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Nice, old EO jack, Steve! Leaf shaped spear for easy pinch opening, and nice "cobby" jigging. Very attractive in a sort of primitive way!:thumbup:
I like it enormously!
 
waynorth said:
Nice, old EO jack, Steve! Leaf shaped spear for easy pinch opening, and nice "cobby" jigging. Very attractive in a sort of primitive way!:thumbup:
I like it enormously!
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Yeah,I like that one too!! Charlie that last HJ is interesting :thumbup:
-Vince
 
Thanks Vince! We gotta stop posting simultaneously!!:D

Most (not all) Teardrop knives have spear blades. Schrade Cutlery Co did a nice job of fitting a clip into this smaller, yet nicely proportioned Teardrop.
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Here's a pretty beat Challenge Cutlery bare head. Sorry about the pic quality.

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Rather than flood this thread with pictures of Harness Jacks that have mostly been posted before, I thought I'd pic the occasional one with some special features.
Iroquois brand, I think by Utica Cutlery.
It is almost cartoonish-looking, but is a well made, serious knife!!
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Charlie, Thats a most unusual HJ! How about a photo with the blades closed? Thanks, Barry
 
[QUOTE 1fartsmella]Charlie, Thats a most unusual HJ! How about a photo with the blades closed? Thanks, Barry[/QUOTE]

As requested!
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Notice how the Hammerhead bolsters sink the tang.
 
waynorth said:
[QUOTE 1fartsmella]Charlie, Thats a most unusual HJ! How about a photo with the blades closed? Thanks, Barry
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As requested!
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Notice how the Hammerhead bolsters sink the tang.[/QUOTE]

:eek: I am in love with this pattern! The scales, not so much. But the pattern is very interesting. That's something you don't see every day. Very cool! :thumbup:
 
I had an Iroquois teardrop jack in slick black at one time. It was heavily buffed. I didn't know they were made by Utica. That one is quite unique Charlie.
 
Cool knife Charlie !! Here's a "Real" Cripple Creek Jack.
Greg

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Notice how there is no date stamped in the circle on the tang stamp. The first year of CC and a few of the 1982 patterns weren't dated. After that they had tang stamps like this until "96" when Cargill couldn't make knives any longer.
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Charlie, That is the MOST unusual Harness Jack (and a salesmans sample to boot). I've never seen another, perfect for an ultra-advanced HJ collection. I love oddball patterns. Thanks for sharing, Barry
 
1fartsmella said:
Charlie, That is the MOST unusual Harness Jack (and a salesmans sample to boot). I've never seen another, perfect for an ultra-advanced HJ collection. I love oddball patterns. Thanks for sharing, Barry
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I'll see if I can find some more oddballs, Barry. I believe I have a couple more.
Rumor has it that the lower bolster marking on this well used Empire Gunstock Jack, "WeXL", was a result of a marketing dispute with a famous Sheffield maker who used "I*XL"!!
Gee. I wonder who that was??!!:D
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WeXL....That certainly qualifies as an obscure logo. That's a new, old one for me. What other obscure stuff ya got? I love obscure!
 
3 blade jacks are not that frequently found. This utility jack, marked Dasco was made by Schrade.
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"Spotted Horn" was a method used to emulate more expensive Tortoise shell. These are poor examples, and faded over time, but that is what they are. A standard pattern, made by two different people in Italy.
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This one is very obscure. A Corsican Military survival knife. It has everything you need to be happy, right where you are!
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These came from the Mirando Collection. Mirando (Felix?)was a founder of Imperial, and continued to work for Baer, after Baer bought Imperial out. I think the one marked "C.Mirando" was by his uncle.
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I wonder if the "Maselli" marked one, or its ilk, influenced the Iroquois HJ above??!!
 
Gday fella's,
Would someone define the term "jack" for me please? What defines what a "jack " is??

Cheers Bruce
 
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