Guardians of The Lambsfoot!

[herder]

I hope your sciatica eases up, Jack, that can surely make one's life a wee bit miserable. Hopefully you get some respite and can go out and enjoy yourself. A fine choice for a cutlery companion!

Well, as promised, I went home and took a couple of pictures. Inspired by the many group shots as of late, I gathered my meager assortment together and posed them accordingly. I do enjoy that so many of the Lambsfoot knives that many of us have are in possession of mark and pile side covers that are equally interesting. Because of this, I opted to pose them one way and then another, it is almost as if there were 10 different knives!

Mark side:

Pile side:

Great picture with wonderful clarity.

 

[herder]

Thanks for the link to yet another fascinating and informative article Chin. I suspect that the chequered horn used for the WW1 pattern British Army clasp knives (replaced in 1939) was pressed. Nothing so elaborate, nor as beautiful, as some of the examples shown in that article of course. I wonder if Stan Shaw knows anything about it, we have spoken about moulding horn before, and of chequering it, but not of pressing it, I don't think



I have a large book about Bushrangers at the side of my bed, but first heard of Moondyne Joe from Meako

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I do find it fascinating that there are still thousands of Viking names still in use here, sometimes altered slightly, but often not, and frequently for the most mundane places



I couldn't agree more Chin

Definitely mate

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Thanks mate, I'm very pleased with it That's another fantastic pic

I better head out of the door to meet the Irish!

Moondyne Joe looks like one tough old bird.
Really fascinating to hear all the side stories along with the classic Lambsfoot knives.

 

[Cambertree]

Thanks for the link to yet another fascinating and informative article Chin. I suspect that the chequered horn used for the WW1 pattern British Army clasp knives (replaced in 1939) was pressed. Nothing so elaborate, nor as beautiful, as some of the examples shown in that article of course. I wonder if Stan Shaw knows anything about it, we have spoken about moulding horn before, and of chequering it, but not of pressing it, I don't think



I have a large book about Bushrangers at the side of my bed, but first heard of Moondyne Joe from Meako

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I do find it fascinating that there are still thousands of Viking names still in use here, sometimes altered slightly, but often not, and frequently for the most mundane places



I couldn't agree more Chin

Definitely mate

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Thanks mate, I'm very pleased with it That's another fantastic pic

I better head out of the door to meet the Irish!

LOL! That tang stamps definitely a clue!

Enjoy the craic, my friend!

 

[Gevonovich]

Non parallel spine and edge...gentle sloping tip...could it be ???

 

[Jack Black]

Moondyne Joe looks like one tough old bird.

Doesn't he just?!

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moondyne_Joe

LOL! That tang stamps definitely a clue!

Enjoy the craic, my friend!

Thanks pal, but I'm afraid that after reading the disgust of Irish scholars to the Gaelicisation of the good old Yorkshire word 'crack', I've had to readjust my spelling of that word! And, after having my two Irish friends turn up two hours late for our boozing session, and then bail out 2 1/4 hours later at the early hour of 6.45pm, I may have to re-interpret what the word even means across the water!

Non parallel spine and edge...gentle sloping tip...could it be ???

Sorry my friend, but it''s very unlikely on that pattern, most likely it's simply the result of a good few years of honest wear BTW would you be kind enough to PM me your most recent address, I have a small token for you

 

[Jack Black]

Heading to my local market early tomorrow. Going to be carrying my Guardians Lambsfoot in its bespoke sheath

 

[Pàdruig]

The mark side on the far right is gorgeous the others are very nice as well.

Wow! What great pics of your 10 Lambsfoot knives! They all look absolutely stunning Dylan, and it's great to see them together, and be able to compare the different sides Fantastic

Superb photos of a fabulous fivesome, Dylan!!

Great 'hand' there, Dylan.

Thank you, all, for the kind compliments!

I have this one in the pocket today.

 

[Jack Black]

Thank you, all, for the kind compliments!

I have this one in the pocket today.

Looking good Dylan

 

[Jack Black]

While warming up with a coffee and a sausage sandwich, after spending three hours in the windswept flea-market, I was staggered to read of the latest scientific study from Australia!

 

[Gevonovich]

Doesn't he just?!

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moondyne_Joe



Thanks pal, but I'm afraid that after reading the disgust of Irish scholars to the Gaelicisation of the good old Yorkshire word 'crack', I've had to readjust my spelling of that word! And, after having my two Irish friends turn up two hours late for our boozing session, and then bail out 2 1/4 hours later at the early hour of 6.45pm, I may have to re-interpret what the word even means across the water!



Sorry my friend, but it''s very unlikely on that pattern, most likely it's simply the result of a good few years of honest wear BTW would you be kind enough to PM me your most recent address, I have a small token for you

Thanks for your opinion my friend. I sent you an email

 

[Jack Black]

Thanks for your opinion my friend. I sent you an email

Thanks a lot pal

 

[Jack Black]

Sharing my first mince-pie of the year

 

[Gevonovich]

Sharing my first mince-pie of the year

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Delicious looking all around

 

[Jack Black]

Delicious looking all around

Thanks my friend, both the hot chocolate and my half of the mince-pie were very tasty

 

[Jack Black]

Dylan included a Portland Thorns bottle holder in his package to me the other day I'd not heard of them before, very interesting Great colours too Unfortunately, my camera tried to turn scarlet into pink!

 

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[Jack Black]

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Very nice indeed

I have to say, based on some of the fabulous AW golden oxhorn Lambsfoot knives we've been seeing over the past couple of months, I might have to invest in another! I bought mine a few years back, from a UK mail-order, the mark side has a great glow, but the pile side is dark, and appears to just be just standard buffalo horn. I much prefer the golden horn on both sides

 

[Jack Black]

Have a great weekend Guardians

 

[screened porch]

Well, it's here. Kind of lambsfooty. Cool looking.
I'm not too worried about the reproductive toxicity, as I've never reproduced because I figured my issue would be poisonous.

I'll have to give it a fair trial, but I have my reservations: not much blade for the handle, and tapered the wrong way. Though I can't take my too-much-handle-for-the-blade objection too seriously:

Still, if it tapered the other way my littler fingers would have better leverage.
But it does look cool and it cut well out of the box.

 

[Pàdruig]

Dylan included a Portland Thorns bottle holder in his package to me the other day I'd not heard of them before, very interesting Great colours too Unfortunately, my camera tried to turn scarlet into pink!

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The Portland Thorns are our local professional Women's Soccer(Football) team, my wife and I take our daughter (who plays soccer as well) to see their games when we can. It is always quite a bit of fun. Portland also has a professional Men's team as well, known as the Portland Timbers. I haven't been to see one of their games yet, but I hear it is quite the entertainment.

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That is a beautiful knife, I love the blonde horn!

Very nice indeed

I have to say, based on some of the fabulous AW golden oxhorn Lambsfoot knives we've been seeing over the past couple of months, I might have to invest in another! I bought mine a few years back, from a UK mail-order, the mark side has a great glow, but the pile side is dark, and appears to just be just standard buffalo horn. I much prefer the golden horn on both sides

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Still an attractive example, all the same, Jack. That mark side is something else!