The Napanoch Knife Company Napanoch N.Y.

[peanut740]

Great find Scott! Looks a lot like the North American Cutlery coke bottle I have. Same shield and jigging but the pulls are different. I’ve thought mine was probably made by Phoenix, but now I’m not so sure. It would be interesting to compare them side-by-side. The blade on yours appears to have more belly, but I suppose it could have been sharpened down on mine. Choils and other aspects of the blades appear to be the same or at least similar. Opinions welcome.

Ken

Ken,your knife was definitely made by Phoenix Knife.The tight matchstrike pull is the tell.All the Phoenix made knives O have encountered have the same design.
This Napanoch example in a late version, not long before being sold to Winchester.Earlier ones had double pulls.

[knifegnome]

Very cool, I was actually bidding on that one early, with the same thought you had. I lost track of it, good to see it posted here. Is this a lock back? One concern I had was it looked like a broken spring in the picture, that rust was for real too. Price it ended up with seems reasonable..

Piledriver: Not a lockback and spring is good,a good amount of the rust I was able to scrape off, has a small crack at the center pin.Has an alligator snap.
Scott

[KAW]

Nice save Scott from what could have easily been a lost piece of history.

[knifegnome]

Thanks for all the compliments.

[New_Windsor_NY]

Today I add this catalog to my general cutlery ephemera collection.
It is the "NAPANOCH KNIFE BOOK" by Rhett C. Stidham. It's from the
early 1970's(?) and it's 28 pages of everything NAPANOCH. I'm not sure
if it's an original or if it's a reprint, but then again, I don't care.

[Reverand]

I am with you there, Skip. Original or reprint - either way it is great!
(But let's assume it is original until proven otherwise!)

[New_Windsor_NY]

I.....

Thank you Reverand.

[Waukonda]

3 1/4"

[doglegg]

Lovely! Wow!

[danno50]

Great find on the Napanoch book, Skip!
That is a beauty, Ike! Love that bone!

[edge213]

3 1/4"

Ike, beautiful!!

[New_Windsor_NY]

3 1/4"

FANTASTIC Ike!

Great.....

Thank you Dan.

[Waukonda]

Thanks Floyd, Dan, David, and Skip!

[peanut740]

Ike

[KAW]

I'm all over the place... hang on... let me get a towel... Okay...
Ike that is a SWEEEEEEEEEET knife!!!
Very ...

[FRJ]

Ike, that spear!!

[ScoutKnives]

Picked up this Napanoch knife company Jr scout at the gator show .

Thanks for looking
Mike

[Waukonda]

Picked up this Napanoch knife company Jr scout at the gator show .

Thanks for looking
Mike

[Jacknifeben]

That is a real prize. Very rare. I still have about 10 knives with The “punch blade”.

[peanut740]

Mike

[Mumbleypeg]

That’s a great find Mike! Congratulations.

Ken

[ScoutKnives]

Thanks everyone , been after this knife for several years now , glade he finally let it go .

[Rookie]

This brand has been renewed. It is the latest relaunch from DFKB, and their 1st knife release will be the Dixie Cock rooster knives.

[Miller Bro's]

Picked up this Napanoch knife company Jr scout at the gator show .

Thanks for looking
Mike

Hard to find and in excellent condition, congratulations

[New_Windsor_NY]

I found this article in a New York newspaper.
It is from October 16, 1929.
Click on the picture to ENLARGE.