All About Pocket Knives

Posted: **Sun Jun 14, 2020 3:15 am**

Do you collect Coca Cola knives? Do you have a Coca Cola knife or knives in your collection? Post it or them here. It doesn't matter what time period it came from. It doesn't matter what company made it. It doesn't matter what the country of origin is. But PLEASE, ONLY Coca Cola pocket or fixed blade knives. So, what do you have?

I'll start with mine. This was easy because it's the only Coca Cola knife that I have. In fact, it just arrived this morning. It is a, 1915-1920, A. KASTOR & BROS - NEW YORK, bone handles, single blade, 1 tool, Coca Cola pocket knife. It has, what I thought was, a bottle opener/cap lifter. Goins says it's a wire cutter. It has two tang stamps. It measures 3 3/8" closed, 5 5/8" with blade open and 7" with blade and wire cutter open. Overall, it's in nice condition and I'm quite pleased with it.

Posted: **Sun Jun 14, 2020 3:28 am**

New_Windsor_NY wrote: ↑Sun Jun 14, 2020 3:15 am Do you collect Coca Cola knives? Do you have a Coca Cola knife or knives in your collection? Post it or them here. It doesn't matter what time period it came from. It doesn't matter what company made it. It doesn't matter what the country of origin is. But PLEASE, ONLY Coca Cola pocket or fixed blade knives. So, what do you have?

I'll start with mine. This was easy because it's the only Coca Cola knife that I have. In fact, it just arrived this morning. It is a, 1915-1920, A. KASTOR & BROS - NEW YORK, bone handles, single blade, 1 tool, Coca Cola pocket knife. It has, what I thought was, a bottle opener/cap lifter. Goins says it's a wire cutter. It has two tang stamps. It measures 3 3/8" closed, 5 5/8" with blade open and 7" with blade and wire cutter open. Overall, it's in nice condition and I'm quite pleased with it.

A very nice addition to a new section of knife collecting. Congrats on the new addition.

Posted: **Sun Jun 14, 2020 3:41 am**

Papa Bones wrote: ↑Sun Jun 14, 2020 3:28 am
New_Windsor_NY wrote: ↑Sun Jun 14, 2020 3:15 am Do you collect Coca Cola knives?.....
A very nice addition to a new section of knife collecting. Congrats on the new addition.

Thank you Smitty.

I can tell you right now, I'm NOT going to start collecting Coca Cola knives!

Posted: **Sun Jun 14, 2020 4:29 am**

New_Windsor_NY wrote: ↑Sun Jun 14, 2020 3:41 am
Thank you Smitty. I can tell you right now, I'm NOT going to start collecting Coca Cola knives!

Awwwwwww..........C'mon Man. There are just so many to choose from.

Come to the dark side!

Posted: **Sun Jun 14, 2020 5:35 am**

I do enjoy that tasty beverage. I snatched up a nice pre-1947 sterling silver 2-7/8" Schrade Cut Co senator mainly for the knife itself but I love the Coca Cola branding as well.

I clean my knives if/when I think they need it. The before and after pics of this one are very different indeed.

7709SS Shac

before:

after:

Posted: **Sun Jun 14, 2020 11:51 am**

bladecollectorr wrote: ↑Sun Jun 14, 2020 5:35 am I do enjoy that tasty beverage. I snatched up a nice pre-1947 sterling silver 2-7/8" Schrade Cut Co senator mainly for the knife itself but I love the Coca Cola branding as well.

I clean my knives if/when I think they need it. The before and after pics of this one are very different indeed.

7709SS Shac

before:
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after:
01 mark - closed.jpg02 pile - closed.jpg02b bottom view.jpg03 mark - open.jpg04 pile- open.jpg05 main blade tang.jpg07 sterling stamp.jpg

I'm totally with you on the "cleaning issue". Great job cleaning that one, what a remarkable improvement!

Posted: **Sun Jun 14, 2020 12:39 pm**

I collect Case 109's. Here is my Coca Cola one.

Posted: **Sun Jun 14, 2020 12:52 pm**

New_Windsor_NY wrote: ↑Sun Jun 14, 2020 3:41 amI'm NOT going to start collecting Coca Cola knives!

Here's one you might want to peek at; https://www.allaboutpocketknives.com/ca ... overs-753-
answers both your Scout and Coca Cola knife callings. Just saying...................

Posted: **Sun Jun 14, 2020 2:51 pm**

Here is one I found during my Alaska trip.

Posted: **Sun Jun 14, 2020 2:59 pm**

Good thread Skip. I'll bet there are lots of Coca-Cola knives out there. Yours is super interesting. I've got this round/coin Coca-Cola two blade knife stamped U.S.A.

Posted: **Sun Jun 14, 2020 4:21 pm**

Very interesting group of knives. Unfortunately I don't have any Cola knives to share.

Bob

Posted: **Sun Jun 14, 2020 4:25 pm**

bladecollectorr wrote: ↑Sun Jun 14, 2020 5:35 am I do enjoy that tasty beverage.....

Very nice looking knife. I clean mine also when needed. Good job!

Gumshoe wrote: ↑Sun Jun 14, 2020 12:39 pm I collect Case 109's. Here is my Coca Cola one.

Gorgeous knife! Thank you for posting it.

dlr110 wrote: ↑Sun Jun 14, 2020 2:51 pm Here is one I found during my Alaska trip.

That is a beautiful knife David.

joeradza wrote: ↑Sun Jun 14, 2020 2:59 pm Good thread Skip. I'll bet there are lots of Coca-Cola knives out there. Yours is super interesting. I've got this round/coin Coca-Cola two blade knife stamped U.S.A.

Thank you joeradza. I've always been a bit curious about the style of knife that you're posting. I've been tempted a few times to get one, just so I could say that I have one. I have enough "distractions" already. Gorgeous Coca Cola knife!

I wonder if there is a wire handle, blade etched, Coca Cola knife out there.

Posted: **Sun Jun 14, 2020 5:15 pm**

I wonder if there is a wire handle, blade etched, Coca Cola knife out there.

If there is, we'll find it.

Posted: **Tue Jun 16, 2020 3:06 am**

Here's a Mexican Coke

Posted: **Tue Jun 16, 2020 3:43 am**

jxr1197 wrote: ↑Tue Jun 16, 2020 3:06 am Here's a Mexican Coke

I was wondering when that knife would show up.

Posted: **Tue Jun 16, 2020 11:03 am**

I've noticed that many people don't like advertising knives. I don't actively pursue them but if they're a pattern I enjoy and they pop my cork, I'll pick them up (as long as they are reasonable).

Posted: **Tue Jun 16, 2020 11:29 am**

I can see why you would want that one Jerry. Very nice indeed

Posted: **Tue Jun 16, 2020 11:55 am**

jerryd6818 wrote: ↑Tue Jun 16, 2020 11:03 am I've noticed that many people don't like advertising knives. I don't actively pursue them but if they're a pattern I enjoy and they pop my cork, I'll pick them up (as long as they are reasonable).

I'm the same way Jerry, I only have three in my collection. The one I posted on this thread, A single blade that looks like a BP gas pump (given to me) and a fob knife that was made in Germany specifically for a 1940's General Store here in Texas.

Posted: **Fri Jun 19, 2020 12:08 pm**

A NOS Coca-Cola round knife. I doubt (?) it’s MOP but it still looks good.

Posted: **Fri Jun 19, 2020 4:03 pm**

joeradza wrote: ↑Fri Jun 19, 2020 12:08 pm A NOS Coca-Cola round knife. I doubt (?) it’s MOP but it still looks good.

VERY nice looking joeradza.

Posted: **Fri Jun 19, 2020 4:11 pm**

This morning I'm adding this knife, my second one of these, to my collection. It's a 1915-1920, A. KASTOR & BROS - NEW YORK, bone handles, single blade, 1 tool, Coca Cola pocket knife with bottle opener/cap lifter. Goins says it's a wire cutter. It has two tang stamps. A KASTOR (over) & BROS (over) NEW YORK and on the other side, COCA COLA (over) BOTTLING CO. The graphics are still very legible. I cleaned the blade, the tool and wiped off the handles. I took some pictures and here it is.
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Posted: **Fri Jun 19, 2020 6:00 pm**

New_Windsor_NY wrote: ↑Fri Jun 19, 2020 4:11 pm This morning I'm adding this knife, my second one of these, to my collection. It's a 1915-1920, A. KASTOR & BROS - NEW YORK, bone handles, single blade, 1 tool, Coca Cola pocket knife with bottle opener/cap lifter. Goins says it's a wire cutter. It has two tang stamps. A KASTOR (over) & BROS (over) NEW YORK and on the other side, COCA COLA (over) BOTTLING CO. The graphics are still very legible. I cleaned the blade, the tool and wiped off the handles. I took some pictures and here it is.
Click on a picture to ENLARGE.

Thanks Skip. I still don't see it as a wire cutter, but then I've miss things before.

Posted: **Fri Jun 19, 2020 6:11 pm**

joeradza wrote: ↑Fri Jun 19, 2020 6:00 pm
New_Windsor_NY wrote: ↑Fri Jun 19, 2020 4:11 pm This morning I'm adding this knife.....
Thanks Skip. I still don't see it as a wire cutter, but then I've miss things before.

I think it was meant to be used on wire, like the type used to hold a champagne cork in. There are "ridges" inside the curve of each tool. Maybe the point on the tool was used to help remove the foil on a bottle of champagne. I don't believe the tool was supposed to actually cut anything, but more like stretch and break. I should see if it can open a bottle like a normal bottle opener/cap lifter.
Who knows........

Posted: **Fri Jun 19, 2020 6:58 pm**

Ok, I conducted an "experiment" and here are the results. Yes, the tool on my "KASTOR" Coca Cola knives is called a "wire cutter" according to Goins. BUT it does work, very well, as a bottle opener/cap lifter. It also puts holes, actually more like long slits, quite easily in the lid of a can. So call it what you want.

Posted: **Fri Jun 19, 2020 8:03 pm**

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