All About Pocket Knives

Corso, John R, Kslinger, all good looking pieces. Here's an old Keen Kutter that I picked up recently. Liked the bones and rat tail bolster and the barely sharpened blades. Hasn't seen much use in all these years. which is hard to say how many given the stamp range. Always interesting to hear date estimates, but it's a few years old and still great snap and action. Tiny movement. Doesn't feel like an old Case though. Definitely not a Bradford or Titusville knife. St. Louis MO. Different. More like a Voos or a Pal to me.

Ivoryman wrote:Corso, John R, Kslinger, all good looking pieces. Here's an old Keen Kutter that I picked up recently. Liked the bones and rat tail bolster and the barely sharpened blades. Hasn't seen much use in all these years. which is hard to say how many given the stamp range. Always interesting to hear date estimates, but it's a few years old and still great snap and action. Tiny movement. Doesn't feel like an old Case though. Definitely not a Bradford or Titusville knife. St. Louis MO. Different. More like a Voos or a Pal to me.

Thats a nice one Iman, what is closed length? Really like the bone and rat tail bolster also.

Thanks JohnR, that's what got me, the bolsters and the bone. It's 3 3/8 closed, looks like about full blades and no chips or cracks in the bone. Just wish I could tell what year it was?

Ivoryman wrote:Thanks JohnR, that's what got me, the bolsters and the bone. It's 3 3/8 closed, looks like about full blades and no chips or cracks in the bone. Just wish I could tell what year it was?

Iman, pm Danno50 and ask him to look, he is the man when it comes to Keen Kutter. For what it's worth I feel it is an early one also based on construction.

Likely Walden Knife Co.made.Having steel bolsters and hammered pins,pre 1920.

Thanks, I'll ask Danno and appreciate the help and take on it.

Put an edge on the Challenge here, now fit to carry it will get more pocket time.

Ivoryman: That Challenge is a beauty!

Ivoryman wrote:Put and edge on the Challenge here, now fit to carry it will get more pocket time.

I-man beautiful Challenge.

I-Man, beautiful Challenge, they made such high quality knives. Think this is the same knife but in ebony.

Bone and ebony!!! Both great knives.

Beautiful old folders Iman and John!!

That one looks fabulous John R, great condition and spitting image except for the ebony. Great show.
Thanks for comments all. Appreciate it.

A couple of nice Challenges guys.

Nice pair of Sheffield knives, Corso! Lovely old Walden dogleg, knife7knut!
Beautiful old Keen Kutter, Ivoryman! Roger gave you good information, manufactured by the Walden Knife Co. between 1905 and 1920. From Sellens, it would appear to be a K2578. St Louis MO was where the Simmons Hardware Co. head office was, not where the knife was made. The Walden factory was located in Walden, New York.
Great Challenge jacks, Iman and John!

Big thanks Danno, appreciate the tip. That makes it about a hundred yrs, nice to have an idea at least. Thanks again JohnR and Peanut, doglegg, Duffer, edge, greedygulo, and everyone else.

JohnR wrote:I-Man, beautiful Challenge, they made such high quality knives. Think this is the same knife but in ebony.

JohnR: That one is another beauty! I love old, ebony handled knives.

Carrying it, so figured post it. From 1945
DEPEND ON
MET CUT CO

Mmmmmmm!

There is definatly something about this thread that has converted me to a Barehead fan

this is the latest one on its way to me

Nice IXL jack Corso ...

If you love bareheads you should like this thread on boys knives which are essentially 3 1/2" or less bareheaded jacks with a few exceptions ..
viewtopic.php?f=35&t=53155

LongBlade wrote:Nice IXL jack Corso ...

If you love bareheads you should like this thread on boys knives which are essentially 3 1/2" or less bareheaded jacks with a few exceptions ..
viewtopic.php?f=35&t=53155

now that sounds like a few wasted afternoons in the making

the misses won't thank you but I do

Here's an old walden that I've had a little while. It came along with a schrade I was after. It's still solid and tight after a lifetime of use.

KnifeSlinger#81 wrote: ↑Wed Oct 09, 2019 1:04 am Here's an old walden that I've had a little while. It came along with a schrade I was after. It's still solid and tight after a lifetime of use.

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That's an awfully sweet knife to come with another one you were actually after. Really nice bonus. ____Dave