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Post by nikonoclast on Aug 15, 2024 19:54:10 GMT -5
One blade is marked: 1968 The Clyde Cutlery Company Clyde, Ohio, USA 1850 The other blade is completely unmarked.  These were found in the alley behind a former Catholic parish school. All manner of stuff has ended up out there, ever since a proto-Baptist group bought it. ( The group began in a church basement and grew. The Baptist Convention fronted them a million for the buildings. Then, to their horror, they discovered that this group drinks beer! Worse, they have monthly discussion groups at a brewery! ) These knives must have came out of the cafeteria / school kitchen. The blades are 12 inches long. The top one weighs just under 500 grams.  A bit large for a bug-out bag, and they do need a cleaning. ( Should have done that before they were sharpened. ) |
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Post by Deleted on Aug 15, 2024 20:09:07 GMT -5
Military mess hall cook.
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Post by cadman on Aug 15, 2024 20:23:03 GMT -5
When I watched the magnet fishing guys and they found knives like that, they called them murder weapons.
Someone may have disposed of their weapon in an alley and now your prints are on it.
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Post by nikonoclast on Aug 15, 2024 21:31:23 GMT -5
When I watched the magnet fishing guys and they found knives like that, they called them murder weapons. Someone may have disposed of their weapon in an alley and now your prints are on it. Not a chance. That spot, in that alley, has been a one-stop-shop. Over the past few years, both the church and school were cleared out. All manner of furniture and hardware, plus some almost new stuff. The group now has several branches ... with a young demographic. "Traditional" churches have pews, the pulpit, and an alter. Slightly reconfigured, this place has pews, the pulpit, and a drum-kit. They rock-out with a big sound system, industrial sized flat screens, and video. ( We moved a block away and can't hear it anymore. ) |
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Post by bullfrog on Aug 15, 2024 21:39:39 GMT -5
Good looking knives. A lot of the knives mountain men carried were simply quality butcher knives instead of the bowie knives we often think of. There’s a trend in wilderness survival knife design to return to that butcher knife design.
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Post by richm on Aug 16, 2024 7:21:48 GMT -5
Might be the best steel you've ever worked with.
I have a simple kitchen steak knife that holds and edge like no tomorrow - easy to sharpen, hard to dull.
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Post by Crkr 23 on Aug 16, 2024 7:45:28 GMT -5
Cool find, I looked on eBay, looks like similar knives are going for 50 to 100 bucks.
The Clyde Cutlery factory burned down around 1970 and never recovered and yes I googled it.
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Post by Tarpon65 on Aug 16, 2024 7:58:08 GMT -5
Edge needs some TLC, but I would clean it up and use the dang thing.
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Post by Captj on Aug 16, 2024 9:07:14 GMT -5
High carbon content will need regular care, but will hold an edge like nobody's business. I cut meat for 30 years and use only 10 - 12" Steak knives for the kitchen/steaking fish, and 7" boning knives for fileting fish and helping my neighbor bone out his deer.
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Post by TRTerror on Aug 16, 2024 9:14:01 GMT -5
I have a collection of really nice blades , all High Carbon steel.
Some are from the old Rath Meat company with brass rivets and wood handles and some I think are French.
I'll spell this way wrong but it's Sabrien I think.
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Post by johngalt on Aug 16, 2024 9:48:21 GMT -5
Back in the 70’s and 80’s a lot of the tackle shops around here sold used filet knifes from the fish houses and cleaning stations that the headboats used. They usually went for a dollar. They were highly worn down but could hold a razors edge. Great for a boat knife.
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Post by nikonoclast on Aug 16, 2024 20:17:22 GMT -5
Decades ago, we received a set of three knives as a gift set.
Two are still around, the smallest, a paring knife hasn't been seen for years.
The other two stay in a kitchen drawer and get used sparingly.
Don't know the makers name, but he lived in Reynolds county, Missouri.
A friend who lived in the area knew the folks "who made stuff".
In this case, the maker used old band-saw blades from a local saw-mill.
No telling the metal ... it does take a good edge.
I'll take a picture and post it if anyone's interested.
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Post by swampdog on Aug 16, 2024 20:23:48 GMT -5
I’m interested. Post the pics. Thank you sir.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 16, 2024 20:47:49 GMT -5
Ebay has a couple similar butcher knives with the same markings, but the OP's may be a little rarer. If a person were wanting to sell on ebay, they should sell auction style starting at 70 dollars. I see $$$$$$$$$
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Post by Deleted on Aug 16, 2024 21:03:57 GMT -5
My uncle was a machinist. He made knives for all of us from saw blades. Sharp as heck but rust easily. Regular oil is a necessity
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Post by nikonoclast on Aug 17, 2024 22:57:31 GMT -5
The paring knife wasn't available ... The large "chef" has a 7.25 in. blade. The smaller "carver" has a 6 in. blade. Have no idea what wood was used for the handles. They aren't very heavy. Whether they were in fact from a band-saw, or some other sawmill tool, is unknown.    |
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