Coalite, buckLite, 422

oregon · Mar 20, 2011

ItsTooEarly said:
Hello..... ...

It is not black. Mostly looks golden. However, it appears differently under different light and at different viewing angles. The entire knife appears unused. But the cutting edge grind is not the usual one with visible toothyness at the extreme edge. Instead it is smoother looking but still razor-like in sharpness.

The figure is a workman leaning on his pick-axe and he is wearing a hard hat with light and I believe that the container on his right is a lunch pail. It is a wonderful piece.

edbeau · Mar 20, 2011

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coalite

Could it be made for this company?

oregon · Mar 20, 2011

edbeau said:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coalite

Could it be made for this company?

Good logical question. It is possible and it makes sense of the name "coalite" being on the knife's handle.

I bot the knife from a fellow in Wise, VA who said that the knife had never been used and kept in its box in a drawer for over 20 years. It is unclear if he was the original owner or not.

ItsTooEarly · Mar 20, 2011

oregon said:
It is not black. Mostly looks golden. However, it appears differently under different light and at different viewing angles. The entire knife appears unused. But the cutting edge grind is not the usual one with visible toothyness at the extreme edge. Instead it is smoother looking but still razor-like in sharpness.

The figure is a workman leaning on his pick-axe and he is wearing a hard hat with light and I believe that the container on his right is a lunch pail. It is a wonderful piece.

Thanks Oregon, I have a few of them but only took a picture of one of them... The one I took a picture of as a Black Stamping on the blade, Like Hkingdom posted on the thread " feeling lite today... I'm going to post some pictures of mine on that thread later today, I hope... And Hk's 422 coalite is different than mine... Oregon, can you post a picture of your golden etch blade on that post, too ... Thanks, ITE ... :thumbup:

oregon · Mar 20, 2011

ItsTooEarly said:
Thanks Oregon, I have a few of them but only took a picture of one of them... The one I took a picture of as a Black Stamping on the blade, Like Hkingdom posted on the thread " feeling lite today... I'm going to post some pictures of mine on that thread later today, I hope... And Hk's 422 coalite is different than mine... Oregon, can you post a picture of your golden etch blade on that post, too ... Thanks, ITE ... :thumbup:

The miner, full of vigor, can't hold still for long. Even on the blade of a knife. Good catch Mr. Detail.