Vintage Barehead Jacks

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Vintage Barehead Jacks

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A Barehead jack is a knife with only one set of bolsters at the pivot end of the knife, the opposite non blade end does not have bolsters. I like these simple old knives as they are lighter without the bolsters and only usually have 1 or 2 blades.

Here is an example of an old C. Johnson & Son single blade barehead jack with fancy nickle silver bolsters and beautiful jigged bone handles.

Let`s see your barehead jacks ::tu::

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Not in the same league as the beautiful bone on yours Miller Bro's...but I think this lil' KaBar would qualify...

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313 Mike wrote:I think this lil' KaBar would qualify...
It sure does Mike, thanks for posting it ::tu::
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Barehead Jack sounds so Husky and manly and seems to usually be a larger knife used as an EDC or work knife and then theres mine ::facepalm::
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Nice knives, everyone.
Reddirt, what a sweet Robeson dog leg.
Here's some of mine.
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Nice ones FRJ ya show off :D I just realized I'm short on barehead jacks... Now I'm on the hunt
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Nice ones Joe ::tu::
reddirtknives wrote: I just realized I'm short on barehead jacks... Now I'm on the hunt
It never ends, does it? :lol:
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Walden Knife Company, 3 5/8 inches, half stops. Prussian Charles Daley, heavy 10, Diamond Grade, 1890s.

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That`s a winning combination ::tu::
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Here are my bareheaded jacks.
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Wow Danno ! Very nice showing! ::tu::
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Danno, that is a wonderful collection! Thanks!
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Very nice pieces being shown. I got one that belonged to my wife's dad.
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Thanks Phil and tongueriver. Should have said previously that all knives posted so far are very nice. Really like tongueriver's Walden.
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Nice ones Dan ::tu:: ::drool::
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I guess these all qualify:
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thanks Miller Bro's, I'm willing to bet you likely have quite a few you could show. tj, nice knives.
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TJ ::tu::
danno50 wrote: I'm willing to bet you likely have quite a few you could show.
I may have a "few" more kicking around I could show :wink:

Here is one you won`t see everyday, nice jigged bone and a scarce tang stamp.

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Now that one's right down my alley ::tu:: ::tu::
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T J that Voos is a doll baby. ::tu::
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My Joseph Rodgers...can anyone please help me date this one? I noticed Danno's beauty, my stamping is different...no 'and sons'. thanks
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Here's a few old H. Bokers.
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Man!! All these old Jack's are causing my sugar to crash. You just got to love 'em ::tu:: ::tu::
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Those Bokers are just stellar! ::tu:: ::tu:: ::tu::
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