All About Pocket Knives

No Mo Samoas after this:
Schrade Orgill shield
Schrade (Pacific Rim)folder with shields on both sides.
Schrade Walden parallelogram shield.
Star GE shield(weirdest looking folder I've ever seen).
Sword brand Scout shield.
Ulster scout shield.
2 different Valley Forge shields.
Vom Cleff shield.
Ward Brothers abalone shields and stars.

love the GE shield!

Astounding array of quality shields, k7k, you always come with the good stuff.

knife7knut wrote:Cattaraugus bomb shield.
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High Carbon Steel bomb shield.

Aren't these two considered "propeller shields"? If they are bomb shields then I've been sideways on the definition of "bomb shield" (and "propeller shield" as well, apparently) the whole time!

knife7knut wrote:Dunlap.

That faux stag looks a lot like the handles on a Camillus 4-line serpentine jack I have, albeit much more intact.

Thanks for sharing!

Tsar Bomba wrote: ...
High Carbon Steel bomb shield.

Aren't these two considered "propeller shields"? If they are bomb shields then I've been sideways on the definition of "bomb shield" (and "propeller shield" as well, apparently) the whole time!

knife7knut wrote:Dunlap.

That faux stag looks a lot like the handles on a Camillus 4-line serpentine jack I have, albeit much more intact.

Thanks for sharing![/quote]
Thanks for the kind words. I have heard them referred to as both propeller and bomb shields;I guess they resemble a prop more than an exploding bomb.I believe the Dunlap was made by Camillus.

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knife7knut wrote:.I believe the Dunlap was made by Camillus.

Correcto mundo and if memory serves they were made for Sears & Roebuck '38 - '42.

Recent purchases

Webb wrote:Recent purchases

Ironic, my favorite one is the only one that is technically "unofficial". Nicest shield and just a nice knife overall.

P.S. to AAPK and thanks for sharing your new pickups! You'll find a lot of friendly and whipsmart folks with all sorts of knife knowledge in these here forums.

Thanks, Ill look forward to the knowledge and the history about these guys. The unofficial is my newest addition.

POJ knife but an interesting shield. OWL Cutlery Co., Sheffield.

Well, that's that English ale for ya.
It was supposed to be a bar shield and rat tail bolsters!

Here's another after Beechtree's post on Simonds Mfg Co... No doubt one of my favorite shields

This is Simonds Saw & Steel Co (circa - 1922-1940) though the company still makes saws today and are located in Fitchburg MA. This Pen knife at 3 1/2" has a double etch on master blade - both mark and pile sides - but no tang stamps which I assume was in lieu of the mark side etch with company name. The mark side etch is quite clear but the "Saws" part of the pile side etch reading Saws, Files and Hack Saws has some tarnish in that area. Handle covers are faux stag or jigged bone of black composition - not one of my favorites handles but this one shows no sign of shrinkage to date. I understand some of their knives were made by Camillus. Thanks for looking!!

This is an odd shield. I don't know what you would call it. Knife is a very old pre 1900 Maher & Grosh 3 backspring teardrop jack.

peanut740 wrote:This is an odd shield. I don't know what you would call it. Knife is a very old pre 1900 Maher & Grosh 3 backspring teardrop jack.

Interesting one, Roger. Somewhere between an acorn and a corn kernel ....

Just picked up some new additions at a huge antique fair...

Philco asked me to post these old Case shields here . So here they are.

Very nice, Greg! That arrow shield is sweet.

wazu013, I really like the shield on the first knife.

Here is a rather unique shield on this art deco Empire.

Great shield on that one Greg ... How's the knife now that you got it in hand?? Hope no surprises!!

LongBlade wrote:Great shield on that one Greg ... How's the knife now that you got it in hand?? Hope no surprises!!

Lee it is in pretty good shape, a couple of scuffs and abit of spotting on the blade but the ebony handles, the snap and lock up are superb. I'm very well satisfied with it.

Cool Greg ....

Nice Greg. Isn't that shield called the "bullocks" shield?

steve99f wrote:Nice Greg. Isn't that shield called the "bullocks" shield?

I don't know Steve. That sounds appropriate though judging from the bottom half of the shield.