First intact "Pocket Knife"

[Leon]

First intact "Pocket Knife"

Hello all,,,
Found this pocket knife Tuesday morn'n. It reads, "13-852 / Pakistan". Anyone have a clue as to the age? It looks to be a fairly old design and is one of the best looking knives I have seen that was made in Pakistan...
Good luck, & Happy hunting~

 

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[kevinmogee]

I know this post is pretty old, but I also found this knife in a drawer just recently. It was my Dad's, but I don't know anything else about it. I'm sure he had it for years. Mine is still in really good condition. I used some WD-40 to loosen the slip joint, and I used some Brasso to clean up the brass oxidation. The knife is still surprisingly sharp, and the blade looks clean, with just a few scratches. The wood is in great condition, and the grain is beautiful.

 

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[WaterScoop]

Gorgeous find. The handle is beautiful and large. Was this a two blade knife with one larger blade as well and the blade is missing? Similar to this


Never the less I agree with you one of the nicest Made in Pakistan knives I’ve seen.

Definitely Vintage. There was a vintage brand also made in Pakistan called. “Bullet” named for the look of the knife like a shot gun shell.

Cheers 🍻

 

[WaterScoop]

Agree on grafting knife ID.
looks well made regardless of where.
Nice find !

The short blade is similar to a grafting knife however it is not a grafting knife.
I have been around grafting knives all of my life and the shape is different. It’s either curved like the talon of an eagle or flat like a butcher cleaver see image below



Cheers ��

 

[Professor of Engineering]

Cool knife recovery! Mine are always toasted.

 

[kevinmogee]

Definitely not a two blade. The blade that's in the knife now fills the gap between the scales pretty tightly. It's not centered perfectly, but there's no room for another blade.

 

[Red-Coat]

Nice knife and definitely made that way. Often crops up on knife forums with that same 13-852 serial number and a Pakistan origin. No-one has reliably dated the serial number beyond a general assignation of 'vintage'. Here's an identical one which also has that serial number:



It's not a grafting knife, nor for any specific function such as carpet-cutting or whatever. It's just a general purpose utility knife with what's known as a 'sheepfoot' blade... although it's blade form commonly seen on 'nautical'-related knives, as explained below:

 

[A2coins]

Thats a cool find those are fun to restore when they are in good shape