All About Pocket Knives

When I found this old counter display it was pretty dinged up and whatever rack it might have come with was long gone, but the glass was good and the box had potential. I had it restored and designed a rack that would sit in it and use the mirror on the back wall the way I imagine it was originally intended. With the box and rack done all there was left to do was fill it with some of my favorite old knives.

It's kind of neat the way the rear row displays off the mirror.

jxr1197 wrote: ↑Wed Sep 22, 2021 10:25 pm When I found this old counter display it was pretty dinged up and whatever rack it might have come with was long gone, but the glass was good and the box had potential. I had it restored and designed a rack that would sit in it and use the mirror on the back wall the way I imagine it was originally intended. With the box and rack done all there was left to do was fill it with some of my favorite old knives.
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It's kind of neat the way the rear row displays off the mirror.
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Awesome display!!

Good job, Jason! I still haven't set mine up properly. Yours looks great!

What a great job you did on that one Jason. That is perfect for displaying your knives. Man, that turned out knice.

Agree, super nice display! Great job !

Looks excellent, very niiiiiiiiiiiice!!!

Outstanding

Nicely done!

Ken

That looks great !

Amen to all the comments!
Treefarmer

Professional job, that looks great....

That's a great looking display.

I appreciate all the kind words guys, I agree with you all! lol

Very very nicely done. Just beautiful.

WOW!!!

What a display! That case is BEAUTIFUL!!

I am so envious of those wonderful Jacks you have displayed!!!! That is even more amazing than the case!

If you have one that is bad shape (and wouldn't mind getting rid of it), I sure would like to have it.
(All 4 of mine are ones I have repaired. Except for the one I got from Cal.)

Once again.... WOW!!!

eveled wrote: ↑Thu Sep 23, 2021 11:16 amVery very nicely done. Just beautiful.

Meridian_Mike wrote: ↑Thu Sep 23, 2021 11:29 am(All 4 of mine are ones I have repaired. Except for the one I got from Cal.)

A bunch of these knives have had work done and the rest are used to some extent. The only two knives that are in mint condition and 100% original are the 2OT and 3OT from the factory collection.

OH MAN...

A sure 'nuff REAL 3OT?....WOW.... now that right there is a very RARE bird!

Congrats for being lucky enough to own one of those!



You are the MAN!

Meridian_Mike wrote: ↑Thu Sep 23, 2021 12:46 pm OH MAN...

A sure 'nuff REAL 3OT?....WOW.... now that right there is a very RARE bird!

Congrats for being lucky enough to own one of those!



You are the MAN!

Thanks. I never thought I'd get a chance to own one so I had Kaleb make me a couple of 'clones'. The two knives in the pic to the right have sheepfoot blades that he made, but having the actual 3OT tang stamp is humbling. I have read there were 12 of them. I also read there were 25. Both very small numbers. I haven't seen any others, let alone a mint example.

WOW.... that is a real BEAUTY!

I have a 2OT that came to me with the main blade already modified by the PO. It had wood covers too.....
SO.... I just cleaned it up and put some bone covers on it and I display it "as is"....

This is how I got it......


And here it is after I put on the bone covers.......


Probably as close as I will ever come to owning a 3OT.....

Meridian_Mike wrote: ↑Thu Sep 23, 2021 1:32 pmAnd here it is after I put on the bone covers.......

Great job on the rehandle! That color is fantastic.

jxr1197 wrote: ↑Thu Sep 23, 2021 1:41 pm
Great job on the rehandle! That color is fantastic.

Thanks Jason!

Great old display box.. Only 1 thing needed.. Another one for all those other Jacks needing to be displayed...

Here are three of that type early Schrade display case. I use an old Mavica so the pics are less than great. Two of them have Schrade cut co automatics The third just various Schrade Cut cos. LT

WOW.... those are some BEAUTIFUL boxes!!

Totally amazing displays!

LRV wrote: ↑Thu Sep 23, 2021 4:50 pmGreat old display box.. Only 1 thing needed.. Another one for all those other Jacks needing to be displayed...

There's always one more thing needed! lol

lt632ret wrote: ↑Thu Sep 23, 2021 6:04 pmHere are three of that type early Schrade display case. I use an old Mavica so the pics are less than great. Two of them have Schrade cut co automatics The third just various Schrade Cut cos. LT

I'm not even a little surprised you have three . The one up top (jam packed with pearl autos ) looks the most similar, but I'm really digging the one with the Everlastingly Sharp on it. Now that I'm seeing it with three more examples of inserts it occurs to me there were probably lots of ways these were set up. One thing you'll notice on mine is the top opens. That was a change made before I got it. I'm guessing the key for the back door was lost so they pulled the top off and re-attached it with a piano hinge. I was going to switch it back, but I kind of like it this way. I did replace the huge white ceramic knob for a very small brass one that looks much better IMO.