All About Pocket Knives

Good day, i received this little knife from my dad, which belonged to his dad, can anyone please give more info about the knife and also the value it holds. The one side got a chip out unfortunately.

Thank you

The fact that your dad and grandfather owned and used it makes it priceless to you.

Looks like decent blades but some composition scale issues. On eBay it would not sell for very much, but to AAPK!

John

As John said, the sentimental value is WAY more than any monetary value it might have (which is between very little and none).

It's a great keepsake, if you are not interested in carrying it. I'm sure it could be used the way it is, too, or if you wanted, the handles could be replaced--there are a number of folks here that do that kind of work, and do it well.

Thanx for the replies, yes I will never sell it. My child will get it from me again one day.

Hibbard Spencer & Bartlett was a hardware firm based in Chicago from 1855-1950. Their knives were made on contract from other large makers like ; Utica, New York Knife, Camillus, etc. They became True Value Hardware Co.
Just a guess but yours looks like maybe late 30's to 50's vintage. Nice keepsake. Good luck with it. J.O'.

Looks like a Camillus made knife. They used a type of faux plastic stag back then that looked VERY similar to yours as well as the large shields.

Eric

It is actually Hibbard Spencer Bartlett & Co.

edge213 wrote: ↑Thu Mar 03, 2022 8:46 pm It is actually Hibbard Spencer Bartlett & Co.

Yes but HSB didn't make their own knives. They contracted with a number of different knife manufacturers, Camillus being one of them.

Eric

PS- disregard the above David, I assumed you were saying the knife was made by HSB and not Camillus but now I see that you were just correcting where the "&" was placed.

ea42 wrote: ↑Fri Mar 04, 2022 1:29 am

edge213 wrote: ↑Thu Mar 03, 2022 8:46 pm It is actually Hibbard Spencer Bartlett & Co.

Yes but HSB didn't make their own knives. They contracted with a number of different knife manufacturers, Camillus being one of them.

Eric

PS- disregard the above David, I assumed you were saying the knife was made by HSB and not Camillus but now I see that you were just correcting where the "&" was placed.

Yes Eric, that is what I was pointing out. It seems to happen frequently.
Sorry I wasn't more clear

David you were clear, My comprehension was lacking LOL!

Eric

Camillus. Yep.