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I went out antiquing with my wife recently and hit paydirt! There were more goodies than I had time or money to grab up, but I did manage to walk away with these two straights and a smile. Thought I might share the finds here.
As far as I can tell, the top one is a Torrey 9/16". The box goes to it, And the bottom one is a Genco Vanadium; I think it was around 4/8" when new, has some honing to show for its mileage.
Closeup of the Torrey's tang stamp. ---sorry for the blur, cellphone pic.
Closeup of the Torrey's blade and tang of the Genco
A look at the back side of the Genco, note the frown.
They're not in mint condition, but that's not what I wanted anyway, I was after serviceable or cool-looking and aged in appearance.
I've been getting them cleaned up and will post more pics when I get the chance, so far the results are pleasing.
As far as I can tell, the top one is a Torrey 9/16". The box goes to it, And the bottom one is a Genco Vanadium; I think it was around 4/8" when new, has some honing to show for its mileage.
Closeup of the Torrey's tang stamp. ---sorry for the blur, cellphone pic.
Closeup of the Torrey's blade and tang of the Genco
A look at the back side of the Genco, note the frown.
They're not in mint condition, but that's not what I wanted anyway, I was after serviceable or cool-looking and aged in appearance.
I've been getting them cleaned up and will post more pics when I get the chance, so far the results are pleasing.