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Comment by Jan Carter on February 11, 2014 at 20:50

JJ and Bill, I am enjoying the read very much both here and SD!  A lot to learn about these wonderful and amazingly varied knives.

JJ, Thanks.  I kept looking at the pins thinking it must be original because I dont see any other signs.  OMG now I want to go to Brads West table at the next show and just spend the day there LOL

Comment by Bill DeShivs on February 11, 2014 at 20:08

I don't know if George Schrade Knife Co. contracted other knives. I do know they did make all the autos in house. Many other companies used G. Schrade to make their automatics. Remington, Case, Shapleigh Hardware, and more.

Comment by Jan Carter on February 11, 2014 at 19:42

By the way !  Thank you all for sharing these, I have a new fascination with the autos and in just a few days you have helped me learn!

Comment by Jan Carter on February 11, 2014 at 19:41

Dale, That swing guard is simply fantastic. I have to look at one of those when I get to another show that has one!

Bobby, I too appreciate the fill on the jigging.  I do know that Colonial did a great many in house functions

Bill, Presto did not contract?  I did not know that!  Seems that back then everyone contracted.  I think it makes me happy to know a company of Presto's amazing past was an "do it in house" company.

JJ, while I like the addition of the bail, the earlier version calls to me more. Forgive my learning process here.  the wear around the safety on the earlier version..is it due to wear or has it been reworked.  I have read a good many of them need to be reworked, seems the button mechanism out lasts the safety in many of them?

Comment by Bill DeShivs on February 11, 2014 at 15:35

Robert,

Presto did not use contractors for their automatic knives.

Comment by Ron Cooper on February 11, 2014 at 14:22

That Fishtail in a purse is waaay cool! 

And, Robert, thanks for filling in some of the blanks as far as those old jigging patterns were concerned. That old Presto "swing guard" is also a real treasure!

It's cool to see these old knives and have someone around who can give a little of their back-history, as well!

KnifeMaker Comment by Robert A. Paolantonio on February 11, 2014 at 14:15

Hello folks!! Very nice old toys and man oh man these are some beauties'.....

The old brown jigged bone Presto I believe is the work of Imperial Knife; which were our cousins back then; the Marando's and the Fizaono's.!!

I specified the handle material Jan because these two brown bone knives have what we called it for years.."Jigged Bone".!! This system was machined bone or second cut stag or antler, and they were run through a jigging machine or tool to give the appearance of stag but and was eventually known as jigged bone.. Many of our Colonial tools were designed like this; especially the Forest Master, and camp type knives! It's actually amazing the amount of different "types" of jigged paterns just with our Scout Knife alone that were produced..

In Memoriam Comment by D ale on February 9, 2014 at 14:23

For you, Jan .. a fishtail in a purse.

In Memoriam Comment by D ale on February 9, 2014 at 14:20

... Presto . swing guard ...

Comment by Jan Carter on February 9, 2014 at 14:04

SWEET DALE!!!!  what maker??

JJ, Yes it is the smooth bone, it is the latest but not the first of these we have purchased.  We have a few of the acrylics also.  But you know how I feel about the natural materials.  with each purchase I find myself looking at more and varied autos

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