Antique and Collectible Knives: A Brief History and Overview
There are many seasoned sword and knife collectors who are interested in vintage, collectible, antique, antique pocket knives, hunting knives, classic pocket knives, boar knives, throwing spikes, and stilettos.
An imperial collection of these antiques remains a source of pride and fantasy for antique lovers. There are many antique stores that promote knife collections. They sell vintage collectibles to knife lovers at great and surprising prices. Some of the antiques on the market are:
Vintage Cattaraugus “Sleeve Board Pen knife” – This is a great antique knife. The blades have a loud snap. Nice celluloid handles with golden scales.
Rare Old Fashioned Utica Kutmaster Advertising Knife “Northrup King Seeds” 3 Blades – Large clip blade has nice long nail pull. Alpaca reinforcements. Brass linings. Nice advertising knife made in the USA.
Simply the coolest little knife, Joseph Rodgers “Mini Sheepsfoot” – Handle is rough textured black bone with an inlaid oval nickel silver shield (great for engraving). Blade is super strong; it opens and closes.
Rare Antique A. KASTOR Coca Cola Advertising Knife – This one has 2 blades: bottle opener and spear blade. The main blade has the stamped spike “A. KASTOR BROS. NEW YORK” on one side and “COCA COLA BOTTLING” on the other side. Strong opening and closing click on both blades.
Vintage Case, Proven XX Knife, 2 “Equal End” Blades with Smooth Black Handle – Large clip blade swings and has a nice long nail pull. It has a small pen blade. It’s a rare old-fashioned beauty with a strong blade snap and solid handles. It would be a great addition to any knife collection. They just don’t do it that way anymore.
Vintage Cattaraugus “Sunfish” Knife – This one has a hard to find pattern. This is a great old knife with full blades and a loud snap. Flawless Honey Jigged Bone Handles.
Rare Antique Lipic Advertising Knife “Make It Better With Doughboy HEATED FOODS” – Large spearhead blade swings at the tip and has a nice long nail pull. The other is a bottle opener and a screwdriver. Strong opening and closing click on both blades. It has a Lipic USA reed stamp.
Nice, old, rare, “Buster Brown Health Shoes”, camping utility knife with a nice sharp bone handle. This knife is in excellent condition. All the blades have a loud snap. The large spear blade has a nice long deep nail pull and swings on both sides to the tip. It has a crest inlaid with “BUSTER BROWN”. There is a tangible seal on the blade of the spear; Number 30 on the rear tang of the spear blade. It has beautiful alpaca reinforcements with a beauty line.
Very old and rare “Cock Spur Saw Knife” manufactured by JM Vance & Company, a Philadelphia, Pennsylvania hardware wholesaler, from 1776-19.
Cattaraugus “Sleeveboard” Vintage Pocket Knife from the 1920s – Comes in a hard-to-find pattern. This great antique knife comes with full blades and nice snap.
Cattaraugus “Dog Bone” Knife from the 1930s: An extremely rare pattern has elegant swirling celluloid handles, with front and rear dog bone reinforcements, like a toothpick.
Those mentioned above are just some of the vintage and collectible knives. All antiques are available in used condition, but the most precious are available in mint condition. Proud possession of such knives is a matter of luck and money, no doubt.