All About Pocket Knives

A picture of the knife with the blades open would be helpful in identifying it. Check at the base of the main blade and see if there is a tang stamp there that identifies the manufacturer.

Nice find Skip!
Not often you find them in such nice condition. To frequently they are used hard, with little maintenance. That looks like a good one, probably late 1940s or 1950s.

Thanks guys, I appreciate the info.

Sorry to hear that Froe. Sounds like you two were close and he sounds like a great brother!
I pray for God's grace and peace be on you and your family.

I picked up a couple Schrade Waldens last weekend at the Eugene show. The top one is an 861 with nice peach seed bone. The lower one has no pattern number stamped on it, but I believe it to be an 833. It also has nice peach seed bone. The blades on the 833 are very shiny but they look dark in the ph...

I would say, at that price, you got a good deal! I think it's probably leftover parts from the Ellenville Factory that were shipped to China and assembled and shipped back to the US. That has been done with a number of different knives. There were lots of parts left over when Schrade closed. I think...

There were lots of blades left over when Schrade closed. There have been a number of knives and blades that were sent to China to be assembled, including some of the rubber handled fish knives. I have a number of Heritage blades myself that were picked up from eBay and SMKW primarily. I think Blue R...

Praise the Lord!

Great news. Praise the Lord!

You mentioned new leadership. Are Dennis and Elayne Ellingson both okay? Yes, so far as I am aware. It's my understanding they helped with the transition to the new leadership. Their son is on the board of the club and I believe he was the show coordinator this year. Also on the board is Steve Godd...

One more knife from the show that I forgot in the earlier pictures is the 2024 club knife for the Oregon Knife Collectors Association. This knife is a tribute to Wayne Goddard, one of the founding members of the club. Wayne was a early full time custom knife maker and the author of the $50 Knife Sho...

These are the fixed blades that found their way into my luggage when I return home on Sunday. 1000002310.jpg The ones on the left are all Westerns. The bone handled knife is a Coast Cutlery knife that was also made by Western. The one on the far right is a Schrade Walden 148. The last picture is the...

Are a few more pictures of some of the knives I picked up at the Oregon show. Some of these were in the picture previously posted above, but I wanted to do a group shot of the Gerbers. 1000002303.jpg 1000002307.jpg When I open the box I found this note inside. The knife was won at the Oregon Knife C...

Well, the 2024 Oregon Knife Collectors Association show is now history. This year leadership has changed for the club and for the show. In my opinon, it was a very success show. I just got home about 3 hours ago and begin looking at what I bought today, but I haven't got any pictures yet. This one p...

An amazing story Mark! Thank you for sharing it! I have the same issues, severe restless leg syndrome and REM sleep disorder. I also take Pramipexole, but fortunately have not had such a severe reaction as you have had. I have noticed some dizziness from time to time and have a little problem with m...

Great to hear!
Praying for full recovery.

You got it. I'm putting him on my prayer list and praying now.

Thank you guys all for your prayers, your scriptures and your words of encouragement. I think it's hard to understand how much that means, unless you have been in a similar situation. Lord, Thank you for your Faithful Servants and prayer warriors who lift Alyson and I before Your throne in their pra...

Alyson had a CT scan on Monday April 1st. She got a call from the oncologist's physician's assistant yesterday. The PA would not say anything about the findings except what the doctor had written in his notes. The findings were, one of the lesions on her liver had shrunk a little bit, but the other ...

Sorry I am late in posting this, things have been hectic lately. Friday I got this box from Reverend and I have to give him props for the way he graded the knives he sent. Those graded level 4 and 5 were pretty stinky. Those graded level 3-1 actually had some possibilities. Maybe some future modific...

I am pretty sure I have heard that mentioned either on his show or in an interview with him.

Nice find!

Nice work Barry!

March 29th is Vietnam Veterans Day.

To all my brothers in arms in Vietnam and anywhere else you may have served, Semper Fi.

I'm interested in Camillus and Schrade parts.