Vintage, antique, and just plain old knives

Dad shows off his oldest knives, from a hundred-year-old electricians knife by Boker to a PAL knife from World War II, and everything in between.
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[@peetsnort]

Just learnt the history of the pen knife in 1600s. Gentleman used to sharpen the quil writing pens of the day

[@jean6061]

I found four Ontario kitchen knives at local thrift shops here in West Virginia. Two were so old, and had been sharpened so often, that the original normal-sized kitchen blade looked like a stiletto. I have two others in my kitchen and use them daily - they sharpen easily, hold a sharp edge for a long time, and I use a homemade beeswax and food-grade mineral oil cream on the wooden handles. Best knives I've ever had!

[@DadsKnives]

Very nice, thrift stores can be a great place to find old but good knives. Thanks for sharing!

[@cnyAirsofting]

That Wards Scout knife appears to have been made by Winchester. Winchester made some very high quality knives through the 1920s up untill WW2. Thats a real nice old scout you have there!

[@DadsKnives]

Thanks, I like it. And thanks for watching!

[@contentdenied]

I received that exact same Western Boy Scout with the stacked leather handle when we cleaned my Grandfather's estate. Still has the leather sheath.

[@DadsKnives]

Nice! 👍

[@PsychoC4rnivore]

I found one of those old Japanese camp knives in pretty good condition on Etsy, and your broken blade is a bottle/can opener

[@DadsKnives]

Nice, thanks. Makes sense.

[@prestonj1025]

Nice collection. The wards knife was Montgomery wards.. a knife made by a cutlery company.. Utica cutlery used to make them..pal cutlery bought the Remington division of knife making.. I believe they morphed into Gillette making safety razors..

[@TylerSnyder305]

That " cowboy knife " is a Western H6, made in various versions from the 40's -80's. The little keychain knife looks to be an Imperial as well. The bone handled Western seems to be an H48a, and the similar one in stacked leather seems to be an L48 maybe. They had a few models that can be similar and with the various changes over the years it can be easy to get them mixed up. The cutout in the back of the driver blade on the electricians knife is just there so you can access the nail nick on the knife blade.

[@DadsKnives]

Thanks for the info, you seem very knowledgeable about old knives.

[@TylerSnyder305]

@@DadsKnives I know a thing or two I suppose.

[@ElderPinto254]

that knive with the spoon and vork they still make it. My friend use one with red plastic handle.

[@forbo327]

Great video. New subscriber

[@DadsKnives]

Thanks for the subscription! Hope you enjoy!

[@therecatnobts2086]

cool

[@patrinawagers5870]

The pals look like ww2 fighting knifes I got a collection of fighting knifes I love old knifes to my oldest is a silver ink quil knife engraved Sept 9 1867

[@DadsKnives]

You're right, the PAL knife is a WWII fighting knife. It's such a cool design.

[@DadsKnives]

1867, that's old!

[@eddiemason4316]

Depending on what font style the Imperial is written in and the handle materials, it could range from 1918- 1923, 1925-1940 or 1940-1980ish will say HAMMER. All good old high carbon steel classics.

[@Rougrou1597]

The PAL you own is a Civilian Model 36 you can tell by the Red Leather rings it's the Rarest version

[@DadsKnives]

Cool, I did not know that! Thanks for the info

[@amjed8985]

Nice collection and very entertaining video. Which watch does your dad wears?

[@DadsKnives]

It's a water-resistant Timex. Cheap and functional.

[@jamesconroy7030]

The knife with the fork always seemed funny to me. OK the spoon works, but what about when You need a knife, and fork? You still need another utensil anyway.

[@DadsKnives]

Yeah, those utensils are of questionable utility.

[@Lilith-Rose]

Well that's when you whittle yourself a pokey stick to act as a fork and hold the food in place while you cut

[@mustamuri]

Tiny whittler ✨🧸✨ 🙂👍

[@Oldmankingspiffy]

That patina rust

[@katas8143]

Subscribed...what's the one that looks Japanese

[@katas8143]

Bamboo

[@DadsKnives]

They're for subscribing! That one's covered in another video: kzbin.info9XurvBrPgl8