He really did want that knife

So what is the attraction to this particular knife for a guy that has a dozen of this pattern?

By the way, it is Ten-duh-see! :D

How bout a hint:

 
It's a 4 pinner, which I thought made it a little older. No reason to purchase a LB7 with some blade pits and some play in the blade to boot. Michael has some motive to obtain yet one more LB7. I don't know it, but it probably has something in common with his recent research on the pattern.
 
For some collectors, the non-alpha serial number might be the attraction. But this particular collector has several lower, one is #0326. Look at the tang stamp closely.
 
MM got it. Stainless is not too prone to pitting. 1095HC is. How many carbon bladed LB7's have you seen?

WIth any high production pattern, there is always the chance that some portion of the tang stamp, the tool, will break or wear eventually, but this particular stamp was made that way. The '+' was never on the tool. Look at the letter allignment. So now, awaiting it's arrival for confirmation, we can speculate that a number of LB7's were made in 1095HC steel.

PS- This serial would date circa 1980.
 
you lucky dog, I'd a loved to had that one. I have only seen/heard of a couple.

Hey, I guessed it first, do I win it? :D





















Ok, guess not-didn't you mention needing a knife rehandled??? :D:D
 
Lol! ;)

Yes, a 165 in Gabon ebony. The purest you have seen with no brown cast at all. Ink black. I'm still yet to decide on the mosaic pinstock to use. I've had this wood for several years, but can't bring myself to mess it up trying the rehandle myself. It deserves a craftsman. Dat ain't me!
 
Codger_64 said:
MM got it. Stainless is not too prone to pitting. 1095HC is. How many carbon bladed LB7's have you seen?

WIth any high production pattern, there is always the chance that some portion of the tang stamp, the tool, will break or wear eventually, but this particular stamp was made that way. The '+' was never on the tool. Look at the letter allignment. So now, awaiting it's arrival for confirmation, we can speculate that a number of LB7's were made in 1095HC steel.

PS- This serial would date circa 1980.
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Was that you that beat me? I did not know you were the other bidder. I just wanted an LB7...didn't know about this particular knife.......peace, John
 
I bid $35 the day the knife was listed. your bid of thirty five later, just matched my top opening bid. here really are better deals on better LB7's out there for you. I just want to confirm that there really were some 1095HC LB7 Uncle Henry Bear Paws made. Just seeing the stamp is not enough for proof.

Email me if you want me to see if my local dealer still has some NIB LB7s. Gray Sharp Idea box.

Michael
 
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