All About Pocket Knives

I was fortunate to come across a heretofore unknown variation of a Pressbutton Knife Co guardian in the size of a PB "Buisness". I would be interested in any comments as well information regarding its manufacture, such as any catalog reference or any knowledge of the existence of another you may know of. Note the lovely "Guardian" etch.

WOW - Those are nice.

All I know is from reference books and Pressbutton Knife Co was founded by George Schrade and operated between 1982 to 1923

Edit - Oops - Dyslexic fingers meant from 1892 to 1923

Wow!!!

Beautiful knives.

Thanks. This is one of the rarest Pressbutton that I am aware of. I'm blessed to own it.

What Roger said "WOW"!

Those are really , really cool knives. Fortunate man.

Amazing find, congrats.

Impressive! Those were designed to reside in a jacket pocket or holster. great tools!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i0auH7eCAJw
This is one of the most desired American made switchblades and is on many collectors Holy Grail list. Named the 'Guardian' from the Press Button Knife Co. patented in 1892 and designed by George Schrade. This model, with nickle silver fixed-guards, was only made for a few years and is very hard to find. This knife is in exceptional condition and a true beauty to look at.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cB8kwzq8CiQ
Interview with Tom Marino at Parkers Knife Show. Tom is an enthusiastic collector of the Press Button Knife and all the history related to it and its inventor, Mr. George Schrade.

We're slowly returning to the "glory days" of automatic knives. We need to learn to enjoy these times and bask in the glow by purchasing and using these knives, regardless of their origin.

Hi men.
I was reading through some posts and saw this interesting tid-bit. I am waiting for a knife like the smaller Guardian that is featured here, my friend has on hold for me, however the one I wait for is the little Victor. This shows two sizes available. I have included a photo of an advertisement that shows the different sizes available for the Victor, and I am sure the same applied for the Guardian. The catalog this is from is a third party, Schoverling, Daly and Gales, of NY. Notice the Schrade Cut Co Forest King underneath, so this is an all around catalog, not Press Button. The friend who supplied me with this information, told me that, retailers would order special style knives, that would be produced for them by Press Button, and they would sell them exclusively. I have a Schrade Hunter coming that has the name of the company "Wester Stone Co.", the company that sold the knives, etched on the blade. I bring up the etching to reference another example of special orders. Thats about all of my two cents. Thanks

Hi Men-
Been a while but I wanted to get back to this post for a while. I wanted to share my most recent pickup in supplement to this post on the PressButton Guardian and Little Guardian. I just got this Little Victor from a very good friend. I thought it would compliment the Guardian post. I hope you men enjoy, these are pictures of my PressButton Knives and the newest addition, the Little Victor.I have seen another member a few years ago, also had one of these Little Victor knives and shared some photos.
Thanks-
Nick

Very nice grouping Nick. Yes the business size Victor was produced, although how many and for how long is unknown for sure. I’m assuming it was a short production run or special order as I’ve only seen a handful of these around, including the one I own. That’s a great score. I’m sure you’ll enjoy it for a very long while.

Thanks-
It must have been your Little Victor I was referring to. Someone posted it a few years ago on this forum, now I know it was yours. If you look at what I posted before the pictures, it is an advertisement from a hardware company, and reading it you can see the two different sizes the Victor came in. They gave the buyer a choice of two sizes. Very cool stuff.. thanks for sharing