mbartel
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I need some help, Tim or GreggI found this pocket knife a couple of weeks ago at a very old church in Iredell county. It was down about 5 inches. Any idea on the make and model, and perhaps the age? It's about 3 1/2" long and 1" high. I'm pretty sure it has 2 blades. Let's try this again...
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ROOSTRTALE
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I would like to help but the picture didn't come up .But what you described the other day it sounds like an Easy open Jack pattern.
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ROOSTRTALE
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It is an easy open Jack, most likely a Boker. I have one from 1900-1924 that I will bring to the meeting. Many makers have used that shield but Bokers are more prevalent in this area.
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Tioga
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Tim hit it on the head with the easy open jack knife id, but it's really hard to tell what manufacturer with that non-descript shield. You would really need to free the blade to look for the maker on the tang, but that likely isn't going to happen with that specimen.
Here's a picture of a very similar looking Robeson easy open jack knife from the early 1920's. Robeson was one of the best manufacturers of pocket knives during that period.
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mbartel
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Tim and Gregg....thank you both for the very interesting info. It sure looks a lot like that Robeson knife that you posted Gregg. I am anxious to see yours at the meeting, Tim...
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