All About Pocket Knives

Posted: **Fri Apr 18, 2014 9:32 am**

HEY GUYS....SEARCHED AND SEARCHED ...AND NOTHIN'!
SO HERE IT GOES......................
I REALLY LIKE THIS PATTERN

LETS SEE WHAT'S OUT THERE,AND ADD SOME PICS FOR KNIFE LORE RESEARCH!!!

THIS THREAD, LETS STICK TO THE "S" CURVED,SAME WIDTH ENTIRE LENGTH OF FRAME
"SERPENTINE JACK" PATTERN

NO-- SWELL END,PEANUT,TAPERING ON ONE END,ECT-PLEASE

FEW PICS TO GET THANG A FLOWIN'.............

I WILL TRY TO ADD BLADE PIX LATER,AND ADD CLOSED LENGTH OF EACH

anybody know when this pattern started (round abouts???) maybe this thread will help narrow that down

Posted: **Fri Apr 18, 2014 11:15 am**

Josh -- I'm going to put up several that I think fit this thread. If you see one (or more) that you think are out of place, please let me know and I'll take them down.

I'm fighting a growing addiction to the Camillus 14. It's a Serpentine Jack that's 3¼" closed. For some reason, it just fascinates me.

I think the Camillus 24 qualifies. Let me know what you think.

How about this Case Texas Jack?

There are a couple more but they can wait.

Posted: **Fri Apr 18, 2014 11:52 am**

I may have one or two stuck some where, I'll see if I can "dig" them out for pics/post. JB that is a beautiful collection of S-jacks, love the colors on the scales. Nice showing Jerry.

Rocky

Posted: **Fri Apr 18, 2014 1:07 pm**

junebug wrote:........NOT THINKIN THERE IS ONE UNDER 3"

Me thinks this Colonial qualifies, 2 3/4 inches.
Sorry, I don't have a pic of it by itself

[/color]

Posted: **Fri Apr 18, 2014 3:10 pm**

Royal -- That's some really nice company your Colonial keeps.

Trying to stay on topic: Josh -- Were you classifying all sub-three inchers as Peanuts?

Inquiring minds want to know.

Posted: **Fri Apr 18, 2014 3:45 pm**

jerryd6818 wrote:Trying to stay on topic: Josh -- Were you classifying all sub-three inchers as Peanuts? Inquiring minds want to know.

I think what he was trying to say; is nothing he posted in those pics were under 3".
But a serpentine jack in this topic can be any size.

Am I right Josh?

Posted: **Fri Apr 18, 2014 3:52 pm**

jerryd6818 wrote:Josh -- I'm going to put up several that I think fit this thread. If you see one (or more) that you think are out of place, please let me know and I'll take them down.

I'm fighting a growing addiction to the Camillus 14. It's a Serpentine Jack that's 3¼" closed. For some reason, it just fascinates me.

Camillus 14 - Bone.JPG

$_51.jpg

Camillus 14 Jack '60-'76 -- Open Mark.JPG

I think the Camillus 24 qualifies. Let me know what you think.

Camillus 24.JPG
...jerry, love that bone #14!!!......pretty sure mine is delrin(1960-1976)!!!............ ...............

How about this Case Texas Jack?

DSC05404.JPG

There are a couple more but they can wait.

Posted: **Fri Apr 18, 2014 4:07 pm**

Tommy, right now the #14s are really reasonable (in my mind). The bone handle cost me $20 shipped and that's the most I've paid for one, even in factory condition. Of course there isn't a great deal of variety so maybe that's why there doesn't seem to be much collector interest. They are a very pleasing knife in the hand.

Posted: **Fri Apr 18, 2014 4:08 pm**

JB I dug up a few that might fit or may not fit this category

...everything to me looks a little crooked now days.

Rocky

Posted: **Fri Apr 18, 2014 4:25 pm**

Jerryd just informed me I might have mixed in a few that don't belong

. Sorry, it's gett'n harder and harder to tell which end is going up or down! Most times things are all point'n down!!

Posted: **Fri Apr 18, 2014 4:32 pm**

They seem to be A LOT of serps out there.

Lemme see if I have any

Posted: **Fri Apr 18, 2014 4:41 pm**

Sic 'em Cutty, Sic 'em boy! Can't wait to see what ya latch on to. Lolol

Posted: **Fri Apr 18, 2014 10:01 pm**

you guys are doin PERFECT!!!! (as usual

)

ROYAL- DIG THAT LIL FELLA!!!!! I THINK THAT FITS PERFECT!!!,i just dont own any that small YET

don't think thats a PEANUT, BUT A SMALL SERP JACK

ORVET- RIGHT ON, MA MAN

ROCKY- NO PROB.....i THINK MY "wording" above may have been to vague/ UNCLEAR....GREAT PICS TOO!

think were off an runnin' now boys n girls............. WOO HOO!!!! SHOW EM OFF!
AWESOME GUYS!!!!!!

I SO WANT JERRYS #14 (ONE ON TOP

)

........ OTHERS GREAT TOO

Posted: **Fri Apr 18, 2014 10:30 pm**

Hammer Brand shell that I got for a dollar.

Imperial 362 Diamond Edge

Imperial 858 Diamond Edge (Bomb from 414 Mike. Thanks Mike.)

Imperial Shell

And something I picked up today but won't have until sometime this week. Colonial Old Cutler (seller's picture)

Posted: **Sun Apr 20, 2014 12:19 am**

Here`s one JB

Posted: **Sun Apr 20, 2014 2:31 am**

NICE,MB!!!
BUT AIN'T THAT A STOCKMAN

WE'RE LOOKIN FER 2 BLADE SERP JACKS

the ones with that same frame

Posted: **Sun Apr 20, 2014 5:26 am**

Here are some old stock Imperial jacks I got at the OKCA show last weekend.
All are shell handles and will be in my store eventually:

I would think this would be classified as a serpentine jack.

Cute little guy and very sharp!

This one is a bit bigger, also sharp!

I bought 2 each of these knives and when I sat at my table to look at them I thought they were rusted shut.
I finally got one open and realized the factory lube in the joints had dried out and set up like glue.
I put some 3 in 1 oil in them and it was thin enough to thin out the factory lube.
I cleaned them up when I got home and now they work great!

This last one is one I just shipped out to a friend who collects Schrades.
I had the pic handy so thought I would show it as well.

The 893 was a non catalog item probably made for SMKW.
It was shipped to me in an 895 box. The 895 was a slim stockman pattern.

I have more serpentine jacks. I will post more pics as I find them.

Posted: **Sun Apr 20, 2014 1:29 pm**

Spent some of Saturday scouting for pocket knives and found this one. Nice sized Case knife. Can someone educate me on the difference between a serpentine jack pattern and a stockman pattern?

Posted: **Sun Apr 20, 2014 1:43 pm**

steve99f wrote:Can someone educate me on the difference between a serpentine jack pattern and a stockman pattern?

Peas and carrots. Serpentine is a frame shape. A jack is usually considered a two blade knife with both blades on the same end. Most often a clip and a pen blade.

A stockman is a three blade knife, usually a large clip blade, sheepfoot blade and a spay blade.

This is a Serpentine Jack. Note how the handle kind of "flows", thus the serpentine (serpent / snake)

This is a classic stockman.

Posted: **Sun Apr 20, 2014 6:07 pm**

Jerry,

Thanks for the explanation and the pictures. In looking at a few pictures and descriptions last night in Steve Pfeiffer's Case Knives book, it sort of seemed like the difference was square bolsters vs round ones. Your pictures do show a subtle difference in frame shape that wasn't apparent to me last night.

Steve

Posted: **Sun Apr 20, 2014 7:08 pm**

yeah, kind of curves up at one end and down at the other.

Posted: **Sun Apr 20, 2014 10:31 pm**

These are about as "serpentine" as you can get. Catt. 22039 and 22029.

Posted: **Sun Apr 20, 2014 11:23 pm**

I really like that top knife, the swedge on the spear looks so right. They are serpent like tho for sure.

Posted: **Sun Apr 20, 2014 11:31 pm**

Jacknifeben, what beautiful knives.

Great thread Josh.

Posted: **Sun Apr 20, 2014 11:32 pm**

VERY NICE!!

SWEET SERP. JACKS

All About Pocket Knives

the SERPENTINE JACK

the SERPENTINE JACK

Re: the SERPENTINE JACK

Re: the SERPENTINE JACK

Re: the SERPENTINE JACK

Re: the SERPENTINE JACK

Re: the SERPENTINE JACK

Re: the SERPENTINE JACK

Re: the SERPENTINE JACK

Re: the SERPENTINE JACK

Re: the SERPENTINE JACK

Re: the SERPENTINE JACK

Re: the SERPENTINE JACK

Re: the SERPENTINE JACK

Re: the SERPENTINE JACK

Re: the SERPENTINE JACK

Re: the SERPENTINE JACK

Re: the SERPENTINE JACK

Re: the SERPENTINE JACK

Re: the SERPENTINE JACK

Re: the SERPENTINE JACK

Re: the SERPENTINE JACK

Re: the SERPENTINE JACK

Re: the SERPENTINE JACK

Re: the SERPENTINE JACK

Re: the SERPENTINE JACK