American Made Hunting & Fishing Fixed Blade Knives

[tongueriver]

Love the thistle. And the Schrade! Lot to love in this thread every day.

[Eye Brand Man]

Found these 2 at a gun show yesterday.

[jmh58]

Nice score eye brand man.. That CASE is NICE!!
John

[tongueriver]

Nothing wrong with that Ruana, either!

[steve99f]

Is the handle on that thistle knife made of wood?

Cal, its a wood handle, came in 2 days earlier than expected.

The sheath was very stiff and dirty. A little saddle soap and Pecard's did wonders.Not an original sheath though as gunsil says the sheath was marked like the blade etch, "Kamper". Very pleased with it overall, the knife is in excellent condition. I think this was carried more than it was used. Looking at the checking with a magnifier, the diamonds are pretty well still pointed and the blade still has some factory finish on it as well as a decent etch. No signs of improper sharpening or other abuse. Couple of pictures for the record.

I found out at the Lewisberg PA show that these handles on the Kamper model are NOT wood but an early synthetic. A gentleman at the show had one like mine with a piece knocked out of the handle in the checked section. The handle is hollow and the broken edges did not look like wood. Sorry about the incorrect statement earlier.

[kennedy knives]

Nothing wrong with that Ruana, either!

[GARRYOWEN83]

Hammer Brand,PIC, Kabar

[1967redrider]

I haven't ran across a Cattaraugus quite like this, but from what I've read this was probably made by Kinfolk.
Is that handle material celluloid? The blade shape reminds me of a Marble's Woodcraft. I like the ricasso stamp too, they made some beautiful knives.

Anyone with an extra Cattaraugus sheath laying around that would fit this blade shoot me a PM with a picture, thanks!

[steve99f]

Nice old Cat! I think it is from Kinfollks as gunsil says the aluminum guards are a tell for a Kinfolks knife. Can't help with the sheath.

[tongueriver]

1943/1944 transition square-cut inserts, first stampings. Spa treatment by Mike and Mark Hangas. Just got it back today. Also 1953ish advertisement reproduction.

[1967redrider]

That's an awesome knife, tongue!

[tongueriver]

I love those old butterscotch Kinfolks, RedRyder. The sellers usually call them Bakelite, but I don't know if that is accurate. I think that it could be.

[1967redrider]

Thanks for the info.

[LongBlade]

Just found this thread and would like to share this LF&C Fixed Blade Hunter - 10" OAL and some cool stag (probably Sambar based on thickness with no pith) - blade is essentially unsharpened and this may be the original tube sheath... I think the knife was probably stored in the sheath and though the obverse (or mark side) had a few age spots on the reverse side there is abit of "peppering" meaning most likely that side of sheath had some moisture that affected that side of blade... anyway my understanding is it was made in the 1880s-1890s at a time LF&C was much more involved in making fancy kitchen and dining knives, and before they started making pocket knives in 1912 (after they acquired H&B)... Thanks for looking!

[tongueriver]

No no no... Don't thank me; let me thank you! What a beauty! I am glad to see this thread bumped up and you did it in spades, Lee!

[steve99f]

Great pick up Lee that is a gorgeous knife with some nice stag and a neat old sheath.

[LongBlade]

Thanks Cal (I meant no thanks Cal ) and Steve ...

Forgot to mention that LF&C made 2 different versions - this one had the thicker heavy guard while the other was a thin oval guard... This knife probably due to the guard has some amazing heft to it (though you can see the thick tang through the handle as well)... about as solid as they can get ...

[Captain O]

Here's my Buck 124 Frontiersman. How do you like my "Buck Bowie"?

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[tongueriver]

The micarta slabs on those big boys is a nice touch, I think.

[Miller Bro's]

Here are a couple I picked up a few years ago, can't beat the bone handles on these!

[jmh58]

Here are a couple I picked up a few years ago, can't beat the bone handles on these!

Real nice!!!
John 🥸

[knife7knut]

Some that I've added since my last post here several years ago.
#1 Benchmark Argonaut;a Blackie Collins design.
#2 Marked,"Big Buck Salt Lake City Utah"
#3 Catt 225Q
#4 Columbia USA. Not sure who made this knife but it is pretty nice.
#5 Craftsman "Baer Head" knife.
#6 E.G.Waterman knife;the large model.
#7 Gerber 2 knife set.
#8 Imperial shell handled hunter.
#9 Imperial Sportmaster with tungsten carbide applied edge.
#10 Russell made for Iver Johnson Sporting Goods Boston Mass.

[knife7knut]

Some moah
#1 Fillet knife by J.I. Cottrill Columbus Ohio.
#2 Keenwell knife/ax combo;made by KA-BAR
#3 Kinfolks hunter.
#4 Kutmaster mini hunter(bird & trout)
#5 Marbles Ideal 6 inch in stag.
#6 Parker-Edwards hunter designed by Randall Gilbrath
#7 Queen #4180 Rawhide Series
#8 Russell stabber;I believe it is a 70's era re-issue of a 19th century model
#9 Schrade 153UH hunter
#10 Shapleigh Hardware

[tongueriver]

Always a treat, Ray.

[Miller Bro's]

Real nice!!!
John 🥸

Thank you John!