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Northfield un X ld Fake?
Posted: Thu May 29, 2025 4:04 pm
by 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
Re: Northfield un X ld Fake?
Posted: Thu May 29, 2025 7:15 pm
by FRJ
Cabphoto wrote: ↑Thu May 29, 2025 4:04 pm
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.
Re: Northfield un X ld Fake?
Posted: Thu May 29, 2025 7:36 pm
by 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
Re: Northfield un X ld Fake?
Posted: Thu May 29, 2025 8:44 pm
by peanut740
A knife from that period normally would have both blades with a tang stamp.
Re: Northfield un X ld Fake?
Posted: Fri May 30, 2025 3:33 pm
by btrwtr
peanut740 wrote: ↑Thu May 29, 2025 8:44 pm
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.
Re: Northfield un X ld Fake?
Posted: Fri May 30, 2025 4:00 pm
by 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.
Re: Northfield un X ld Fake?
Posted: Fri May 30, 2025 4:15 pm
by 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
Re: Northfield un X ld Fake?
Posted: Fri May 30, 2025 4:23 pm
by btrwtr
knifeaholic wrote: ↑Fri May 30, 2025 4:00 pm
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.
Re: Northfield un X ld Fake?
Posted: Fri May 30, 2025 5:12 pm
by 1967redrider
Many times, the stamp on the secondary blade will be more visible since it doesn't get opened an closed as much.
