Beautiful old stag handled folder

[KalamazooKid]

I'm usually very brand oriented but fell in love with this "unbranded" folder with a really cool stag handle. Measures 4.25" closed. Has anyone ever seen a similar specimen? I'd love to learn more about it but will be totally satisfied just taking it hunting and fishing …. thanks in advance!

 

[LittleAugieMo]

Get yer "magnifier" and your light out& check the inside liners for marks. Possible custom?

 

[Flattop5]

To my eyes, it looks like a re-build. A guy took 2, maybe 3 different knives and "joined them all together."

Not a bad job, though.


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[GSP Fan]

Boy you could have brought that out this afternoon
I have a similar one I bought a very long time ago from Orvis.

 

[KSDeputy]

I have a CASE knife almost identical to that. Dad carried it. Once my brother identified it, I bought one for each of us.

 

[KalamazooKid]

Boy you could have brought that out this afternoon
I have a similar one I bought a very long time ago from Orvis.

I don't have it yet Rich, these are seller pics! [emoji1787] And I'm not gonna show you any more of my cool stuff. [emoji41]

 

[GSP Fan]

I don't have it yet Rich, these are seller pics! [emoji1787] And I'm not gonna show you any more of my cool stuff. [emoji41]

Why not by now you could claim me as a dependent LOL

 

[Mike SC Hunter]

That is a "Canoe" style knife pattern. Most mfg'ers offer that pattern.

 

[glenwolde]

To my eyes, it looks like a re-build. A guy took 2, maybe 3 different knives and "joined them all together."

Not a bad job, though.

You may be right, the high polish kind of makes it look like a refinish. Nice stag scales though.

 

[.357magger]

I'm a sucker for a nickel bolster, stag/bone scale folders. I think they're the "prettiest" of handles.

No matter who made it, nice pick up.

Thanks for sharing it. Looks like a well crafted pocket cutter.

Here's my Case Tribal Lock in "Jigged Peach Bone". (and a friend)

 

[Onomea]

That's a beautiful pocket knife.

Looks similar to Great Eastern's Northfield line:



I have a trapper of theirs that I lost behind some furniture for several years:

 

[THE PILGRIM]

Looks like a quality build to me.
Strange there are no names anywhere.
Maybe a Johnny Cash Cadillac direct from the factory?
Knife builder took parts before they were stamped?
Either took them home or assembled them at work when Supervisors not looking?
Cause it looks like professional assembly of high quality components.
And - The Nail Nick on the large blade is Distinctive.
It's not necessarily unique to any one brand, but not found on that many knives.
You can see it on the posted Northfields.

 

[Marshwheeling]

Nice knife. Equal end pen. I am going with the crowd that says it may be made up from parts from at least two different knives. The scales look like they might have come from a different knife. Are the blades stainless?

 

[Bald1]

As noted it appears to be a basic "Canoe" pattern. Could be any one of hundreds of manufacturers. Could be high dollar knife or a Kmart knife. If there are any markings on it at all it can probably be identified

 

[sceva]

That is a "Canoe" style knife pattern. Most mfg'ers offer that pattern.

Not a canoe; it is an equal end or cigar jack and a darn nice one.

Below are a Canoe and an equal end; as you can see the canoe is shaped like one

 

[KalamazooKid]

Not a canoe; it is an equal end or cigar jack and a darn nice one.

Below are a Canoe and an equal end; as you can see the canoe is shaped like one

Thank you for that tidbit!

 

[THE PILGRIM]

The curious detail is why don't these obviously high end components don't have any marking.
Most names, brands, logos, etc are applied toward the end of production.
Production Knife- Didn't get marked, inspectors missed it?
Custom Knife? He just didn't mark it?
Here's a Folder made by NM Blade Ace Hank Kubaiko.
He weakly etched his name and Omega Knives and I can see it but you can't!
This is why I reject the two knife theory.
It's a struggle explaining how we got one unmarked knife.
Now we need to explain two unmarked knives!
And the long nail nick is a stand out feature.
In my day every AF Aircrew Parachute had a minimum survival kit inside the parachute pack.
The knife was Factory off the shelf 3 blade stock knife.
Says Prop US on blade.
So, special made for USAF? No! Acid etched as per contract.
Here's Hank's folder and one more Canoe for the road.
It's a Queen.

 

[KalamazooKid]

Thanks so much for all of the input! It's supposed to be delivered tomorrow so I'll go over it with a magnifying glass and post up anything new.

After studying the seller pics I really liked what I saw and had no problem dropping a Benjamin for it. [emoji41]

 

[THE PILGRIM]

Yo Kid - did you ask the seller who made it?

 

[KalamazooKid]

Yo Kid - did you ask the seller who made it?

The description stated "no name, never used". And btw I don't ever believe the "never used" part. [emoji4]

And there were quite a few other pics but none revealed any markings whatsoever.