My Latest! Vintage Shears, Fixed Blade Knife

I bought a few more items to refurbish.

Hammer Brand Fixed Blade Knife w/ Mother of Pearl Handles

First up is a fixed blade knife. It is marked 'Hammer Brand' with a hammer incorporated into the text. 

Hammer Brand Fixed Blade Knife

It is 7" long, has a blade of 3 1/2" It is in pretty good shape — I think I will clean and sharpen, keep it at my mobile knife sharpening booth. It should make a good conversation piece.

Wiss No 4 IS and Disston No 11??

Next up are two pair of shears. The big guys at the top of the picture are WISS Number 4 IS.

These WISS are just over a foot long, the cutting blades are 6"

WISS Shears, Disston Shears

The smaller orange handled shears are marked Disston No 11?? with the two question marks because I can't quite read what's stamped there. My guess is 1132.

These Disston shears are quite different from the WISS (and other shears). They are quite a bit lighter than the WISS, the handles are forged, but the blades appear to be machined and were then riveted onto the handles. The shears also appear to be designed to be used horizontally.

The WISS are in very good condition, and I plan on refurbishing them and see who would want them.

The Disston are in good condition with the exception of wear. The blades have a lot of wear — I believe that they are not so worn that they can't be brought back. We will see how it goes.