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I was just curious as to why a friction folder even had a ratcheting mechanism on it. Thanks
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Here is an old NAPANOCH 4 blade congress with pearl. A little rough, but a rare tang stamp. Charles
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H&B Cigar. This is the only knife I have ever seen with a shield like that.
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Charles, Thanks for the beautiful knives you share with us, in this thread and others.
Lambertiana, Another beauty in black. Everything about that knife....sings
Lambertiana, Another beauty in black. Everything about that knife....sings
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Here is the first of 3 I will be posting from a group of salesman samples marked Chisel-Steel / Bohemia (or Austria). Not much information on knives from Bohemia, even in Levines IV. This one is a 2 blade serpentine shadow horn with different horn on either side. Brass liners. Charles
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Interesting finds, Charles. I look forward to seeing the other two.
"Galileo, Galileo
Galileo, Galileo
Galileo, Figaro - magnifico"
--Bohemian Rhapsody
"Galileo, Galileo
Galileo, Galileo
Galileo, Figaro - magnifico"
--Bohemian Rhapsody
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Robeson Teardrop Jack
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Great looking. I like the bone and the shield.
Mike
Mike
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Here is another of the Chisel - Steel / Bohemia knives. This one is pearl with brass liners. Charles
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It just the lighting but it does have a strange grind to it. The main blade had a lot of rust and hard blank gunk on it, so I was forced to give it a light sanding with some 2500 grit wet/dry.
Mike
Thanks for the compliment. I carried it while working today and this one just has that "old time" feeling. Its a real worker at 3 and 3/4 inches.
It just the lighting but it does have a strange grind to it. The main blade had a lot of rust and hard blank gunk on it, so I was forced to give it a light sanding with some 2500 grit wet/dry.
Mike
Thanks for the compliment. I carried it while working today and this one just has that "old time" feeling. Its a real worker at 3 and 3/4 inches.
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Here is the 3rd pf the Chisel - Steel / Bohemia knives. This one is higher quality materials with nickel silver liners. Has anybody else seen this brand? Charles
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Very cool, Charles!
Here are two Cattaraugus Premium Jacks. Built on the same patterns as their sowbellies. Sunk joints. "Rogers Indian Trail" bone.
Here are two Cattaraugus Premium Jacks. Built on the same patterns as their sowbellies. Sunk joints. "Rogers Indian Trail" bone.
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Great knives. Nice to see a "before and after" type of deal.
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Premium Perfection and I really like the catalog staging.
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I agree with Hal, thats one nice gunstock there Jason!
Jake, those two Cat Jacks are handsome knives...very nice!
You guys are just showing off now
Jake, those two Cat Jacks are handsome knives...very nice!
You guys are just showing off now
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Thank you for the compliments on the Catts.
That gunstock is really cool, Jason! Good looking buffalo horn also.
This one isn't in the same league but I found it interesting. It's a Wester Bros with a split spring... with the split spring reversed from the normal orientation (the main blade doesn't straddle both springs). The blades have a configuration similar to a stockman... but the third blade is a canopener/caplifter and it straddles part of both springs... and also has a catch bit. Weird, huh.
It's unused and has a number on the blade. Maybe a salesman sample or made to look like one.
All the joints are sunk.
Here's a photo of the split backspring.
The canopener straddles one spring and part of the other. You can also see the catch bit in this photo. I suppose this configuration was used to allow a more robust canopener/caplifter than would fit on a single spring.
That gunstock is really cool, Jason! Good looking buffalo horn also.
This one isn't in the same league but I found it interesting. It's a Wester Bros with a split spring... with the split spring reversed from the normal orientation (the main blade doesn't straddle both springs). The blades have a configuration similar to a stockman... but the third blade is a canopener/caplifter and it straddles part of both springs... and also has a catch bit. Weird, huh.
It's unused and has a number on the blade. Maybe a salesman sample or made to look like one.
All the joints are sunk.
Here's a photo of the split backspring.
The canopener straddles one spring and part of the other. You can also see the catch bit in this photo. I suppose this configuration was used to allow a more robust canopener/caplifter than would fit on a single spring.