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Vanguard41xx

Vanguard41xx

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Just came back an hour ago! It was a very fun day for both my son and I. We left around 6:30 and arrived at around 9:30. We got there and right away we were greeted by Bill. Him and my son talked for a few minutes while I walked around a little bit. When I came back he was nice enough to give us the tour himself. For the next two hours he walked us through the process of making their knives. I never realized how tedious it really is until now. After the tour we went into the store and I bought 2 knives for myself and one for my youngest son's birthday. We took a few more pictures and left for Queen. Unfortunately, we didn't realize it was closed on Fridays. So we turned around and went to a few antique stores we passed on the way there. When we walked into the first one we immediately saw a glass case with many older knives. We looked through those and ended up with the best two (ended paying $15.00 for both). The man who opened up the case said he worked at Queen, so we talked about knives for a little longer and left once again. We went to about 10 more antique stores on the way back but they didn't have what we were looking for (other than the Buck 112). Overall it was a great day and we will definitely go back next year. If you haven't gone yet you should look into taking a trip. Here are some pictures of our finds and the building. (GEC happened to take the first one of me my son and Bill.)

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Bullnose worker
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Weaver jack
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Made in USA stockman (Wards?)
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Cosmo Germany risque knife (never heard of the manufacturer)
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Buck 112 2 dot
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Oh, and one other thing. :p
When I was wtalking to Bill he said the Outlaw jack is being released in early August as well as a secret knife no one has heard about later.
 
Great photos, great story. Gonna go out on a limb and say you had a great day, Thanks for sharing!
 
Looks like a great time! Those are some nice knives you snagged up too! The bone and jigging on that Weaver Jack are gorgeous!
 
Great report, and great haul! Congrats on the GECs and the older finds.

Is that blood red bone on the Weaver? It is almost unbelievably beautiful.

Oh, and nice to see your mug, I guess you sorta do resemble Francis Albert. I was hoping some of the BF members who attended would identify themselves in the GEC posted pics.
 
Thanks for the report, of a great day!!
Wish I was there!!
 
Sounds like a great time, especially father and son. Congrats on the pickups, as well.
 
Any day at a knifemakers establishment is a day well spent!
 
Vanguard41xx said:
Oh, and one other thing. :p
When I was wtalking to Bill he said the Outlaw jack is being released in early August as well as a secret knife no one has heard about later.
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Sounds like a great day!

You didn't ask about the 2012 Forum knife?
 
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