Ulster Collecting

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ScoutKnives wrote: Wed Sep 25, 2024 11:37 pm Picked up this odd ball pruning / grafting knife ?
Made by Ulster knife company .
Dark horn handles and the spoon blade looks like genuine ivory .

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WOW.... that is a nice one Mike! A really great find!

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ScoutKnives wrote: Wed Sep 25, 2024 11:37 pm Picked up this odd ball pruning / grafting knife ?
Made by Ulster knife company .
Dark horn handles and the spoon blade looks like genuine ivory .

Thanks for looking
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Mike, that is a beauty. The ivory sets it off against those black handles. Congrats. ::handshake::
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I just bought a Wostenholm that looks exactly like your Ulster Mike, except mine has a bone spur. 👍👍
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Thanks guys

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Here's an oldie......
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Miller Bro's wrote: Fri Sep 27, 2024 1:36 am Here's an oldie......
.....but goodie. ::tu:: ::tu::
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A rainy day here in Elmira. Think I’ll show some Ulster patterns. First is a MOP handled gentleman’s knife that looks to be unused.
Second is a swell center, pocket worn pick bone moose. I’ve only seen my knife in this pattern but I hope a member may have one to share pictures of. Last one is a bone handled senator which has a nice (Ulster brand) etch on the blade.

Hope we can keep this thread going. Steve B.
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What years were OLD TIMER's made by SCHRADE and what years by ULSTER ? Did they overlap?
Pics: top-Ulster. bottom-Schrade. Thanks for any info. J.O'.
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My latest knife purchase , a 3 1/2” jack with beautiful bone handles. Model # 2878. There is a faint etch on the main blade (Ulster Trade Mark).
Tang stamp is Ulster Knife. Steel liners. Thanks to Mike (Galvanic) for letting buy it.
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bladebuddy wrote: Thu Oct 31, 2024 8:14 pm My latest knife purchase , a 3 1/2” jack with beautiful bone handles. Model # 2878. There is a faint etch on the main blade (Ulster Trade Mark).
Tang stamp is Ulster Knife. Steel liners. Thanks to Mike (Galvanic) for letting buy it.
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bladebuddy wrote: Thu Oct 31, 2024 8:14 pm My latest knife purchase , a 3 1/2” jack with beautiful bone handles. Model # 2878. There is a faint etch on the main blade (Ulster Trade Mark).
Tang stamp is Ulster Knife. Steel liners. Thanks to Mike (Galvanic) for letting buy it.
Great knife!!
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bladebuddy wrote: Sun Oct 13, 2024 3:41 pm A rainy day here in Elmira. Think I’ll show some Ulster patterns. First is a MOP handled gentleman’s knife that looks to be unused.
Second is a swell center, pocket worn pick bone moose. I’ve only seen my knife in this pattern but I hope a member may have one to share pictures of. Last one is a bone handled senator which has a nice (Ulster brand) etch on the blade.

Hope we can keep this thread going. Steve B.
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Ridgegrass wrote: Sun Oct 13, 2024 10:31 pm What years were OLD TIMER's made by SCHRADE and what years by ULSTER ? Did they overlap?
Pics: top-Ulster. bottom-Schrade. Thanks for any info. J.O'.
Wasn't that Ulster part of the Prince Albert Tobacco series?
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Could have been, Red. Can you date that poster? Thanks.
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I understood the Tobacco promotion ran for a few years in the early to mid 60's, J'O'. The little knife you have was part of the promotion. It should be a 58OT. I hunted them all down years ago, like I'm sure a bunch of us did. I had fun looking for them. Here's my little collection with the tin..
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bladebuddy wrote: Thu Oct 31, 2024 8:14 pm My latest knife purchase , a 3 1/2” jack with beautiful bone handles. Model # 2878. There is a faint etch on the main blade (Ulster Trade Mark).
Tang stamp is Ulster Knife. Steel liners. Thanks to Mike (Galvanic) for letting buy it.
Great knife, BB! ::tu::
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Got this ULSTER USA 63 whittler given to me today. Have no idea of age or anything else about it, so any information is appreciated. I am not a whittler guy and only have a few older ones. This to me is unusual as the master blade is Sabre ground on one side and flat ground on the other. Another unusual thing to me is to 2 auxiliary blades are positioned as a typical 3 blade stockman arrangement and not the usual position of typical split back whistler. This is not a split back. For the life of me I can't remember the name of the sheep's foot style blade on a whittler.
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3030remchesterCOLO wrote: Sat Nov 02, 2024 11:42 pm Got this ULSTER USA 63 whittler given to me today. Have no idea of age or anything else about it, so any information is appreciated. I am not a whittler guy and only have a few older ones. This to me is unusual as the master blade is Sabre ground on one side and flat ground on the other. Another unusual thing to me is to 2 auxiliary blades are positioned as a typical 3 blade stockman arrangement and not the usual position of typical split back whistler. This is not a split back. For the life of me I can't remember the name of the sheep's foot style blade on a whittler.
Fantastic 63 and the blade is a coping blade.
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My newest Ulster for my MIL-K collection.
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TMK: That's a really nice group. Wish I could date the Ulster/Schrade transition. Yes it's a 58OT. J.O'.
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Here are my twelve ULSTER 63 pocket knives and my one ULSTER 9630 pocket knife. Divided between the twelve ULSTER 63 pocket knives, and the one ULSTER 9630 pocket knife, there are five different tang stamps or tang stamp combinations. Despite how they may look in the pictures, there are only two ULSTER 63 pocket knives that have black handles. Two ULSTER 63 pocket knives are missing their shields and the two ULSTER 63 pocket knives with black handles have no shields by design. I do NOT know much about the ULSTER 9630. It does NOT appear to be any different than the ULSTER 63 pocket knives. ALL of these ULSTER pocket knives have been previously posted. But, not under this topic or thread.
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Tang Stamp(s) #1.<br />Left - The Main Blade Front Tang Stamp.<br />Right - The Main Blade Back Tang Stamp.
Tang Stamp(s) #1.
Left - The Main Blade Front Tang Stamp.
Right - The Main Blade Back Tang Stamp.
Tang Stamp(s) #2 &amp; #3.<br />Left - The Main Blade Front Tang Stamp.<br />Right - The Main Blade Front Tang Stamp.
Tang Stamp(s) #2 & #3.
Left - The Main Blade Front Tang Stamp.
Right - The Main Blade Front Tang Stamp.
Tang Stamp(s) #4 &amp; #5.<br />Left - The Main Blade Front Tang Stamp.<br />Right - The Main Blade Front Tang Stamp.
Tang Stamp(s) #4 & #5.
Left - The Main Blade Front Tang Stamp.
Right - The Main Blade Front Tang Stamp.
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Probably have all the variations there Skip. ::tu::
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doglegg wrote: Wed Nov 06, 2024 12:29 am Probably.....
Thank you, Floyd.🍻
I agree...as far as the tang stamps are concerned.
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