Northfield un X ld Fake?

[Cabphoto]

Hi folks

Trying to learn here and hoping some of you experienced knife sleuths can help take a few bumps out of the road for me.

Here we have a claimed Northfield un x ld. Stamp looks like maybe shaved down tang and applied? Not sure though. Letters look kind of sharp but a bit to neat for the age? Blade seems out of place? Seems like it should be a spear point or maybe that is just more common. Obviously someone has messed with the pin. I have re-pinned a knife but not sure why it looks like someone was using a pointed punch here? Is that some sort of technique or just a bad choice of tool? Let me know what you think. I love hearing people pick these apart or confirm a great old knife.

Chris

https://www.ebay.com/itm/286589493580

[FRJ]

Hi folks

Trying to learn here and hoping some of you experienced knife sleuths can help take a few bumps out of the road for me.

Here we have a claimed Northfield un x ld. Stamp looks like maybe shaved down tang and applied? Not sure though. Letters look kind of sharp but a bit to neat for the age? Blade seems out of place? Seems like it should be a spear point or maybe that is just more common. Obviously someone has messed with the pin. I have re-pinned a knife but not sure why it looks like someone was using a pointed punch here? Is that some sort of technique or just a bad choice of tool? Let me know what you think. I love hearing people pick these apart or confirm a great old knife.

Chris

https://www.ebay.com/itm/286589493580

I would guess that someone was trying to get rid of the "light wobble".
From what I can see it appears to be a nice Northfield jack with hole in it.

[Cabphoto]

Thanks Joe!

I appreciate that. That makes sense. Do you think it had a bail originally or that hole could be a modification?

Chris

[peanut740]

A knife from that period normally would have both blades with a tang stamp.

[btrwtr]

A knife from that period normally would have both blades with a tang stamp.

I would avoid buying a knife of this age just based on the secondary blade not being stamped in any way. There is also a curvature in the back of the pen blade that looks like it was done to make the back spine of the blade match the backspring when opened fully.

[knifeaholic]

This seller has put up some good knives and some VERY questionable Case knives. Seller is liquidating a collection so thay may not know the difference.

[Cabphoto]

I appreciate the feedback. I learn the most from these posts and avoid letting my want get the better of me. Thanks folks.

Chris

[btrwtr]

This seller has put up some good knives and some VERY questionable Case knives. Seller is liquidating a collection so thay may not know the difference.

I believe you are correct Steve. I sent the seller a message about a problemed description in a listing they had. The seller changed the listing based on what I had said and explained that selling knives was not their forte.

[1967redrider]

Many times, the stamp on the secondary blade will be more visible since it doesn't get opened an closed as much.