Knives

Item 1196

Some of you may not know this but I love old kitchen knives.  Old carbon steel blades were probably some of the best blades ever made for kitchen use.  They keep an edge well, are easy to touch up with a steel (or ceramic), and cut better than almost anything made today.  Most professional chefs, love and pamper their carbon steel knives as lesser replacement knives can cost anywhere from $150-500 each.

This is a very, very unusual and super cool knife – one I’ve never seen anything like before.  It appears to be a gutting or safety knife with a rounded, thickened tip designed not to puncture into the organs of what it was cutting open.   It is marked Hamblet & Hayes Salem, MA who I don’t think made the knife, but rather imported it, as it is marked Made In Germany.

Knife features  curved blade,  3/4 tang, original scales (I think they are oak) fastened by 2 rivets.   6” 1/2 blade with blunted rounded tip.

Marked:  “Hamblet & Hayes Salem, MA Made in Germany” on the blade.

This Knife has been professionally restored,  polished and sharpened it is RAZOR SHARP.  It has some nicks and scars from use.

$70 shipped

*High carbon steel knives are highly sought after knives loved by professional and home cooks alike due to the quality of the steel, the edge it maintains and the hardness that is not matched by other knives.  If you don’t believe me, take a look the opinions of Alton Brown.  Please note these are NOT stainless steel knives, they do require a little bit of care (prompt washing and drying after use, occasional sharpening, etc), but hey, if you can maintain a cast iron pan you’ll find this a piece of cake.  Over time they will develop a patina, and even stain.  But they are probably the best quality steel knives you’ll ever use.

As always we are happy to combine shipping, as well as take back pieces if you are not satisfied.  (Please see return policy)

I can still see a trace of the maker name on the blade, but considering it came from a drawer where every knife was over 75 years old I guess the wear can be forgiven.  This is an 11” scimitar type butchering knife that appears to be a frontier type knife.  It’s got just enough crudeness to it that I suspect it wasn’t made in a big shop.  If I could read the name the odds are you’d pay more than double for this knife.

Sharpened and buffed clean.

$45 shipped.

*High carbon steel knives are highly sought after knives loved by professional and home cooks alike due to the quality of the steel, the edge it maintains and the hardness that is not matched by other knives.  If you don’t believe me, take a look the opinions of Alton Brown.  Please note these are NOT stainless steel knives, they do require a little bit of care (prompt washing and drying after use, occasional sharpening, etc), but hey, if you can maintain a cast iron pan you’ll find this a piece of cake.  Over time they will develop a patina, and even stain.  But they are probably the best quality steel knives you’ll ever use.

As always we are happy to combine shipping, as well as take back pieces if you are not satisfied.  (Please see return policy)

Item 1030
Razor sharp!  This beautiful butcher knife has a 10”  inch blade, 3/4 tang, quadruple riveted hard wood handles (scales), and a nice polished blade.  Fully restored and ready for use.

Marked “J.B. Whiting Denver Colo”

Knife has been professionally restored,  polished and sharpened it is RAZOR SHARP.  It may have some nicks and scars from use.

$85 shipped.

*High carbon steel knives are highly sought after knives loved by professional and home cooks alike due to the quality of the steel, the edge it maintains and the hardness that is not matched by other knives.  If you don’t believe me, take a look the opinions of Alton Brown.  Please note these are NOT stainless steel knives, they do require a little bit of care (prompt washing and drying after use, occasional sharpening, etc), but hey, if you can maintain a cast iron pan you’ll find this a piece of cake.  Over time they will develop a patina, and even stain.  But they are probably the best quality steel knives you’ll ever use.

As always we are happy to combine shipping, as well as take back pieces if you are not satisfied.  (Please see return policy)

Item 1131

Knife has been professionally restored,  polished and sharpened it is RAZOR SHARP.  It may have some nicks and scars from use.

Long before Ka-Bar started making the iconic USMC military knife they made kitchen knives.  This is a 1920-1940s era round butchering knife.  Full tang, triple riveted.  Some minor pitting on blade

Marked:  “Ka-Bar” on the wooden scales

$50 shipped.

*High carbon steel knives are highly sought after knives loved by professional and home cooks alike due to the quality of the steel, the edge it maintains and the hardness that is not matched by other knives.  If you don’t believe me, take a look the opinions of Alton Brown.  Please note these are NOT stainless steel knives, they do require a little bit of care (prompt washing and drying after use, occasional sharpening, etc), but hey, if you can maintain a cast iron pan you’ll find this a piece of cake.  Over time they will develop a patina, and even stain.  But they are probably the best quality steel knives you’ll ever use.

As always we are happy to combine shipping, as well as take back pieces if you are not satisfied.  (Please see return policy)

Item 1041

Knife has been professionally restored,  polished and sharpened it is RAZOR SHARP.  It may have some nicks and scars from use.
Long before Ka-Bar started making the iconic USMC military knife they made kitchen knives.  This is a 1930-1940s era round tipped slicing knife with a chromium coated high carbon steel blade.  Chromium has a lot of scratches (someone took a tool to it) in it which have penetrated through to the steel underneath making it far less of a pretty blade than some of the Case, and other Ka-bar knives with the coating intact.  Half tang, double riveted.  Good price for a good knife.

Marked:  “Carbon Ka-Bar Chrome”

$28 shipped.  (buy this knife with Ka-Bar item # 1042 and get a $10 rebate on the pair)

*High carbon steel knives are highly sought after knives loved by professional and home cooks alike due to the quality of the steel, the edge it maintains and the hardness that is not matched by other knives.  If you don’t believe me, take a look the opinions of Alton Brown.  Please note these are NOT stainless steel knives, they do require a little bit of care (prompt washing and drying after use, occasional sharpening, etc), but hey, if you can maintain a cast iron pan you’ll find this a piece of cake.  Over time they will develop a patina, and even stain.  But they are probably the best quality steel knives you’ll ever use.

As always we are happy to combine shipping, as well as take back pieces if you are not satisfied.  (Please see return policy)

Item 1040

Knife has been professionally restored,  polished and sharpened it is RAZOR SHARP.  It may have some nicks and scars from use.

Keen Kutter carving/slicing knife with thin blade.  Triple riveted with full tang.  Great hand feel – light and flexible.  Great holiday knife.

Marked Keen Kutter inside the Keen Kutter trademark

$40 shipped.

*High carbon steel knives are highly sought after knives loved by professional and home cooks alike due to the quality of the steel, the edge it maintains and the hardness that is not matched by other knives.  If you don’t believe me, take a look the opinions of Alton Brown.  Please note these are NOT stainless steel knives, they do require a little bit of care (prompt washing and drying after use, occasional sharpening, etc), but hey, if you can maintain a cast iron pan you’ll find this a piece of cake.  Over time they will develop a patina, and even stain.  But they are probably the best quality steel knives you’ll ever use.

As always we are happy to combine shipping, as well as take back pieces if you are not satisfied.  (Please see return policy)