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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$110.00
Vintage PAL CUTLERY Jack Pocket Knife 1940’s Jigged Bone, Easy Open, Good Snaps
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$85.50
Older Union Cut Co Easy Open Jack Knife
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$137.87
Vintage PAL CUTLERY Jack Pocket Knife 1940 s Jigged Bone Easy Open Good Snaps
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$145.00
1900-1920's EC SIMMONS ST LOUIS Vintage RARE Big 2 BLADE Easy Open KNIFE
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$165.00
Pal Blade Co. Easy Open Jack Knife (1939-1953) BOTH BLADE HAS GREAT SNAP
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$75.00
Robeson Shuredge Easy Open Jack Knife 1911-1921, BRONZE SCALES
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$79.99
Vintage Queen Steel USA 1980’s Red Easy Open Slimline Trapper Knife 4-1/8”
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$119.00
Vintage Utica Cuterly Co 2 Blade Folding Pocket Knife Easy Open USA RogersBone
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$198.00
Robeson Shuredge Easy Open Jack Knife 1922-1939
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$169.00
Antique Russell Barlow Pocket Knife No Nail Nick Easy Open Rare Bone Handle
