Holley Mfg. Co., Lakeville, Conn.

[wlf]

Pretty knife David.

[JohnR]

My kryptonite is large ebony jacks, they will be the death of my bank account. This 3 3/4" Holley popped up this morning, looks to be in high condition, full blades and that clip has an awesome swedge. Probably overpaid but this will be the first Holley in my collection and it looks to be a pretty nice one.
Will post pictures when it arrives.

[FRJ]

OH YEAH!!

And love that shield.

Nice goin' John.

[JohnR]

OH YEAH!!

And love that shield.

Nice goin' John.

Thanks Joe, love that shield also, it seems to be unique to Holley although I may have seen it on some Russell jacks. I wonder what you would call that shield, not a propeller and I have been a swell bar shield that is close but the center is not round on a swell bar.

[BWT]

That's one good looking knife John, and a Holley to boot!!!!! Great find

[carrmillus]

....that is one brand that is on my "bucket" list!!!!....great find!!!!.......... ..........

[LongBlade]

Great score John ... looks to be in great condition - not an easy find for an old Holley! Shield is cool and blade swedges are so crisp ...

[Robo]

Here's a nice old pearl sleaveboard whittler that has seen some time in the saddle. 3 9/16" closed.

Great looking knife--love the top-grind on the big blade! Thanks for sharing!

[gsmith7158]

That's a great one John!

[RobesonsRme.com]

Beautiful old jack.

The shield reminds me of a sliding volume control on some electronic devises, as well as on computer screens for digital music and video apps.

Of course, such things didn't exist when the knife was made, so we probably shouldn't call it a "Slider Bar" shield.

Charlie Noyes

[JAMESC41001]

Lots to like with that one John. I feel the same way about ebony jacks. Looking forward to seeing more pics.

[doglegg]

My kryptonite is large ebony jacks, they will be the death of my bank account. This 3 3/4" Holley popped up this morning, looks to be in high condition, full blades and that clip has an awesome swedge. Probably overpaid but this will be the first Holley in my collection and it looks to be a pretty nice one.
Will post pictures when it arrives.

JohnR, you "probably overpaid for this..." only if you're not pleased with it. And I think you are and should be. Such quality and condition is always satisfying.

[JohnR]

Thank you for everyone's comments. Knife showed up and it is a nice example, one of the better Holley's I have seen, been lightly cleaned without rounding edges, full blades, crisp tang stamps, main negative is a fine pin crack on the pile side which I knew about from pictures.

Unfortunately I can't take good pictures for awhile, been battling knee pain for awhile and las night It totally let loose, excruciating pain, had MRI today and talking to surgeon tomorrow, hope I don't miss the Rendezvous.

Best pic I can do right now with a cell phone.

[Duffer]

John, that is pretty darn nice for a Holley! Hope everything with your knee works out favorably and you don’t experience to much pain and discomfort in the process

[FRJ]

John, I hope your knee gets healthy.

That is a fine looking Holley.

Thanks for showing it here.

[JohnR]

Thanks guys, just got the radiology report and have a root torn meniscus and some floaters, should be fixable. Soon as I can will take pictures of the knife, it deserves it.

[doglegg]

JohnR, sorry for the bum knee. I understand, I have 2 new ones. Money well spent. Glad you have that Holley to handle until you feel better.

[JohnR]

Was able to hobble around and take a few pics, for me the best part of this knife is the clip main with a swedge that goes almost tip tp tang, don't think I have another knife done this way in the collection. The shield is unique also. Blades are full, looks like had little use but has had rust cleaned off and does have pin crack on pile side.

Thanks for everyone's well wishes, had a positive doctors visit yesterday and may be able to avoid surgery, had a shot and start PT next week.

[peanut740]

John

[FRJ]

Beautiful knife, John and nice pictures. Thank you.

That swedge just flows in that last picture.

[JohnR]

Thank you Joe and Roger, I got to experiment with lighting and exposure to get details like the swedge sharper and clearer.

[danno50]

Very nice, John, and as Joe said, great pictures!

[JAMESC41001]

Good news John and great knife!

[LongBlade]

Nice Holley John ... Somehow I missed this or saw it on another thread and commented and hope your knee is coming along healing!!!

[JohnR]

Nice Holley John ... Somehow I missed this or saw it on another thread and commented and hope your knee is coming along healing!!!

Thank you all for the nice comments. Lee, thought the knee was going to be ok but it could not handle one day back at work before pain and swelling started up again so I am now waiting on a date for Doc to scope it and see what's going on and what he can fix.