The Sunday Picture Show... (12-1-2019) . . . (OLD Show Look at the DATE...)

Here is the Light Skinner, Medium Skinner, and Heavy Skinner, (921, 923, and 925). Notice the blade shape and handle shape of these.



This is a Slimline Skinner (927) don't have one in my pile.
This is not my photo it's from an auction to show what a 927 looks like.
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Late to the show today, some great showings. F farm i had the opportunity to buy those Vern Taylor samples but couldn’t afford it at the time. I the went on to purchase a 124 which I will show in a week or two.

Duke 80s gold etch stag & a 124 with a nice tang stamp which are not easily found.

thanks all

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jb4570 said:
This is a Slimline Skinner (927) don't have one in my pile.
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Here's a variety of 927s in stag and buffalo. Notice the different blade grinds. The square hollow are the earliest ones.


And a couple of 560s. 1st version with Damascus, Crystal with damascus, purple TiCN coated blade and handle, and a 186 prototype of all 440c. The two on top are boring old standard 560s.
 
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I found "Wilbur"the scrimshawed pig first..At the time it was the most expensive 112 I had bid for on Ebay but I just fell in love with the old Ivory micarta. It was scrimed by 'Natalie" in 1981 and the seller said he had bought it at Bucks shop himself. I took it to the Blade Show and ask Chuck and CJ about the artist but neither recognized her. "Rocky" was just a few years ago..I keep looking for more by her but other than Ronald Reagan I haven't found any more examples..20190606_110425.jpg
 
One more for the show. Here is a 110 I forgot I had till I rediscovered it in a box this evening. This is a very special 110. Made for Cabela's 50th anniversary in 2011 it can be found on the 2010 Special Projects list. There was a run of 150 and the original MSRP was $570. The handles are Buffalo horn and the bolster is color case hardened by Doug Turnbull Restorations in upstate New York. I'm going to get into a side story here. Doug Turnbull's father Terry Turnbull owned a gun shop in upstate New York, East Bloomfield I believe, called Creekside Gun Shop. It must have been one of the largest gun shops in the state... a real destination gunshop. I remember my older brother dragging me along on his many trips there in the 1960's. I'll have to ask my brother but I think he said it was eventually done in by somewhat unfair targeted enforcement actions because of their size. A divorce may have been thrown in the mix also. OK, I digress, Terry Turnbull, the father, spent a lifetime studying the chemistry of and learning to recreate all of the historical coler case hardening techniques. I bet his sons firearms restoration skills were passed down from his father. On a personal note, we have a custom Winchester family heirloom that was restored by the father and is currently on loan to and displayed in the NRA museum. This knife was carried and used. I wish people would take better care of things I'm going to own someday. Looks better in the pictures than in person. Do I trust it to a spa or send it to one of the more talented customizers? Finally.... the pictures.

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DeSotoSky said:
Do I trust it to a spa or send it to one of the more talented customizers? Finally.... the pictures.
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Have Turnbull restoration redo the bolsters and Buck spa do the rest. Ask J Hubbard if that’s possible.
 
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