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Comment by Ken Spielvogel on March 14, 2014 at 17:33

Jan, not sure about your Q's, but the Gunstock is one of my favorite patterns.

Comment by Jan Carter on March 14, 2014 at 16:20

OK, I am looking for some information on the gunstock.  Obviously it got it's name by the shape but when did it begin?  Anyone know who designed it?

KnifeMaker Comment by M. Carpenter on August 12, 2012 at 4:22

One looks like a small cigar cutter, the spike might be to clean out your pipe. Very hard to hard to find these folding multi-blade knives. One essential book still in print is the Sheffield Assay Office Register which deals with silver hallmarks in Sheffield. http://www.sheffield-gb.com You can still find fruit knives but not many multi-blade pocket knives older than 1900 are around.

KnifeMaker Comment by M. Carpenter on August 12, 2012 at 3:06

A gentleman’s multi bladed pocket knife. The side plates on both sides are silver and hallmarked. The silver parts are hallmarked Q for 1899 with a Chester hallmark - not Sheffield Desormeaux Saunders & James Francis Hollings - Frank Shepherd. Chester, UK silver hallmarks on http://www.sheffield-gb.com

KnifeMaker Comment by M. Carpenter on August 12, 2012 at 3:00

This is a traditional Ettrick shaped knife the pattern is thought to originate in the village of Ettrick in Scotland. They are still made in Sheffield and you can see variations and other traditional blade types on sheffield-gb.com

In Memoriam Comment by D ale on June 21, 2011 at 9:04

@ Jim .. soap, H2O, & pressurized air wk great .. but require additional patience. In absence of patience .. use pressurized solvent.

I used valve lapping compound to loosen this knife up .. been EDC 'ing it since. It was originally "break a nail" stiff .

 

Comment by Jim Child on June 21, 2011 at 7:27

D ale said:

Now .. the fun difficult critical part .. remove all the abrasive valve lapping compound. Brake cleaner has been suggested .. beware the scales !! 

Yeah, I bet brake cleaner could play havoc with plastics and wood finishes. I'd maybe try that, introducing it with a syringe right into the joint, and then, once most of the lapping compound was flushed out and/or "put into solution", use good old soap and water in large quantity and pressure.

I'm just now seeing that this Palistani horseman's knife is replaceable for just US$9.00 so there's not much to lose.

@ Ivars: I didn't have have a match -- I quit smoking 11 years ago -- but inserted a small piece of "business card" and it did work like you say.

Note: I'd only class the short punch blade as non-openable. I'm wondering if that has something to do with the fact that it shares a backspring with the sharpened hoof pick at the other end. It might just be a little easier to open the punch when the hook is already opened.

In Memoriam Comment by D ale on June 21, 2011 at 0:47

@ Jim .. use with caution .. head to the local auto-parts store & pick up some valve lapping compound .. it often comes packaged in 2 grits .. fine & finer .. introduce a small bit of the "finer" into the slipjoint .. work the slipjoint a bunch of times .. you'll know when to stop.

 

Now .. the fun difficult critical part .. remove all the abrasive valve lapping compound. Brake cleaner has been suggested .. beware the scales !! 

 

Note: If the abrasive is not fully removed .. it will continue abrading !!!

 

Jim said:

BTW: I wonder if there's some fix for a too-hard-to-open knife other than taking it apart and filing some metal away. I oiled mine and that helpd a bit.

Comment by Jim Child on June 20, 2011 at 14:18

Ivars had said:

On the back of the catalog was company adress: city country: Pakistan.  And on knife was a sticker (made in pakistan). Thats why I think it is made in pakistan. I don't know maybe my hoof is a clone of some US made hoof?

No, you're probably correct. I read an article about the cutlery industry in Pakistan -- apparently quite active and accomplished. It's a shame that they're not pround enough of their work to want to sign it by stamping their tangs.

BTW: I wonder if there's some fix for a too-hard-to-open knife other than taking it apart and filing some metal away. I oiled mine and that helpd a bit.

Comment by Jim Child on June 20, 2011 at 9:56

Thanks Ivars: Maybe you could teach your Grandad to sharpen his knives using a stone -- the diamond hones these days are really fast-working -- he probably just likes all the sparks! LOL

Re that Wostenholm -- yeah, me too, 699.00 (assuming US$?) is way outside my comfort limit. For the time being I'm mostly researching the currently available "hoof" knives.
How did you know the "HORSEMANS GROOMS FARRIERS HOOF KNIFE TOOL COMB PICK" was made in Pakistan? I've looked all over mine and cannot find any markings. And yes, VERY HARD to open most of the blades. I almost tore off a fingernail. I bought a "knife opener" from Case a few months ago and use that with this knife.

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