Vintage Horn Handle Knives

Miller Bro's · Post by **Miller Bro's** » Mon Dec 10, 2018 1:03 am

There's no dedicated thread to knives with horn handles, let's see your knives with cow horn, buffalo horn, etc.

I like knives with this handle material as long as the dermistid beetles don't pay them a visit!

tongueriver · Post by **tongueriver** » Mon Dec 10, 2018 2:47 am

I am 98% (not 100%) certain this Blish Mize Hardware jack is horn. And the H. Boker pre-war gentleman's knife (big @ 3 3/4 inches!) is definitely horn.

RobesonsRme.com · Post by **RobesonsRme.com** » Mon Dec 10, 2018 2:55 am

Every Blish, Mize and Silliman knife I have ever seen was celluloid. Not saying yours is, too.

Just sayin'

That BOKER is beautiful. Is that your knife?

Charlie

tongueriver · Post by **tongueriver** » Mon Dec 10, 2018 3:10 am

RobesonsRme.com wrote:Every Blish, Mize and Silliman knife I have ever seen was celluloid. Not saying yours is, too.

Just sayin'

That BOKER is beautiful. Is that your knife?

Charlie

Thanks for the heads-up. Yes, they are both mine.

FRJ · Post by **FRJ** » Mon Dec 10, 2018 3:28 am

Here's a D. Miller & Son jack.

J.W. Linders & Son, bartenders knife.

RobesonsRme.com · Post by **RobesonsRme.com** » Mon Dec 10, 2018 3:56 am

Reason I asked about the Boker was the photo looked like one from North West Knives, an Ebay seller of high quality stuff.

Beautiful knife. I'm envious.

Charlie

LongBlade · Post by **LongBlade** » Mon Dec 10, 2018 3:59 am

Great idea for a thread Dimitri and nice classic horn handled switch blade

... Italian made?

Beautiful knives Cal

... I’m not sure if the Blish Mise is horn based on color - I can’t see those tell-tale striations...

Great additions Joe

...

Here’s one of mine - I have to dig up my others to post...

Empire Knife Co - Big old stabber jack type pattern..

rangerbluedog · Post by **rangerbluedog** » Mon Dec 10, 2018 7:03 am

Here's a Friedr Herder and a Henckels

Miller Bro's · Post by **Miller Bro's** » Mon Dec 10, 2018 12:09 pm

Blue, Lee, Joe and Cal nice horn handle knives!

Lee, the tangs only mark is " Made in Italy".

Here's another one that I really like.

btrwtr · Post by **btrwtr** » Mon Dec 10, 2018 1:16 pm

Here is a nice little James Barber congress that I recently sold.

espn77 · Post by **espn77** » Mon Dec 10, 2018 2:25 pm

That's some cool colors Wayne

wlf · Post by **wlf** » Mon Dec 10, 2018 3:54 pm

Pretty things guys.
A Lockwood Bros. and a Joseph Elliot farmers jacks

FRJ · Post by **FRJ** » Mon Dec 10, 2018 4:40 pm

Here is a Garland whittler.

thegreedygulo · Post by **thegreedygulo** » Mon Dec 10, 2018 5:11 pm

Nice knives guys! Here's some H. Bokers to add to the mix.

FRJ · Post by **FRJ** » Mon Dec 10, 2018 6:47 pm

This horn is nice stuff. Great show.

Here's a few more of mine.

Morton & Son - Sheffield
Holley
Miller Bros.
P.K. Co. - A1

BWT · Post by **BWT** » Mon Dec 10, 2018 7:03 pm

Nice thread Dimitri, enjoying looking at all of them so far, to many to mention now but you know who you are, nice knives

KAW · Post by **KAW** » Mon Dec 10, 2018 7:35 pm

BWT wrote:Nice thread Dimitri, enjoying looking at all of them so far, to many to mention now but you know who you are, nice knives

Ditto...

...and here's one I can add...
a Dwight Devine & Sons' Ulster splitback whittler... pattern №31550X @ 3⅝" closed with horn handles (1926−41).
Roger (peanut740), whom I received the knife from, stated they were horn handles, but did not specify what kind...
I have always assumed

they are ram's horn?...
P.S. My photos really don't do the horn handles justice...

KAW · Post by **KAW** » Mon Dec 10, 2018 9:03 pm

Not sure if this counts because as it is not old... but being of Canal Street Cutlery... its a beauty...
not mine but my girlfriend's... picked up at the Lehigh Valley autumn show this year...
I have to admit... I'm a bit envious...

tongueriver · Post by **tongueriver** » Mon Dec 10, 2018 10:02 pm

thegreedygulo wrote:Nice knives guys! Here's some H. Bokers to add to the mix.

I am loving everything I see in this thread, but I just wanted to say that Roger's Bokers are the best Boker collection in the world; this little snapshot is no more than that. I am in awe.

btrwtr · Post by **btrwtr** » Mon Dec 10, 2018 10:36 pm

Some beautiful knives shown.

Here is a French knife marked HERZ Specialty Products, Bargean Inox. Locking master, saw and spiral punch. 4 7/8" closed.

Miller Bro's · Post by **Miller Bro's** » Mon Dec 10, 2018 11:51 pm

Wow, some really nice knives being posted!

Nice knife Wayne, the French used a lot of horn for handle material as did the Germans, Italians and Spanish.

Here's one I believe to be from Spain solid horn carved and inlaid with silver wire.

knife7knut · Post by **knife7knut** » Tue Dec 11, 2018 1:23 am

Here are a few:
A fisherman's knife by Joseph Rodgers for Abercrombie & Fitch with checkered horn handles.

A couple of switchblades including a tiny one with two entirely different handles.
A circa 1900 switchblade with a toplock release.
Two switchblades(large)I got in high school.
A balisong.
A large barong with a goat horn handle decorated with gold flowers.

knife7knut · Post by **knife7knut** » Tue Dec 11, 2018 1:30 am

Some more:
A large clear horn handled navaja etched with a scene of Seville.
A large lock back pruner marked Hoffritz Italy
A French riggers knife marked E.Renaud Armes made of a singlt piece of horn.
A huge folding dirk marked Frosolone.
A 3 back spring knife marked Henry Sears 1865. Not sure what type of horn this is but it is not synthetic.
Two French made House of Cutlery champagne knives.
A non automatic stiletto.
A huge stockman made in Italy.
A W.H.Wragg folder.

knife7knut · Post by **knife7knut** » Tue Dec 11, 2018 1:32 am

Last one: A pair of souvenir swords from the Phillippines made entirely of water buffalo horn. To give you an idea of the size of these they are sitting atop a standard brief case which is 17 inches long.