Mixed Up Hammer Brand Cigar!

[Joe Dirt]

This NYKC Hammer Brand cigar has an Imperial Hammer Brand secondary blade!
Normally the second blade would have the New York Knife Co. stamp.

Guess if the shoe fits....

http://www.ebay.com/itm/250967685596?ru ... 3D1&_rdc=1

pics added

...... Joe

[cattaraugus57]

hmmm I saw that one but didn't look that close...

[Iron Hoarder]

Did they usually have steel pins and nickel bolsters? Might be a repair job.

[bonehead]

Guys,

I do not think there is not enough in the photos to say this is a NYKC at all. The frame? Maybe, The first blade Imperial, hard to say about the second one. There is no question that one has been apart though

[philco]

Teachable moment here.............

Would a knife like that normally have two full length blades ?

Most of the cigar jacks I've seen had a full sized spear or clip blade and a smaller pen blade.


Phil

[Joe Dirt]

The long pull running all the way through the blade and into the swedge is a typical characteristic of NYKC.
I believe the frame and main are correct.
The secondary blade looks to have been altered from an Imperial spear. With the U.S.A. stamp, it dates the blade to '45 - '55.

NYKC used steel pins with there steel bolsters and NS pins with the NS bolsters.

I'm with you Phil, normally they have a pen as the secondary blade.

BUT hay, it WAS advertised as a "Hammer Brand", and that's exactly what it says on the blades!

...... Joe