wirejacks

[Papa Bones]

Yesterday, these two pocket knives arrived and joined my wire handle/frame collection. The first one, the first 4 pictures, is a GEO SCHRADE, single blade, hawkbill pocket knife. It still has, although VERY faint, the remains of an ATLAS BISON blade etch. The second one, the next 5 pictures, is one of my "GRAIL" pocket knives. It is a CASE, single blade pocket knife with a cap lifter/bottle opener. This particular CASE pocket knife pattern was manufactured by Schrade in the Bridgeport plant. I haven't decided if I'm going to replace the missing blade guard/spacer in the handle. Both pocket knives needed a little cleaning. I cleaned them, took some pictures and here they are. The last picture is from a 1934 catalog and explains the three CASE wire handle/frame patterns. Now to find the other 2 CASE wire handle/frame patterns (the 2nd post from the top of this page).
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If You Want To Find Out More About "wirejacks", Click On The Following Link.
http://collectors-of-schrades-r.us/arti ... 20Jack.pdf

A couple of excellent finds Skip. Both are toughies, but I gotta love that Case!!

[New_Windsor_NY]

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Thank you Smitty.

[joeradza]

Finally arrived after taking a detour to Florida. Much better shape than the seller's photos. All I did was wash it with dish soap and a soft tooth brush and then some flitz. Put a nice edge on it and in the pocket. Still contemplating removing the remaining red paint. Here it is with its twin.

[New_Windsor_NY]

Finally.....

Truly a dynamic duo!
It DOES look a helluva lot
better than the seller's pictures portrayed.
VERY nice joeradza.

[Ripster]

Finally.....

Truly a dynamic duo!
It DOES look a helluva lot
better than the seller's pictures portrayed.
VERY nice joeradza.

Very nice to you both , didn’t know there are the 3 different ones with Case Stamp. Always learn something new when you guys post.
Skip ,joeradza, thanks for sharing your wire jacks ,very interesting.

[doglegg]

Finally arrived after taking a detour to Florida. Much better shape than the seller's photos. All I did was wash it with dish soap and a soft tooth brush and then some flitz. Put a nice edge on it and in the pocket. Still contemplating removing the remaining red paint. Here it is with its twin.

Very cool, always knice to be surprised by the condition. Congrats.

[New_Windsor_NY]

Very.....

Thank you JP.
I didn't know there were 3 different CASE
wire handle/frame pocket knives either.
Oh well, one down and two to go.

[TPK]

Cool finds joe & Skip!

I enjoy seeing these types of knives. My dad had one of these in his garage when I was a kid. I always thought the handles were either missing or that my dad just took a knife blade and welded some wire to it to give it some purpose in life. What do kids know?

[New_Windsor_NY]

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Thank you Tom.

[New_Windsor_NY]

This is the most recent addition to my wire-jack pocket knife collection. It's a GEO. SCHRADE, single blade, double tang stamp, wire handle/frame pocket knife. It needed cleaning. I took some pictures and here it is.
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[doglegg]

[New_Windsor_NY]

Thank you Floyd.

[Papa Bones]

This is the most recent addition to my wire-jack pocket knife collection. It's a GEO. SCHRADE, single blade, double tang stamp, wire handle/frame pocket knife. It needed cleaning. I took some pictures and here it is.
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[New_Windsor_NY]

Thank you Smitty.

[New_Windsor_NY]

This morning I added this pocket knife to my collection. It's a GEO SCHRADE, single blade with fish scaler, double tang stamp, wire frame/handle pocket knife. Definitely not the prettiest example of this pattern that I've obtained. It needed cleaning. I did what I could with it. The handle looks like it has issues (it isn't rusted), but it's really not that bad. I took some pictures and here it is.
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[Ridgegrass]

Beware of the "WIREHAWK" ! Pat'd. 1/27/42 J.O'.

[New_Windsor_NY]

Beware.....

J.O'., that's a VERY g@@d lking hawkbill.

[doglegg]

[Ridgegrass]

Thanks gentlemen. I think the spacer would have strengthened the snap. It's good but there are stronger ones.
Doesn't matter; it's working days are done. J.O'.

[New_Windsor_NY]

As of this morning, this is now my most recent addition to my wire handle/frame, pocket knife collection. It's a GEO. SCHRADE, single blade, wire handle/frame, hawkbill pruner. It needed a bit of cleaning. I took some pictures and here it is.
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[Ridgegrass]

Cool one Skip.Not to pry but was it reasonably priced? (Answer optional ) J.O'.

[New_Windsor_NY]

Cool.....

Thank you J.O'.
I had no trouble with spending the $$ that I spent.

[TPK]

As of this morning, this is now my most recent addition to my wire handle/frame, pocket knife collection. It's a GEO. SCHRADE, single blade, wire handle/frame, hawkbill pruner. It needed a bit of cleaning. I took some pictures and here it is.
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Looks great Skip! Nice find!

[Papa Bones]

As of this morning, this is now my most recent addition to my wire handle/frame, pocket knife collection. It's a GEO. SCHRADE, single blade, wire handle/frame, hawkbill pruner. It needed a bit of cleaning. I took some pictures and here it is.
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Looks nice.

[New_Windsor_NY]

Looks.....

Thank you Tom.

Looks.....

Thank you Smitty.