All Metal Handle Knives

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Jerry,
Didn't you get the last two when you bought a new car? ::shrug::

:lol: :lol: :lol:
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Jerry- Your US Marine Corps knife was more likely than not made by Kingston and was WW2 issue. Usually they were marked on the bail.
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elbertson wrote:Jerry- Your US Marine Corps knife was more likely than not made by Kingston and was WW2 issue. Usually they were marked on the bail.
Thanks!! I'll go with Kingston for now. I remembered (scary isn't it) they were sometimes marked on the bail. I looked but forgot (imagine that) to add that to the post. Nothing there. You know how you look so hard sometimes the rust and your imagination start to form ghost letters?

Now the big question. Clean and polish or no. Fast Orange and a soft toothbrush made the handles look like new but what about those blades? A good spit shine is not likely to harm the value of this knife.
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orvet wrote:Jerry,
Didn't you get the last two when you bought a new car? ::shrug::

:lol: :lol: :lol:
Right, Dale. One for each of them. :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:
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One more...

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Ooooh, that's pretty. I like it. Is it old or recent? If it's recent, where could one capture one of those rare beauties?
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Who made this one?

Does anyone have a blade for it????

There is currently a Kent blade in it.
Look at the blade angle on it's half-stop ::dang::

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I forgot about all of my rooster nutters from JACK KNIFE BEN, UNION STOCK YARDS CHICAGO.
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jerryd6818 wrote:
elbertson wrote:Jerry- Your US Marine Corps knife was more likely than not made by Kingston and was WW2 issue. Usually they were marked on the bail.
Thanks!! I'll go with Kingston for now. I remembered (scary isn't it) they were sometimes marked on the bail. I looked but forgot (imagine that) to add that to the post. Nothing there. You know how you look so hard sometimes the rust and your imagination start to form ghost letters?

Now the big question. Clean and polish or no. Fast Orange and a soft toothbrush made the handles look like new but what about those blades? A good spit shine is not likely to harm the value of this knife.
If it were mine, I'd probably clean it up a bit...probably not to the point of it looking new, but enough to lighten and even out the patina. If it was a rare bird I might not.
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JKB,

Wow! never seen that many all in one place :shock:

I think you cornered the market on them ::tu:: :lol:
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jerryd6818 wrote:Ooooh, that's pretty. I like it. Is it old or recent? If it's recent, where could one capture one of those rare beauties?
Thanks. I think it is from 1950s or there abouts.
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This is a souvenir from the St Louis World's Fair. The scale are cast aluminum. :) s-k

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The souvenir knives of 1904 eclipse those of today. Very nice for over a hundred years old. What do you suppose those sold for back then?
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A nice little pen knife with sterling silver scales. Made in Gemany circa very early 1900s. :) s-k

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Very nice collections guys! ::tu:: ::tu::
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Nice ones S-K! ::tu:: ::tu::

Those are both real works of usable art!
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Here are a couple, an Imperial and a Spyderco.
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Here is one by Wenger for Rolex:

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::tu:: very nice all ! a few more to keep this going
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Nice group Paul !!
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gino wrote:Nice group Paul !!
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Interesting collection of knives Paul ::tu:: Thanks for psoting them. I like the little bottle shaped knife in the last pic. Any further information, maker etc, would be appreciated. Thanks. :) s-k
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This is another old souvenir knife with aluminum scales :)

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There are a bunch of great knives in this thread!

Smiling-Knife,

I like those little Peres knives. Mine is a "Greetings from Washington". I also thought I would add "The Burbank", which is a Wostenholm.
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smiling-knife wrote:Interesting collection of knives Paul ::tu:: Thanks for psoting them. I like the little bottle shaped knife in the last pic. Any further information, maker etc, would be appreciated. Thanks. :) s-k
thanks, the bottle knife is coca cola made by remington
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