! My envious little heart is gonna pitterpat right outta my chest!![]()
I especially like the Art Nouveau ones. I’m a total sucker for little watchfob knives.
Here’s mine. 0B4EB318-B11B-457B-B199-FACAF4D92F03.jpeg
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Thank you!
The tang is stamped SOB with no other marking.
The tang is stamped SOB with no other marking.
I’m too young to be this old!
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Yes, that's a real SOB.
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I looked at it and said ‘SOB, I gotta have that!’ 
I’m too young to be this old!
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