Let's see your good old basic fixed blades, Bowie's, Stickers, etc.

Campbellclanman said:
Man that's got some age to it Jack, it wouldn't surprise me if that was stepping up to be the big 100, mind you it depends on where and how it was kept too - it could only be half that, but I do think its a very old knife!
I too would have removed the tape my friend.
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I'm really in two minds about this one. On the one hand I think that forged drop-point blade can be used to make a great user, on the other hand, in it's current form, this knife has some history to it. Who knows what purpose it was made for, and what circumstances surround it. I can think of any number of scenarios.

scrteened porch said:
Is the stirrup a lanyard bail?
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No, it fits the contours of the wood. I thought at first that it was probably holding together a broken handle, but it appears to be a primitive skull-crusher or at least something which could be used for light hammering or to allow the knife itself to be hammered. Despite its fearsome looks, there's virtually no edge on it at all, and I think someone had had it in their tool-box for a long-time (the guy I bought it from bought it with a load of old tools).

scrteened porch said:
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Nice finds Jer :thumbup:
 
That is a nice group of fixed blades-especially with a Robeson in there, I saw a Case like that on e-bay the other day going very cheap!
 
Garage sale steel today....................R.H Forschener large chefs knife, Forgecraft 9 inch carbon and two old Sheffield scythes.....Ive been wanting a Full size grim wreaper for years but theyre pretty expensive here.. $35 for the lot....im happy......................................FES

 
festerfromnzed said:
Garage sale steel today....................R.H Forschener large chefs knife, Forgecraft 9 inch carbon and two old Sheffield scythes.....Ive been wanting a Full size grim wreaper for years but theyre pretty expensive here.. $35 for the lot....im happy......................................FES

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Wow, you guys have great garage sales! :thumbup:
 
I saw an aluminum-handled scythe a couple weeks ago for $5, but it has the same problem as the $3 aluminum scythe I already have. The aluminum tube is crushed from the tightening of the hand grips. Around here the prices vary from ridiculous high to ridiculous low.
 
Campbellclanman said:
That is a nice group of fixed blades-especially with a Robeson in there, I saw a Case like that on e-bay the other day going very cheap!
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Mine is actually a Robinson, not Robeson. When I first saw the name I thought it was an attempt to parasitize on Robeson, but maybe it was just somebody named Robinson. I have a very nice black steel 10-inch chef's knife by Robinson, and a very nice stainless knife with a straight back with a serrated back edge near the point.
 
scrteened porch said:
Mine is actually a Robinson, not Robeson. When I first saw the name I thought it was an attempt to parasitize on Robeson, but maybe it was just somebody named Robinson. I have a very nice black steel 10-inch chef's knife by Robinson, and a very nice stainless knife with a straight back with a serrated back edge near the point.
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Ooops my apologies for my mistake, but in saying that they still are a bunch of great knives! - I love the top 2, but my eyes keep dropping down to the beaut at the bottom, look at that beautiful worn handle!

Great Score Fes, does the Grim reaper have its two smaller handles? I have had a few nice ones of them!
 
festerfromnzed said:
Garage sale steel today....................R.H Forschener large chefs knife, Forgecraft 9 inch carbon and two old Sheffield scythes.....Ive been wanting a Full size grim wreaper for years but theyre pretty expensive here.. $35 for the lot....im happy......................................FES

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Great haul FES! I have a Forschner just like that, well, mine has been re profiled into a santoku... its an incredible slicing and dicing tool :thumbup:
 
FLYER....i think i will do that to this knife too....i like santokus and have plenty of this shape chefs knife....i must say this knife is very broad so it should work well...thanks for the idea.....FES
 
I got this queen steel #77 from BearMGCHafter on second (I think) of the massive give away/pay it forward threads that popped up recently (think we made it to six of those thread maybe?).

It will be on my hip while hunting this year, it would have already been but I am in school and that kind of gets in the way of hunting lol

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