Barrel knives have become very popular with collectors and the prices for them are on the rise. I set up at our local knife club's annual show this past weekend and took a few snaps of my Nordic knives.
The first 2 are custom made by Eric O. Bergland of Blue River, Or. The fancy one at the bottom I purchased in 2002 and will probably never sell. It's hand forged from a buggy spring.
These are a Scout knife (note the button tab on the sheath) which I didn't own long before it sold and some neat little Horse Heads and souvenir knives. They are incredibly well made and have intricately etched blades like the full sized ones. I also learned that the double Horse Head's were actually carried in womens sewing kits in the day.
Very nice Finnish knives indeed. I still need one or two for my collection. (Maybe more) The horse headed ones are way cool, and I seem to recall seeing a set that had wolf or hound heads somewhere also.
Thanks for the comments fellas, there's hundreds more where those came from. Trying to get my collection down to a reasonable level so my wife isn't overwhelmed when I kick. Doesn't work when you end up buying more knives at a show though
Vintage pen knife by E. Blyde & Company, Sheffield, England. Originally sold aboard the Queen Mary as a souvenir when she was in service. Evidentally they were made for the Cunard Line because there are examples of these knives depicting other Cunard ships as well such as the Queen Elizabeth and the Scythian.
Very nice example of a souvenir knife V.C. They would be a nice item to collect to reflect historical places, events, etc, and easy to date too. Yours appears to be handled in "cracked ice" celluloid. In my opinion during the 19th and early 20th century, there were no better knives made than those from Sheffield, and probably none since.
Here are a few of my finds - a Norwegian sheath knife by S&S Helle - old label, a Sheffield made William Rogers sheath knife with an unusual stag horn handle - now trimmed to make it less awkward. It's original sheath had turned to hard tack - the new hide sheath cost me £5 from a bloke who has lots and of these and other styles - bankrupt stock from a Sheffield factory clearance. The NATO survival knife was bought cheaply at a car boot sale.
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