Old folder, Any info?

[sparky415]

A Mate dropped a folding knife in to me to clean
It was his Father-in-Laws
Anyone have any information on it please?

what are the scales made from (I'm thinking bone  )

'National blade' on one side of the blade with an engraving of a whale and the word 'Finback'

And '6A Quality steel Japan' on the other

The liners are brass and the bolsters feel like they are sold brass

[kirk13]

That'll look really nice once its cleaned up!

[Mike, Lord of the Spammers!]

Can't help you there mate

[jekostas]

National Blade was/is a maker out of New York.  If you've got a Japanese knife with AUS-6A steel, it has to be... late 80's at the earliest?  That's only a guess though.  Sorry, don't know much more.

[Neil]

I've no idea, sorry

Hope it cleans up nicely.

[sparky415]

Thanks Guys 

National Blade was/is a maker out of New York.  If you've got a Japanese knife with AUS-6A steel, it has to be... late 80's at the earliest?  That's only a guess though.  Sorry, don't know much more.

Thanks for that Jekostas 
I will pass on the information

[sparky415]

I have given it a little clean with some kitchen cream cleaner  sharpened it with my Lansky system and fed it a couple of drops of 3in1 oil



 @ Neil, I did try not to tidy it up toooo much Mate 

[J-sews]

All that brass, and a finback whale logo. Seems like it must have been targeted at fisherman?

[sparky415]

I have no idea Bob, 

It feels like a good quality knife because its quite weighty in my hand and has a nice snap to it 
And I like the nail nicks they are huge 
But the blades make me think of cheap knives 

[sparky415]

 

[nuphoria]

Nice job Tony - looks like bone to me. I like the Barlow type patterns and that's a nice old one.

[J-sews]

Cheers Tony, I did notice the big nail nicks. Seems like those could be another plus for somebody with slippery fish-hands.

(nothing more frustrating than slippery fingers, too-strong backsprings and tiny nail nicks)  

[Neil]

Nice clean up Tony.  I saw a very similar style knife at a car boot sale this week and thought of this thread.  I didn't buy it as the guy wanted far too much for it.

[sparky415]

Cheers Guys 

Sorry Neil I couldn't stop my self  I had to see what brasso would do to it (The patina came straight off  )

Its a shame I have to give it back  But there's going to be machete for me to play with when he picks this up 

[Neil]

Patina is just another word for stained anyways