Old folder, Any info?

Sparky415 · **on:** October 27, 2011, 08:22:11 PM

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 · **Reply #1 on:** October 28, 2011, 12:02:24 AM

That'll look really nice once its cleaned up!

Mike, Lord of the Spammers! · **Reply #2 on:** October 28, 2011, 09:40:54 AM

Can't help you there mate

jekostas · **Reply #3 on:** October 28, 2011, 10:22:25 AM

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 · **Reply #4 on:** October 28, 2011, 10:39:54 AM

I've no idea, sorry

Hope it cleans up nicely.

Sparky415 · **Reply #5 on:** October 28, 2011, 01:21:13 PM

Thanks Guys

Quote from: jekostas on October 28, 2011, 10:22:25 AM

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 · **Reply #6 on:** October 28, 2011, 11:57:49 PM

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 · **Reply #7 on:** October 29, 2011, 01:36:01 AM

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

Sparky415 · **Reply #8 on:** October 29, 2011, 10:39:06 AM

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 · **Reply #9 on:** October 29, 2011, 09:09:50 PM

nuphoria · **Reply #10 on:** October 29, 2011, 09:27:19 PM

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

J-sews · **Reply #11 on:** October 29, 2011, 09:44:46 PM

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 · **Reply #12 on:** October 29, 2011, 10:23:57 PM

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.