Vintage Barehead Jacks
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Lovely old Miller Bros, Ike! That knife has a lot going for it.
Great find on that unique Shapleigh, Lloyd!
Two very nice old Holley's, Joe!
Great find on that unique Shapleigh, Lloyd!
Two very nice old Holley's, Joe!
Dan
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Man alive fellers, some incredible knives being shown. Thank you for sharing .
Willy
Willy
"Never, never, never give up."
Winston Churchill
Take therefore no thought for the morrow: for the morrow shall take thought for the things of itself. Sufficient unto the day is the evil thereof.
Matthew 6:34
Winston Churchill
Take therefore no thought for the morrow: for the morrow shall take thought for the things of itself. Sufficient unto the day is the evil thereof.
Matthew 6:34
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Nothing like a couple of nice Holleys Joe ....Hard not to like a Holley ...
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Lee
Lee
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Sorry for poor pic, but here's a couple of my favorites- Robeson and Remington
Lan
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2 sweet bare heads LanG with great looking bone ... That Robeson bone is really nice with that old jigging - reminds me of peach seed jigging from Schrade. Based on the estimated date range of the tang stamp from the understanding of Tom Kalcevic and Charlie Noyes it is indeed an oldie - 1896-1899...
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Lee
Lee
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2 sweet bare heads LanG with great looking bone ... That Robeson bone is really nice with that old jigging - reminds me of peach seed jigging from Schrade. Based on the estimated date range of the tang stamp from the understanding of Tom Kalcevic and Charlie Noyes it is indeed an oldie - 1896-1899...
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Thank you, Lee. They're a testament to the quality of work put into the knives of yesterday. Carried, used, and abused for decades, and still work just as good as the day they were made!
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Thank you, Lee. They're a testament to the quality of work put into the knives of yesterday. Carried, used, and abused for decades, and still work just as good as the day they were made!
Lan
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As Lee said, two great old knives, Lan! Remington bone is always beautiful! That is the first Robeson I have seen with that style of jigging. Thanks for adding the date estimate, Lee.
Dan
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I second that Dan . Those bones make me drool, especially that Remington .
Willy
"Never, never, never give up."
Winston Churchill
Take therefore no thought for the morrow: for the morrow shall take thought for the things of itself. Sufficient unto the day is the evil thereof.
Matthew 6:34
Winston Churchill
Take therefore no thought for the morrow: for the morrow shall take thought for the things of itself. Sufficient unto the day is the evil thereof.
Matthew 6:34
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Gang together for a bit of TLC
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Very sweet group Corso.
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Thanks still looking out for afew German or US made boys knnive to add to the set
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Nice gang of classic knives, Corso. What is the top one in 1st photo and apparently the bottom in 2nd photo?
Ike
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That's one of my favorite patterns. I did a search for who sold those a while back. I have about a half dozen, some two blade and some one blade with small variations such as shield differences and blade shapes, but all with the long bolster and fat master blades and springs. Keen Cutter (& Simmons) and Mahor Grosh were the most common I've found. Mahor Grosh made at, I believe three or four variations all on the same frame. They feel incredible in the hand with the heft. I put pictures on AAPK before but can't remember what thread I posted them in.____Dave
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Here are a couple of “barehead” heavy Jumbo Jacks. Top is a Northfield and the bottom one is a E B Holt. The Northfield is 3 & 7/8 inches closed, and the Holt is 3 & 3/4 inches. The Northfield is covered in Cocobolo and the Holt is wearing Ebony. Both have relatively full blades with some blade loss from sharpening. W & T is excellent on both with no blade wobble when both blades are fully deployed. Both have fairly heavy pulls but are very smooth with no grittiness when opening.
Anybody have another E B Holt or ever heard of the knife maker? Goins just has this entry “Edward B. Holt. Boston Mass C 1890–1895. First at 56 Bedford, Boston, Massachusetts by 1895, they were at 115 Devonshire.” Not much more info on the www. Thanks in advance for your input and help—much appreciated! Lloyd
Anybody have another E B Holt or ever heard of the knife maker? Goins just has this entry “Edward B. Holt. Boston Mass C 1890–1895. First at 56 Bedford, Boston, Massachusetts by 1895, they were at 115 Devonshire.” Not much more info on the www. Thanks in advance for your input and help—much appreciated! Lloyd
Lloyd