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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$149.00
Syracuse Knife Company Easy Open Jack Knife 1935-1940
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$144.00
Imperial Prov. R.I. Navy Utility Knife Easy Open Jack 1930-1936
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$100.00
$125.00
VINTAGE c1920s IKCO IMPERIAL KNIFE CO JIGGED BLACK EASY OPEN JACK KNIFE (32998)
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$99.00
1930's Camillus N.Y. U.S.A. 4-Line "Easy Open" Bone Pocket Knife Rare 2 Blade
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$225.00
3 3/8” ROBESON SHUREDGE JACK KNIFE Spear Point Brown Bone Easy Open
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$119.00
Vintage Utica Cuterly Co 2 Blade Folding Pocket Knife Easy Open USA RogersBone
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$95.00
PAL Blade Co. Easy Open BONE JACK KNIFE Great Bone Made In USA
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$90.00
VINTAGE CAMILLUS CUTLERY CO. EASY OPENER POCKET KNIFE Beautiful BONE HANDLES
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$249.00
Antique Russell Barlow Pocket Knife No Nail Nick Easy Open Rare Bone Handle
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$80.00
1993 Queen Cutlery 11EOA Easy Opener Knife, "Amber" scales, Made in USA
