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At 17:31 on June 3, 2015,
KnifeMaker
Kevin Davey
said…

Hi John and everyone else. Thanks for the welcome. Knife makers and collectors are some of the most friendly welcoming people I have ever met. I will post a bit more later.

At 17:03 on May 27, 2015, Jean-François said…

Thanks, John! And BTW, yes, the birthday cake was a wonderful "millefeuille".

At 16:17 on April 12, 2015, tim payne said…

howdy john, hope you're fit today.  hoping you could do a bit researching on the cutino cutlery equal end I posted this morning.  while the scent is still fresh......  we don't want you scatching fleas!

At 21:14 on April 10, 2015, tim payne said…

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The Gold Knife: The true story of travels with Charlie GenellaPosted on May 23, 2013 by Knives Illustrated

Charlie Genella was walking the aisles of the Birmingham Gun Show. This late-1970’s gun show, sponsored by the Alabama Gun Collectors Association, was also hosting the Alabama Knife Collectors Club. Military knife authorities M. H. Cole and Roger Ballard were active members of the Alabama Gun Collectors and promoted bringing knife people into the show, so Charlie and I were there.Charlie and I traveled the show circuit together in those days. He insisted that we be in front of the roll-up doors the minute the show opened to be among the first exhibitors in the room. That way, we would get there earlier than the other knife collectors and scarf up all the bargains. What I actually meant was that I would set up the tables and sit with his and my knives while he walked around the shows looking for bargains.  Any new knife was a guaranteed sell in those days—when knife collectors had not yet learned to narrow their collecting focus. The day before, one of Charlie’s sources had come up with some unusual knives with gold-colored bolsters and blades like the one illustrating this article. Charlie planned to sell them for $2.50 each. The knives were marked “Thailand” on the bolster, and were packed in sealed plastic bags of 12 knives. Charlie bought 10 bags for a total of 120 knives. The story that came with the knives was that they had been obtained at an airline salvage auction, so this was a one-time buy. Charlie rounded an endcap of tables, and there before him, under a glass dome, was a knife that looked identical to one of his 120. Under the dome in neat calligraphy was a sign reading, “Solid Gold Knife—Not for Sale”. Charlie laughed, and the man behind the table looked up.

“That’s not a gold knife. I have some of them,” Charlie told him.

“You’re a liar,” the table holder challenged.

“I have them under my table—right here at this show.”

“They’re not like this one. This one is gold.”

READ THE ENTIRE STORY HERE

At 20:12 on April 10, 2015, tim payne said…

howdy john.  did you see the genella mountain man I posted?  Jan asked me about Genella Company.  Below was all the info I could come up with. 

Can you help me out John?

Produced by Charlie Genella,  made in the late 70's, . I remember reading an article about Charlie Genella in one of the knife mags once. He sounded like an interesting character. He died, I think  in the early 80's. 

At 1:21 on April 9, 2015, Lars Ray said…

OK John - I'm done for the moment - 14 total posts, and I have I think about 4 more to do. The remainder are mystery knives - no markings or tang stamps whatsoever. I might just add them all into a single posting of mystery knives and see what comes of them. They may not be worth the effort - don't know.

Thank you sir for your efforts on my behalf -  it is very much appreciated!

At 17:02 on April 6, 2015, J.J. Smith III said…

At 19:47 on April 1, 2015, tim payne said…

hey john, figured I would have already heard them dogs baying by now.  LOL

At 22:53 on March 31, 2015, tim payne said…

Give that dog a bone!  Best pics I could give you tonight John, on the Colonial Bowie.  Seller had this knife dated at 1940-1950s?? 

At 21:17 on March 31, 2015, tim payne said…

Robeson is 6-7/8" overall w/SS blade and no marks/numbers other than the Robeson Germany marking. promise you more pics too!

At 20:56 on March 31, 2015, tim payne said…

p.s. I found you a minty fresh vintage colonial bowie for your next hunt!  LOL...

At 20:54 on March 31, 2015, tim payne said…

hey john.  sorry I left you hanging, without enough ammunition.  oh yeahh, I found that Robeson.  there are no numbers!  just Robeson Germany.  with some of the prettiest stag you would want to see, on the rear side.  thank you much for your help, did not mean to put you out waiting for me to find it.  sorry...

At 8:51 on March 31, 2015, tim payne said…

Honored to have your freind request John.

 

Tim

At 19:07 on March 30, 2015, tim payne said…

hey john, thanks for your response.  now you've forced me to find this fixed blade. LOL   I have quite a few knives, and many places I have them all stashed too.  will try my best to remember to dig it out.  thx.

At 14:17 on March 19, 2015, Paul Mig said…

Hi John,

I have also been doing some research on my Imperial 3 blade Stockman.  From what I see so far, it's looking like a model C3-697RB from the “Razor Blade Stainless Steel Pocket Knives” series produced from ____? to ____? The original blades were a Clip, a spey and a pen (mine were obviously modified,probably to facilitate whittling).  Check these photos and thanks in advance for any further info you can come up with.

At 9:03 on March 18, 2015, Paul Mig said…
Hi John, I'm new to iKC but I see you have posted some Imperial catalogues so I sent you this friend request. I am tracking down my grandfathers jackknife which seems to be 1946-1956, do you have any catalogues in that era? Thank you very much for your help.
At 21:04 on March 2, 2015, Bob Robinson said…

Yep John, two bucks each. Nowadays you don't find many deals like that with the internet and Ebay so prevalent in our everyday lives. The fellow that owned that little antique store was a longhaul truck driver and was only open once in awhile on the weekend. He always kept a fridge of cold beer free for his friends. His partner was a collector also so I only got  ones I really wanted when I got there before him. Not sure what his partner did for a living. He wasn't ever there much to help run the place. The driver picked up knives at antique stores, yard sales, and flea markets all over the country. Really nice fellow and interesting stories. I bought quite a few knives until the other fellow found out. He finally closed shop a while back.

At 19:14 on March 2, 2015, Bob Robinson said…

John, Just  for your info, I got both of those from a local small antique dealer about 15 years ago for 2 bucks each. Just happy I had two bucks to spare that day! I did buy several others from him also, I will have to go back through my inventory to see what I can discover.

At 19:03 on March 2, 2015, Bob Robinson said…

John thanks for the info on the John Fisher knife also. Great information. I had no idea if it was that old. I had meant to take it to a person who has a lot of ivories to get their opinion but had not got to do it yet. I am pretty sure it is, just has a little different texture than bone and color is a little richer. You must do quite a lot of researching as you tend to find a lot of resources quickly. My regards.

At 18:53 on March 2, 2015, Bob Robinson said…

John, I know you are correct  on the hook end, I pondered on it because it doesn't start with the reverse bend to the hook. I was not sure what it was though, never seen that small a hoof pick on that small a knife. I am really astounded at all the info you found on this one, I found only the name in a knife book I had but other info indeed scarce. Thanks to the highest degree on the info for the Wilson.

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