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 GREEN BONE EASY OPEN FLOP EARED PREMIUM JACK KNIFE
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KILBY TRADITION PINE KNOT KY BLCK DELRIN EASY OPEN FLOP EARED PREMIUM JACK KNIFE
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$89.00
SCHRADE CUT Co. Easy Open Jack Knife, Walden NY, Brown Peach Bone Skins
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$165.95
Remington UMC Easy Open knife (lot#20751)
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$73.00
WW2 Era 30s 40s Camillus USN US Navy General Utility Easy Open Jack Pocket Knife
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$129.50
1930's Camillus N.Y. U.S.A. 4-Line "Easy Open" Bone Pocket Knife Rare 2 Blade
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$89.95
Vintage QUEEN STEEL 62EO Easy Open Pocket Knife NOS 9.75" Made in USA
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$90.00
VINTAGE CAMILLUS CUTLERY CO. EASY OPENER POCKET KNIFE Beautiful BONE HANDLES
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Vintage Camillus Jigged Bone Easy Open Pocket Knife 2-blade Honey handle
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$76.00
$95.00
ROUGH RIDER RYDER RESERVE LINEN MICARTA EASY OPEN SWAYBACK WHARNCLIFFE KNIFE
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$76.00
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KILBY TRADITION PINE KNOT KY WOOD EASY OPEN FLOP EARED PREMIUM JACK KNIFE
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$75.00
Queen Steel Big Easy Open Knife #62
