Cattaraugus Cutlery Co. Little Valley N.Y. 1886-1963

[wlf]

Weird shape on that blade Roger. Great knife.

Been used some Lyle.

The etch held up good.

[peanut740]

Weird shape on that blade Roger. Great knife.

Been used some Lyle.

The etch held up good.

It did,very well.

[Mumbleypeg]

Some really nice Catts posted lately.

Mike, that’s the first pearl Cattaraugus scout knife I’ve seen. Great find, sorry I missed seeing it earlier.

I’m happy to see the addition of a Winchester forum here. Now where’s our Cattaraugus forum?????

Ken

[galvanic1882]

Great knives Mike, those pearl scouts are fantastic!!

Here is my latest Catt that's coming in the mail. I've known about it for a very long time and have tried many times to buy it through the years. It was found in the old Champlin Opera House after a fire destroyed the building. I can't remember the exact size of the knife but the hammer in the picture is a full sized hammer.

Can't wait to get it in my hands!!

[LongBlade]

Wow Mike ... a very cool and unique knife at that size ... Found in the opera house is interesting - was it a theater knife though it doesn’t appear to be just for theatrics ...

[galvanic1882]

The Opera House was the main office in the very beginning of JBF's knife venture. It was also the shipping room in the early days. The man I am getting it from worked for the town and found it. He told me that there was another one in better condition somewhere in LV but that he never saw it.

There is a big dagger in the American Cutlery Museum in Cattaraugus that was in the Pan Am expo, I believe this knife was made around the same time.

I have attached a picture of the Pan Am knife with the curator of the museum, Pat Cullen.

[doglegg]

Thanks for sharing Galvanic, very unique, glad you got it.

[Jacknifeben]

Just went back to 2011, what happened to some of these guys?

[Jacknifeben]

This is a pair I have had on my desk for a long time, real conversation piece.

[danno50]

Nice, Mike! The swedge alone is as long as most pocket knives. Looking forward to more pics once you get it.
Lovely pair, Jacknifeben!

[utahbound]

Mike, what a wonderful old knife!!
I know it's been on your radar for a long time.

I don't expect that we will ever know the whole story about that knife, but I suspect it was made about the same
time as the other Cattaraugus display knives created for the Pan Am Expo. The back of the blade is very similar to the large knife
Pat is holding.

Well done on getting it!

Derek

[galvanic1882]

JKB, great knives and love the boxes too!!

Thanks guys for the comments on the knife.

Derek, I agree with you about when the knife was probably made. I always thought the man I bought the knife from in LV was the person who found it but he sent a note with the knife that and explains more about it. I am not going to mention the peoples names that were involved since that would not be right since they know nothing of this site etc. The knife was found inside a boarded up window after the fire and sold to attorney in LV, that was in 1985. It was then purchased by the man I bought it from in 1988. The location was in the shipping room of the Opera house which was on the ground floor.

Below is a picture of the Opera house after the fire in 1985.

[ratlesnake75]

Not Sure if I ever posted this one! I hope you Catt lovers will enjoy seeing pics of it.
Kind Regards,
Mark

[ratlesnake75]

Scarce Ebony in Awesome Cond
Kind Regards,
Mark

[ratlesnake75]

Scarce Catco 1-blade bullet style. I took the time earlier this year to clean up this knife for a friend of mine(took me nearly 4-days all day long). He wanted it cleaned up but not overly done, I took my time on it & did it all by hand for him. It turned out very well in my opinion. It will likely be the LAST knife that I do for a VERY long time. I found out that I take too long on ANY cleanings & its not worth the time that I personally put into them, No one seems to appreciates QUALITY work anymore & if they do appreciate it, No one wants to pay a decent wage for compensation.
Kindest Regards,
Mark

[1967redrider]

Three beautiful knives!

[stockman]

Mark!!!! you kidding me. Great Knives!!!

Harold

[edge213]

Wow Mark, those are beautiful knives!!

[ratlesnake75]

Thx Guys, I really appreciate it
Kindest Regards,
mark

[ObsidianEdge]

I haven't had anything to post for a while now but I did get this Catt. from Derek via an introduction from Mike (Galvanic.) Great looking bone and quite the knife overall. I really like the swedges.

[galvanic1882]

[Mumbleypeg]

Beautiful knives!

It's such a shame AAPK doesn't have a "Brand Specific" forum for this great old brand. Cattaraugus was one of the seminal American knife manufacturers, a maker of cutlery of highest quality. Yet there are brand specific forums for IMHO much lesser brands (some having fewer posts than this single Cattaraugus thread alone).

Why is there no Cattaraugus forum?

Ken

[LongBlade]

I haven't had anything to post for a while now but I did get this Catt. from Derek via an introduction from Mike (Galvanic.) Great looking bone and quite the knife overall. I really like the swedges.

That’s a stunner Mike ...

Ken - I have to agree about certain knife brands that have a subforum and don’t disagree about Cattauraugus - personally I can think of a few subforums which would be nice to have (including a subforum devoted to Sheffield and a few CT/MA makers) and I think they would have more interest than at least a handful of existing subforums which get little activity ... a new subforum was made for Winchester which is nice but my other concern is that all discussed on Winchester before under Knife Lore is lost or not easily found now... I guess in the end when does one draw the line on subforums to include? ... I think there are a few subforums which would not necessarily be missed if some had to be cut to make room... just my opinion...

[edge213]

I haven't had anything to post for a while now but I did get this Catt. from Derek via an introduction from Mike (Galvanic.) Great looking bone and quite the knife overall. I really like the swedges.

This is a great knife. Congratulations on getting it.
I've been wanting one of these for awhile, but no luck.

[BWT]

I haven't had anything to post for a while now but I did get this Catt. from Derek via an introduction from Mike (Galvanic.) Great looking bone and quite the knife overall. I really like the swedges.

That's quite the knife Mike Great find!!