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Re: SHOW YOUR NEW (TO YOU) ROBESON

Posted: Wed Aug 14, 2019 1:11 pm
by royal0014
Cleaned up real good Mike
::tu::

Re: SHOW YOUR NEW (TO YOU) ROBESON

Posted: Wed Aug 14, 2019 1:28 pm
by FRJ
Meridian_Mike wrote: It just looked like an interesting knife so I bought it. Mike :D
Those Robesons are eye catchers. :D

Nice clean up on you new Robeson, Mike.

Is there a number on the back of the tang?

Re: SHOW YOUR NEW (TO YOU) ROBESON

Posted: Wed Aug 14, 2019 1:48 pm
by Meridian_Mike
FRJ wrote:
Is there a number on the back of the tang?
I never could find a number. If there was one.... it's gone now.

::shrug::

It's a cute little joker.... sure does tote nicely!

Mike

Re: SHOW YOUR NEW (TO YOU) ROBESON

Posted: Wed Aug 14, 2019 2:47 pm
by FRJ
Mike,
I've got this knife that is similar to yours. Mine is 3 3/8" closed.

Yours is an older and smoother knife.
If I can describe yours as a tear drop jack I think I can date yours at 1922-1939.

I'm not sure where to date mine. Probably in the 60s some where.
No numbers on mine either.

Lots of pin spinner malfunction. ::woot::

Re: SHOW YOUR NEW (TO YOU) ROBESON

Posted: Wed Aug 14, 2019 6:30 pm
by stockman
Nice a beauty.

Harold

Re: SHOW YOUR NEW (TO YOU) ROBESON

Posted: Wed Aug 14, 2019 6:58 pm
by Meridian_Mike
FRJ wrote: If I can describe yours as a tear drop jack I think I can date yours at 1922-1939.

I'm not sure where to date mine. Probably in the 60s some where.
No numbers on mine either.
Mine measures 3 3/8" also..... They are definitely kin folk....
Thanks for the date info.

Mike
::tu::

Re: SHOW YOUR NEW (TO YOU) ROBESON

Posted: Tue Sep 17, 2019 11:47 pm
by Waukonda
Great knives pictured on this thread, here is one of my recent purchases

Re: SHOW YOUR NEW (TO YOU) ROBESON

Posted: Wed Sep 18, 2019 12:04 am
by treefarmer
That's a fine one!! ::tu::
Treefarmer

Re: SHOW YOUR NEW (TO YOU) ROBESON

Posted: Wed Sep 18, 2019 1:52 pm
by RobesonsRme.com
Joe, your Robeson jack dates 1916 - 1939.

Robeson never used such bone in the 60's.

Waukonda; that's a very nice Strawberry bone handled English Jack. They made a similar knife with a spear master blade, the 151 pattern.

Charlie

Re: SHOW YOUR NEW (TO YOU) ROBESON

Posted: Wed Sep 18, 2019 2:56 pm
by Waukonda
Thanks for the comments, appreciate it. Great looking knife with the spear blade, I think I like it better.

Re: SHOW YOUR NEW (TO YOU) ROBESON

Posted: Wed Sep 18, 2019 3:21 pm
by edge213
Waukonda wrote:Great knives pictured on this thread, here is one of my recent purchases
Ike, this is a beautiful knife.

Re: SHOW YOUR NEW (TO YOU) ROBESON

Posted: Wed Sep 18, 2019 4:41 pm
by FRJ
Ike, your English jack is indeed beautiful.

Thank you, Charlie, for the information. One thing that made me think the knife was not older than it is is the fact that
it has hardly been handled much less used. The edges of the bone are still kind of sharp. So I thought it was newer.
Thanks for the insight. Your knife is also a real beauty. The spear is always a useful and great looking blade.

Here's a little Robeson I picked up at the show in Marlborough, Massachusetts, on Sunday. 3 1/16" closed.

Re: SHOW YOUR NEW (TO YOU) ROBESON

Posted: Wed Sep 18, 2019 6:48 pm
by royal0014
FRJ wrote:Here's a little Robeson I picked up at the show in Marlborough, Massachusetts, on Sunday. 3 1/16" closed.
That's a dandy ! Very knice
::tu::

Re: SHOW YOUR NEW (TO YOU) ROBESON

Posted: Wed Sep 18, 2019 11:29 pm
by RobesonsRme.com
I love that little knife with its sabre-cut clip blade.

I have one.

I've never seen that smooth black composition outgas. I'm not sure what it is.

Charlie

Re: SHOW YOUR NEW (TO YOU) ROBESON

Posted: Thu Sep 19, 2019 1:33 am
by FRJ
Thank you, Chris and thank you, Charlie.

Re: SHOW YOUR NEW (TO YOU) ROBESON

Posted: Thu Sep 19, 2019 2:18 pm
by RobesonsRme.com
I cannot access my 646 right now, but its high number makes me wonder if they are not MasterCraft or Perma-Lube knives with the Oiless Bronze Bearings.

It's worth taking a look.

Charlie

Re: SHOW YOUR NEW (TO YOU) ROBESON

Posted: Thu Sep 19, 2019 6:34 pm
by stockman
Here's a little Robeson I picked up at the show in Marlborough, Massachusetts, on Sunday. 3 1/16" closed.[/quote]

I have that same little black knife with pattern number 823248

Harold

Re: SHOW YOUR NEW (TO YOU) ROBESON

Posted: Thu Sep 19, 2019 6:49 pm
by FRJ
Nice one, Harold. ::tu:: The 646 and the 248 have me puzzled.
With bright light and loupe I can only see the usual steel half stops of tangs in the well. Blades open.
No bronze.

Re: SHOW YOUR NEW (TO YOU) ROBESON

Posted: Thu Sep 19, 2019 7:09 pm
by stockman
FRJ wrote:Nice one, Harold. ::tu:: The 646 and the 248 have me puzzled.
With bright light and loupe I can only see the usual steel half stops of tangs in the well. Blades open.
No bronze.
I never studied Robeson pattern numbers think I will dig a book out see what's up. Harold

Re: SHOW YOUR NEW (TO YOU) ROBESON

Posted: Fri Sep 20, 2019 12:26 am
by peanut740
stockman wrote:Here's a little Robeson I picked up at the show in Marlborough, Massachusetts, on Sunday. 3 1/16" closed.
I have that same little black knife with pattern number 823248

Harold[/quote]
Harold,that's a long way from Kansas. ::poke::

Re: SHOW YOUR NEW (TO YOU) ROBESON

Posted: Fri Sep 20, 2019 1:40 am
by stockman
Don't know what I did in that post but I haven't been out of Kansas. Harold

Re: SHOW YOUR NEW (TO YOU) ROBESON

Posted: Fri Sep 20, 2019 11:55 pm
by RobesonsRme.com
You said you were in Massachusetts on Sunday.

Charlie

Re: SHOW YOUR NEW (TO YOU) ROBESON

Posted: Sat Sep 21, 2019 3:04 am
by JJ McCall
I greatly enjoy this thread as, of all the production knives I have, Robeson is my favorite company. Here is a shot of a strawberry bone English jack and a spey Barlow. :D
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Re: SHOW YOUR NEW (TO YOU) ROBESON

Posted: Sat Sep 21, 2019 3:10 am
by FRJ
Welcome here, JJ McCall. You have some beautiful knives. ::tu::

Re: SHOW YOUR NEW (TO YOU) ROBESON

Posted: Sat Sep 21, 2019 3:13 am
by JJ McCall
Thank you Joe!!! I'm new to posting here and seem to only be able to add the link. :oops: