All About Pocket Knives

edge213 wrote: ↑Mon Nov 11, 2024 3:35 am My Prince Albert collection.

I couldn’t resist this, for anyone who is old enough to remember an old land line phone gag.
You guys better let Prince Albert out.
Steve

Looking for some family history about an Ulster knife that looks too good to be old. Tang stamps don't lie, but I have no printed listing to identify it. A MAYBE knife is pictured in a 1920's Ulster catalog as 27340Y, but with no descriptive details. However the tang stamp is in the 20's to 30's period. The handles and blades are steel, respond to a magnet. No other markings on the knife beyond my pictures. Hope somebody has a better reference book than mine. Thankful for your assistance.

Pretty nice big heavy sleeveboard double spring whittler. I don't know what you call the swedge , a false edge? It has a long fine match strike pull.

4 1/4" ebony Ulster Knife Co

wlf wrote: ↑Sat Mar 15, 2025 10:15 pm Pretty nice big heavy sleeveboard double spring whittler. 4 1/4" ebony Ulster Knife Co

"Pretty nice" is quite the understatement, Lyle!

wlf wrote: ↑Sat Mar 15, 2025 10:15 pm Pretty nice big heavy sleeveboard double spring whittler. I don't know what you call the swedge , a false edge? It has a long fine match strike pull.

4 1/4" ebony Ulster Knife Co

Another very nice Whittler ! Was just admiring the Remington Whittler you posted on another thread and now another dandy whittler here in this thread.
Very nice knives you been posting Lyle. Thanks for sharing.

Ulster gunstock jack...unused near mint salesman's sample.

Beautiful knife Steve! I have only 1 gunstock in my Ulster collection, and it's nowhere as nice as the one in your post. I think the scales on mine are horn.

herbva wrote: ↑Sun Mar 16, 2025 3:56 pm Beautiful knife Steve! I have only 1 gunstock in my Ulster collection, and it's nowhere as nice as the one in your post. I think the scales on mine are horn.

knifeaholic wrote: ↑Sun Mar 16, 2025 3:29 pm Ulster gunstock jack...unused near mint salesman's sample.

I usually don't care for the gunstock pattern but you two are making it hard not to like them.

herbva wrote: ↑Sun Mar 16, 2025 3:56 pm Beautiful knife Steve! I have only 1 gunstock in my Ulster collection, and it's nowhere as nice as the one in your post. I think the scales on mine are horn.

Yes they are horn, my favorite handle material

knifeaholic wrote: ↑Sun Mar 16, 2025 3:29 pm Ulster gunstock jack...unused near mint salesman's sample.

Steve that is a beauty I tried to buy that one a couple of years ago

knifeaholic wrote: ↑Sun Mar 16, 2025 3:29 pm Ulster gunstock jack...unused near mint salesman's sample.

Wow Steve! What a fantastic knife!

herbva wrote: ↑Sun Mar 16, 2025 3:56 pm Beautiful knife Steve! I have only 1 gunstock in my Ulster collection, and it's nowhere as nice as the one in your post. I think the scales on mine are horn.

That's a fantastic on too, Herb!

Thanks Dimitri, tmk , and JP . That big Ulster knife checks a lot of my boxes for not being a farmers jack.

Added a decent Ulster made W. Bingham Co. jack that still has a good etch, Bingham's Best Brand. Bingham's was a hardware store started in Cleveland OH in 1841, closed in 1961.

What to say?
It's a pleasure to look at such a knife.

FRJ wrote: ↑Thu Apr 03, 2025 5:34 pm What to say?
It's a pleasure to look at such a knife.

Thank you Joe, appreciate it.

JohnR wrote: ↑Thu Apr 03, 2025 4:33 pm Added a decent Ulster made W. Bingham Co. jack that still has a good etch, Bingham's Best Brand. Bingham's was a hardware store started in Cleveland OH in 1841, closed in 1961.

That's a real beauty, John.

Ulster had some of the best jigged bone.

JohnR wrote: ↑Thu Apr 03, 2025 4:33 pm Added a decent Ulster made W. Bingham Co. jack that still has a good etch, Bingham's Best Brand. Bingham's was a hardware store started in Cleveland OH in 1841, closed in 1961.

JohnR, what a classic old knife. Love those bones handles. Beautiful!

JohnR wrote: ↑Thu Apr 03, 2025 4:33 pm Added a decent Ulster made W. Bingham Co. jack that still has a good etch, Bingham's Best Brand. Bingham's was a hardware store started in Cleveland OH in 1841, closed in 1961.

A gorgeous knife, and great photography as well!

JohnR wrote: ↑Thu Apr 03, 2025 4:33 pm Added a decent Ulster made W. Bingham Co. jack that still has a good etch, Bingham's Best Brand. Bingham's was a hardware store started in Cleveland OH in 1841, closed in 1961.

John that's a fantastic piece and an excellent cleanup too! Very impressive!

Eric

ea42 wrote: ↑Fri Apr 04, 2025 3:31 pm

JohnR wrote: ↑Thu Apr 03, 2025 4:33 pm Added a decent Ulster made W. Bingham Co. jack that still has a good etch, Bingham's Best Brand. Bingham's was a hardware store started in Cleveland OH in 1841, closed in 1961.

John that's a fantastic piece and an excellent cleanup too! Very impressive!

Eric

Thanks Eric, it was a challenge to stop the rust and not disturb the etch or original blade finishes, I think it came out OK.

Reverand wrote: ↑Fri Apr 04, 2025 11:31 am

JohnR wrote: ↑Thu Apr 03, 2025 4:33 pm Added a decent Ulster made W. Bingham Co. jack that still has a good etch, Bingham's Best Brand. Bingham's was a hardware store started in Cleveland OH in 1841, closed in 1961.

A gorgeous knife, and great photography as well!

Thank you, I keep trying to improve pictures.

Thank you all for the nice comments, appreciated.

Excellent knife John.