Vintage Folding Knives With Fixed or Folding Swing Guards

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Vintage Folding Knives With Fixed or Folding Swing Guards

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Anyone have any old knives with swing or fixed guards?

Some are pinned to the blade tang and "swing" into position when they the are opened or closed, others are a fixed feature of the bolster.

The idea obviously being to keep your hand from slipping on to the knife edge.

Show 'em if you have any ::tu::
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MB: Here's an L.L.BEAN by KA BAR in black composite, and a 1980's KA BAR Doggie reissue in nice red-brown bone. I like the swing guard concept. Good post. J.O'.
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Great knives being shown.

This is a Press Button Knife Company automatic with a Swing Guard. This is the Victor model.
The company was founded by George Schrade, who sold it to Walden Knife Company. I'm told this one was made prior to 1923. It shows substantial blade loss, but was refurbished by Muskrat Man to operate like new.
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Re: Vintage Folding Knives With Fixed or Swing Guards

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Here are a few with folding guards:
#1 Robeson Frozen Heat folder with yellow celluloid handles
#2 KA-BAR 1173 that has a fabricated guard.
#3 KA-BAR 61107 from the 1920's.
#4 A Rizzuto style from Korea
#5 Horn handled folding guard.
#6 A Rizzuto small size.
#7 Case bailout knife with fixed guard.
#8 Cattaraugus bailout knife with fixed guard.
#9 Fantasy dagger from the 1960's supposedly a German paratrooper's knife;actually made in England.
#10 A George Wostenholm folding dirk from the 1870's.
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Ridgegrass wrote: Tue Jul 06, 2021 7:20 pm MB: Here's an L.L.BEAN by KA BAR in black composite, and a 1980's KA BAR Doggie reissue in nice red-brown bone. I like the swing guard concept. Good post. J.O'.
Really nice J.O., I like both of them! ::tu::
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knife7knut wrote: Wed Jul 07, 2021 2:28 am Here are a few with folding guards:
Great selection Ray!

I really like the unique patented design of the 1920's Ka-Bar ::tu:: ::tu::
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Here is another one, the bolsters are 12 & 16 ga. Shotgun shell extractors.

They double as a fixed guard!
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A few more;some old and some a bit newer.
#1 An old switchblade with a top lock release,horn handles and shot shell extractor guard.
#2 Hubertus folding hunter.
#3 Parker recreation of a 19th century folding dirk.
#4 Parker recreation of a Marbles folding hunter.
#5 Another Parker recreation of a 19th century folding bowie.
#6 Puma Medici
#7 Rampur State folding bowie with horn handles.
#8 Rampur State folding bowie with aluminum handles.
#9 Russian multiblade with shot shell extractor guard.
#10 Tonerini Scarperia folding hunter with shotshell extractor guard and filework.
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Thanks for posting those Ray, some interesting guards in there ::tu::
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Here's a few more......
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More old knives with guards.......
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Schrade switchblade.
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MB ::tu:: ::tu::
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Here’s a few pics .
Sword Brand/ 4 line Camillus w/ swing guard . A Union knife and Razor and a Shapleigh Hardware with bolstered guards . The Kabar isn’t necessarily vintage ,it is the knife that got me interested in folders .
Neat thread MB ::tu:: ::tu::
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peanut740 wrote: Sat Jan 15, 2022 11:21 pm MB ::tu:: ::tu::
Thanks Roger.
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Ripster wrote: Sun Jan 16, 2022 1:01 pm Here’s a few pics .
Sword Brand/ 4 line Camillus w/ swing guard . A Union knife and Razor and a Shapleigh Hardware with bolstered guards . The Kabar isn’t necessarily vintage ,it is the knife that got me interested in folders .
Neat thread MB ::tu:: ::tu::
Nice assortment JP!

I have been looking for one of those Camillus in good condition for years, yours is very nice! 8)
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Not sure if its age , maybe 70/80s RAPID Italian one hand opener
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MB. Thank you ,fun post here you got started That Schrade Switchblade is a Dandy ::tu:: ::tu::
Had Been Looking for the Sword Brand Stamped one for a few years, in Bone.Think Greg or ? Has a couple of real nice ones and a Stainless CutCo. ::
Another one that’s a bit elusive.
Wiseguy. That Rapid is Neat !! Never seen one ,sure is easy on the eyes ::tu:: ::tu::
Neat guard Set up ,what would you call that style of guard ? Thanks .
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Rounded up this group- Marble's, Case and Colonial.
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Found a couple more stragglers.
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1967redrider wrote: Sun Jan 16, 2022 7:10 pm Found a couple more stragglers.
Nice Group ,and Stragglers
Those Marbles ! ::tu:: ::tu::
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Ripster wrote: Sun Jan 16, 2022 7:45 pm
1967redrider wrote: Sun Jan 16, 2022 7:10 pm Found a couple more stragglers.
Nice Group ,and Stragglers
Those Marbles ! ::tu:: ::tu::

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