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Re: Vintage Barehead Jacks
Posted: Sat Dec 28, 2019 3:04 pm
by danno50
As Lee said, two great old knives, Lan!

Remington bone is always beautiful! That is the first Robeson I have seen with that style of jigging. Thanks for adding the date estimate, Lee.
Re: Vintage Barehead Jacks
Posted: Mon Dec 30, 2019 12:33 am
by WillyCamaro
danno50 wrote: ↑Sat Dec 28, 2019 3:04 pm
As Lee said, two great old knives, Lan!

Remington bone is always beautiful! That is the first Robeson I have seen with that style of jigging. Thanks for adding the date estimate, Lee.
I second that Dan

. Those bones make me drool, especially that Remington

.
Willy

Re: Vintage Barehead Jacks
Posted: Mon Dec 30, 2019 1:47 am
by LanG
Thank you Dan & Willy

Re: Vintage Barehead Jacks
Posted: Sun Feb 23, 2020 6:45 pm
by Corso
Gang together for a bit of TLC
Re: Vintage Barehead Jacks
Posted: Sun Feb 23, 2020 7:29 pm
by doglegg
Very sweet group Corso.

Re: Vintage Barehead Jacks
Posted: Sun Feb 23, 2020 7:55 pm
by Corso
Thanks still looking out for afew German or US made boys knnive to add to the set
Re: Vintage Barehead Jacks
Posted: Sun Feb 23, 2020 8:05 pm
by Waukonda
Nice gang of classic knives, Corso. What is the top one in 1st photo and apparently the bottom in 2nd photo?
Re: Vintage Barehead Jacks
Posted: Sun Feb 23, 2020 8:51 pm
by Corso
Waukonda wrote: ↑Sun Feb 23, 2020 8:05 pm
Nice gang of classic knives, Corso. What is the top one in 1st photo and apparently the bottom in 2nd photo?
It's a C Johnson western works 2 blade jack
Re: Vintage Barehead Jacks
Posted: Sun Mar 08, 2020 12:13 am
by Waukonda
A fairly beefy, 3 3/4" Simmons
Re: Vintage Barehead Jacks
Posted: Sun Mar 08, 2020 12:37 am
by DM11
Thats a beauty!
Re: Vintage Barehead Jacks
Posted: Sun Mar 08, 2020 12:38 am
by djknife13
Waukonda wrote: ↑Sun Mar 08, 2020 12:13 am
A fairly beefy, 3 3/4" Simmons
That's one of my favorite patterns. I did a search for who sold those a while back. I have about a half dozen, some two blade and some one blade with small variations such as shield differences and blade shapes, but all with the long bolster and fat master blades and springs. Keen Cutter (& Simmons) and Mahor Grosh were the most common I've found. Mahor Grosh made at, I believe three or four variations all on the same frame. They feel incredible in the hand with the heft. I put pictures on AAPK before but can't remember what thread I posted them in.____Dave
Re: Vintage Barehead Jacks
Posted: Sun Mar 08, 2020 1:52 am
by peanut740
Ike,that is a dandy,and quite a handful.

Re: Vintage Barehead Jacks
Posted: Sun Mar 08, 2020 4:29 pm
by danno50
Beautiful Simmons jumbo jack, Ike!

Re: Vintage Barehead Jacks
Posted: Sun Mar 08, 2020 8:11 pm
by Waukonda
Thanks, David, Dave, Roger and Dan.
Re: Vintage Barehead Jacks
Posted: Tue Mar 24, 2020 5:54 pm
by Duffer
Here are a couple of “barehead” heavy Jumbo Jacks. Top is a Northfield and the bottom one is a E B Holt. The Northfield is 3 & 7/8 inches closed, and the Holt is 3 & 3/4 inches. The Northfield is covered in Cocobolo and the Holt is wearing Ebony. Both have relatively full blades with some blade loss from sharpening. W & T is excellent on both with no blade wobble when both blades are fully deployed. Both have fairly heavy pulls but are very smooth with no grittiness when opening.
Anybody have another E B Holt or ever heard of the knife maker? Goins just has this entry “Edward B. Holt. Boston Mass C 1890–1895. First at 56 Bedford, Boston, Massachusetts by 1895, they were at 115 Devonshire.” Not much more info on the www. Thanks in advance for your input and help—much appreciated! Lloyd
Re: Vintage Barehead Jacks
Posted: Tue Mar 24, 2020 6:03 pm
by danno50
Very nice, Lloyd!

Sorry, I have no further information on the E.B. Holt. Those two fit right in with the batch in your avatar.
Re: Vintage Barehead Jacks
Posted: Tue Mar 24, 2020 6:14 pm
by Waukonda
A couple of excellent examples of solid old knives. Thanks for posting, Lloyd.
Re: Vintage Barehead Jacks
Posted: Tue Mar 24, 2020 6:50 pm
by Winchester M21
Tested 62024 1/2
Had to change hinge pin and center pin to restore snap. Like new snap now!
Re: Vintage Barehead Jacks
Posted: Sat Mar 28, 2020 1:30 am
by Duffer
Thanks Dan and Ike!
Re: Vintage Barehead Jacks
Posted: Sat Mar 28, 2020 4:32 am
by 1967redrider
Re: Vintage Barehead Jacks
Posted: Sat Mar 28, 2020 11:20 pm
by ObsidianEdge
Conn. Cutlery stabber jack that I've had for a while.
Re: Vintage Barehead Jacks
Posted: Sat Mar 28, 2020 11:39 pm
by Waukonda
Awesome looking knife,beautiful!

Re: Vintage Barehead Jacks
Posted: Sun Mar 29, 2020 12:08 am
by ObsidianEdge
Thanks Ike. After posting it I started thinking I may have already posted it before. The good thing (maybe) about getting older is doing everything multiple times and thinking it's the first time.

Re: Vintage Barehead Jacks
Posted: Sun Mar 29, 2020 12:20 am
by LongBlade
Great knife Mike from a desirable old CT company

.... The saber grind on the blade is very cool (and I guess seen on many stabber jacks )- but I also have an old Am Knife Co Thomaston Hunter with a similar saber grind which I posted somewhere on AAPK .. speaking of memory

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Re: Vintage Barehead Jacks
Posted: Sun Mar 29, 2020 12:57 am
by Duffer
Mike, wonderful stabber jack

What is the size of this jack?