Ken,
Does your example also have the jigged, dark plastic scales?
Thanks,
Neal
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- Thu Nov 23, 2023 7:48 am
- Forum: Switchblade Knife Collector`s Forum
- Topic: Latest Leverlock Acquisition
- Replies: 7
- Views: 587
- Wed Nov 22, 2023 7:47 pm
- Forum: Switchblade Knife Collector`s Forum
- Topic: Latest Leverlock Acquisition
- Replies: 7
- Views: 587
- Wed Nov 22, 2023 2:15 am
- Forum: Switchblade Knife Collector`s Forum
- Topic: Latest Leverlock Acquisition
- Replies: 7
- Views: 587
Re: Latest Leverlock Acquisition
Thanks, Bill!
- Tue Nov 21, 2023 1:33 pm
- Forum: Switchblade Knife Collector`s Forum
- Topic: Latest Leverlock Acquisition
- Replies: 7
- Views: 587
Latest Leverlock Acquisition
I recently obtained this Bower Import German leverlock. It seems to be in decent shape and a good candidate for clean up and repair (broken kick spring). (I’m sorry for the dark photos.) It is different from my other “springers” since its lever spring extends halfway down the front handle and it has...
- Thu Oct 12, 2023 7:43 pm
- Forum: General Knife Discussion
- Topic: Chalset Canada
- Replies: 4
- Views: 242
Re: Chalset Canada
Thanks for the response and the information! I’ll keep looking for more information!
- Sun Oct 08, 2023 8:42 pm
- Forum: General Knife Discussion
- Topic: Chalset Canada
- Replies: 4
- Views: 242
Re: Chalset Canada
Handles are some type of olive green “plastic”. Possibly celluloid.
- Sun Oct 08, 2023 1:41 am
- Forum: Switchblade Knife Collector`s Forum
- Topic: Hammer Brand unusual handle color
- Replies: 4
- Views: 503
Re: Hammer Brand unusual handle color
What a find! I have a Hammer Brand Utility Jack with the same handle color. (I believe it’s called “firebrick” in Mark Erickson’s book, “Antique American Switchblades “.) It seems to be one of the rarer colors that Imperial used “back in the day”.
- Sat Oct 07, 2023 11:47 am
- Forum: General Knife Discussion
- Topic: Chalset Canada
- Replies: 4
- Views: 242
Chalset Canada
I bought this well-made knife (I’d call it a “cattleman whittler”. ) in an antique store, years ago in Wisconsin. The knife is in pretty good “used” condition, except for the cracked green handle scales. The master blade is marked “CHALSET” over “CANADA”, with “920” stamped on the other side. The pu...
- Tue Jul 25, 2023 12:08 pm
- Forum: Knife Repair and Restoration
- Topic: A Good Example
- Replies: 33
- Views: 48056
Re: A Good Example
Great photos! Similarly,I have used a 90amp Harbor Freight wire feed welder to add a tiny spot of material to the tang of a leverlock switchblade to close the worn sear hole. I then re- file the hole “open” just enough to catch the sear. This can address the problem of worn switchblade knives when t...
- Thu Jul 20, 2023 12:14 am
- Forum: Remington Knife Collector's Forum
- Topic: Need Help with Odd Remington Tang Stamp
- Replies: 30
- Views: 10433
Re: Need Help with Odd Remington Tang Stamp
I just found another example of the Remington/SWP Co. stamped pen knives.
- Wed Jul 19, 2023 4:24 pm
- Forum: Switchblade Knife Collector`s Forum
- Topic: Recent adoption: EIG Italy 14 cm picklock
- Replies: 1
- Views: 202
Recent adoption: EIG Italy 14 cm picklock
I recently purchased this EIG (Saul Eig import) 14 cm black horn picklock. The blade had been sharpened to be a user and, at some point, the kick spring had snapped. The rest of the little knife had additional “bumps and bruises”, but was complete enough for me to take chance on repairing it. Since ...
- Wed Jul 19, 2023 3:56 pm
- Forum: Switchblade Knife Collector`s Forum
- Topic: Imperial Candy Stripe Switchblade
- Replies: 7
- Views: 513
Re: Imperial Candy Stripe Switchblade
Great find! Those are some of my favorites. The candy stripe covered ones seem to be rarer, especially in good condition!
- Thu Jul 13, 2023 1:55 am
- Forum: Switchblade Knife Collector`s Forum
- Topic: Flip lock German BAZAR springer
- Replies: 9
- Views: 405
- Tue Jul 11, 2023 10:13 pm
- Forum: Switchblade Knife Collector`s Forum
- Topic: Flip lock German BAZAR springer
- Replies: 9
- Views: 405
Re: Flip lock German BAZAR springer
It does look German. Nice looking knife! However, I do believe that most leverlocks of that “time period”, whether German or Japanese, had “dovetail” springs. They would likely need to be shaped to be wedged in from the side, rather than slipped in. (Bill DeShivs would know for certain.). The backsp...
- Sat Jul 08, 2023 12:57 am
- Forum: KA-BAR Knife Collector's Forum
- Topic: Walk yer Dogs
- Replies: 31
- Views: 3210
Re: Walk yer Dogs
Thanks for the help, Mumbleypeg! That clears it up!
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- Fri Jul 07, 2023 10:24 pm
- Forum: KA-BAR Knife Collector's Forum
- Topic: Walk yer Dogs
- Replies: 31
- Views: 3210
Re: Walk yer Dogs
I just acquired my first KA-BAR “dog head”: a nice stag folding hunter, much like in previous posts, with both blades stamped. My question is regarding the shield itself. There appears to be two different “dog shields”. One has a curved front ear-margin. The other type has a “straight” front ear-mar...
- Sun Jun 25, 2023 11:50 am
- Forum: Switchblade Knife Collector`s Forum
- Topic: Edgemaster
- Replies: 3
- Views: 327
Re: Edgemaster
Very nice eBay find! That’s the “stuff” that makes pocket knife collecting so interesting!
- Sat Jun 24, 2023 2:34 am
- Forum: Switchblade Knife Collector`s Forum
- Topic: Old, worn, broken Boker shell puller
- Replies: 15
- Views: 769
Re: Old, worn, broken Boker shell puller
Thanks for the compliments! I was a bit apprehensive to tackle this one, but the stag and the nickel silver were nice, plus the tang mark was a bit unusual. This was my second attempt to actual try to spot weld he sear hole smaller. (I practiced on an old lawnmower blade to get the correct setting o...
- Fri Jun 23, 2023 10:46 am
- Forum: Switchblade Knife Collector`s Forum
- Topic: Old, worn, broken Boker shell puller
- Replies: 15
- Views: 769
Re: Old, worn, broken Boker shell puller
Here’s the Boker shell puller that I was able to repair to working order. The project was more involved than I thought, but I had a good parts knife that provided a good back spring and kick spring. The processes included: 1. Grinding the kick spring to accommodate blade action. 2. Drilling the blad...
- Thu Jun 22, 2023 1:03 am
- Forum: Switchblade Knife Collector`s Forum
- Topic: Hammer Brand
- Replies: 6
- Views: 444
Re: Hammer Brand
Great find! Those knives are among my favorites!
- Thu Jun 08, 2023 8:25 pm
- Forum: Switchblade Knife Collector`s Forum
- Topic: Old, worn, broken Boker shell puller
- Replies: 15
- Views: 769
Re: Old, worn, broken Boker shell puller
Thanks for the advice, Bill! I’ll measure carefully and go from there!
- Thu Jun 08, 2023 2:37 pm
- Forum: Switchblade Knife Collector`s Forum
- Topic: Old, worn, broken Boker shell puller
- Replies: 15
- Views: 769
Old, worn, broken Boker shell puller
I recently acquired this old “H W Boker” shell puller that has a worn, chipped blade, no kick spring and worst of all, a broken back spring. Since I believe the tang mark is rare and it has nice stag scales and nickel silver bolsters and liners, I’m going to attempt to restore it using a donor “spri...
- Tue May 23, 2023 12:32 am
- Forum: Switchblade Knife Collector`s Forum
- Topic: 12 cm tang stamped Hubertus
- Replies: 12
- Views: 1378
Re: 12 cm tang stamped Hubertus
Very nice 14 cm slim! Interestingly, the liners on my 12 cm slim are definitely steel.
(I had the knife completely apart to address the flaws I described. I was surprised.)
Thanks for sharing your photos, btrwtr!
(I had the knife completely apart to address the flaws I described. I was surprised.)
Thanks for sharing your photos, btrwtr!
- Mon May 22, 2023 12:32 pm
- Forum: Switchblade Knife Collector`s Forum
- Topic: 12 cm tang stamped Hubertus
- Replies: 12
- Views: 1378
Re: 12 cm tang stamped Hubertus
Thanks, XBMS. I believe you are correct about the cost cutting effort by Hubertus. I’ve also read that the faux stag might be celluloid. Did your faux stag models also have the “rostfrei”blade and steel liners?
- Wed May 10, 2023 2:20 am
- Forum: Switchblade Knife Collector`s Forum
- Topic: 12 cm tang stamped Hubertus
- Replies: 12
- Views: 1378
Re: 12 cm tang stamped Hubertus
Thanks for your response, madmarco, and the photos of your Hubertus slim. I’m posting the close up of the tang stamp. I’m aware that Hubertus made a “springer” model with steel liners and faux stag scales as I read on AAPK posts. That one was called a “Handwerkermesser”, which is roughly translated ...