Old knives with tipped bolsters

[JAMESC41001]

Jerry, classy is the appropriate word for those knives. Very nice.

[peanut740]

Excellent additions Barry and Jerry!

[espn77]

Very nice knives Jerry. Sure like that red stag.

[zp4ja]

Thanks for the compliments Gents.

Thanks for allowing me to contribute and share with all the other fine knives in this thread.

Regards, Jerry

[KAW]

Really cool knife show Roland, luckdog, Barry & Jerry...
... altho Barry those NY Knife Co. are right up my alley...

Here's one I just received in the mail yesterday with very pointed tips...
a Schrade Walden №865 Sunfish Lobster which I narrowed down to between 1948−58. I including the 1954 catalog cut.

[LongBlade]

Nice lobster pattern Ken ... you reminded me I may have a few others to post but have this one I came across today -

Another Griffon Bridgeport CT with the Griffon on pile side stamp -3" closed... 4 blade senator in very "crisp" condition other than a few age spots - if I'm not mistaken the blades look to still have a factory edge and tang stamps have very little wear... Long pulls on all 4 blades ..

[peanut740]

Cool knife Lee,love the designs of the stamps.

[FRJ]

Sweet knife, Lee. It's got everything going for it.

[LongBlade]

Thanks Roger and Joe ...

[Duffer]

Lee, gorgeous senator!

Here are four of mine. From top Robeson pen, NYKC split spring Whittler pattern, Winchester Serpentine lobster style two blade candle end and a Robeson split spring Perma Lube Whittler pattern.

[peanut740]

Very nice group Lloyd!

[1fartsmella]

Hey Lloyd, Nice Tips!
Unusual celluloid on that NYK.

[FRJ]

Nice show, Lloyd.

[Duffer]

Thanks Roger, Barry and Joe for the nice comments on my tipped bolster folders!

[LongBlade]

Beautiful knives Lloyd ... indeed that NYK celluloid is different...

[KAW]

Those celluliod handles caught my eye too...
...being a NYKC is an added bonus!

[LongBlade]

LF&C Candle-End Lobster - 3" closed with waterfall celluloid with a spear blade and file implement on other side... one of my few celluloid handled knives... bonus was the old knife pouch.. supposedly this sat in a drawer for 60 years...

[JAMESC41001]

Very nice Lee. Love when they come with the original pouch. Interesting pattern and nice etch on the master.

[LongBlade]

Thanks Jay ... I was looking at pattern names for these knives in Levines this afternoon and I think some folks referred to the name as a dolphin ... Despite my feelings about celluloid the waterfall pattern on the handle is mesmerizing in the light when you turn the knife ..

[FRJ]

That is a very nice LF&C lobster, Lee. I really like those covers and the overall condition.

[Duffer]

Thanks Lee and Ken for your nice comments on my four tipped bolster folders on the previous page! I got the small celluloid NYKC Hammer Brand Whittler at the OKCA show a few years ago. The dealer I bought it from was reluctant to let it go at first and told me to come back so he could think on it So I left empty handed and sort of mad he wouldn’t give me a price on it even though it was in his for sale display. I had bought from him before with no issues or concerns but he for some unknown reason to me he was not forthcoming about a price. I went back later in the day and he quoted me a price and we dickered back and forth and I got it for what I thought was a fair price. It is in remarkably nice condition considering its age since NYKC went out of business in 1931. Shows no sign of out gassing (at least yet ) and the blades show no evidence of post production sharpening. The littler Whittler really was a blaze of changing color in his display (almost like a blinking beakon light) and that may be a reason he did not want to let it go. It literally changed colors as you approached his display and drew you in! Really stood out from the rest of his knife inventory. Anyway, wonderful little Whittler from a great Cutlery Company long ago gone

[LongBlade]

Thanks Joe ...

Lloyd - Sounds like he was having 2nd thoughts about selling it... it looks to be in top shape and celluloid looks perfect! I hope it stays that way for you ...

[BWT]

That's a beautiful knife Lloyd and a great maker, nice score. Lee that's just a really nice knife, excellent condition, nothing not to like about it

[RobesonsRme.com]

Lloyd, that celluloid I have seen on several Robeson knives. Actually, it is one of their more common celluloid patterns.

It can be very vivid, but I think exposure to light, over time, causes it to fade. I've seen some that have faded to a dull orange.

This Robeson will flash red and green and black as rotated. Not a tip-bolstered knife, just showing another cell handle like Lloyd's New York Knife above.

Charlie

[RobesonsRme.com]

I hesitate to start posting Robeson tip-bolstered knives, as I don't know if I will find a stopping point.

Here's ten:

Charlie