A nice 503...

ItsTooEarly

ItsTooEarly

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Hello all, Here's my Friday Buck Knife... I got this Sweet Buck 503 a few weeks ago... It has nice etching on the blade... On one side it has "Diamond Jim Brady"... And on the other side it has "Ashcroft Switches"... I've never seen this one before... But I'm sure there out there... Thanks for looking... ITE ... :thumbup:

Does anyone know anything about this Knife??? Thanks....
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I've seen the art work before. I will look for it again and see if there is any more info available. What is the handle material?
 
Nice find Armand! I love the art work on that blade.....who is D Jim?

jb4570
 
Richard Matheny said:
I've seen the art work before. I will look for it again and see if there is any more info available. What is the handle material?
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Thanks Richard, any info about this knife would really help... I'm not sure on the handle inlays, sorry... Thanks again, Armand
 
Another nice knife, good artwork. I did a quick search, and Ashcroft was a company that was sold and acquired by Manning, Maxwell and Moore (MM&M) and is now part of the company Dresser,Inc. In 1912, MM&M was noted for having Diamond Jim Brady one of New Yorks more colorful characters and its most successful salesman as vice president.
 
Scott Hartman said:
Another nice knife, good artwork. I did a quick search, and Ashcroft was a company that was sold and acquired by Manning, Maxwell and Moore (MM&M) and is now part of the company Dresser,Inc. In 1912, MM&M was noted for having Diamond Jim Brady one of New Yorks more colorful characters and its most successful salesman as vice president.
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Haebbie said:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diamond_Jim_Brady

http://www.ashcroft.com/

but what is the link between D.Jim and the pressure switches

Best,
Haebbie
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zerogee said:
Diamond Jim Brady - here's a rather good short bio. One of the most interesting figures of the Gilded Age -- had a passion for diamonds and eating.
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Thanks Scott, Haebbie, and zerogee, for all the info on Diamond Jim... I just wonder why he's on a Buck Blade... ITE ...
 
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Haebbie said:
Is it possible that he founded the hich pressure switch company ot that he was the grey eminence behind the managemant?

Haebbie
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Haebbie, it could be... We have Moose, Elk, Fish, Horses, Deers, and so on... And we have D Jim... It's different, that's for sure...
I wonder how many they made??? ITE ... :eek:
 
ItsTooEarly said:
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Haebbie, it could be... We have Moose, Elk, Fish, Horses, Deers, and so on... And we have D Jim... It's different, that's for sure...
I wonder how many they made??? ITE ... :eek:
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Armand, but there are are a lot of companies using the Buck knives with etched
blades for their prmotions. But I couldn't find the D Jim 503 in the special edition list.

Haebbie
 
Haebbie, your right for sure about that... I sure wish I new how many they made of D Jim...

Maybe Richard Matheny or Joe H can tell us how many they made... ITE ...
 
Thanks Skyhorse, I got it from a guy who said he new Chuck Buck... He had some nice Buck knives... I'm still trying to buy more knives... ITE ... :)
 
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