The Easter Sunday Picture Show (April 20th, 2025)

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On this Day, April 20, 1914. The Ludlow Massacre
Colorado Fuel and Iron (CF&I) security team and Colorado National Guard soldiers kill 21 workers, women and children during mine strike in Ludlow, Colorado. The Colony had been sprayed by machine gun and rifle fire and set on fire by the militia, and then looted by the militia after the attack.
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Ruins of Ludlow Tent Colony. About 200 tents and 1200 residents.

Woody Guthrie Ballad 3:31

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I know I've shown these before. I thought I had a 119 with a Coal company logo and can't find it. I wanna go to bed so it is repeat pictures for the save. Buck model 314 Trapper. "Coal Miner" limited edition. 1 of 1,000. Not indicated on the box or knife but I'm thinking this might commemorate the 100th anniversary of the United Mine Workers of America 1890-1990 even though the blade etch says 1991. Knife is appropriate as the right for unionization supported by the United Mine Workers was at the heart of the dispute.
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A little early, not quite midnight local. I hope that's not an issue.

In late 2023 I was able to snag a remaining 532 Bucklock Pro Limited Edition, arrived early Jan 2024. Black Micarta, polished copper, file work...
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Love the size, just ever-so-slightly longer than a 112 but more svelte. I prefer drop points, and lockback at the midpoint instead of the cap end. Also a fan of brass and copper on knives.
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And copper being what it is, it didn't take too much handling and light use before a patina started.
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I'm happy I was able to grab one. I really like the 532 design. My days of heavy knife use are behind me, so like all of my other knives it isn't a safe queen and it'll see light use from time to time.

Hope you all enjoy the pics.
 
Thanks for the SPS & history lesson. I've never heard of the Ludlow Massacre, but I'll have to check it out. I have heard of Lexington & Concord, though. The shot heard around the world was 250 years ago on the 19th.

Anyway, it's finally beginning to warm up here, and I think Spring has finally arrived. A pic of one of my favorites:
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I was Sharpening a few of my most used last night and thought how about a pic, the one on the bottom was the one that I could not get an edge on -ever, decided to lower the angle spent a few innings of the sox game on it
and yahoo. Happy Easter to all , thank you to all who post and to Roger for the show - Enjoy Pete


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I don’t make a point of buying advertising knifes, but years ago I bought a collection that had three of these 303s. It took a year or more to find the company belonging to the logo—Brown & Root—then one thing led to another. That company started in 1909 as a Texas operation doing road construction. It is now known as KBR, a very large company involved in technology and engineering.

The original Brown & Root was a large contributor, maybe the only contributor, to Lyndon B Johnson’s first campaign for congress in 1937. In 1948 when Johnson ran for the U S Senate, Brown & Root was described as contributing a huge amount of money, and there is no doubt that money was used to buy the election for Johnson, no matter what.

Claims of fraud in recent elections seem like child’s play compared to the 1948 Senate campaign in Texas, but aside from the fraud, there are some colorful anecdotes. For many small communities, Johnson would arrive in a helicopter which hovered overhead while Johnson spoke using a loudspeaker. Sometimes the helicopter would land, and at the end of his speech, Johnson would throw his hat towards the crowd. Then the helicopter would fly away. Probably many of the crowd came just to have their first glimpse of a helicopter.

In 1948 Texas, winning the Democratic primary was equivalent to winning the general election. Total votes in the primary were 988,295. Johnson won with a margin of 87 votes, which gave him the name Landslide Johnson. For those interested, the attached links tell about the 1948 Texas senate primary. The account of “Box 13” says a lot about the final result.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1948_United_States_Senate_election_in_Texas
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Box_13_scandal

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Thanks Roger for the History lesson and for doing the Sunday Picture Show. It’s a good thing that rich companies no longer take advantage of working stiffs. Here are four PVD (Particle Vapor Deposition) coated 110 blades. The Alaskan Guide is Tungsten Diamond Like Carbon at 72HRC and is double bevel. The rest are BuckCote single bevel blades with the coatings exposed on the micro edge. L to R: Titanium Nitride at 82HRC, Zirconium Nitride at 86HRC, and Titanium Aluminum Nitride at 92HRC. In use, the “soft” substrate (blade) wears away in preference to the PVD coating, and the blades are self sharpening.IMG_7315.png
 
Greetings from a long time lurker from Ludlow in Shropshire (uk). Love seeing the Buck knives every week, been a big fan for 35 years.
The uk Ludlow is a pretty market town on the England wales border that is famed for its castle, church and medieval buildings.
Happy Easter to you all.
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He is Risen!

The closest I have to anything coal mine related is this 1994 1 of 100 Norfolk Southern 535. It’s number 076. The number is pretty faint, so I’m assuming it’s been back for a SPA or buffing by a previous owner. Awesome knives!

Thank you all for another wonderful Sunday Picture Show!

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