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    Posted 8 years ago

    billretire…
    (593 items)

    Here's a selection of knives, from my earlier post, for a closer look. I'll write all the specs. and then, edit, and add later. I'm not fast, so hold on! :^)

    The Knives in the picture 1 and 2 are:
    The 1st from the left is a Boker fixed blade knife with an Elk Horn Handled 9 3/4" overall length, and a 5" blade
    marked Boker, above, Solingen, above, Germany, above, Stainless
    etched down the blade Original Bowie

    next is a MO RA an A over C between the O R, Wooden Handled fixed blade knife, 8 1/2" overall length with a 4 3/8 blade
    marked, MO(A over C)RA, above, Made In, above, Sweden

    3rd is a Folding Locking 3 1/2" Blade, Bone Handled 7" overall length Knife when open, 4" when closed.
    marked Bear Hunter, and on the other side Solingen, above, Stainless 440

    more to come...

    next is a Duck Hunter on a brass 2 opposite blade, folding pocket knife
    marked Arnex Stainless and on the other side Solingen Germany
    it has a 2 1/2" large blade and 1 1/2" small blade with a 3 3/8" case when closed.

    The Bremen Ship, is another 2 opposite blade, folding pocket knife, with a faux mother of peril 3 1/4" case, lg. blade 2 1/2" sm. blade 1 5/8""
    marked GUSS STAHL above Solingen, and on the other side H.Wieden.

    the smallest of these knives is another 2 blade opposite pocket knife, with a faux mother of peril 2 7/8" case that reads Columbia Wax Company, it has a 1 3/4" lg. blade and a 1 1/4" small.
    it's marked BRISTOL above LINE above GERMANY

    on top is the black plastic 5 multi blade pocket knife with leather tie strap.
    it's says on the 3 1/2" case Who Dares Wins on a banner on top of a winged dagger.
    it has a 2 1/2" lg. blade, bottle opener/screw driver, can opener, and on the back top is a scratch all/punch, and a phillips screw driver.
    it's marked INOX above Solingen above Germany

    These are the knives that are in pictures 3 and 4

    The top is a green marbled plastic 3 3/8" case, 2 blade same end pocket knife, marked Iroquois above Made in above USA, it has a 2 1/2" large blade, and a 1 3/4" small

    This is an antique pocket knife brass case, found in a San Francisco, Calif. 1906 earthquake dump site, near Martinez, Calif. in the mud flats on S.F. Bay, in the 1970s. The blades and possible corkscrew were corroded away, but I was able to remove the crust from the brass, to see what it was. It reads Buffalo Brewing Co. and on the other side is a woman in a 1890's dress, toasting a glass over her head. I couldn't find anything about it, but haven't searched recently.

    next is the red marbled Iroquois 2 blade same end pocket knife, like the green one same size same marks.

    the small warn gold plated brass, 2 blade opposite end folding dress knife, with insignia is marked Miller over Bros. over USA
    the lg. blade is 1 1/8" and small is 7/8"

    The black Elk Horn look, plastic 3 1/8" case holds 2 opposite end blades, 1 7/8" large blade marked Clover Brand over Syracuse over USA, the small blade is 1 1/2"

    The last knife is a Novelty Knife Co. Roy Rogers "Trigger" single blade pocket knife, with 3 1/2" case and a 2 1/2" blade marked Novelty, over Knife Co., over U.S.A. the bottom of the front of the case is marked with a copy right mark 1993 Roy Rogers Enterprises Inc.

    That's All Folks! Let me know what you think, and thanks for asking for a closer look! :^)

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    Comments

    1. billretirecoll billretirecoll, 8 years ago
      thanks for the love guys! :^) I have a lot to write, but I'll get there!
    2. billretirecoll billretirecoll, 8 years ago
      OK, GOT IT! ! !
    3. whyatt whyatt, 8 years ago
      fantastic post. and awesome collection! thanks for sharing.
    4. billretirecoll billretirecoll, 8 years ago
      Thanks whyatt, I hope I got the ones that you wanted to see closer. Couldn't help myself, had to add a few! :^)
    5. bobbee bobbee, 8 years ago
      Beautiful Bill, just beautiful.
      Love that Swedish hunter!
    6. billretirecoll billretirecoll, 8 years ago
      Thanks bobbee, that's one of my favorites also, but I'm 1/4 Swedish! :^)

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