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Tool Talk => Edged Tools => Topic started by: Ray S on March 16, 2017, 11:26:22 PM
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When I first began accumulating knives on a serious basis(around 1964 or so)I was fascinated with spring operated knives;more commonly known as switchblades. The bigger the better was my mantra at the time. Since then I have added almost a hundred of them to my accumulation,but now the ones that fascinate me the most are the smaller knives.And that doesn't just pertain to automatics;it is for all knives.
I acquired my first REAL miniature knife(less than 1 inch(25.4mm)long)sometime in the early 1970's.It was unmarked other than the word GERMANY stamped into the tiny tang.Over time I have accumulated a fair amount of them;mostly with pearl handles and a single blade although I do have a couple 2 blade models and one 4 blade of recent manufacture.Some of the designs are really unique;one is actually in the shape of a miniature cutlass when folded.Most of them were made prior to WWII and some before WWI.
I also had a miniature fighting knife made for me by a very talented knifemaker named Jim Turecek in Connecticut many years ago.It was very costly for the time and took about 18 months to get.I remember Jim saying that the miniature knives took more time to make than a standard sized knife. I don't think he makes them anymore either.
Some of the miniatures I have are of Japanese make and not of the greatest quality but still unique in their own right.I even have a pair that are ear rings!.
Anyway I thought the members might enjoy seeing some of the ones in my collection and please feel free to post any that you might own.
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Good stuff. Thanks for sharing! :tu:
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:like: Great collection.
Sorry I don't have any to share.
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A few more:A mini Imperial with a Craftsman logo and a pin back(maybe for Sears salesmen?)
A miniature Scout knife made in Germany.
A miniature SAK with sterling silver engraved handles made in Japan.
A series of knife pins(non folding)some made by Parker knives.
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A few more:
A bunch of knives with button hooks(for use on ladies' gloves around the turn of the 19th century).
A bunch of small knives from the 1930's to about the 1950's.
A bunch of fixed blades;some custom made and some factory.One of the Parkers is Damascus steel.
Three more mini fixed blades.
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Last bunch for now:
$ tie clasps made to look like they are piercing the tie.Mostly from the 40's and 50's I would guess.
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Very cool Ray 8) I always love looking at all the pics you have made from any of the knives in your collection :dd: :like: :like:
I only have maybe 2 or 3.at best of minariture knives :think: They are always fun and neat to look at :cheers: :like: :like:
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Here are a few automatics:
A small Imperial.
A switchblade that is actually a ball point pen.
A small inexpensive one(probably Japanese).
A tiny "wasp waist" knife from Japan.
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A few more:
A couple of small stag handled automatics;one with file work that I did.
A small unmarked Italian;the only one I have ever seen in this size.
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Great thread! :salute:
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I love miniatures! :tu:
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Simply stunning as always, love the little fixed blades! :tu:
Thanks again for sharing Ray :salute:
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Great thread, great collection. Love this one the most:
(http://forum.multitool.org/index.php?action=dlattach;topic=71149.0;attach=309219;image)
The sideways scissors look... what's the word... great!
:cheers: :tu:
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:D Heheheheheh! firiki likes these little cuties :dd:
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:D Heheheheheh! firiki likes these little cuties :dd:
pfrsantos hates it when firiki speaks of himself in the third person...
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:D Heheheheheh! firiki likes these little cuties :dd:
pfrsantos hates it when firiki speaks of himself in the third person...
:twak: :twak: :twak: :twak:
firiki can speak of other people in third person as well, if pfrsantos likes :2tu:
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It would be rather more unusual speaking of other people in the first person, one might say using passive voice.
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A few more.Some of these were shown previously and these are with the blades open.
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Last page for now
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Great collection!!!!!!
I only have this KJ Eriksson Mora.
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Great collection!!!!!!
I only have this KJ Eriksson Mora.
Very nice little knives! :cheers:
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Great collection!!!!!!
I only have this KJ Eriksson Mora.
Very nice little knives! :cheers:
Thank you Ray!!! :cheers:
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You have some very interesting pieces in those pics :o :like: :like:
Also love the Moras SG :cheers: :cheers: :tu:
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Here's one I posted some time ago: http://forum.multitool.org/index.php/topic,52228.msg1309185.html#msg1309185
BTW you say you accumulated these tiny ones? Where on Earth do you find these??? I found mine by sheer luck.
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Here's one I posted some time ago: http://forum.multitool.org/index.php/topic,52228.msg1309185.html#msg1309185
BTW you say you accumulated these tiny ones? Where on Earth do you find these??? I found mine by sheer luck.
To be clear;I consider a "collection" as acquiring items of a specific brand or pattern.I consider mine an"accumulation" as they are all knives(more or less)but acquired with no specific brand or pattern.Just a matter of words.
Most of the miniatures(the German ones anyway)were purchased from another knife collector who specialized in militaria.He would buy whole collections to acquire specific items related to the military and then sell off the rest.I became one of his best customers and he would offer me first pick on any item he wasn't interested in.
Others I would find in my travels to various antique shops and flea markets.As an aside;I have been actively collecting knives since the age of ten;when I bought my first knife(with my grandfather's permission)for the grand sum of ninety eight cents.I still own it today although it did go missing for about 25 years(a long story).I just turned 73 years old so I have managed to "accumulate" a few over the years. Hope you enjoyed the post.
BTW the knife you posted previously:I have one very similar to it. Here is a picture.I assume that it says Berlin Radio Tower 150 metres.
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One last miniature that I consider a work of art:Made by Joseph Rodgers & Sons around 1880 this tiny pair of scissors has a small knife blade in each side.The handles are ivory but what is amazing(to me anyway)is that each side is constructed from one piece of metal with only the back springs as separate pieces! How tedious it must have been to make those from just one piece of metal.
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You have some very interesting pieces in those pics :o :like: :like:
Also love the Moras SG :cheers: :cheers: :tu:
Thanks Ponch!!!
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One last miniature that I consider a work of art:Made by Joseph Rodgers & Sons around 1880 this tiny pair of scissors has a small knife blade in each side.The handles are ivory but what is amazing(to me anyway)is that each side is constructed from one piece of metal with only the back springs as separate pieces! How tedious it must have been to make those from just one piece of metal.
Are the table squares 1 inch wide?
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One last miniature that I consider a work of art:Made by Joseph Rodgers & Sons around 1880 this tiny pair of scissors has a small knife blade in each side.The handles are ivory but what is amazing(to me anyway)is that each side is constructed from one piece of metal with only the back springs as separate pieces! How tedious it must have been to make those from just one piece of metal.
Are the table squares 1 inch wide?
Yes they are. Whenever I photograph any knife I use a background of 1 inch(25.4mm)squares to make it easy to determine relative size.
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Some here, shown with both imperial and metric units, and a Victorinox Classic for comparison
There are knives from Rough Rider, Schrade, Camillus, Buck, Richards, Palles, Spyderco.....
here with imperial units:
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and with metric units
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Interesting, I have a ruler like that! :o :ahhh
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Some here, shown with both imperial and metric units, and a Victorinox Classic for comparison
There are knives from Rough Rider, Schrade, Camillus, Buck, Richards, Palles, Spyderco.....
here with imperial units:
Beautiful little knives dks! Thank you for posting them. I particularly like the 5th from the top(under the Buck);is that the Palles? I have not heard that name before;is it a French make? The little Damascus lock back looks nice as well.And of course I cannot forget the Spyderco. All nice pieces!
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Some here, shown with both imperial and metric units, and a Victorinox Classic for comparison
There are knives from Rough Rider, Schrade, Camillus, Buck, Richards, Palles, Spyderco.....
here with imperial units:
Beautiful little knives dks! Thank you for posting them. I particularly like the 5th from the top(under the Buck);is that the Palles? I have not heard that name before;is it a French make? The little Damascus lock back looks nice as well.And of course I cannot forget the Spyderco. All nice pieces!
Not French, Chinese. :)
Palles is Chinese, Pallares is Spanish.
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Heres my Pallares(they come in different sizes)
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Ray, you may also be interested in this, regarding the Palles and Pallares
http://forum.multitool.org/index.php/topic,71086.0.html
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Ray, you may also be interested in this, regarding the Palles and Pallares
http://forum.multitool.org/index.php/topic,71086.0.html
Thanks for the link! I don't usually read reviews because my tastes usually run to vintage or antique knives.I can see a couple of pluses for the Pallares version.One is the "birdseye" rivets which are much stronger than the solid type on the Palles. Another is the convex grind on the blade edge.Although much harder to achieve than a standard grind it is actually easier to maintain and provides a stronger edge.Are those handles really synthetic or are they made of clear horn? I like the leaf shaped blade a lot and the overall look of the knife.Looks like it would make a nice work knife.
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Synthetic I believe.
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Palles has some wooden ones too and Pallares has some coloured synthetic ones, but their website has various other models. ThePeacent should be able to tell you more
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Hi Ray
I'm pretty sure if I ever saw your collection in real life I would start mumbling, drooling and walking in tight circles...... :gimme:
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Forgot those -Opinel No2
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Maserin from Italy 5cm total length, shown with a Buck 110
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Nice little collection or accumulation! :cheers:
Here's something you might enjoy, an eight-blade Mitsubishi (2 1/8").
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this one might qualify...
(http://i.imgur.com/OH8cgb9.jpg)
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another Maserin from Italy 3cm long
Bought in Brussels.
nice scales, pretty hard to open... cuts, cute as *&%$
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Those Maserins are adorable! :dd:
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