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The BladeForums.com 2024 Traditional Knife is ready to order! See this thread for details: https://www.bladeforums.com/threads/bladeforums-2024-traditional-knife.2003187/
Price is$300$250 ea (shipped within CONUS). If you live outside the US, I will contact you after your order for extra shipping charges.
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Two is one Mat!
Jo was very kind and generous to sell me the last remaining super-grippy grips after the other gent had decided to take a pass on 'em
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Nathan the Machinist
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^ Loveless
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Oh geez, what a nice set! I don’t think that I’ve ever seen a Loveless with clip quite like that. Must be pretty rare Bob? Mike
P. S. - If I remember correctly, the guards with holes in them were not made for very long and discontinued fairly early?
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The original Loveless Chute with holes (requested by Harry Archer/CIA for pole lashing) first came about in 1972 in Lawndale. The one here was made in mid to early 1974, very soon after the move to Riverside, Ca. It was so specifically dated by John Denton and Steve Johnson because once the move to Riverside happened, they only continued to use the old sheath stamp (Loveless - maker) until the new sheath stamp was received (Loveless - maker - Riverside), a period of probably a couple months. The holes were removed as part of the design late in '74 or early '75.
What is most noticeable about this particular Loveless chute is the doublewide bolster, as well as the lignum vitae scales - and a brass strip inlaid into the top of the tang to be used to engrave an owner's name, though it was left blank. So yeah, it is a one of a kind.
Given that the DEF is such an awesome weapon, it made sense to display the two of these together.
What is most noticeable about this particular Loveless chute is the doublewide bolster, as well as the lignum vitae scales - and a brass strip inlaid into the top of the tang to be used to engrave an owner's name, though it was left blank. So yeah, it is a one of a kind.
Given that the DEF is such an awesome weapon, it made sense to display the two of these together.
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Record breaking temps, buckets of rain, what's a boy to do?
Take a haggard fk1 add a swedge, hand rubbed satin, and a light acid wash... Duh.
Casinostocks
and @trevitrace you may remember this beat to hell piece that was rocking terotuf when it came in.
Take a haggard fk1 add a swedge, hand rubbed satin, and a light acid wash... Duh.
Casinostocks
and @trevitrace you may remember this beat to hell piece that was rocking terotuf when it came in.