Old Knives with Rare Tang Stamps

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Hey KJ!!
No Bong and Bongo!! :mrgreen:

But show us Montreal please!!
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"But show us Montreal please!!"
I will, as soon as i find them. They are in the large 'refugee' camp, the place for knives with no real home.
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J DIXON CUTLERY CO Germany
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Nice knife TripleF ::tu:: ::tu:: ... you been coming up with some real nice oldies ::nod:: ..
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Nice knife, Scott, and rare!! ::tu::

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Nice score Scott! ::tu:: That one really punches my ticket buddy :mrgreen:
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Thanks fellas! ::handshake::
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Here is an Old one with a rare tang stamp. J D Case Kane Pa. around 1908 or so. Probably made by Kane Cutlery.

Thanks for looking! ::tu::

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Wow, that's an old Case ! Very good condition. I would think you need a pretty deep pocket to get something like this.
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Hey Guys, Had this Peanut for about a day to feast my eyes on and oodle over before letting the new owner appreciate it
Stamping on small blade is "Platts with a C underneath it" and All I could make out on master was something like "Platts Bros" and something beneath "Bros",,,,,so hard to tell what it was.
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Hey Guys, does anyone recognize this stamp from a picture handled knife?? Made in USA on small blade
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Rare stamp on this one , 1920-30s , Henkle & Joyce HDWE Co .
Awesome Woodman Accident etch . Around 3 3/8" closed .
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I really like these older knives ::tu:: Keep em' coming! Here is my contribution. A two blade jack with some sort of jigged black plastic. Marked Hibbard Spencer Bartlett & Co. I really like the "Mechanic's Special" shield!
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ScoutKnives wrote:Rare stamp on this one , 1920-30s , Henkle & Joyce HDWE Co .
Awesome Woodman Accident etch . Around 3 3/8" closed .
I love the blade etch. It's kind of odd but very cool. Awesome knife. 8)
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Woodman of The World was a kind of self funding insurance club or collective. My Dad was a member at one time. I think their logo was a stump with an embedded ax.

"Woodman Accident" refers to accident insurance.

I have had a Woodman Accident knife made by Robeson before but most were stamped Henkle & Joyce.

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Hey Guys, Unusual & hard to find CAMILLUS 3-line Stamping. If anyone wants it,,Link is below
http://www.ebay.com/itm/292106674372?ss ... 1555.l2649
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Hey GUYS, I do believe the TIDIOUTE, PA is a Scarce tang stamp. This is a Jumbo 4" Whittler. Enjoy!!
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Here is an old Hawk marked Albert & Meyer Baltimore. Must have been made by Miller Brothers.
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Another recent pickup, JT Mount Newark NJ rope knife, one of 2 Mounts I own.
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Great HAWKS there Mr. Mike
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Hey GUYS, Has anyone ever seen a "New England Cutlery" knife before?? I havent seen until I got this one and of course there is one shown in Goins Book. I feel its a Pretty Rare tang stamp. Only made from 1852-1860,, Pre Civil War piece. Pretty cool to me
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I thought I would add this L.L. Bean tang stamp in here. I don't recall seeing this tang stamp before.
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ratlesnake75 wrote:Hey GUYS, I do believe the TIDIOUTE, PA is a Scarce tang stamp. This is a Jumbo 4" Whittler. Enjoy!!
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That's just fantastic! ::drool::
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Here are a couple of tang stamps that I think are pretty rare.
This first one is uncommon IROQUOIS/MADE IN U.S.A.
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Bernard Levine (LG4) dates Iroquois circa 1930s – 1940s; probably made by Utica Cutlery; and it may have been a manufacturers brand.


Bernard Levine (LG4) Utica Knife & Razor Co.; circa 1924 – 1925; wholesaler and importer;
Goins dates it circa 1924 – 1935; By 1935 the manufacturing plant had been moved to Plattsburgh New York and the new name was Pal Cutlery Co.
I don't know how common this tang stamp is and I wish it was on a whole knife instead of a parts knife, but the tang stamp is interesting.
Not much left of this knife handles are gone and the blades are in really bad shape but the tang stamps are still nice and legible.
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It's always nice to see those rare tang stamps, Dale. Knife or no knife. ::tu::
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