Simmons Hardware Fat Jack

[Clark23]

Simmons Hardware Co. Fat Jack made by Walden Knife Company a seldom seen pattern.

[edge213]

I love it!!

[Gtrclktr-351]

nice old knife

[Runner 4 Knives]

Stunning!!

[American Blade 92]

That's a very interesting knife.
I'm curious if there was a specific reason the blade and spring were designed to be so thick?

[glennbad]

That is a fat one! Is it possibly missing the shield?

[Clark23]

That's a very interesting knife.
I'm curious if there was a specific reason the blade and spring were designed to be so thick?

Some early known makers made some knives with thick main springs. Don't believe no specific reason, unless for heavy duty use and good snap? I have a couple other knives with above average thick main spring, a Walden Co-Operative Stag Barehead made only 4 years 1870-74 and a Stag Humason & Beckley Barehead Jack. But the Simmons is thicker than those 2.

[Clark23]

That is a fat one! Is it possibly missing the shield?

Yes missing shield unfortunately, seen another identical with a propeller shield so I assume that's what was on mine before.

[Clark23]

Thank all you guys for the comments!

[American Blade 92]

That's a very interesting knife.
I'm curious if there was a specific reason the blade and spring were designed to be so thick?

Some early known makers made some knives with thick main springs. Don't believe no specific reason, unless for heavy duty use and good snap? I have a couple other knives with above average thick main spring, a Walden Co-Operative Stag Barehead made only 4 years 1870-74 and a Stag Humason & Beckley Barehead Jack. But the Simmons is thicker than those 2.

Very interesting

[stockman]

That’s really a nice old knife. Harold

[FRJ]

That's a very nice knife.

[Waukonda]

Simmons Hardware Co. Fat Jack made by Walden Knife Company a seldom seen pattern.

That's a classic knife, great bone!

I have a Fat Jack Simmons in ebony that I posted somewhere here a few years back,

[orvet]

Beautiful knife, I love it!