Terrier Cutlery Company

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Re: Terrier Cutlery Company

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RobesonsRme.com wrote:Joe, it looks pretty much like that pearl serpentine jack you have, except for the bottom bolster being flat instead of round. Charlie
I think you're right, Charlie. I like that cap on yours.
Mine is on page 4 of this thread.
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If anyone's interested, my wife has a nice little pearl Terrier for sale; right now in her store, Archway Cutlery, here on AAPK.

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The little Terrier jack arrived today.

I’m quite pleased with it. I don’t think I could have gotten this at a knife show for forty dollars.

It is only 2 7/8” long.

Has the Dog’s Head logo on the back of the master and a pattern number, 15 / 722, on the back of the pen. That would be a Robeson pattern number of 722015. They reversed the two sets of three digits on the Terrier knives. When Robeson assigned numbers to their knives in the very early 1900’s, this pattern was the 15th knife to receive one. So, it’s an old pattern.

Blades are nearly full, but with pits, spiders and patina.

They open and close with audible snaps.

Both have the full stamp, TERRIER / CUTLERY / ROCHESTER, N.Y. in three lines.

There is a crack across the back handle with a bit of material loss by the rocker pin.

She’ll display well from the front.

Pretty good knife to date from the 1910 to 1916 time period.

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That's a little charmer, Charlie. I'm glad you got it.
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Very nice and unique knife Charlie ::tu:: ::tu:: ...
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This Terrier 672/612 Locking Folding Hunter showed up on EBay a couple of months ago.

It’s sort of a junker since the blade is missing, but there was something about the bone on the front and the fact I had never seen a Terrier in this pattern before, so I bought it. It wasn’t very much.

While I was getting things together for Lexington, I cleaned it up a bit.

The back side bone is very typical for the Terrier time period, but that front piece is just awesome.
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That bone is exceptional, Charlie! ::tu::
Interesting how far the one pin, on the backspring, is forward. Does it make for a very stiff opening, on a blade?
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I showed this one on an earlier page.
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Beauty Mike ::tu:: ::tu:: ... Love that "rich" bone - and blade looks to be in great shape... I really think Terrier (and Robeson) used spectacular bone and the worm groove jigging was always my favorite when any company used it - a few CT companies used it fairly often like H&B New Britain as just one example...
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Very nice Mike, love the bone ::tu:: ::tu::
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RobesonsRme.com wrote:This Terrier 672/612 Locking Folding Hunter showed up on EBay a couple of months ago.

It’s sort of a junker since the blade is missing, but there was something about the bone on the front and the fact I had never seen a Terrier in this pattern before, so I bought it. It wasn’t very much.

While I was getting things together for Lexington, I cleaned it up a bit.

The back side bone is very typical for the Terrier time period, but that front piece is just awesome.
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This Terrier is quite plain to others shared here, but it qualifies...
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Solid snappy knife!
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glennbad wrote:This Terrier is quite plain to others shared here, but it qualifies...

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Solid snappy knife!
Thanks guys and yes it qualifies for sure ::tu::
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glennbad wrote:This Terrier is quite plain to others shared here, but it qualifies...Solid snappy knife!
Very nice, Glenn.
How long is it?
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Glen — That is a cool old knife ::tu:: .. as Joe asked and I’m wondering as well but sure looks like a classic boys knife to me if 3.5” under closed :wink: ...
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Sorry, don't have it in front of me right now, but 3.5" seems large, so I'd say under that for sure.
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Picked up this well worn Terrier English Jack, blades still tight with good snap.
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Nice ::tu::
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Very nice knives posted.

Mike, does your knife have the same pattern number?

I ask because of the lack of folding guards.

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No mine has 72612 on the back tang with the terrier
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Sorry for the crappy picture did it with my phone
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So, a Robeson in that pattern would be numbered 612072.
Great knife.

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::tu:: Thanks Charlie
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Here is a Terrier Cutlery Company (1910–1916) take-apart Slot knife sometimes called a Hobo Knife. I don’t collect slot knives or for that matter Terrier Knives but when this one became available I could NOT pass it up.

This was, as Charlie Noyes has noted, a premium knife brand made by Robeson Cutlery Co. It is 4 & 1/2 inches closed and the handles are Cocobolo. It is a very scarce knife to find. This one is in good/to very good condition with hardly any evidence of use (spear blade is full) other than scattered corrosion, minor frosting (micro pitting) in a few areas including bolsters but no active rust. When I got the knife it would not separate so I soaked it overnight in a solution of Kroil (a creeping penetrating oil) and some Hoppe’s 9. This seemed to do the trick and with some gentle persuasion and encouragement from a hard rubber head hammer she started to separate. I then scrubbed all the metal surfaces with this same solution and 0000 steel wool. Sprayed it down with non chlorinated brake cleaner and dried with compressed air. Finished it off with a couple applications of Renaissance Wax and here it is.

The Spear blade tang (mark side) is marked Terrier/Cutlery/Rochester NY and the fork tang is also marked the same. No markings on the spoon. Mechanically the knife functions perfectly with positive and crisp action with blade, spoon and fork all snapping closed and open. No blade, spoon or fork lateral movement when fully open or extended.
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Great knife Lloyd, I had one once ::facepalm:: ::facepalm::
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