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Thanks Rick. The tab is called a kick. A square one like this was sometimes called a stove pipe kick in Sheffield. On pocket knives it would prevent the blade from hitting the inside of the spring when closed. Filing the kick of a worn blade lowers the height of the blade and brings it back into the handle.
Very nice Smiling, Mine doesn't have the "tab" at the tang of the blade. I would wonder what that is for? I have about a dozen timber scribes in the collection and some are very unusual and look to be pre 1900. Maybe even into late 1700's early 1800's. Just don't know enough about how to put a period on them.
Timber scribes were quite common over here when I worked in forestry . Mind you that was a few years ago and I haven't seen one for a while now .
Agreed Jan, I like the IXL too for the pocket-ability and the stag. You just can't beat a good old stag handle. What research I have had time to do, it looks like nobody has made any timber scribes for 50+ years. If true that would make fine quality and little used examples even more rare.
Steve - I posted the Hammer Brand just below the IXL. It has the great handle that shows the grain really well. Be hard to find a much better example.
The timber scribe is one heck of a knife. The pattern is just fascinating to me. These tools were used to mark numbers and symbols onto standing & also felled timber. The reason there are not seen so much anymore is that they were used! BTW, I think I like the IXL better actually, it could easily fit into a side sheath where the Hammer Brand would be hard to sheath
Just recently acquired a collection and may post a few here that are vintage. There are Schrade Cut. Co., Schrade - Walden, Hammer Brand (NY Knife Co.) Walden Knife Co. Wallkill River Cutlery, and others.
Below is a nice Hammer Brand Timber Scribe that was in the collection. Wonder how many of you are familiar with these unusual knives.
Tim that is a great knife. That wood screams out to me, I would have had to buy it also
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