All About Pocket Knives

Wow Barry those are some incredible finds!!! From the Lehigh Valley show? That lobster just might have been made by Warwick Knife Co but I can't say for sure. Don't recall seeing any US manufactured knives with tortoise implements, that's a first.

Eric

I don't think Schrade ever sold any of their jigged bone off to other shops. They used everything they made up for their own knives. The later Catt jigged bone like what's on the knife posted below sort of resembled the Schrade peachseed but wasn't the same. Cattaraugus 22689.jpg Cattaraugus 22689 2...

If I were you I'd contact KnivesShipFree as they're the one's who own the name and have the knives manufactured.

Eric

Here's a previous post regarding that model knife. The one in that post shows a plastic handle which would definitely date it as more modern. My first thoughts when seeing your knife was that it was rehandled as those handles are just soooo fat compared to the bolsters, but I can't say for sure as i...

People also use the blade backs to loosen or tighten screws.

Eric

I believe those date to the 1970's. They introduced the line around 1973 but I'm not sure how many years it ran.

Eric

Mumbleypeg wrote: ↑Sat Mar 30, 2024 4:22 pm Using liquids like soapy water, mineral spirits etc ruins that junk from its value as snuff!

Ken

I believe YCC is York Cutlery Company, circa 1950's-60's - maybe 70's? They were knife importers, similar to Frost. They and Cole International probably used the same Japanese manufacturers.

Eric

Been a few weeks since I've been on AAPK, and as I'm catching up on forum topics and such, I looked at my notifications. It seems I replied to a thread, which I most certainly did NOT. There is a thread I did respond to, but text has been added to my reply....SPAM. I do not endorse casinos. Not sur...

I use mineral spirits and the cheapo ten pack paint brushes from Lowes or Home Depot. You can get the bristles down in the cavity to scrub around the backspring. Also a soft toothbrush , toothpics, etc. I blow it all out with compressed air afterward. The alcohol is a great grease solvent and dries ...

You can make a quick tool out of an old screwdriver (or something similar) provided the tip is wide enough. Just grind out a notch in the center portion so that you have a fork that will fit over the threaded tang and into the slots.

Eric.
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I don't think you'll ever find a knife that was manufactured on that specific date. Even those dated Case knives might have been boxed on that date but certainly weren't made then. It takes days or weeks to make a factory knife as the parts are run in large batches in specific steps from start to fi...

Wow you guys offered up a fantastic education tonight! I could see where the sheep foot blade shape would be more a personal safety feature than a knife fight preventative. If you were to loose grip on it in rough seas or through wet hands you'd be less likely to accidentally stab yourself by fallin...

The top of the tang stamp is pitted, the bottom letters are fine and match up with the top. Nothing wrong there. Walden isn't present on the stamp at all. It's also a legit Crucible pattern. Here's another one that's an almost identical match:
Eric

First do mean tangs? It's not clear to me. I see pitted original tang stamps. Can you explain what you see?

Eric

Cody I believe Cooper owns that trademark now, which seems so ridiculous to me as he's in Ohio and has zero relationship to NY Knife Co. I know Imperial kept the Hammer Brand trademark up but I don't know if they ever used the New York Knife Co name themselves.

Eric

I agree with these guys, nothing wrong with any of those knives as far as I can tell. He's been around forever and I've never known him to pass off anything even remotely resembling a fake. I'd buy off him (and have) with no hesitation. BTW those stamps are pitted, it's something common you see on o...

Dan, does that mean manufactured by Schrade for Simmons or Shapleigh Hardware before the Val-Test era, manufactured by Schrade for Val-Test, or manufactured and sold by Schrade using Frost Cutlery's trademark? If ea42 is correct about it dating to the early1940s, I guess the answer is self evident....

I've regularly seen those old fireman''s axes sell for around $100, and that's with obscure marks or no marks. With a well known mark like Marples, and an old one at that, it might have been worth quite a bit more, even with a cracked flange and rust. The deep gouges near the mark would have definit...

Greetings! That's not Marbles, it's W. Marples and Sons out of Sheffield England. They made tools, chisels, hatchets, etc. and I believe they're still in business today. Started in the 1800's. Too deeply ground and over polished to have any value.

Eric

Andy that looks to be early 1940's. Beautiful looking knife, they don't often come along with nice full blades. Value is totally subjective but I'd estimate somewhere between $100 and $150. Of course that's going by one photo and not seeing it in hand.

Eric

The horn is trying to curl back to its original shape and since the liners are pinned to it it's taking them with it. Kind of a common thing with thick horn handles. They stop at a certain point, probably where they are now. Short of putting on new handles or taking those off and re-sanding them fla...

I'd contact Moore Maker, they have records of all their knives and most knives have the model number and/or date which makes the search even easier for them. Probably Queen, early 2000's but I'm just guessing here.

Eric

Here's the other thread it's being discussed at:

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Eric

My thoughts also. I’ve never seen that blade configuration on a NYK? Me either. Can't recall ever seeing a pruning blade in a NYK equal end and the blade behind the pen blade has been seriously shortened so no idea what that one would have originally looked like. You can see the tip sticks up way a...