What Is Your "Holy Grail" Knife

jerryd6818 · Post by **jerryd6818** » Fri Jul 22, 2011 10:49 pm

Well, you better hurry Blue. The Model 1-7 whether it be one of the new Classics or an Effingham knife will set you back right at $200 and up. It doesn't seem like it's been that long since they could be had for just over $100. My how time flies. They're a darned good knife. In my opinion, (Dare I say it?) as good as a Randall.

I already had a Randall Mod. 8-4 Trout and Bird that I picked up in '78 or '79, so the Randall itch was already scratched for me.

cattaraugus57 · Post by **cattaraugus57** » Fri Jul 22, 2011 11:54 pm

hhmmmm.. one of these 3..,Beaver Falls cutlery pocket knife..ANY!
Catt Toenail or any Kinfolks pocket knife.

Turkey Creek Tom · Post by **Turkey Creek Tom** » Mon Jul 25, 2011 5:34 pm

Maybe not a "Holy Grail" knife, but certainly one of my favorites is this pearl screw on handles by Miller Bros. It has beautiful pearl and does not appear to be used. I bought it about thirty years ago from Joe Lauderdale (Widow Creek Knives).

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alabamaedge88 · Post by **alabamaedge88** » Mon Jul 25, 2011 7:07 pm

bear and son made damascus razor in mammoth ivory......smkw had it briefly but i cant find one now.

johnnierotten · Post by **johnnierotten** » Mon Jul 25, 2011 7:18 pm

To many to list....

1967redrider · Post by **1967redrider** » Mon Jul 25, 2011 9:49 pm

How about a mint set of NKCA knives? I bet there are some of you here who have them.

Jimbo · Post by **Jimbo** » Mon Jul 25, 2011 11:48 pm

not a holy grail, but I haven't seen another one.....

case factory set

garddogg56 · Post by **garddogg56** » Mon Jul 25, 2011 11:53 pm

Very nice

kblesuperman · Post by **kblesuperman** » Tue Jul 26, 2011 12:44 am

I Guess this would be mine...

johnnierotten · Post by **johnnierotten** » Tue Jul 26, 2011 12:56 am

Wow....that has a awesome blade profile...

kblesuperman · Post by **kblesuperman** » Tue Jul 26, 2011 1:02 am

I need to have it appraised.

johnnierotten · Post by **johnnierotten** » Tue Jul 26, 2011 2:44 am

kblesuperman......just by looking.....I would say....A LOT!!

........and I don't even recognize the manufacturer!!

rarreola · Post by **rarreola** » Tue Jul 26, 2011 2:46 am

This is mine.

kblesuperman · Post by **kblesuperman** » Tue Jul 26, 2011 3:02 am

Jonnie its platts made case from what I have been told

johnnierotten · Post by **johnnierotten** » Tue Jul 26, 2011 3:11 am

Wow......it looks it.....I just didn't want to say anything because I wasn't for sure.

Thats one BEAUTIFUL knife!!

jljr1944 · Post by **jljr1944** » Tue Jul 26, 2011 3:56 am

My holy grail was to have a complete collection of the cattaraugus wrench knives.
I now have them after several years of searching. My "holy grail" now is a MIller Brothers gravity knife with blade etch.

Miller Bro's · Post by **Miller Bro's** » Tue Jul 26, 2011 6:56 am

jljr1944 wrote:My holy grail was to have a complete collection of the cattaraugus wrench knives.

Jerry,

What is the difference between all the 3-W`s in the bottom photo.

Jacknifeben · Post by **Jacknifeben** » Tue Jul 26, 2011 1:04 pm

1944, YOU WIN.

jljr1944 · Post by **jljr1944** » Tue Jul 26, 2011 3:18 pm

What is the difference between all the 3-W`s in the bottom photo

Just different blade configurations plus you will notice one that has a slanted bolster. The slanted bolster model is hard to find. One of them is a linotype knife and it is also hard to find. Cattaraugus made versions with a punch blade normally referred to as the 1W.

jljr1944 · Post by **jljr1944** » Tue Jul 26, 2011 3:26 pm

The knife on the left has the slanted bolster and the screwdriver/wire stripper blade.The one in the middle is the linotype operators knife. The thin blade on the middle knife is flat on one side and slightly beveled on the other side. Extremely rare to find one with this blade in the original condition. This blade normally gets sharpend at some point. The knife on the right is the standard 3W wrench knife.

Just Plain Dave · Post by **Just Plain Dave** » Tue Jul 26, 2011 4:21 pm

Can't say that one knife would ever do it.

My wants are even pretty easily fulfilled....

Something like this Imperial Dogleg with real bone and good old steel.

Huh! Maybe I was wrong about the steel. This knife had specks on the blades after being in my pocket a while. It was so polished I was sure it was stainless. It does get good and sharp!

I just don't like the look and feel of the shell handles. One wiggles a bit.

Miller Bro's · Post by **Miller Bro's** » Tue Jul 26, 2011 9:20 pm

jljr1944 wrote:One of them is a linotype knife and it is also hard to find.

What exactly was this blade used for? I see it is marked "Patent Appld. For"

Thanks for the reply

jljr1944 · Post by **jljr1944** » Tue Jul 26, 2011 10:16 pm

The blade was used to seperate the type when it came out of the linotype machine.

Miller Bro's · Post by **Miller Bro's** » Tue Jul 26, 2011 10:38 pm

Jerry,

That makes sense, come to think of it I have an old typographer`s knife that has a blade like that

testcase · Post by **testcase** » Thu Jul 28, 2011 1:16 am

I would probably have to have mine custom made...
I want a carbon steel teardrop harness jack in real ivory....

I have simple taste...

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