"Old Knives"

Mike Robuck · Dec 22, 2020

Very cool and great story Rob. I previously went by the name "R. Johnson" and I did lose a Northfield knife at one point. I honestly never thought I would see it again.

rockman0 · Dec 22, 2020

Mike Robuck said:
Very cool and great story Rob. I previously went by the name "R. Johnson" and I did lose a Northfield knife at one point. I honestly never thought I would see it again.

Well you know the saying Mike, finders keepers....

Thanks

North Shore · Dec 22, 2020

You did good with that surprise knife, I too like to take that kind of gamble from time to time. Pleasantly surprised.

rockman0 · Dec 22, 2020

Win some lose some, It's a gut feeling. Thanks

North Shore said:
You did good with that surprise knife, I too like to take that kind of gamble from time to time. Pleasantly surprised.

waynorth · Dec 22, 2020

rockman0 said:
Well you know the saying Mike, finders keepers....
Thanks

Nice old knife, Rob!! It could easily be from the first iteration of Northfield - Un-X-LD, ca.1858 to 1918. Interesting that Northfield was established about the same time as Empire, and both in Connecticut!!
Quite a wave of English cutlers "came over" at that time!!

rockman0 · Dec 23, 2020

Thanks Charlie :thumbsup:

waynorth said:
Nice old knife, Rob!! It could easily be from the first iteration of Northfield - Un-X-LD, ca.1858 to 1918. Interesting that Northfield was established about the same time as Empire, and both in Connecticut!!
Quite a wave of English cutlers "came over" at that time!!

Campbellclanman · Dec 23, 2020

A very cool old Northfield my friend.

I laughed at Mikes attempt!

rockman0 · Dec 23, 2020

I got a good laugh myself

Thanks Duncan :thumbsup:

rockman0 · Dec 23, 2020

Cattle knives from the Lamb collection. Both cleaned at some point. They make good totin knives :thumbsup:

Campbellclanman · Dec 23, 2020

And both very nice examples my friend. I would be proud owning those - the Bone on both Knives are simply gorgeous!

black mamba · Dec 24, 2020

Spectacular, rock, the bone on the first one is just perfect! Are they 3-5/8?

rockman0 · Dec 24, 2020

NYK certainly had some beautiful bone ! Thanks Duncan :thumbsup:

Campbellclanman said:
And both very nice examples my friend. I would be proud owning those - the Bone on both Knives are simply gorgeous!

The spear is 3 5/8" the clip is 3 1/2". Here's a comparison shot.
Thanks Jeff :thumbsup:

black mamba said:
Spectacular, rock, the bone on the first one is just perfect! Are they 3-5/8?

r8shell · Dec 25, 2020

Santa showed up on Christmas Eve with an interesting old knife, and if I'm correct in my research, it's a centenarian.

A toothsome 3 1/4" sleeveboard whittler.
Looking at the tang stamp, I wasn't sure of the name "Corto"? but surmised that E.Tuna might be an abbreviation for Eskilstuna, the cutlery center of Sweden. That made sense, since those stovepipe kicks don't look American made. Spending a quiet Xmas morning going down the Google rabbit hole led me to the name C.O.Ryd (Carl Otto Ryd 1855-1918) who produced knives in Eskilstuna between 1876 to 1918. This folding knife is especially rare, because it's one of the few of its era to not have a corkscrew.

It's in decent condition, and I'm quite pleased to have it. Merry Christmas to all the Old Knife Knuts!

rockman0 · Dec 25, 2020

Beautiful old whittler Rachel :thumbsup:

Nice toothy covers and in very good condition :thumbsup:

Merry Christmas !

r8shell said:
Santa showed up on Christmas Eve with an interesting old knife, and if I'm correct in my research, it's a centenarian.

A toothsome 3 1/4" sleeveboard whittler.
Looking at the tang stamp, I wasn't sure of the name "Corto"? but surmised that E.Tuna might be an abbreviation for Eskilstuna, the cutlery center of Sweden. That made sense, since those stovepipe kicks don't look American made. Spending a quiet Xmas morning going down the Google rabbit hole led me to the name C.O.Ryd (Carl Otto Ryd 1855-1918) who produced knives in Eskilstuna between 1876 to 1918. This folding knife is especially rare, because it's one of the few of its era to not have a corkscrew.

It's in decent condition, and I'm quite pleased to have it. Merry Christmas to all the Old Knife Knuts!

waynorth · Dec 25, 2020

Santa was good to you Rachel!!
Joyeux Noël!!

Campbellclanman · Dec 25, 2020

What a great old Whittler r8shell, I love those Whittlers where the Spine gets so Thick at the Pivot end to match the two Springs! Stovepipes I really like - always have! Ivory makes it something special as well. :thumbsup:

r8shell · Dec 25, 2020

rockman0 said:
Beautiful old whittler Rachel Nice toothy covers and in very good condition
Merry Christmas !

waynorth said:
Santa was good to you Rachel!!
Joyeux Noël!!

Campbellclanman said:
What a great old Whittler r8shell, I love those Whittlers where the Spine gets so Thick at the Pivot end to match the two Springs! Stovepipes I really like - always have! Ivory makes it something special as well.

Thanks, guys! Analyzing seller's blurry photos and vague descriptions is always a gamble, but I had a good feeling about it.

I've been using oil and toothpicks to clean a lot of black crusty stuff from the inside of the springs and it's getting some snap back to all three blades.

ed_is_dead · Dec 27, 2020

r8shell said:
Santa showed up on Christmas Eve with an interesting old knife, and if I'm correct in my research, it's a centenarian.

A toothsome 3 1/4" sleeveboard whittler.
Looking at the tang stamp, I wasn't sure of the name "Corto"? but surmised that E.Tuna might be an abbreviation for Eskilstuna, the cutlery center of Sweden. That made sense, since those stovepipe kicks don't look American made. Spending a quiet Xmas morning going down the Google rabbit hole led me to the name C.O.Ryd (Carl Otto Ryd 1855-1918) who produced knives in Eskilstuna between 1876 to 1918. This folding knife is especially rare, because it's one of the few of its era to not have a corkscrew.

It's in decent condition, and I'm quite pleased to have it. Merry Christmas to all the Old Knife Knuts!

Love the way the main blade in that pattern has such a thick stock at the tang and is ground so nicely for the edge.

r8shell · Dec 27, 2020

ed_is_dead said:
Love the way the main blade in that pattern has such a thick stock at the tang and is ground so nicely for the edge.

Yeah, it would be like a wedge if it weren't so well tapered. I also love how deep the nail nick is, right below the swedge. So many well executed functional details. :thumbsup:

waynorth · Dec 28, 2020

Empire 4-blade pen/gent's; 10k gold covers!

Halloween knife?

Cult??

Gold doesn't tarnish easily!!