Easy open knives feature a notch near the wide end of a common jack knife pattern, typically a swell end knife. The spear point blade can either be opened with the nail pull or by grabbing the exposed portion of the blade in the notch. Sometimes a nail notch is not even present on the blade of an easy open knife.
Easy open knives were especially popular from the early 1900s to the 1950s and were made by companies such as Robeson, Remington, Case XX, Camillus, Schrade Cut Co, and more.
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KILBY TRADITION PINE KNOT KY WOOD EASY OPEN FLOP EARED PREMIUM JACK KNIFE
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$76.00
$95.00
KILBY TRADITION PINE KNOT KY BLCK DELRIN EASY OPEN FLOP EARED PREMIUM JACK KNIFE
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$199.99
Vtg Easy Open Pocket Knife Valley Forge
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$165.95
Remington UMC Easy Open knife (lot#20751)
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$200.00
Case XX- USA- EZ 49 CV- 2 Dot- 1998- Easy Opener Knife- Box
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$90.00
VINTAGE CAMILLUS CUTLERY CO. EASY OPENER POCKET KNIFE Beautiful BONE HANDLES
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$164.95
1940's Pal Blade Co Easy Open Jack Knife 2 Blade BONE Handles Vintage 11033-OP
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$100.00
Vintage Schrade Cutlery Company Easy Open Pocket Knife
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$350.00
Great Eastern Tidioute Easy Open Knife Copper Snake Handles, Serial #29/50
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$130.00
Easy Open Folding Pocket Knife No Case
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$75.00
1930-1940's Camillus N.Y. 4-Line "Easy Open" Bone Pocket Knife w /2 Blades-RARE
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$75.00
Queen Steel Big Easy Open Knife #62
