Vintage Barehead Jacks

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Lovely old Miller Bros, Ike! ::tu:: That knife has a lot going for it. ::tu::
Great find on that unique Shapleigh, Lloyd! ::tu::
Two very nice old Holley's, Joe! ::tu:: ::tu::
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Thank you, Dan. ::handshake::
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Man alive fellers, some incredible knives being shown. Thank you for sharing ::tu:: .
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FRJ wrote: Thu Dec 19, 2019 2:44 am Here's a couple Holley's.
Very nice pair, Joe. I am curious about what type of wood? I don't really notice any reddish tones in the picture, but is it Cocobola?
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Thank you, Ike.
Yes, I think it could be Cocobola.
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FRJ wrote: Thu Dec 19, 2019 2:44 am Here's a couple Holley's.
Nothing like a couple of nice Holleys Joe ::tu:: ::tu:: ....Hard not to like a Holley :) ...
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Thank you, Lee. ::tu::
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Sorry for poor pic, but here's a couple of my favorites- Robeson and Remington
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LanG wrote: Mon Dec 23, 2019 9:57 pm Sorry for poor pic, but here's a couple of my favorites- Robeson and Remington
2 sweet bare heads LanG with great looking bone ::tu:: ::tu:: ... 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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2 sweet bare heads LanG with great looking bone ::tu:: ::tu:: ... 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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As Lee said, two great old knives, Lan! ::tu:: 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.
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danno50 wrote: Sat Dec 28, 2019 3:04 pm As Lee said, two great old knives, Lan! ::tu:: 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.
I second that Dan ::tu:: . Those bones make me drool, especially that Remington 8) .
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Thank you Dan & Willy ::tu::
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Gang together for a bit of TLC
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Very sweet group Corso. ::tu:: ::tu::
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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?
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Waukonda wrote: Sun Feb 23, 2020 8:05 pm Nice gang of classic knives, Corso. What is the top one in 1st photo and apparently the bottom in 2nd photo?
It's a C Johnson western works 2 blade jack
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A fairly beefy, 3 3/4" Simmons
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Thats a beauty!
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Waukonda wrote: Sun Mar 08, 2020 12:13 am A fairly beefy, 3 3/4" Simmons
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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Ike,that is a dandy,and quite a handful. ::tu::
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Beautiful Simmons jumbo jack, Ike! ::tu::
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Thanks, David, Dave, Roger and Dan.
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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
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