Old Classic Knives

[bikerdoc]

If you like classics patterns and designs like I do may I suggest you go to yard sales and flea markets.
Some of my finds.

Old Shrade Walden from the 50's. Cost $5.00

Shrade

Imperial, I dont remember the cost

 

[bikerdoc]

Another.....

Camillus from the 90's

 

[bikerdoc]

Show me yours!

 

[bannockburn]

bikerdoc

Hey I have a very old (think back to when I was in the Cub Scouts kind of old), Imperial "Kamp King" pocketknife that looks a lot like your Camillus!:



A 1978 Case XX stainless steel three bladed Stockman:



A 1981 Bowen single blade lockback pocketknife:



An Eagle Cutlery (Sheffield, England), Pen knife with pearl scales (garage sale find):

 

[jmr40]

My wife and I checked out about 50-60 miles of the worlds longest yard sale Friday. It starts in Gadsden AL and goes to Michigan. We started a few miles north of Gadsden and headed for home a few miles north of Chattanooga.

http://www.127yardsale.com/route-map

I found this Old Timer at a good price. It didn't come with a sheath, but I had one that fit it.

 

[Valkman]

I have a Gerber from 1989 that was free from my company for my 10th anniversary of working there. Carried and used plenty!



Made in Portland, OR

 

[bannockburn]

Valkman

Like your Folding Sportsman II D with it's drop point blade. The very next Gerber knife I bought, after first picking up a Mk.I Boot knife, was a Folding Sportsman II. Loved the heft and look that the brass and wood construction gave the knife and that it held an edge for a very long time.

 

[Sistema1927]

I have had this one since I was 12. Purchased in 1968 from Sears Roebuck.

 

[bannockburn]

Sistema1927

Your knife reminds me a lot of the Marbles hunting knife my Dad bought probably sometime in the mid to late '50s.

 

[bikerdoc]

bikerdoc

Hey I have a very old (think back to when I was in the Cub Scouts kind of old), Imperial "Kamp King" pocketknife that looks a lot like your Camillus!:

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Very cool!

A 1978 Case XX stainless steel three bladed Stockman:

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I can t find my Van Camp that is quite similar.I think it at the family farm


A 1981 Bowen single blade lockback pocketknife:

Nice!

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An Eagle (Sheffield, England), Pen knife with pearl scales (garage sale find):

An elegant design

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Sistema1927

Your knife reminds me a lot of the Marbles hunting knife my Dad bought probably sometime in the mid to late '50s.

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I have that exact knife. It went to Viet Nam With me and now sits in a presentation case I made with my medals and badges.

 

[bannockburn]

bikerdoc

I have that exact knife. It went to Viet Nam With me and now sits in a presentation case I made with my medals and badges.

That's very cool! My Dad used his Marbles mostly for chores outside. It eventually ended up in a drawer in the garage where he used it to cut string for tying up bundles of branches. I felt that this was too ignoble a fate for such a fine knife so I offered him one of my U.S.A.F. Survival knives in trade and he gladly accepted. I cleaned it up a bit and now it has a place of high esteem in my collection.

 

[Valkman]

Valkman

Like your Folding Sportsman II D with it's drop point blade. The very next Gerber knife I bought, after first picking up a Mk.I Boot knife, was a Folding Sportsman II. Loved the heft and look that the brass and wood construction gave the knife and that it held an edge for a very long time.

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That is so neat - I never knew what model it was but it sure is a good knife. Not like Gerber today which I won't go near.

 

[bannockburn]

Valkman

I "stocked up" on Gerber knives back in the mid '70s to the mid '80s. Back then they still made a decent product that was well designed and built and was reasonably priced. I especially liked their Armorhide handle hunting knives that were rugged, durable, and relatively inexpensive.

 

[Kingcreek]

Grandpa Luther's marbles circa 1900

 

[bannockburn]

Kingcreek

Very nice and in such great shape for having been around for 118 years!

 

[Kingcreek]

Thanks. I sent it to marbles and they reconditioned it. It was pretty rough before. They also offered to replace the sheath but I didn't want to lose the original. Grandpa put his name on everything he owned. Glad it was only the sheath and not the knife itself.

 

[Valkman]

Very nice!

 

[bannockburn]

KingCreek

Well it certainly bears witness that many years ago Marbles made one really well built knife and that after being reconditioned, it can probably provide another 118 years of service! Definitely a family heirloom to be cherished for many more generations to come. Thanks for sharing!

 

[Kingcreek]

Btw, marbles said they are always happy to see the old ones and to repair or recondition them under their genuine warranty. They charged me nothing (and offered me a new sheath which I declined). They also dated it for me at circa 1900. Grandpa was born in 1900 but who knows how he came to own it. He was known to barter and trade work for all kinds of things. It just needed some tightening up of the handle pins and scales and some blade reprofiling and buffing.
It's not for sale but they put value at around $800 which seemed high to me. They said closer to $1200 if in like new original condition.
I also have an old mora layered carbon steel knife that belonged to my other grandfather and was said to be a gift from a family member that worked in the factory. It's nothing special and pretty beat up but it lives in the barn and is used to cut feed bags open or twine from bales.
I also have my dads little case Finn with stag handle that he bought in the late 60s. Sorry for the crappy pic

 

[RA40]

This was among dad's items sliding in his file cabinet. I'd asked him the origins but he couldn't recall. Probably came from his parents house in LA and sat in the basement or garage among the others tools he had. I would guess 50's on this, main blade marked "Royal Brand USA". Unfortunately the tip has been snapped off. Lots of vintage goodness in that 1907 built house. Pics of the house are when we cleaned it up in '97 following my aunt's passing.

 

[Sistema1927]

Lots of vintage goodness in that 1907 built house.

Reminds me of what a friend said about his old place: "Do you know what works in a 100 year old house? Only the owners."

 

[Slamfire]

A bud of mine was given this Case Canoe in 1964, by his Dad, had carried it ever since, and the weekend before, used it to field dress a deer. And, being who he is, had not cleaned the thing. Yuck!



How far back do you have to go with classic knives: These only date from the 1970's, but they are in my kitchen, and I pull them out on occasion and use them. I have taken the bicentennial Russell knife all over the US, and to strange and mysterious places in the South Pacific, to cut and prepare food.



This would be a flea market find. The blades are bright and free of rust, what you see is an oily film

 

[bikerdoc]

Slamfire,
That Queen stockman is gorgeous.

 

[Sovblocgunfan]

Here is my absolute favorite “old” blade. A late 60’s or early 70’s Western 742. Tough as nails, and scary sharp! This one walks and talks, and snaps like an alligator. I love the matchstick pull.

 

[bannockburn]

Sovblocgunfan

Western use to make some mighty fine knives that were nothing fancy but offered really good quality at a decent price. I think I paid something like $9 or $10 for this W83 hunting knife. Seem to recall I could have bought their W77 Boot knife as well for the same price.