Old Friends Friday

I do try to rotate.

I have a few I'll have to pull out and carry tomorrow.

A Queen/Burke grandad barlow is one! I dropped and cracked both scales (dropped in the same parking lot on two different occasions. Landed on the same spot!) I'm worried the cracked piece will fall off!
 
Jack very appropriate and coincidental, as last night prior to going to bed I pulled out my Case 6201 to carry today, while it's not my first pocket knife( 1st being my Imperial KampKing which was a 6th birthday present ) it was my second and the first nice knife, and first I got to pick out and purchase saving all my money, I can remember going to the local hardware store and they had the greatest display of knives on a platform after entering the store, I would pretty much have my face pressed against it anytime we went. They had a selection of Schrade, Imperial, Case, Buck, and Vic SAK's it was magical to me :-D, I'm not 100% sure why I chose this little knife with such a great selection, I think I thought it was cool with a blade opening from each end, and the bail which is MIA now, plus I was a little guy and I'm sure it seemed much larger to me then. It is a testament to what a pen knife can do, I remember making spears and going fishing with it, gutting rainbow trout, (and cringe) opening both blades and throwing it into trees, well it survived all the use and abuse from 1980 until now







Pete


Pete
 
Thanks a lot for joining in guys, great to see those old friends :thumbup:
 
Thanks for the kind words, bt and redsparrow. The Queen teardrop is one of the great patterns, and their D2 is tip top.
I only wish they made this knife in a slipjoint with a coping in front of the spear.
 
I have had this old friend for so many years I have lost count! Thanks Jack for reminding me of old friends! In my pocket tonight!

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I first became acquainted with this old friend in 1973. I purchased it and its brother new. It happens to be a '72 vintage.
If I were to venture a guess, I would say that it has been in my pocket for over 60% of the last 42 years. The scales are
worn almost smooth, the bolsters are frosty from so many scratches, but all 3 blades are still tight, sharp and snappy.
All in all a tried and true friend! Thanks Jack for reminding us all the value of friendship:thumbup:

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~ Ron
 
Great thread Jack! This one perplexes me. I bought this #76 several years ago. I think it is BEAUTIFUL. Carried it now and again but ended up selling it a little over a year ago. Had an opportunity to buy it back....which I did. Still, it is rarely in my pocket.....but it will ride tomorrow.

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Peter
 
snippy said:
Thanks Jack Black - what are we doing tomorrow?

:)

Eric
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:D :thumbup:

Thanks again fellers, lovely to see those old friends, some great-looking knives :) Have a great weekend everyone, and maybe some of you would like to give this another go next week? :)

Jack
 
Triq said:
Beautiful knives, what is the top one?
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Thanks Triq :) It is a GEC #12 pattern, named Powderhorn. The pic was taken when the blades had been treated with a blueing agent, which I later removed...

Jack Black said:
:D :thumbup:

Thanks again fellers, lovely to see those old friends, some great-looking knives :) Have a great weekend everyone, and maybe some of you would like to give this another go next week? :)

Jack
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Yes please! I have a candidate for the following week already in mind :) This might be fun :thumbup:
 
Half/Stop said:
I first became acquainted with this old friend in 1973. I purchased it and its brother new. It happens to be a '72 vintage.
If I were to venture a guess, I would say that it has been in my pocket for over 60% of the last 42 years. The scales are
worn almost smooth, the bolsters are frosty from so many scratches, but all 3 blades are still tight, sharp and snappy.
All in all a tried and true friend! Thanks Jack for reminding us all the value of friendship:thumbup:

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~ Ron
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Its amazing that after 42 years of use that the blades are still full. You obviously are very careful when you sharpen.
 
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dma1965 said:
Its amazing that after 42 years of use that the blades are still full. You obviously are very careful when you sharpen.
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Looks like he might have rounded the tip on the sheepsfoot just a tad. :)

Those scales are absolutely gorgeous. It is amazing what can happen over enough time.

Eric
 
+1!

Count me in. I've got one in mind.

- Mikel.

Jack Black said:
:D :thumbup:

Thanks again fellers, lovely to see those old friends, some great-looking knives :) Have a great weekend everyone, and maybe some of you would like to give this another go next week? :)

Jack
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dma1965 said:
Its amazing that after 42 years of use that the blades are still full. You obviously are very careful when you sharpen.
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snippy said:
Looks like he might have rounded the tip on the sheepsfoot just a tad. :)

Those scales are absolutely gorgeous. It is amazing what can happen over enough time.

Eric
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dma1965 & Eric - Thanks for the compliments. The blades are still in great shape. I sharpen all my knives by hand. I lightly stone them and use a ceramic block
and leather strop to finish the edge. This knife has not led a hard life as is the same with most of my EDC blades. Usually opening mail, maybe some boxes or packages, and
my daily fruit will be the average extent of use they will see. I have found that the key is to keep the joints well oiled and touch the edge up when they need it, never letting
them get very dull. I also sometimes will hit the edge a couple of strokes on a butcher steel, a quality professional model will last a lifetime.

~ Ron
 
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dma1965 said:
I pulled out this old friend. My favorite Winchester 3904S Eureka Whittler. She gets ignored once in a while, but knows who my favorite is.

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Eureka Whittler?!? Please show more, I'm very interested in that knife based on name alone!

I actually am carrying my ebony GEC Eureka today because I jsvent carried it much lately.
 
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