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Vintage Knife Rolls
Posted: Sun Dec 01, 2019 12:51 am
by knifegnome
I like seeing everyone's vintage knives,who keeps their vintage knives in vintage knife rolls?
I got the W.R. Case & Sons from Jim Giles about 25 years ago,It is 6 feet and 6 inches long,all leather exterior and holds 150 knives.
The sheath knife roll is 4 feet long, it does not have a Brand name.
Re: Vintage Knife Rolls
Posted: Sun Dec 01, 2019 1:04 am
by Mumbleypeg
Nice artifacts.
Mixed reviews on knife rolls - Use at your own risk. There are several threads about them, here’s some.
viewtopic.php?f=2&t=6514&hilit=Rolls&start=30#p688173
viewtopic.php?f=2&t=41361#p407061
Knife rolls originated as a practical method for knife salesmen to carry and display samples to show their customers. Hence the name “salesman’s roll”. The contents were continually unrolled and “aired” when shown to potential buyers. IMHO they were not intended for long-term storage. Some folks, including me, have experienced damage to knives stored in such rolls for extended periods of time. Others swear by them. (Since my bad experience I swear
at them.)

I will not keep knives in mine for more than a few days, but they are handy for transporting and displaying knives at shows and such.
Ken
Re: Vintage Knife Rolls
Posted: Sat Dec 07, 2019 1:57 pm
by wlf
Agree with Ken.