More X-Ray Fun...1960s Barrel Nut vs Flat Tang 119

[Generalist]

There's no real point to this post other than sharing some new images I took and found interesting that maybe someone else will enjoy.

Top: Barrel nut fiber spacer 119 (late 1962- early 63)

Middle: Flat tang, flat pommel pinned 119 (late-ish 1963)

Bottom: Flat tang, rounded pommel 119 (1964-66ish)




Top 2 knives:



I couldn't fit all 3 in one field of view, so you'll have to take my word that the bottom knife's tang and handle internals looked essentially identical to the 2nd.

The barrel nut up close.

 

[pjsjr]

Thanks for posting, always good to see how these things are put together.

 

[MattWRog]

Coolest thing I’ve seen today on the forum!

 

[The Zieg]

I prefer the ricasso of the lowermost.

 

[Bigburly912]

Awesome thread! Will this be an ongoing thing?

 

[Generalist]

I prefer the ricasso of the lowermost.

The variation in shape of the early forged blades is cool.

 

[Generalist]

Awesome thread! Will this be an ongoing thing?

I've done 2 x-ray imaging sessions recently. The purpose of the first was to understand why the 1947-48 105 (middle below) was pinned. Turns out the pommel was threaded as the primary attachment mehanism and the pin was only added to prevent the threaded pommel from loosening. Images below. See the "Old Fixed Blade Construction" thread for more.




The 119 imaging was to answer a question I had about one of the pictured knives.

I'm not opposed to doing more but don't have any immediate plans.

 

[hunterjrg]

I find these posts interesting. Keep it up

 

[edgelion]

I'm sure this is not the case, but I can't help imagine that somewhere an x-ray tech is being interrogated by hospital administration about power spikes at odd hours and no patients logged...

Great images, though.

 

[Generalist]

I'm sure this is not the case, but I can't help imagine that somewhere an x-ray tech is being interrogated by hospital administration about power spikes at odd hours and no patients logged...

Great images, though.

Lol, I work in electronics manufacturing. We have a handful of x-ray systems to validate product quality and perform root cause analysis when something goes wrong in circuit board production.