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Comment by Lee Saunders on March 18, 2012 at 20:25

Yes, Robert.  I bought this as a package of 10 knives but the guy threw in some extras.  When I counted there were 13.  The ook I was talking about was a previous post I read in a different group about "The Big Book of Pocket Knives".  I don't rememer who posted about it bbut I bought a cvopy and it started my education about pocket knives.  I knew a little something about switchblades but was (heck, still am) a pocket knife dummy.

In Memoriam Comment by Robert Burris on March 18, 2012 at 18:36

Lee, what book are you talking about? Did you buy those knives in a pakage deal?

Comment by Lee Saunders on March 18, 2012 at 18:31

On the hand made knife below that Jan said might be an early "cigar band" knife (that makes sense to me!!) I was trying to say it had "file marks" as well as saw marks and the hammer marks.  It is one marked up little bitty knife.

Comment by Lee Saunders on March 18, 2012 at 16:50

My "Baker's Dozen" Box Full O' Knives

Left to Right and Top to Bottom we have:

1)  No markings            2)  Kutmaster            3)  Multiblade

Bone?                                  Utica N.Y.                Black handles

Iron bolsters I think            U.SA.                        Can opener says

                                            Wood handles           Pat. Pend.

4)  Multi-blade                5)  Boker                  6)  Campers Knife

     China                              Tree on handle          Towika

                                            Boker                         Bird on a branch

   U.S.A.                                                                 Republic of

                                            Reverse=                    Ireland

                                            Tree + 83148

                      

                                                                              

7)   Lithograph            8)  All blades                 9)  MOP

       New York       

 Empire State Bldg         shut tight                         no readable markings

10)  Auto Figural     11)  Sterling siver           12)  Utility w/chain

       Stainless                   Imperial                          Handle =

        Taiwan                    Floral design                  Lehigh Safety

                                        no engraving                  Shoe Co.

                                                                                Blade =

                                                                                Made in USA

                                                                                Pat Pend

13)  Has a bubble on handle

       can't tell what is inside

       Bade reads:

       Bassett

       U.S.A.

       Pat 2779098

Thank you all for teaching me what to look for, how to read things, books to use for research.  You are invaluable to me!!

Comment by ken benson on March 18, 2012 at 15:36

Pat when you've said Solingen, stag, fixed blades, and coming from your dad, those could make  the center piece of any collection. Look forward to seeing them.

Comment by ken benson on March 18, 2012 at 15:33

I think that is a fine collector piece and it would be fun  challenge anyone to grab up some raw materials and do better.I'd say that feller has built things before.  He wanted his own knife around the last two bits of ivory  left from his African trip.

Comment by Jan Carter on March 18, 2012 at 15:29

Lee,

I have never seen this style and yes it appears handmade.  Although the fit and finish are a bit rough, I like it!!  In all honesty it looks like an early attempt at something resembling a cigar band type of handle.  

Comment by Lee Saunders on March 18, 2012 at 15:10

OK....I bought this knife because it intrigued me.  It appears to be handmade even in the pictures.  But when you get face to face you can see the hammer marks on the bbolsters where it seems he tried to tighten the ends up.  And it's not as if the knife had problems he tried to fix.  The hammering looks as old as the knife.  An amatuerish job for sure.

No marking of an kind on the blades, tangs, bolsters, scales....nothing at all.  Maybe if I take the thing apart?

The seller didn't know anymore than me, which ou can see is Nada.  It looks like there are iron marks and saw marks on the iron pieces.  It is a little knife.  Closed about 2.5"  Cost me less than $10

My question is has anyone seen this style of knife?  The design or the hammering, sawing, filing of the iron?  I am baffled.

And I'll take a pic of my recent box o' Ten knives, which turned out to be 13!!  A grab bag of knives for sure.

Thanks all.

Comment by Jan Carter on March 18, 2012 at 13:28

I would love to see them Pat.  I dont know anything about them but this gives me a chance to do some more research!!  

Comment by Jan Carter on March 7, 2012 at 18:27

Hello everyone,

Hog listed us this week in the forum area.  I wanted to say thank you to EVERYONE here.  I really like this area of IKC, it may not be about the brightest and the newest but it is certainly about the interesting.  Everyone here has conributed and shared.  I hope you all have as much fun with the different knives as we have had so far.   THANK YOU ALL

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