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Kids knives from the 1950's
Posted: Thu Jun 22, 2023 9:17 pm
by djknife13
Here's a few "Kids Knives" from my collection. My first knife was a L28 Western my dad bought me at an Army Surplus store around 1954. I've had a soft spot for knives like that and have collected quite a few. here are some.____Dave
Re: Kids knives from the 1950's
Posted: Thu Jun 22, 2023 9:19 pm
by djknife13
Here's a few more.
Re: Kids knives from the 1950's
Posted: Thu Jun 22, 2023 9:33 pm
by tvic
Never would have labeled them as kids knives, dj- but you got a real nice collection there! Thanks for sharing! Still got that first one your Dad gave you?
Re: Kids knives from the 1950's
Posted: Thu Jun 22, 2023 9:41 pm
by bestgear
djknife13 wrote: ↑Thu Jun 22, 2023 9:17 pm
Here's a few "Kids Knives" from my collection.
holy cow Dave, that’s quite the sub-collection you have there even after almost seven decades of accumulating - thank you for sharing such a well preserved piece of history.
Re: Kids knives from the 1950's
Posted: Thu Jun 22, 2023 9:46 pm
by doglegg
Wonderful collection Dave.
Re: Kids knives from the 1950's
Posted: Thu Jun 22, 2023 10:51 pm
by herbva
Dave, thanks for sharing that very cool part of your collection! I find the last one quite interesting, and don't know a thing about it. Do you have any info about that one? Thanks!

Re: Kids knives from the 1950's
Posted: Fri Jun 23, 2023 12:25 am
by djknife13
herbva wrote: ↑Thu Jun 22, 2023 10:51 pm
Dave, thanks for sharing that very cool part of your collection! I find the last one quite interesting, and don't know a thing about it. Do you have any info about that one? Thanks!
It's a Dahlgren from Sweden. I believe it's a child's dress knife they would wear when dressing up for special occasions. I don't remember the years they were in business, but I believe it was around 1900.____Dave
Re: Kids knives from the 1950's
Posted: Fri Jun 23, 2023 12:27 am
by djknife13
tvic wrote: ↑Thu Jun 22, 2023 9:33 pm
Never would have labeled them as kids knives, dj- but you got a real nice collection there! Thanks for sharing! Still got that first one your Dad gave you?
yes, I still have it. It's the second to the last picture.____Dave
Re: Kids knives from the 1950's
Posted: Fri Jun 23, 2023 1:21 am
by Paladin
Great stuff, Dave. Very nice.
Ray
Re: Kids knives from the 1950's
Posted: Fri Jun 23, 2023 3:56 am
by treefarmer
Great bunch of knives, Dave! A small fixed blade always seems more practical than the large "hunting Knives" some folks enjoy carrying. That may depend on where you live and what you do with the knife, there ain't no grizzly bears in Florida but a lot of small whitetails.
Treefarmer