So I went to the Junk Yard..

sunnyd

sunnyd

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.. with my friends last Friday afternoon looking for a steering column/assembly for a 1979 Chevy P/U Truck.. This is the kind of junk yard where they charge you a fee to go in and its bring your own tools and do-it-your-damn-self to remove what ever you want.. Then you pay for the parts you cannibalized on the way out the door.

Anyway, long story short, as I was rummaging around in one of the old Trucks we were hunting parts for, I came across this old well used Serpentine Stockman under the front seat of one of the old wrecks we were in.. This old slipy was literally stuck onto the carpet and encrusted with some sort of sludge. I carefully cut it out of the old carpet and took it home and soaked it in mineral oil over the weekend. And here she be.. A 3 1/4 inches closed vintage IMPERIAL, RI. with a great snap on all three blades, including a punch blade which one of its previous owners sharpend. She was still sharp enough to slice paper pretty good.. I am going to sharpen her up shaving sharp tonight and carry her tomorrow just for grins and giggles. :D

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Thats cool Anthony... I like going to the wrecking yard and diggin around through the stuff. You never know what you will find.
 
So Tony, how much did they charge you for that 3 bladed part?:rolleyes:
Nice Catch,
Jim
 
Great find, I won't tell anybody you didn't pay for it on the way out if you send it to me.:D:D:D lol. Thats what you call finders keepers.:thumbup:
 
That's a great story. Old pickup trucks and stockman knives. Good combo.

Judging by the amount of blade that's been sharpened away, the previous owner used this one a lot!
 
Verry nice find! good to hear of an old knife getting new life.. :)

Out of curiousity, What kid of truck?

G.
 
Always look in trunks and under seats while in junk yard. You will find some great tools, thing a ma jiggers, and what nots. Be very careful of hyp. needles, please! Junk yards are usually in tough hoods due to zoning . I still love them, like to spend a couple of hours while there, sort a like a good game of golf. Great story.....
 
Great find!

It must feel great to return an old discarded slippie back back into service!
 
Nice find.:thumbup: Looks like it could tell some stories. I like that about an old knife.
 
Great lookin' knife. Looks like its been trough some tough fixes with its previous owner.
Nice find. :thumbup:

Peter
 
That's a great find...now I want to go to junkyards:rolleyes: THANKS A LOT!:D
 
Ice Tigre said:
Verry nice find! good to hear of an old knife getting new life.. :)

Out of curiousity, What kind of truck?

G.
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Hey Gary and the rest of y'all,

Thanks for the comments on the old slipjoint find.. I've been helping my buddy Jack re-build his old 1979 Chevy Cheyenne 4X4 1/2 ton and we are getting pretty close to finishing this project up which started early last year. We've been to nearly every junk yard in Palm Beach County or so it would seem, and this is the first knife I've found.

I touched this puppy up last night on my old soft Arkansas stone after supper and got her wicked sharp.. After a little research I find she is older than I first realized. And after handling this knife for a bit, I find she is starting to grow on me. The knife has been very well used but surprisingly well taken care of and initially sharpened properly. The previously jigged dark brown bone scales are worn pert near smooth from years and years of constant pocket carry and that just doesn't happen over night, so someone was quite attached to this old gal. As stated originally, he(original owner) even sharpened the punch blade, and I might add, did a fine job of it too, trying to expand the overall usefulness of the knife and to extend the life of his cutting tool.. Likely his only pocket knife.

.. Yea, it was an inexpensive knife in the early to middle 1930's but a great all around choice with its fine old hi-carbon steel that would easily take and hold an edge and handsome genuine jigged bone scales. I imagine most folks were on a pretty tight budget in the 1930's and in the midst of the great depression, and needed a good all around pocket knife made in the good old USA.. I sure can relate to that fellow right now!. :( Yep, I figure if I look and listen real close a little longer, she will tell me some good stories from the past, nearly 80 or so years. :)


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Anthony
 
Sunnyd, that is so cool. There's something neat about rescuing an old slippie and bringing it back into service. It reminds me of when our family owned a furniture store for many years and we would take trade in couches, chairs etc... Found many a knives, along with alot of change that would fall from pant pockets. I'd always look at a knife I'd find and wonder what tales it could tell.

Lots of life left in that stockman you found:thumbup:

Paul
 
Thanks Paul,

The furniture store gig sounds like another cool opportunity too. :) The first guy getting to the used couches and love seats probably hit some real pocket-knife gold mines for sure.. :thumbup:

Its funny when you think of where some long lost pocket-knife treasures just might be found!. ;)

Anthony
 
Movie theatres would be a nice place to scavange :)
 
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