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Show Us Your Boys Knife

waynorth said:
Tell us more!! 🤔 :D
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There is a fella sitting at the bar fiddling with a closed pocket knife and a drink in front of him. Another fella walks up and is curious why this man is playing with a knife and so he asks "whats with the knife?" To which the fella at the bar goes, "i just cant open this thing. Id buy any one a drink that can open it. The other fella goes, "whats the catch?" To which the fella at the bar goes, how about if you can't open either, "you buy me a drink". The other fella thinks for a minute and go "deal"! So he spends about a minute pulling at the blade with all his might, but it doesnt budge! He taps it on the table and tries again. Exasperated, he gives up and buys the fella at the bar his drink. The fella at the bar continues to drink and fiddling with the closed pocket knife. The other fella walks away and rejoins his party, stumped. Half an hour later, he returns to the fella at the bar and asks to try again. The fella at the bar goes "well that'll be another drink if you can't open it!" The other fella eagerly tosses money to the bartender and picks up the knife. Again, with all his might he tries to lift the blade but to no avail. It doesnt budge. Frustrated he tells the fella at the bar "i give up! whats the trick here?" To which the fella at the bar chuckles but doesn't say a word. The other fella insists on one more try and pays the bartender. Again with all his might in his finger tips he pulls at the blade. It doesn't budge. He returns the knife to the fella at the bar who turned out to be a good sport and at last told him the secret. He had been a traveling pocketknife sales man and his friends at the factory made him a gag knife. There was a pin that held the blade shut if it was inserted, but once removed the blade opened freely. Relieved to finally know the secret, the other fella walks away. The bartender walks up to the fella at the bar, chuckiling and asks "another one? The fella at the bar replies with a wink "in a little bit, I'm sure" and begins fiddling with his knife again.
 
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A few GEC 14's...neat little knives. :cool:

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I think this might be a boys knife, though it lost it's bail probably before I was a gleam in my pappy's eye .. maybe before my pappy was a gleam in his pappy's eye ...
1917 to 1946 Schrade/Cut Co/Walden NY 3 line tang stamp.
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Since they are "Official" BSA, these might qualify as a "boys knife"?
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I may be mistaken, but to me, shell construction yells "Boys Knife!"
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While not shell construction, this c1936 to 1952 Unofficial Scout/Camp knife undoubtably cost less than a concurrent official BSA knife, putting it with-in a kid's budget?
(Sorry. Ain't going to chance snapping the backspring to show the main with tang stamp, and the pen blade.)
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"Boy's Knives" were also carried by savey budget concious adults, as well as boys.
After all, the "boys knife" had the same high quality blades as the more expensive knives.

I remember my maternal great grandfather normally carried a shell construction Imperial Prov RI Barow, along with his pipe knife.
 
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