Old Robeson Pocketeze Found

The first Robeson knives were imported by Millard Robeson from England and Germany exclusively. This continued from 1979 until 1896 when Robeson began manufacturing knives in the United States. Since inception, the company has gone through several reorganizations & eventually ended up as a Queen Cutlery brand.
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Old Robeson Pocketeze Found

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Hi. I am new to this forum and I’m hoping someone here could give me a little more info on an old Robeson knife I found. It had rained recently so yesterday I decided to take my wife and niece along with our dog out to a place in the country near us to spend the evening playing in the creek. We were walking down the creek and I happen to see a rusted chunk half buried in the sand/creek bed. Picked it up and realized it was an old pocket knife. It had a huge buildup of rust looking like a a year live rather than a knife. After getting it home, I started working on it trying to remove some of the rest to figure out what it was until finally being able to make out a few letters that gave me a clue.

I would call myself a moderate level knife guy however I dont know much about Robeson knives. I’ve heard of them as well as the pocketeze line, I just am not super educated on them.

It has the initals “GH” engraved on the scales as well. If anybody could tell me a little more about it I would very much appreciate it. who knows maybe I can even find the original owner and get it back to them. Imagine after all these years…”Well I’ll be damned! So that’s what happened to that old knife.” 😂

Thanks!
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That is an interesting and fun find. No doubt nature worked its course on it. I would use some WD40 and #0000 steel wool to remove rust, maybe get it to open and then see what you've got.
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Put it in a small ziploc bag and submerge in Kroil. That might not even loosen it, pretty bad shape.
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OLDE CUTLER wrote: Tue May 21, 2024 12:08 pm Put it in a small ziploc bag and submerge in Kroil. That might not even loosen it, pretty bad shape.
That Kroil is the best stuff. ::nod::
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1967redrider wrote: Tue May 21, 2024 12:46 pm
OLDE CUTLER wrote: Tue May 21, 2024 12:08 pm Put it in a small ziploc bag and submerge in Kroil. That might not even loosen it, pretty bad shape.
That Kroil is the best stuff. ::nod::
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Poor little guy. I bet loosing it ruined someones day.
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Great find!
However, I gotta disagree with Joe, imo it is not the Cat"s Pajamas....more like the bees knees! 8)

Please post another pic if you succeed in cleaning it up a little.
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That’s regrettable.

Not sure I could come up with a pattern number for that one.

Robeson used a few different black composition handle material and I have never seen a knife any of them that was in that poor of condition.

Stay out of that creek!

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