While mine aren't near as nice as many of the knives already posted, I will throw them up here any how. While they are mass produced, I don't think they are that easy to find anymore, except for the Buck fixed blade and the BK&T.

Let's start with a Blackjack Mamba 7L made in Effingham, IL. Not my favorite knife because of the way it feels in my hand, too narrow for me.



Another one you don't see much of is a Benchmade Delta Ranger. Feels nice, sticky grip, balanced fairly good.



Here is a big, heavy work knife. I am sure I could chop a tree down with this thing if I had to. A BK&T Combat Bowie



What I consider to be one of the best looking knives ever mass produced. Long, sleek, balanced very nicely. A Cold Steel Black Bear Classic. I think they are making these again.






Not a classic, but like me, getting on in years. I have had this little guy for a very long time. The last time I was in the neighborhood I took it into the Buck factory and they cleaned and polished the little guy for 5 dollars. The perfect little two bladed pocket knife IMO. A Buck 305.



What collection can be complete without a K-Bar or two. Both of these USMC K-Bars were made by Camilus. These are modern era knives, bought from the .gov within the last couple of years. Both show use, one more than the other.



Like I said, not custom, not even that rare, but they are what they are.

bob

There's some seriously fine cutlery displayed here.

I have a bunch of knives, some are old, most are not really rare.

I do have this old thing, which might qualify for this thread. It was given to me by a neighbor after her husband passed.

Randall (Orlando), carried in China in WWII:





Works great for opening paint cans etc.

Some "Classic" and modern auto's.

This is about the opposite of classic or custom, but the rare in this comes about in a way that is special to me. This was my step father's knife he took to Desert Storm. I decided to take it with me when I was shipped of for OEF/OIF I thought maybe it should go back with me. So there are only a few bazillion of them but this one has two generations of being shipped of to great sandbox across the ocean:

I had that exact same model knife that was carried by my younger brother in Viet Nam. He was exposed to Agent Orange and died in the 80's of lung complications. I inherited the knife, and when my oldest son left for Iraq, I gave it to him; he carried it through Desert Storm and a later tour in Iraq and then in Afghanistan. He is a medic, and related a story to me of how he amputated an Iraq soldiers mangled finger with the knife on the battlefield during Desert Storm! He said that he treated more wounded Iraq soldiers than American ones.

No, there aren't a few bazillion of them. Cherish it as there truly is only one and therein lies the real value.

Bob

For a gun forum there sure are a lot of impressive knives lurking around. Much to be admired. I especially respect those like GF and 2fingers who have made their own. Great job.

Bob

Here's another one that's been to the sandbox and back.





You long gun guys may notice that the sailor(that's right, sailor. It ain't your dad's navy today) carrying the Randall has a little different rifle. That's because he's the unit's designated marksman, or what would have been called sniper back in the old days. My how times change...or maybe they really don't?

I owned that knife but have since passed it on to my retired USN son. I think it's found a good home.

Bob

Randall (no1)



Another Randall (no 23)



Years ago, while I was active in Quail Unlimited, I became friends with Chuck Stapel ("Knifemaker to the Stars") Here's one of his:



My wife's 431 mag with her Bark River mini



Another Randall:



This is one of the shelves in the "man cave".


There's also a couple more Stapels, a couple more Randalls, a couple damascus, a couple of Bowies that I made, using knives, an M-3 trench, M-4 bayonet, that I don't have pictures of. All of my knives get used-no "shelf" queens.

That Model 14 with the Model 1 style hilt looks pretty good.

A few knives from my J.A. Henckels collection:

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Here are some that I've put together...

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Have you heard of Lee Benchmade knives? I purchased this really nice knife 20-25 years ago. It is 11.5" overall and has real stag handles.

I would appreciate any information on Lee Benchmade. Thanks!

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Pilgrim6a,

Below is my one and only D. Arvel. Also a Remington bullet knife from 1980's with added ivory scales.







Charlie

I have a dozen or more home made knives that might be able to be passed off as custom but not rare or classic.


A Damascus Skinner with bloodwood and maple spacers


One of my early knives made from an old file.

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Thank you but it's not actually a 14. In fact, it's one of those that practically nobody but those who own one will get right. Randall makes a handful of knives that are a kind of combination of models and it's one of those. The knife is officially a Model 16-7 #1 Special Fighter. In this case the blade grind is a model 1 and the handle and length are a 16.

Here's three more that I grabbed this morning. I have a couple more here somewhere but these give you the idea. Guesses?



Top to bottom is a Model 4-6 #6 grind, Model 12-9 #14 grind with a #25 handle and a Model 14CDT or cut down tang.

Bob

Bob
I thought that was a Special Fighter. I have the same knife in stainless with a waxed sheath. It's probably one my more favorite Randall's.

Here it is pictured with a Pre-Patent Buckmaster

.45wheelgun. That is a very impressive collection you have. I like it.

There are a lot of very nice knives out there. Thanks for showing.

These knives are Victorian and very mean. They have a square blade. If this is the right expression for it. I do have more of this kind of antique knives. The workmanship on it is great. But I wouldend feel safe with one in the woods.

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Thuer,

These knives' blades are often termed as "cruciform" blades. These were often made from spike bayonets that have that cross-section. I've seen a number of WWI and WWII trench knives that have that configuration. Yours could have been similarly made from bayonets.

John

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I am sorry. I am not agree. The blades are to fine for that. The bajonet blades are to big.

When I have good light I shal make more pics.
But thanks for the right name for the blade.

Here are a few more.

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Some nice stuff folks!

Here's an oddball one. I don't know if it's a classic but it's definitely custom and rare. It was a wonderful pawn shop find many years ago.

It was made by world famous knifemaker Butch Vallotton the patriarch of the famous Vallotton clan mainly known for their automatics. He made it early on in his career but you can appreciate the quality when you handle it.

It's a lockback with beautiful brownish red micarta scales that's an amazing 10" closed with a blade that's 8 1/8" long and 1/4" thick and 18 1/4" closed!

Sorry for the lousy pictures but it's the best I can do. The dollar bill is for scale and it literally dwarfs a Spyderco Police folder which is already a very large knife.

Nice knive. But does it fit in your pocket?

It's a keychain knife.

Thuer,

Those have the look of Linder daggers from Solingen which could be late Victorian but frankly, odds are a little later. Sure would like to get those two in hand for a close look.

Or more and closer pics maybe?

In any event, nice addition to what I think has been a pretty darn impressive array of custom knives. Is this really a gun forum?

Bob

I am an very bad photographer. Bud I do love old and antique knives. This type of knives has no markings what so ever.

They could be french or British. You find them sometimes on gunshows. The price of these knives are rising. I am sure that they are Victorian.

The metal is old. The material of the handles is old. They are very fine made. A British gundealer tryed to buy them from me. He was very fond of the one with the Mother of pearlhandle.

I bought them from a good friend of mine who have a very big collection of antique knives.

The strange thing is that you couldend find them in any guncatalogue.
I do like to know more about them.

I dont believe that they are made of old (lebel) bajonets. I am familiar with them. The blades are very smal and thin and ment for stabbing.

Wow, I forgot I had some of these.............

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It wasn't until 1898 that imported goods were required to be marked with the country of mfg. Unmarked knives are not uncommon. Those appear to be German. Most likely from Solingen.
On another note.

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Bob Dozier - Small Elk Hunter in D2 with Black Micarta scales




Gene Ingram in S30V




Gene Ingram 101 DP in D2




Strider SA-L in S30V with Gunners Grips




Zero Tolerance model 0100




Charles May "The Stump" in D2 with Iron Wood scales




Charles May "Lil Big Woods" in D2 with green micarta scales




Charles May "Holt Collier Special" in D2 with bone scales

This thread got me motivated to finish this knife I have had sitting in the garage for over 16 years! I silver soldered the guard and fitted the rosewood scales, just finished today.

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My knifes made of obsidian, actually they are made in USA by some guy in Oregon:

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These are another two that I'm unsure of the rarity:

This one is stamped Moki. The construction is really top quality in that there is zero blade wobble and the back even with the blade open and locked feels seamless. I really wish when I found it that I hadn't tossed it in my pocket with keys scuffing it up... I have never found much info about it other than a few places that sell them. They aren't cheap but they seem to have no following.



Then there is this. I was told it is/was supposed to be an official USN dive knife. If that is the case this is pretty old school. There is no stamp or marking at all on the rather heavy solid brass sheath or blade. The blade screws into the sheath. It seems like leather would make an odd choice to add to it.



And last, and yes another not rare, is another example of how far the apple does not seem to fall from the tree. The knife above is one I used to carry until I was told by my boss not to use a knife that didn't lock back. The knife below was my father's knife. I was not raised with him and I am constantly surprised at some of the most minor similarities I share with him. Dad, you might have been a bit aggressive with the sharpening. I still miss you.

Maximumbob- I can't comment on the others, but your dive knife appears to be a USN type used from the late 1800's till around 1930. Made by a lot of different mfg's (KaBar, Schrade, Desco, Morse et al) I seem to remember a Canadian mfg also, but I don't remember the name or if it was official USN. Neat piece of history.

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I designed this about 20 years ago and had a custom knife maker whip it up for me. Very useful and practical.






Same guy made this dagger which I got as a present from a friend. Not very practical but cool.







And then there are the swords. The above mentioned knife-smith decided to make some longer blades. He made the first 25 as special edition models and numbered them 1-25. I missed out on getting one of them so I cornered him at a party after he'd had about 4 beers and talked him into stamping this one for me. He said he vowed to his customers buying the special ones to go no higher than 25 on the numbered blades but he agreed to my request since it didn't violate his promise to go no higher than 25. This one is stamped 0.

This is a picture of the very first Arkansas Toothpick (1972) made by Don Zaccagnino, Sr. (Zack Knives). The designs and work of Don and Bo Randall were among the main influences that got me involved in knifemaking. ALL of the 400+ knives that I have made are both rare and custom because I have never made any two that are exactly the same.
Mark

Nice thread and a lot of beautiful knives, but how can it be a classic knife thread without some classic Marble's Knives? So am posting some examples of the Marble's Woodcraft knife, maybe, excepting for the Marble's Ideal, the most prolific American fixed blade to date.

Marble's started production of the Woodcraft in 1914 and filed for a Patent in 1915. So from sometime in 1915 until early 1916, when the Patent was granted, the Woodcraft was stamped "Pat. Pend." Thus the Woodcraft marked "Pat. Pend." had a short life of about a year. Pictured below are examples of the 4 variations of this version.





The next version of the Woodcraft was stamped "Pat'd. 1916". This version lasted until about 1925. Pictured below are 3 variations of this version.





Another interesting version of the Woodcraft was the plastic pummel version made during and after W.W. II during the unavailability of aluminum and other materials. That version is pictured below with a mint
late 1950s to early 1960s version still sporting its original tag and "Moose and Goose" style sheath.

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Forum member Newfyman has a friend named David, whose last name I forget, who made this one.

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I bought this knive at a kniveshow last april.
The design apeal to me. Aldo the blade is nickled. The grip is very nice and the sheet to.

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Here's a few gathered over the years. Coupla shootin' irons thrown in for good measure. Tom Krein knives Walkabout, TK-11, and TK-4.

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Got this one at the Odessa TX gun show last weekend. Made by A.C. Co, and dated 1917. It's got the scabbard too. It almost hurts to look at the thing.

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Have any Ideals or Remington equivalents that you can post? I think the Remington is the RH-36 with six-inch blade.

Thanks,

T-Star

I am in love with these. I found this website:

IntegralKnives.com - The world of handmade integral knives

But I'm scared to ask the price of any of them. Am I better off not knowing???

I do own 3 knives of Aad van Rijswijk.
When it stops raining and we have nice licht on the balcony I shall try to make some reasenable pictures.
AvR Knives knives

Oooohhh, Dowell Integrals; Boy, are they pretty. I'd be afraid to ask the price too. Is he still producing?

Hello,
New to the site and I had a question. I have a Smith & Wesson knife that says "First Production Run" on the blade and I was wondering if anyone knew if it is worth anything.

Thank you,
Jeff

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I got nostalgic for this thread today; been thinkin bout gettin a bowie with stags...bump to the top!

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William C. "Bill" Johnson, of Ohio a retired Air Force NCO, he knows a thing or two about making a sub hilt fighter



Daryl Hibben of KY one heck of a good camp knife

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