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Up for sale this week are two very nice Parker Gypsy balisong's new in there original boxes.
The first one up is a model #1302/5 Gypsy with skeletonized stainless steel handles in the sandwich style construction. The blade has a very useful utility profile with dual tang pins and very small slim horns. The tang is firmly and clearly stamped "1302/5" over "STAINLESS STEEL" over "MADE IN JAPAN" on one side, and "PARKER CUT CO" over Parkers bird logo on the other side. The logo as well as the word "GYPSY" is clearly and perfectly etched across the blade as well. Lock up on this one is tight in both the open and closed position. Included with this knife is the original Parker Gypsy box and foil it came in. These pre-ban Japanese imports are very well made and becoming more and more difficult to find in this condition. A whole heck of a lot of balisong for the money!!! $sold $sold conus.
The second one up is one of the rarest of the rarest Parkers I have ever acquired. I found this one at OKCA this year and just couldnt leave it sit there... So I bought it and am making it available to one of my lucky Brothers or Sisters here on the forums. Model # 1886 is not even listed in the Parker catalog however seems to exist here in my hand. It has curved camouflage stainless steel handles. The blade profile is a bowie coated black with dual tang pins and very slim horns. Lock up on this one is extremely tight in both positions. Tang stamps are identical minus a model #. This is the only Parker Gypsy I have ever seen without the logo etched across the blade. Very covert, very sharp, and very rare. Pick this one up for $sold $sold conus.
more pics later...
Like all my knives for sale here on the forums, no-nonsense insured USPS shipping is included in the price.
The first one up is a model #1302/5 Gypsy with skeletonized stainless steel handles in the sandwich style construction. The blade has a very useful utility profile with dual tang pins and very small slim horns. The tang is firmly and clearly stamped "1302/5" over "STAINLESS STEEL" over "MADE IN JAPAN" on one side, and "PARKER CUT CO" over Parkers bird logo on the other side. The logo as well as the word "GYPSY" is clearly and perfectly etched across the blade as well. Lock up on this one is tight in both the open and closed position. Included with this knife is the original Parker Gypsy box and foil it came in. These pre-ban Japanese imports are very well made and becoming more and more difficult to find in this condition. A whole heck of a lot of balisong for the money!!! $sold $sold conus.
The second one up is one of the rarest of the rarest Parkers I have ever acquired. I found this one at OKCA this year and just couldnt leave it sit there... So I bought it and am making it available to one of my lucky Brothers or Sisters here on the forums. Model # 1886 is not even listed in the Parker catalog however seems to exist here in my hand. It has curved camouflage stainless steel handles. The blade profile is a bowie coated black with dual tang pins and very slim horns. Lock up on this one is extremely tight in both positions. Tang stamps are identical minus a model #. This is the only Parker Gypsy I have ever seen without the logo etched across the blade. Very covert, very sharp, and very rare. Pick this one up for $sold $sold conus.
more pics later...
Like all my knives for sale here on the forums, no-nonsense insured USPS shipping is included in the price.
