"Old Knives"

[veitsi_poika]

Got some nice pick-ups over the last couple weeks... Catt wharncliffe and a beefy Wards (Camillus) stockman.

 

[veitsi_poika]

And a Utica stag stockman, a Kastor Anheuser-Busch gentlemen's knife and a Shapleigh barlow...

 

[veitsi_poika]

And a cool Ulster barkeep's knife that was a catalog item from Stieff Silver company out of Baltimore. I found it in a 1937 Stieff catalog online The knife I got was probably for a groomsman at a wedding or other special event

 

[glennbad]

Those are all real nice veitsi_poika , but that DE barlow is sweet!

 

[Campbellclanman]

All very Nice Kev, That's a Nice ol' Catt, and I really like the Camillus Built Ward!

Like our good friend Glenn, I too like the Barlow, a real nice example!

 

[Un-Chained]

v_p
the Catt & Cami are just awesomeness !
Enjoy the new batch o’ blades...
They’re ALL dandies man.

 

[veitsi_poika]

Those are all real nice veitsi_poika , but that DE barlow is sweet!

All very Nice Kev, That's a Nice ol' Catt, and I really like the Camillus Built Ward!

Like our good friend Glenn, I too like the Barlow, a real nice example!

v_p
the Catt & Cami are just awesomeness !
Enjoy the new batch o’ blades...
They’re ALL dandies man.

Thanks guys! Don't make me pick a favorite Although the Catt is different than any other knife I own and I love their groovy bone

 

[ed_is_dead]

And a Utica stag stockman, a Kastor Anheuser-Busch gentlemen's knife and a Shapleigh barlow...

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That Utica Stockman has real appeal. Love the grooves in the stag, how old would you say it is. Likewise the sweet Barlow, they're both in great nick despite the age!

 

[veitsi_poika]

That Utica Stockman has real appeal. Love the grooves in the stag, how old would you say it is. Likewise the sweet Barlow, they're both in great nick despite the age!

Thanks EiD I'm assuming the "R" is borrowed from the German "Rostfrei" or stainless so that is late 20's. It is the old arched Utica stamp which was used up to around 1937. It has no brass which would indicate early WWII unless they chose not to use brass with their stainless blades? So I would say late 20's to early 40's. Either way likely one their last models with fancy looking stag

 

[Gevonovich]

Got some nice pick-ups over the last couple weeks... Catt wharncliffe and a beefy Wards (Camillus) stockman.

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All the pieces made me gasp...wow !!! Treasures each on, Kevin !! How long closed is the magnificent Catt ? green with envy

 

[danno50]

Very nice to have a knife from your Pop, Riz!.
Kevin, great batch of wonderful knives. All very nice, but I am especially partial to the Cattaraugus wharncliffe. Love the pocket worn stag on the Utica stockman.

 

[veitsi_poika]

All the pieces made me gasp...wow !!! Treasures each on, Kevin !! How long closed is the magnificent Catt ? green with envy

It's a little one Gev, 3-1/8" long It's Bad to the Bone

 

[Gevonovich]

It's a little one Gev, 3-1/8" long It's Bad to the Bone

It sure is indeed ! Thanks Congrats

 

[pistonsandgears]

Early example of stainless used for knife blades. Walden Knife Co closed sometime around 1923-1926. I figure this knife was made sometime in the 1920s when stainless was just starting to be used.

 

[Un-Chained]

Interesting that the pen blade seems to be used more often than the clip.
Really clean find, great jigging and kool history pistonsandgears, enjoy!

 

[tongueriver]

Interesting that the pen blade seems to be used more often than the clip.

They almost always were, re the jacks I have viewed.

 

[danno50]

Beautiful Walden jack, pistonsandgears ! I have found a newspaper article, from the Walden Citizen Herald and the Ithaca Journal, announcing the shut down of the Walden Knife factory on April 30, 1927.
the Walden Citizen Herald article is dated Apr 14, 1927 and the Ithaca Journal article is dated Apr 16, 1927

just edited: originally had the article dates as Aug, corrected them to Apr.

 

[K33ncutter]

Early example of stainless used for knife blades. Walden Knife Co closed sometime around 1923-1926. I figure this knife was made sometime in the 1920s when stainless was just starting to be used.

Pretty cool knife! In great shape too. Other than blade metallurgy it looks like a close cousin to this Crucible I picked up not too long ago.

 

[danno50]

Very nice crucible, Les.

 

[Ramrodmb]

Early example of stainless used for knife blades. Walden Knife Co closed sometime around 1923-1926. I figure this knife was made sometime in the 1920s when stainless was just starting to be used.

Interesting knife and nice bone. Looks like a Winchester shield. Funny that Winchester is mentioned in the article danno50 posted. I would assume the pen is Stainless too? although it looks to have some staining??