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Re: Vintage Barehead Jacks
Posted: Sun Jan 27, 2019 11:46 pm
by Ivoryman
Thanks Longblade, and JohnR. Appreciate it, nice thread going here. Great looking aged beauties.
Re: Vintage Barehead Jacks
Posted: Mon Jan 28, 2019 1:25 am
by doglegg
JohnR, Ivoryman, this page is like looking at a Sears & Roebuck Christmas catalogue as a boy. Boy those are beautiful. I circled all of them.

Re: Vintage Barehead Jacks
Posted: Mon Jan 28, 2019 2:49 am
by Ivoryman
Me too doglegg, thanks and same to all other posters here. Love seeing these relics. Great stuff.
Re: Vintage Barehead Jacks
Posted: Wed Feb 06, 2019 9:21 pm
by Ivoryman
Here's one oldie that I use. Voos with some decent Rogers bone and developing some flashy patina.
Re: Vintage Barehead Jacks
Posted: Thu Feb 07, 2019 3:54 pm
by danno50
Beautiful Shapleigh, John!

You sure find a lot of great knives!
Very nice batch of bareheads, Ivoryman!

As Lee said, the bone on that old HSB is fantastic!
Re: Vintage Barehead Jacks
Posted: Mon Feb 18, 2019 4:20 pm
by Wally Taylor
Here's my Cattaraugus Barehead Swell End Jack.
Re: Vintage Barehead Jacks
Posted: Mon Feb 18, 2019 9:15 pm
by luckydog64
That is some pretty bone Wally. Doesn't look to have any pocket rub done to it. Nice knives Ivoryman, red bone is probably my all time favorite. JohnR the Shapleigh is pure knife porn I am having hard time not looking at it every day. lol Here are some barehead HOKS. A well used Marshall Wells Zenith, a well used Robeson, and an unused Robeson.
Re: Vintage Barehead Jacks
Posted: Sun Mar 10, 2019 3:43 pm
by JohnR
Picked up this Shapleigh DE 3 5/8" jack this week, good condition, pretty sure Schrade made. Also new picture of ebony 4" Walden Jumbo Jack.
Re: Vintage Barehead Jacks
Posted: Sun Mar 10, 2019 4:22 pm
by LongBlade
Nice John - that Walden jumbo is amazing at 4 1/8”

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Re: Vintage Barehead Jacks
Posted: Sun Mar 10, 2019 5:25 pm
by JAMESC41001
Really liking the Walden John. Very cool.
Re: Vintage Barehead Jacks
Posted: Sun Mar 10, 2019 10:23 pm
by Ivoryman
luckydog64 wrote:That is some pretty bone Wally. Doesn't look to have any pocket rub done to it. Nice knives Ivoryman, red bone is probably my all time favorite. JohnR the Shapleigh is pure knife porn I am having hard time not looking at it every day. lol Here are some barehead HOKS. A well used Marshall Wells Zenith, a well used Robeson, and an unused Robeson.
Wow is that Marshall Cool. Beautiful bones, exceptional, and nobody is making them like that anymore. Cool knife and same with the bone Robeson with a spear. Thanks for showing and the compliment. Man that Marshall. Can't say enough about it. More pretty than almost all the new knives I've seen in many years.
Re: Vintage Barehead Jacks
Posted: Fri Apr 12, 2019 3:59 pm
by Ivoryman
Tight snappy 'ol Norvell Shapleigh bare head with some nice bones in my book. Never could figure out the exact age, but it's older than me.
Re: Vintage Barehead Jacks
Posted: Fri Apr 12, 2019 10:48 pm
by luckydog64
That is a nice knife Ivoryman. Doesn't look like it has spent much time in a pocket. Everything still looks crisp, even the stamp.
Re: Vintage Barehead Jacks
Posted: Tue Apr 16, 2019 4:20 pm
by Ivoryman
Thanks luckydog, I feel privileged to have scored it. And last one stamped Depend On, Met Cut Co, N. Y. is right up it's alley and cost me half as much. Such a steel steaI I cannot tell you. But it goes good with the Shapleigh and seemed to fit the thread. Happy surfing to all.
Re: Vintage Barehead Jacks
Posted: Tue Apr 16, 2019 8:27 pm
by doglegg
Wow, there are some great photo's of some great knives on this page. Only have a couple of bare heads but I sure like them.

Re: Vintage Barehead Jacks
Posted: Fri Apr 19, 2019 2:50 am
by FRJ
Beautiful knives, guys. Great viewing.
Here's an old Schrade CutCo. 3 5/8".
Re: Vintage Barehead Jacks
Posted: Sat Apr 20, 2019 4:03 am
by Ivoryman
Georgeous. Wow, those bones. Blades look about full too. Nice one.
Re: Vintage Barehead Jacks
Posted: Sat Apr 20, 2019 4:37 am
by FRJ
Thank you, Ivoryman.
Re: Vintage Barehead Jacks
Posted: Mon Apr 22, 2019 9:25 am
by Corso
galvanic1882 wrote:Man there are some beautiers posted!! Roger your M&G knives are always great to see. Love that Stabber jack Mike and Barry that Napanoch is a looker.
All the others posted are beauties too. Thanks to all for posting their knives, great thread.
Here are a few of mine.
could you please tell us more about this one
Re: Vintage Barehead Jacks
Posted: Mon Apr 22, 2019 1:23 pm
by bestgear
Dragged the bay and found this one yesterday......not even in my hands yet and I'm salivating........

Re: Vintage Barehead Jacks
Posted: Mon Apr 22, 2019 2:46 pm
by galvanic1882
Corso wrote:galvanic1882 wrote:Man there are some beautiers posted!! Roger your M&G knives are always great to see. Love that Stabber jack Mike and Barry that Napanoch is a looker.
All the others posted are beauties too. Thanks to all for posting their knives, great thread.
Here are a few of mine.
could you please tell us more about this one
Great knife bestgear and a rare stamp.
Corso, about the Cattaraugus knife, I think it was made for cockfighting, the saw was used to take off or shorten the spurs I believe. The knife is early before Cattaraugus started making their own knives. Many say the mark indicates that it was made in Germany but I'm not totally convinced of that. I have a few marked this way, without Little Valley NY on them. German knives usually, not always, have steel pivot pins and this one does not. Most of the others I have don't have steel pins either. I just got one from ebay last night with the same stamping and as soon as I get it I'll post pictures of it.
Re: Vintage Barehead Jacks
Posted: Mon Apr 22, 2019 3:00 pm
by bestgear
Thanks Mike......and from your neck of the woods (AZ) too!
Re: Vintage Barehead Jacks
Posted: Thu Apr 25, 2019 10:43 pm
by Jacknifeben
Probably my oldest Cattaraugus. 3 5/8 inch wood bare headed long pull half stop with straight line CATTARAUGUS CUTLERY Co. LITTLE VALLEY N.Y. Any opinions?
Re: Vintage Barehead Jacks
Posted: Fri Apr 26, 2019 12:50 am
by FRJ
That's a real nice knife, Jacknifeben. I don't think I've seen that stamp before.
I wouldn't know about the age.
Re: Vintage Barehead Jacks
Posted: Wed May 08, 2019 9:44 pm
by Corso
galvanic1882 wrote:Corso wrote:galvanic1882 wrote:Man there are some beautiers posted!! Roger your M&G knives are always great to see. Love that Stabber jack Mike and Barry that Napanoch is a looker.
All the others posted are beauties too. Thanks to all for posting their knives, great thread.
Here are a few of mine.
could you please tell us more about this one
Great knife bestgear and a rare stamp.
Corso, about the Cattaraugus knife, I think it was made for cockfighting, the saw was used to take off or shorten the spurs I believe. The knife is early before Cattaraugus started making their own knives. Many say the mark indicates that it was made in Germany but I'm not totally convinced of that. I have a few marked this way, without Little Valley NY on them. German knives usually, not always, have steel pivot pins and this one does not. Most of the others I have don't have steel pins either. I just got one from ebay last night with the same stamping and as soon as I get it I'll post pictures of it.
Nice - would be a great craft tool