Blades and Bling - Traditional Knives and Jewelry

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cbach8tw said:
View attachment 859428 I will have to get a pic of a ring made by a man out of a silver half dollar. Have not worn it for awhile.

Here it is: Puma folder and an AG Russell, the ring I tried to show the word Liberty.
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One thing that I did not mention, the man who made the ring from a silver half dollar had been homeless, he bought some presses to make the rings, and it made it a business, sells at local flea markets, and got out of poverty. I liked the word liberty on the outside of the ring for the freedom we have here, and on the Untied States of America on inside of the ring (not shown).
 
Turquoise has protective and healing properties, for body and soul! I try to have some with me at all times, as I do with a pocket knife!!
The knife is a Case XX from the 40s or 50s. The last time they made this 3 1/4" 6271 pattern was in 1961.
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Good stuff, Charlie! :thumbsup: My grandfather was fond of turquoise, and wore a ring (or rings) very similar the one you have there!
 
Wurrwulf said:
In October of 1977, my father turned 18 years old. Like many youths in 1977, an explosion of expression was grabbing hold. Whether it started in New York or London didn't matter; there was a new in-your-face culture taking over. My father threw on his Brooks motorcycle jacket and stopped at the nearest grocery store to buy the cheapest dog collar off the shelf. He would later add a studded leather bracelet, which I couldn't find despite flipping the house upside down. My dad and mom would ride to The Warehouse in Downtown New Orleans to see local acts like The Red Rockers, The Models, Aces 88, Mandeville Mike, and The Wayward Youth as well as seeing big time groups like The Clash. My dad even got to see The Ramones at this hole-in-the-wall place called Ole Man Rivers. I say only "my dad" because my mom got carded at the door, and well... my dad wasn't going to miss The Ramones. It didn't go over well at the time, but it later became a hilarious story to tell at gatherings. When I learned as a teenager of my parents' Punk youth, I was inspired, so to speak. I asked my dad if he still had that old dog collar, and sure enough, it was in a box on his dresser. I wore it through high school, and I actually wore it under my suit and tie at my dad's funeral. Even though he had settled down and become a respectable man as an adult, I knew he enjoyed seeing that old dog collar come out. I've got all of his old Punk albums, and I keep the Brooks jacket, dog collar, bracelet, and his 60s English Leather Ankle boots in the closet.

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Very cool story, Shawn; that you have all those mementos from your dad's punk days is fantastic! :cool::cool::thumbsup::thumbsup:

- GT
 
Great scan Charlie!!:thumbsup: Love the Russian Blues!:cool: The Turquoise Ring and the Pen knife!! Very colorful post!!!:cool::D


Dave
 
Thanks, Dave!! It's hard to keep up with your picture bling!!:rolleyes::)

Nice bling, Gev! 40s Navajo ring? Nice pearl pen and homey watch!!
 
waynorth said:
Thanks, Dave!! It's hard to keep up with your picture bling!!:rolleyes::)

Nice bling, Gev! 40s Navajo ring? Nice pearl pen and homey watch!!
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The only thing I know is it was my grandfathers who had impeccable taste. Sold real estate in the desert of Arizona under an umbrella when it was a desert. Going through the slides reminded me of him and of course your post of your turquoise ring. I just ran though all the slides of him and no pics of him wearing the ring. Most of the photos are of him in Palm Springs and New Mexico.;) So you could be spot on and you would know!! His clothes are GQ in every photo. What a character he was :)
 
Gevonovich said:
The only thing I know is it was my grandfathers who had impeccable taste. Sold real estate in the desert of Arizona under an umbrella when it was a desert. Going through the slides reminded me of him and of course your post of your turquoise ring. I just ran though all the slides of him and no pics of him wearing the ring. Most of the photos are of him in Palm Springs and New Mexico.;) So you could be spot on and you would know!! His clothes are GQ in every photo. What a character he was :)
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Isn't it great that little items , like your Grandfather's ring . can bring back so many memories . Also having photos just just adds so much more to them .

Harry
 
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