Some knives named Jack, but not English Show me yours.

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galvanic1882 wrote: Fri Jul 25, 2008 2:27 pm OK I thought I would start an new one with Jacks. The first group are from the left. Utica etched with the older UTK mark on the back tang, W.H. Sample Albany, Electric Cutlery New Jersey, my latest pick up Nagle Re-Blade, Sperry & Alexander twice, Carrier Cutlery Elmira it's a salesman's sample.
Mike, that Nagle knife, in the first picture of this thread, has a long pull on both sides of the blade. Incredible that it help up. Must be very thin in the nick?
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Thank you, Ike.
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Three more jacks.

Hatch
Schrade Cut. Co.
Utica
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Joe,Keith and Ike,you guys are putting out the JACK! ::tu:: ::tu::
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We know JACK! :mrgreen:
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How about some different handle materials.
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Those are very nice and great photo too.
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A few more. A Robeson, Catt, Armstrong, Brown shoe and an Ulster
I guess they are all considered jacks. The Armstrong is probably considered a boys knife.
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Nice collection of knives, Ludwig26.

Some more jacks.

Crucible
Hibbard, Spencer, Bartlett
Pal
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FRJ wrote: Wed Oct 21, 2020 3:05 pm Nice collection of knives, Ludwig26.

Some more jacks.

Crucible
Hibbard, Spencer, Bartlett
Pal
Utica
The Crucible and Utica are gorgeous!
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I am a day or so behind here. Some dandies, Kerry! Joe, I am a fan of yellow and really like that HSB.
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Thank you, David and Ike.

Ike, that HSB is covered in old smooth white bone, turned yellow.
Glad you like it.
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FRJ wrote: Wed Oct 21, 2020 9:39 pm Thank you, David and Ike.

Ike, that HSB is covered in old smooth white bone, turned yellow.
Glad you like it.
That Makes it even more awesome
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FRJ you have one deep collection.
Here’s a few more. I’ll have to drag some more out.
Case Bradford
Robeson
Robeson
Case xx 40 to 64
Brighton knife co
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Thank you, Ludwig.
What nice knives those are. Very nice condition. Better than most of mine.
Keep em' commin'.
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Some more jacks to look at.

Cattaraugus
Standard
N.Y. Hammer
American Shear & Knife
Union Knife Co. Naugatuck
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Thanks for getting this thread back up again, some really great knives have been posted ::tu:: ::tu:: Can't believe I started it 12 years ago!

Here is a nice IXL jack that I just picked up. A lot of original finish on the blades.
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Mike ::tu::
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galvanic1882 wrote: Sat Oct 24, 2020 1:46 pm Thanks for getting this thread back up again, some really great knives have been posted ::tu:: ::tu:: Can't believe I started it 12 years ago!

Here is a nice IXL jack that I just picked up. A lot of original finish on the blades.
Looks like an English Jack to me. Just curious why you excluded English Jacks when you started the thread?????????
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jerryd6818 wrote: Sat Oct 24, 2020 2:55 pm
galvanic1882 wrote: Sat Oct 24, 2020 1:46 pm Thanks for getting this thread back up again, some really great knives have been posted ::tu:: ::tu:: Can't believe I started it 12 years ago!

Here is a nice IXL jack that I just picked up. A lot of original finish on the blades.
Looks like an English Jack to me. Just curious why you excluded English Jacks when you started the thread?????????
Jerry, when I started the thread way back when I had also started one for English Jacks, not knives from England but large 4-4/12" closed English Jacks and so I wanted to start one that showed smaller jacks not "English" it did not refer to knives made in England. Below is the thread.

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galvanic1882 wrote: Sat Oct 24, 2020 3:12 pm
jerryd6818 wrote: Sat Oct 24, 2020 2:55 pm
galvanic1882 wrote: Sat Oct 24, 2020 1:46 pm Thanks for getting this thread back up again, some really great knives have been posted ::tu:: ::tu:: Can't believe I started it 12 years ago!

Here is a nice IXL jack that I just picked up. A lot of original finish on the blades.
Looks like an English Jack to me. Just curious why you excluded English Jacks when you started the thread?????????
Jerry, when I started the thread way back when I had also started one for English Jacks, not knives from England but large 4-4/12" closed English Jacks and so I wanted to start one that showed smaller jacks not "English" it did not refer to knives made in England. Below is the thread.

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I knew what you meant (or at least I thought I did). I never connected English Jacks with the country. When someone said English Jack, in my head I pictured the 4½" Jack knives.
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Nice knife you have there, Mike
It doesn't look like they could have got any more blade in that well.
That spear is so long.

Here are some more jacks.

Cattaraugus
Camillus 23 long line
Camillus 23 long line
Camillus 23 short line
Kabar
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More Camillus 23 jacks

A Camillus 23 customized by Glen for Tommy.
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A Camillus 23 customized by Glen for me.
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A Camillus 23 short line.
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FRJ wrote: Sat Oct 24, 2020 11:25 pm Nice knife you have there, Mike
It doesn't look like they could have got any more blade in that well.
That spear is so long.

Here are some more jacks.

Cattaraugus
Camillus 23 long line
Camillus 23 long line
Camillus 23 short line
Kabar
Great line up. ::ds:: ::ds:: ::ds:: ::tu:: ::tu:: ::tu::
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jerryd6818 wrote: Sat Oct 24, 2020 11:36 pm More Camillus 23 jacks

A Camillus 23 customized by Glen for Tommy.
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A Camillus 23 customized by Glen for me.
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A Camillus 23 short line.
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Nice 23 customized. ::tu:: ::tu:: ::tu::
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