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thegreedygulo wrote:And another H. Boker. The handles on this knife are supposed to be ram's horn according to the seller I bought it from years ago. I've never seen another one with handles quite like it, though it does remind me of some snakeskin bone I have seen on the OLD H. Bokers. Opinions?
I would concur that it looks more like stag than ram's horn.Ram's horn usually has a much coarser grain to it and none that I have seen exhibits the,"popcorn" effect shown. Some people theorize that it is "pressed stag" created by heating the stag and applying a die with an appropriate pattern to it such as is done with horn. I personally think the pattern is natural.
I am posting pictures of a Wostenholm knife I have with a similar handle and an automatic with ram's horn handles to show the difference.
Thanks for all the input & pictures guys. The handles of the knife I posted are considerably different than my other H. Boker stag handled knives. With that said, along with being told it was ram's horn when I bought it, I had just always wondered about it. I agree with the consensus that it is stag, particularly after seeing Knife7knut's pictures (Thank you) of a knife with known ram's horn handles. Thanks all.
A pocket knife is still an intimate personal possession of the individual who carries it and consequently deserves the best of materials, finish and workmanship in its production. (Quoted from Boker's 1928 cutlery catalog).
Here is three I have. The folding Dirk is 7.7" closed but unfortunately the maker is worn off. The other two are a George Woodhead and a Harrison Brothers and Howson. Thanks for looking and any comments or info.
Can't keep up with all the nice knives posted recently, nice knives everyone!
BWT wrote:Here is three I have. The folding Dirk is 7.7" closed but unfortunately the maker is worn off. The other two are a George Woodhead and a Harrison Brothers and Howson. Thanks for looking and any comments or info.
This thread is exploding with nice horn - great knives all!!
Bill - That dirk has one nice long piece of horn and is very cool ! However that Woodhead really is appealing to me - what’s the closed length of the Woodhead? Woodhead was a well known Bowie maker and made pocket knives as well in mid to later 1800s...
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Sorry about the inside photos Dimitri, going to be gone the next couple days, I just wish it had a maker on the tang. Could be German? Lee the Woodhead is 3 1/8. Thanks for looking.
thegreedygulo wrote:And another H. Boker. The handles on this knife are supposed to be ram's horn according to the seller I bought it from years ago. I've never seen another one with handles quite like it, though it does remind me of some snakeskin bone I have seen on the OLD H. Bokers. Opinions?
Do you have a picture of the pile side Roger?
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Hey Lyle,
Unfortunately no. I looked around in my computer and evidently I only photographed the shield side. To the best of my memory though, it is very similar on the pile side.
A pocket knife is still an intimate personal possession of the individual who carries it and consequently deserves the best of materials, finish and workmanship in its production. (Quoted from Boker's 1928 cutlery catalog).
thegreedygulo wrote:Nice knives guys! Here's some H. Bokers to add to the mix.
I am loving everything I see in this thread, but I just wanted to say that Roger's Bokers are the best Boker collection in the world; this little snapshot is no more than that. I am in awe.
Thanks Cal!
A pocket knife is still an intimate personal possession of the individual who carries it and consequently deserves the best of materials, finish and workmanship in its production. (Quoted from Boker's 1928 cutlery catalog).
BWT wrote:Sorry about the inside photos Dimitri, going to be gone the next couple days, I just wish it had a maker on the tang. Could be German? Lee the Woodhead is 3 1/8. Thanks for looking.
Thanks Bill, I have seen that bolster design before but I can't remember where at the moment.
Bill, I just remembered where I seen that bolster design. This set is from England circa late 1700's very large and ornate, made for the very wealthy. Photo courtesy of the Sheffield museum.
Thanks Dimitri, definitely the same design on the bolsters. This is one of the knives, will never know who made it,where it was made or when it was made, but that's okay I was just excited to find it.
Here is the only horn handle knife I own. Looks like horn to me at least. I am not sure about this one. I have not seen another horn handle Honk or Napanoch. Napanoch did make this pattern. The blades, shield, and tang are correct. It is unusual if it is indeed horn. Posting it here to see what the consensus is. Hope the pic is good enough.
Nice knife Jay and nice informational ad for patent stag - if the illustration is patent stag it no doubt looks different than other handles in question... IMO - Just based on photo and limited enlargement- I’m not sure your knife handles are horn as I’m not seeing the hair-like striations - looks more to be a dark celluloid or smooth black composition ..
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