I like unique cutlery stamps .. 'n as a result ..just never concentrated on a specific pattern .. so have a variety instead !!!

Here's an odd none .. the Catt 3-W

These little barrel knives are cool.

Ivars

Ivars .. here's one for you .. they average about  3" in length

.. a pedicure instrument !!!

These are similar .. the desciminating feature between these & a corn razor are a stop @ 180 degrees

.. and many lock in the open position ..

... a scalpel or two ..

Here's a quill knife ..

Dale,

Those are some nice peices.  I like the different patterns also

The blade Pattern that started me collecting was the wharncliff.  The Case Classic 55 patterns with the wharncliff blades secured me as "hooked".  It is said the blade pattern was developed by Lord Wharncliff...Lord Wharncliffe thought up the concept from the want of

"..a knife that is more for cutting, than poking.."

This novel concept later developed in the Americas, with "hawkbill" &  "sheepsfoot" blade configurations

or so they say....

 

Howdy Ivars,  Make it 11 now.

I'm with Jan.  I started "Collecting" with the CASE Seahorse.  Up till then I just accumulated...

@Jan - I'm with you -- the Wharncliffe is prob my single favorite blade shape. And, we're not alone, there are apparently a large group of knife user that consider the W/cliffe the most useful profile. It's just that so many people think the clip shape is sexy ...and everyone wants to, at least, pretend that they might just have to skin a big buck later on in the day.

@Ivars -- That IS a tasty little four-blader. I've always been partial to miniatures. And, truth be told, most of the time the blade of our knives are way longer than they need to be. How often do find yourself choking down on the blade -- actually wrapping your forefinger and thumb on the ricasso for better control.

Happy Father's Day!

Yesterday I decided my life wasn't complicated enough and that, besides riggers, I should also collect "horeseman's knives" (maybe I'll define that as anything with a "hoof pick" ??).

My wife and I don't do horses but doe have a flock of sheep whose feet require attention several times a year so I already own a few "hoof pick" folders.

This is a multi-blade knife I bought new last year on from The Original Horse Tack Company via Amazon.com. (the comapny(?) name Happy Tack is also mentioned.

There are no identifying stamps on this knife whatsoever. If anyone knows anything about it I'd appreciate you sharing!

But my real reason for posting here is that I'm wondering what to call this pattern: just multi-blade? it's not really a Multi-Tool (makes me think of the
all pliers-based" Leatherman type thingies).

I;m relativeky new to knives -- pattern names have been confusing -- lots of patterns have more than one knife: e.g. jack, rope knife, rope jack, etc. etc.

Any guidance from those wiser and more experienced than my own self will be very welcome!

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.

@ 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.

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.

@ 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 .

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

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

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.

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?

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

Well Ken, I did what I would do for anyone if I couldnt answer it.  LOL, I asked!  No record of when the first was produced but this G.SAVAGE & SONS is from around 1840 so we at least know the pattern dates back that far

WOW that is one old Gunstock.- Did you get that at the Dalton Show, wonder where it was made.

Heck I forgot about this group. Lots of pattern collectors out there.

Miss Jan, you have this site looking good. Where's them Pattern lovers.

We are getting there Robert.  When I have everything moved over I will do an alphabetical listing with links like I did in the Box

*****Thank you*****

Okay, folks!  This group has been dormant for too long!  Lets help Ivars kick-start this group!  Let's everybody take a few minutes and invite five or ten of our friends to this group.   Most people either collect by pattern or brand.  It's crazy that a group devoted to pattern collecting only has 30 members!  I can think of at least 50 patterns within my collection alone!  This group needs more members!

As for the fifty patterns:

1. Automatics
2. Balisong
3. Barlow
4. Bartender
5. Bowie
6. Camp
7. Canoe
8. Canittler
9. Caping
10. Cheetah
11. Clasp knife
12. Coke Bottle
13. Congress
14. Copperhead
15. Cotton Samplers
16. Doctor
17. Douk Douk
18. Easy Open
19. Elephant Toenail
20. Farrier
21. Farmer’s Work Knife (Sodbusters)
22. Fillet
23. Fish Knife
24. Folding Hunter
25. Grafting
26. Hawkbills
27. Hobos
28. Hunters
29. Jack Knives
30. Karambits
31. Kukris
32. Linesman
33. Machete
34. Marlin Spike
35. Moose
36. Mushroom
37. Muskrats
38. Navaja Cuchillo
39. Out the Front
40. Peanut
41. Penknives
42. Picnics
43. Rope Knives
44. Stockmans
45. Sunfish
46. Toothpicks/Ticklers
47. Toothpicks –fixed blades
48. Skinners
49. Ulu
50. Whittlers

And that doesn't even include the variations within the patterns!

Way to motivate Tobias...and I agree. So I became a Bowie Buddy....I just don't go around declaring that in public. Sort of looses something in translation outside of iKC. 

Thanks for the rally talk. We needed that!

I like what you did here in naming the the fifty patterns within your collections. I need this kind of visual. So to remove a sense of semantics, I have created a hierarchy to help me make sure we don't double up on "patterns". This is for a visual assistance only, not intended for a debate:

Here is the Knives according to Lars Hierarchy:

Knife

  Fixed Blade / Brand

     Type of Fixed Blade - design intent (Combat, Hunting, Skinning, Butcher/Chef, Dagger, Bowie, etc) Broad categories

         Sub-type of Fixed Blade - frame style (Mini, Extreme, Nessmuk, Sub-Hilt, etc.) Defined categories

               Feature set (type of steel, type of handle material, blade type, features, etc.) Specific categories

Knife

  Folder / Brand

      Type of Folder - design intent (Multipurpose, fishing, hunting, etc.) Broad categories

             Sub-type of Folder - frame style (Automatics, Barlow, Congress, Coke Bottle, etc.) Defined categories

                     Feature set (type of steel, type of handle material, blade type, number of blades, features, etc.) Specific categories

Under each of these we add Variations. Now we have taken your 50 patterns and tripled the amount of possibilities...if not more!

here are a few that have a special spot in my collection..the humpback whittlers.i was able to pick up the queen tool steel the other day and the stag is gorgeous..wish the pics were better, but. i try.

thankyou steve... i have always loved whittlers.. and these little guys are one of my favorite whittler patterns. I dont know why.. something about the shape. just like the look of them.

We've got six new members today.  Once we hit 60 new members, I'll rummage through my collection ans see what i can cough up for a prize.  Spread the word guys and gals, Spring is in the air and I want to give away another knife!

Jeff, I just saw those whittlers.  You're making me think about collecting another pattern. It's go to be hard "Coping" with the additional anxiety!  (time to duck and cover!)

Mea Culpa, J.J.  It I listed them by the number in my collection I'm guessing whittlers would be within the top ten, possibly even the top five!  We won't say what pattern would at the bottom  but it begins with the letter "T" and it ends with  the type of music Will Smith  and J. Jazzy Jeff  won a Grammy for!  (Ducking and covering again!)