The sunfish pocket knife pattern is very popular and highly sought after among collectors. They go by the name sunfish, elephant toenail or just toenail knife.
These knives are extremely beefy and were meant for rough and tough use. The master blade is a super thick and wide spear blade and sometimes features two pulls (a nail nick and long pull). They usually feature a large secondary pen blade as well. Some of the most collectible sunfish patterns were made by Case, Cattaraugus and Hibbard, Spencer, Bartlett & Co. If you find an oldie in good shape, you have a great knife! I appreciate any traffic from these links as I earn a commission at no extra cost to you.
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Antique Hibbard Spencer Bartlett 4 1/4” Elephant Toe Sunfish Jigged Bone Knife
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Case Brothers Little Valley NY Tested XX Jigged Bone Sunfish 6250 RARE!
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RARE VINTAGE CASE BROTHERS WINTERBOTTOM BONE XX SUNFISH KNIFE 6250 1900-12
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Vintage 1970 Case XX USA 10 Dot 6250 Elephant Toe Sunfish Knife Great Walk &Talk
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1976 Case XX 6250 - 4 Dot - Elephant Toe Sunfish Knife - Elephant Etch Vintage
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Antique Union Razor Co. Tidioute PA Sunfish Elephant Toe Bone Folding Knife #113
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Exhibition Pearl Novelty Cutlery Co.- Canton, Toe Sunfish Knife Amazing 12 Blade
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Winchester 1998 Sunfish 270 Cartridge Shield W18 29120 Knife w/Box
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1980s United Cutlery Sunfish Whittler - Bark Stag - Made In Japan - MINT
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Very Rare H. Boker Co Improved Cutlery Elephant Toe Sunfish Knife - Bone - 1920s
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Fight'n Rooster Sunfish Knife Elephants Toenail, "Pepper Mint", 1 of 20
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Case 🇺🇸 XX 6250 Elephant Toe Sunfish Red Bone 1940-64 Strong Snap Zero Wobble
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Case XX Folding Pocket KNIFE Elephant Toenail 62050 Light Brown Bone Sunfish 94
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BULLDOG BRAND SOLINGEN GERMANY Redbreast Sunfish Bone Stag KNIFE 1998
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1975 Case XX 6250 Elephant Toe Sunfish 5 Dot Pakkawood Elephant Etch
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