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Let's See Those 5 Inch Folding Hunters!

Started by Charles Sample. Last reply by Rome D. Rushing Sep 8, 2020. 93 Replies

Tobias suggested that someone should start a discussion on 5 inch lockback hunters.  Since no one else has, I will.  But since I have two folding hunters and only one of them is a lockback, I will open it up to all 5 inch folding hunters.Here is my…Continue

The Congress Knife: Y'all Come Together!

Started by Tobias Gibson. Last reply by Lewis E.Ward Aug 16, 2020. 52 Replies

The Congress knife arrived on the scene in the early 1800s.   As with other Pocket knives such as Trappers and Stockman’s, the Congress was…Continue

New Collector

Started by Beth Medeiros. Last reply by Beth Medeiros Apr 25, 2020. 3 Replies

Hello All,I am a brand new collector and just happened to stumble across the Elephant Toe knives and fell in love!  These things are great but I have a lot to learn!!  I look forward to it and am now on the hunt on what to buy.BKContinue

Toothpicks & Ticklers

Started by Tobias Gibson. Last reply by Rome D. Rushing May 22, 2019. 17 Replies

Welcome to the Toothpicks & Ticklers Discussion within the Knife Patterns Group!This discussion is for all types of folding toothpick, for the tiny Texas Toothpicks to those large Ticklers!…Continue

Fish Knives by Tobias Gibson on June 17, 2013

Started by Jan Carter. Last reply by Rome D. Rushing May 22, 2019. 150 Replies

I'm not sure if there is a discussion already or not but show 'em if you got 'em.  Let's see you fishing knives, as in the tools of the tackle box! (Folding, fixed, multi-tools, etc.)Here's a few of my latest finds. What made them interesting is the…Continue

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In Memoriam
Comment by John McCain on May 20, 2015 at 17:39

Jack- Hate to disagree with Shlomo but your knife is Cuban not Argentinian, I believe.

Weyersberg Hermanos translates in Spanish to Weyersberg Brothers-Weyersberg moved to Solingen-ohligs in 1925 so your knife is of that vintage. It was pretty common practice to mark tang and blade stamps for the Cuban market. In Cuba, they simply call this knife a large Bowie.The helmuted figure on the handle is Athena. Some of these knives also carried the stamp Viva Cuba if carried by a Revolutionary. 

Comment by Tobias Gibson on May 20, 2015 at 13:51

Jack, Shlomo, and Michael.  Those are some really nice looking big blades!

Comment by Shlomo ben Maved on May 20, 2015 at 13:40

Tobias--That Moosnshiner reminds me of a cigar cutter knife I had but the pivot was at the other end.

Jack--You have an Solingen made Argentine Gaucho's "facón caronero" that was carried under the saddle seat as opposed to in the belt.  Primarily a large camp knife

This is one of my Gauchos, a "criollo

Perpina & Porcel (http://www.perpinaporcel.com.ar/) Model 1 Bone handle

Perpina & Porcel Model 1 Bone handle

There is also Tandil (http://www.knivesoftandil.com/)

Comment by Jack on May 20, 2015 at 9:21
Good discussion!  This is a blade I picked up at an estate auction a few years ago. It's marked 'weyersberg Hermanos ohligs- soligen garantizado', & '923' on the other side.  Supposedly a 'hunting' blade from the '20s.
Comment by Michael Squier on May 20, 2015 at 8:12

The sword below was supposedly carried by a soldier in our American Revolution, on our side. 

Tobia I didnt know you were into Pirates too. I followed some wensite afew years ago but it ended, cant remember the name. Im going to have to check yours out. 

Comment by Michael Squier on May 20, 2015 at 8:09

Here is a rev war era hunting sword I have, not sure if its German or not.

Comment by Tobias Gibson on May 20, 2015 at 7:01

Ah Captain Jack Sparrow.  Good movies but pretty bad history.  I was contacted by Disney for information on the 3rd installment.   The History Channel also used me for their web site promoting their real Pirates of the Caribbean.   When Disney called I thought for sure I was going to get a cease and desist letter due to the name of my page but they  had no problem.

Tim Powers, the guy who wrote the book, "On Stranger Tides", the book which the 4th POTC was written sent me an advanced copy so I could read and review it.  The book was indeed batter that the movie adaption.

My bibliography for the page is at:

http://pirates.hegewisch.net/pirbibl.html

Lots of good reading if you're into pirate history.  Most of the books were written  well before the POTC movie franchise launched.

Comment by Shlomo ben Maved on May 20, 2015 at 6:33

Actually it was the only picture small enough to fit our column width but it linked to that site.  Congrats on 20 years.

Although the terms I had known about with a passing interest in pirates from many years ago when a couple of our daughters got interested in them from Johnny Depp's character--actually just Johnny Depp.

Recommended books:

A History of Pirates: Blood and Thunder on the High Seas by Nigel Cawthorne

Pirates: Predators of the Sea: An Illustrated History

Pirates: The Complete History from 1300 BC to the Present Day both by Dr. Angus Konstam

Comment by Tobias Gibson on May 20, 2015 at 5:47

Shlomo, I hope the information on Boucan knives came from this web site

http://pirates.hegewisch.net/pirates.html  specifically this page: http://pirates.hegewisch.net/gully.html

The image shown is actually my art work from way back in 1995 when the page was first made.  Hard to believe my Pirates page it celebrating 20 years on the World Wide Web!

Comment by Shlomo ben Maved on May 19, 2015 at 22:51

Boucan knives, a form of a gully knife:

* A gully is simply a big knife. It was not usually a fighting knife but could be used as such in a pinch

Hunting swords, a particular pattern, were used during the 17th to 19th century (although can be traced back to the 12th) and were 25" or less in blade.

Blackmore, Howard L., Hunting Weapons from the Middle Ages to the Twentieth Century.

Geo. Washington's sword (replica)

Hunting Sword (top)
English
1765-1780
Iron alloy, silver, dyed green ivory. L 76.2, blade 62.2 cm

The George C. Neumann Collection, Valley Forge National Historical Park, VAFO 315

Short Saber (middle)

English
1777-1778
Iron alloy, silver, ivory. L 74.6cm

The George C. Neumann Collection, Valley Forge National Historical Park, VAFO 346

Hanger [Sword] (bottom)
1750-1780
Double edged American blade with British lion head pommel.
Iron alloy and antler. L 72.1, blade 57.4 cm

The George C. Neumann Collection, Valley Forge National Historical Park, VAFO 278

[photo] See caption below for details.

Celtic Sword

Which wasn't a copy of the Gladius but developed on its own.  They have been found in sites that predate the Romans by many years.  The reason all the swords at that time were short was due to the iron working process and poor tempering.

 
 
 

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