mike the SAWBACK IS AWESOME!!

mike the larger blades below are awesome to!.. i dont have such awesome sets but i also find great amounts of history in large kitchen pieces i find at local flea markets in my area.  i agree that is some good ole cutlery history!.. very awesome pieces mike!

Thanks Pete, I am lucky to have all of them!!

Awesome Vintage Michael

Those ivory handled knives are surely special and very much admired! Let's hope the USFWS ruling on ivory can be overturned. Poaching is stopped by conservation funds spent in the area where ivory grows. Hunting permits fund the game wardens that chase the poachers, so I read. There is a lot of ivory in the states that is currently regulated, by authorization from the white house to the USFWS, including importing other hunting trophies taken in foreign lands.

Any other vintage collectors of Parkers, American Blade, Taylor, United Boker, Frost, or STAR collectors out there? 

*Keen Edge Cutlery Co. 3-1/2" 2-bld Serpentine Jack. Smooth Brown Bone. Long Pull. Both blades tang stamped "Keen Edge Cutl. Co.", Nickel Silver Shield. Nickel Silver bolsters/brass liners/pins

Tim that is a great knife.  That wood screams out to me, I would have had to buy it also

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. 

I know its not American but this is another nice Timber Scribe, IXL George Wostenholm Sheffield England tang stamp. 

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

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. 

Nice scribes . This is another example of a Wostenholm that I hope is of interest.

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 .

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. 

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.

Ok that makes sense. Just hadn't seen that feature before and thought it might be unique to the scribes.. thanks for the info. :) 

An old Remington jack knife. Not in the best of condition but I imagine it was well used and loved. The quality still shines. Perfect opening and closing with half-stops on both blades and lovely bone scales.

Sweet Remington, those old ones are great finds. Used and cared for well is no problem in my book. 

John,

Donnie used one years ago also when he was grading lumber off the rail.  The reason you dont see them now is that the design has changes immeasurably away from a knife

SK,

Those old jacks have a beauty all their own.  From the design to the materials and the fact that they can be found in decent shape but almost always used tells us that they were well loved by previous knife nuts :)

Sweet scribe .. I've only seen one other .. & didn't even have the $ they wanted.

!!! .. Truely rare .. !!!

Wow, they have changed!!!  Would have never know what that was with a screwdriver handle if I didn't know about the vintage scribes. 

I like Utica cuttlery and Case

I guess Case knives are a favorite for me because I know more about them than others. I also like to sell one once in a while.I guess I view the PLATTS as very rare because I just see very few of them. This old folder is quite a gem!

Yes it should open when the botton is pushed.There may be someone who could repair it but I don't know who that would be.

David-Your knife is a Ka-bar Large Grizzly Clasp Folding Hunter.Circa 1920-1940's.It is a pretty rare and highly collectible knife- Just did a brief internet search on current prices & they are selling for a low of $800 up to $3750 in pristine condition with sheath. Average is around $1500-1750. I, too, don't have someone in mind who can repair it, but you might try the guys in the Knife Repair Group or the Switchblades Past & Present Group for a recommendation. Unless the blade is in really bad shape it's definitely worth having repaired.

Hi David, Did you ever get the knife to work? They can be tricky you need to make sure you are not applying pressure to the metal bar on the other side of the button?

Great rare knife.

David,it looks like someone has tried to work on the knife in the past.The bolster pin is all dicked up.You need a knife doc who knows what they are doing.All About Pocket Knives is another forum that has a fix and repair thread.If you post it there you may get some good feedback.  

David,

You will be fine with Bill.  He would have been who I told you to contact if I had seen this sooner.  He is a great asset to us and all the forums he participates on

A neat little Kinfolks Pioneer that I just got.

I recently purchased this 10-1/2" "blade bowie" style knife from a local junk store. I believe this to be a civil war period handmade knife possibly carried by a Confederate soldier, brought home and put away only to be forgotten about. It appears to be Southern style due to materials and crudeness. The blade is forged and filed with razor sharp clip point. The hardened leather sheath liner is zinc and the handle with two sized wood screws is hard maple. This is crudeness at its finest but is 100% for functionality. I just couldn't pass up this piece of history for $10. The store keeper said it was found with another bunch of "junk" in a house being torn down. I welcome all comments at my email address  pithole@zoominternet.net

Neat knife Don, and you can’t beat the price. Have you done any more research to decide if it is really as old as you think? I’m no expert so I won’t make any assumptions, but I do love those old American knives. 

I picked up this J. Russell & Co. Green River Works knife at an antique flea market for 5 dollars.  It appears to be forged as you can see the hammer marks on the surface.  The handle is held by one pin that enters the handle from the top.  I have not seen a Green River like this before and wondered if anyone would have any idea of vintage.

Another Holley folder, this one a fruit knife with seed pick.

Ran into an old and obscure brand I had never seen.  K. & B.  Anyone know anything about this one or have a source?

I have an original Remington bullet knife, model 1253 that needs repairing.  I am looking for recommendations as to a good repair shop.  

Thanks.

George

anyone familliar with this model of Cattagaurus  , i cant even find a pictre on the web for it , i through a bid in and won it anyway  for $33  thanks for any help on info about it , i do not have in hand yet , but appears to only have the maker label and no other markings , i thought it was unique give the grip has more metal than stacked leather on it , thank you