Nice finds:thumbup:
Could that whatsit be some sort of fence tool?
Thank you sitflyer. I was lucky. You guessed it, ding ding ding (a winner's bell sounds lougly) and, brace yourself, you have 1/2 a beer coming next time I see you!!!
The stamp on the handle reads "Thomas MFG CO. Dayton, Ohio." A cowboy fence tool, I didn't buy, $65 label on it. The background kind of gives it away: Spurs, halter parts and such.
Oregon, great pictures... Nice 442 and I love that last picture of it in your hand... Boy, that a cool tool you got too...
Looks like you had a GREAT SAT... I need you to post some pictures of your new 442 in my Bucklite post...
"I was feeling a little lite today" ... Thanks... ITE ... :thumbup:
The 442n is very near perfect. I found this
needle in a stack of
needles, pile of dirty folder held only one Buck. My first 442. Cleaned it with alcohol, toothbrush, Q-tips, cotton cloth and then applied a tiny bil of food-grade mineral oil to the pivot. A real Bucklit gem. Unused and not resharpened.
Very nice Buck 442:thumbup:
Thank you kindly. I was luck to spot this jewel because it was back in a labyrinth of a side room in a packed to the rafters by attendees venue. I thought that once I veered off the main floor I'd get stuck in a corner of this anti-chamber. Fought my way out. The 442 it tip top. The handle checkering is crisp, no play in the open blade, self-close keeps the blade tip within the handle when closed, pocket clip it tight and without scratches or divets, no rust, the blade lettering is as new (liked the word "Intrepid" and I cannot find anything not to like about it. The nice guy vendor had $15 on it and agreed to $10. This knife was one out of 100 (99 non-bucks) so he might have agreed to sell by the pound!!!
That is a very good looking knife. That tool could be what Sitflyer guessed it was. That way you wouldn't need a tool box.
I really conside the 442 buried treasure. I was so tickled to find. Couldn't believe the asking price of $15 and since I didn't have my BUCK hat on I horse traded a bit. It was literally under a pile of dark knives (all of other marques and all in need of cleaning) in a poorly lit back room. Good guess on the cowboy fence tool. I wonder how old it was?
That is definitely a whatchamacallit. Own one myself. Great for myriad uses.
Now you make me want to go back and get it. The vendor wanted $65 and that is more than my mother lets me spend on mystery tools. It caught my eye. Heck, since legendary Oregonian Tim Leatherman rules the multi-tool market in this neck of the woods, most multi-tools appeal to me. Do you collect such tools?
