Mickey, checking out you Robeson guys

[mickeyevans]

Hi Sir Charles, you got me interested in Robesons, so I had to get some in my hands, mind if I post some here for comments and advice?
I am dying to take some fine(2000 grade) emery cloth and flitz to those bolsters, but I am holding off for now, notice a extra # (6 or 5) before the 63224? bone and 3 blades then model #, right? I am calling it a equal end stock man for now.
Mickey

[mickeyevans]

that middle rivet looks unnatural does it not
You can see allot when you photoshop these macro shots
Mickey

[RobesonsRme.com]

Mickey, nice older knife. It's properly called a cattle knife. Stockmen are serpentine in shape.

I think the pattern number was double struck or miss-struck.

The pattern number is actually 632024. They often dropped the zero that was in the fourth position. The last three digits were the handle-die shape number. Numbers 001 through 099 will often be found with that initial zero missing and knives will also be found with the complete six digit number.

First digit denoted handle material, second number of blades and third bolster/liner materials.

Your bolsters appear to be iron. If you sand those puppies down with grit paper, you might just not have any bolsters left. Leave them alone.

There is nothing wrong with that rocker pin. Robeson most often used iron or steel for that pin, instead of brass. Brass would wear faster.

Think about this. When Robeson started using their rather sophisticated numbering system in about 1903, they assigned the handle-die shape number 024 to that pattern of knife. That is an old Robeson pattern.

Charlie Noyes

[FRJ]

Mickey, if you just pack that thing the bolsters will spiff right up.
Terrific knife.

[mickeyevans]

thanks Joe and Charlie;
'Mickey, if you just pack that thing the bolsters will spiff right up'/ what does 'pack' mean, Joe?
Charlie, I have been doing research and your web page is one of my favorites, so you don't have to repeat yourself if you don't want to, although you are most helpful to me and everyone here I think, I loved your exchange with a certain knife seller who I am also corresponding with.
trying to learn and appreciate knives with civility , since I am such a novice
I would like to pm and email new friends soon
I was not sure whether cattle or stockman was correct, I thought the type and number of blades might determine the description
I was thinking cigar, which would make equal end unnecessary
here is another one;
double ended pen or jack, it is 3 1/16, hope it is 'red bone, snap is fair, no blade wobble
I can not even think of trading or selling any of the knives I have now, but I guess it is because they are my first's 'new' loves
of course I felt that way about RC helis last year
Mick

[mickeyevans]

PS, at your suggestion I joined National Knife Collectors Association
have not gotten a membership card yet, let alone a totebag or novelty knife, just directed to Iknife collector web site/forum
I also subscribed to knife world mag, I have the 15th edition of Price and Zalesky's book, and a friend in the 'swap ' biz suggested that
that friend is into military weapons and blades but knows more about pocket knives than me, plus we are both retired NYC civil servants. He is getting rid of some pocket knives and letting me see them first, some old Rems and cases and cats I think.
my friend was a detective and he knows the guy who started the Warwarsing knife musem and knows of that scharde collection
I am in virginia now but go back to the Hudson valley allot, have to stop in there and canal street, maybe this thanksgiving
Mick

[RobesonsRme.com]

The 319 dates 1948 to 1959. It's strawberry bone.

They made a 319 three blade whittler as well. You can find them in old brown bone from before WWII and with the strawberry bone and black composition. I've never seen one in pearl.

Charlie Noyes

[FRJ]

Mickey, my reference to "pack" is to suggest that you carry the knife as a user. I know that when I do that with a knife I haven't carried or packed in a while it soon brightens up from movement in my pocket.
I would, however, be thoughtful of those beautiful bone covers on that knife.

[mickeyevans]

I don't know if I will pack the older ones Joe, but thanks, I do want to pack so I can show them but carry cheap china and Pakistan for fear of loseing a 'real' one. Thanks You Charlie
I started posting 'Mystery knives" and You might be interested in that post in Q&A, has 31 replies, here is why
I checked out Joes gallery and found this of interest, love bone handles by the way

[mickeyevans]

http://www.allaboutpocketknives.com/kni ... =4&t=38740
hope you can click or copy and paste this file path to that thread I am talking about, titled 'mystery knife'
Mick