UTICA !!!

[JohnR]

Stunner Duncan .. that knife has it all - nice big master, sweet bone and as you say it looks hefty ... What is the closed length ?

What Lee stated Duncan, great knife!

[FRJ]

You described that knife pretty well Campbellclanman.
I'd like to know the length too and does it have any stamped numbers?

[Campbellclanman]

Hi Lee, JohnR and FRJ, Thanks for the comments on that Utica!

I must apologise about the delay- been flat stick replacing a Toiler Cistern - drilling out snapped Toilet Bowel Studs in the floor, new everything- etc - not the greatest of jobs to look forward to- all done now though!

Took a while to find the Ol Girl- ok - it is a mere Whisper under 4 inches closed guys, and there are no other pattern numbers etc behind the Tangs etc.

[FRJ]

Thank you Campbellclanman, for the information. I was kind of surprised to see a number on mine, but what do I know.

The broken studs at the base are a real problem or a rotted floor.
What I hated the most was when the throne had to be removed you practically had to hug the thing to get it out.
Oh, an the cussin' an the swerin', Good Lord forgive me!

[galvanic1882]

There's some fine old Utica Stamps being shown here!
Heres a nice Utica here - wee Tank of a thing, I really love everything about this Knife, The Bone is ( imo ) stunning, the shield is cool, those big Bolsters are nearly pushing this knife into a Barlow ( Not Quite I know..but.. ), That lovely Big full Main with a beefy Swage and cool Long pull!

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That is one great knife and a hard one to find. As most of you know Utica's are one of my favorite makers. Here is a catalog cut of the knife.













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[Campbellclanman]

Galvanic kind Sir

Now correct me if I am wrong but you may have seen this one before?

Many thanks for showing the Catalog on this particular knife.

[Doc B]

[treefarmer]

Doc B,
That one would feel mighty comfortable in the RFP!
Treefarmer

[galvanic1882]

Galvanic kind Sir

Now correct me if I am wrong but you may have seen this one before?

Many thanks for showing the Catalog on this particular knife.

Yes I did see it before, wish I had a chance to buy it then!

[Campbellclanman]

Hi Mike

Oh - ok please forgive my absent mindness- For a while I thought that I had bought this off you? My apologies- well where I bought the knife I really don’t know then

[galvanic1882]

You did but it was not mine I was selling the knives for the family of a collector. Some I bought but could not afford to buy all the ones I wanted. Glad you still have it.

[Campbellclanman]

Aah-ha ok I am with you Mike. Interesting!

Yes I still have it and bound to for quite some time.
Many thanks Mike.

[BWT]

My first Utica, very well made good looking knife. I have never seen this thread before but it was pretty interesting Mikes (Galvanic)post on page one. Thanks for looking. Any thoughts on the handle material?

[LongBlade]

Nice knife Bill ... handle looks like what is called faux horn celluloid - at least LF&C called it by that name ...

[galvanic1882]

Beautiful knife My etched dogleg has very similar handles. Of course I love the ink!!

[BWT]

Thanks Lee and Mike for the comments

[FRJ]

My first Utica, very well made good looking knife.

Yes Sir, Bill. That is a very good looking knife.
What is the actual length?

[BWT]

Thanks Joe for your comments, it is 4 3/4 closed.

[galvanic1882]

My first Utica, very well made good looking knife. I have never seen this thread before but it was pretty interesting Mikes (Galvanic)post on page one. Thanks for looking. Any thoughts on the handle material?

Here is a picture of the dogleg with similar handles.

[FRJ]

What a beautiful knife, Mike.
Hard to tell, is that cap bolster teardrop and pinched? --- Along with slanted and lined.

[galvanic1882]

Thanks and yes to all of those. I have a catalog picture of it but need to dig it out. I looked for one for the big Moose knife but could not find it. I believe that knife is the same frame as the Kit Carson big camp knife they made, it had the same shield

[BWT]

Thanks for sharing that Mike, it's one beautiful knife. Handles are very similar for sure, I'm still not sure of the material??

[galvanic1882]

Bill, the handles according to the Utica catalogs I have are called Pyralin. Below is something I got off the internet about what it is.

Pyralin is the name of a plastic created in the late 1800's based on nitrocellulose. Nitrocellulose, also known as celluloid (see scrimshaw.com “ivory boom“), was one of the most extensively used plastics of the time.

The first letter in the pattern number, 4, denotes that it's Pyralin. Hope this helps. Great knife!

[BWT]

It sure did Mike thank you very much

[wlf]

Beautiful knives Bill and Mike. Excellent.