The TRADITIONAL sunday picture show!!!!

Jack Black said:


Thank you, that blue Case Peanut actually belongs to another member here, ScruffUK, and was gifted to him by Andi in Germany. The photo was taken in the pub the other day, when three of us met up, there's a few posts about it in Carl's Lounge :thumbup:
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That blue 'nut... was my third Case Knife I´ve ever had and I was not so happy with it - the first times. It seemed so... tiny. But it grew onto me and I found out that it was a great great pattern and knife. I got myself another 'nut and gave this on the Thom. I asked about that one and he told me, it was not really his kind of knife. No problem, at least for me.

Good to see it in your hands now, Jack. Thom, you gave that one to a great man and well desevered reciepent. :)
 
Hello All. So many nice knives!!

Carried these two today. Something new, something old. A TC Barlow and an old Keen Kutter.

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Jolipapa said:
@ efreedma : :thumbup: :thumbup:

@ Jack Black : love that blue one on the last picture

An hour ago I decided to look what was in a wooden box coming from a long ago passed great aunt, that was sittin forgotten on top of a cupboard in my kitchen (the box, that is, not the Auntie :rolleyes:).
Bingo! I found that old wreck that probably belonged to his father or brother (died in Artois in 1915).
It is an Aurillac plat, created by Vigier at the end of XIXth century, cutlery in Aurillac. [edit] I just learned that the cutlery / shop still exist.
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Very interesting piece and background Alain. Is that a backsprung knife or friction-folder? To have a link with your ancestors like that is impressive, when you say your ancestor died in Artois in 1915, was that in action in the Great War?

Thanks, Will
 
Humppa said:
That blue 'nut... was my third Case Knife I´ve ever had and I was not so happy with it - the first times. It seemed so... tiny. But it grew onto me and I found out that it was a great great pattern and knife. I got myself another 'nut and gave this on the Thom. I asked about that one and he told me, it was not really his kind of knife. No problem, at least for me.

Good to see it in your hands now, Jack. Thom, you gave that one to a great man and well desevered reciepent. :)
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Your blue Peanut is still with Thom Andi, and he must have changed his mind, because he carries it a lot :thumbup:
 
Wish i had before and after pics.
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Found with the tip broken. Now it looks like a wharncliffe. (Almost)
 
Jack Black said:
Thanks, the Granton knives were never expensive, but I couldn't resist picking this one up as it's like one of my most characterful kitchen knives. A friend's grandfather, who I knew 30 years myself, used to use it everyday to peel a piece of fruit. When he passed 15 years ago, it was given to me, and I love to use it. I also have one of their folding fruit knives
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Thanks for the better view and additional info Jack. I can see why you are fond of it. :thumbup:;):)
 
Primble said:
Good Sunday morning everyone.

Jack - that fixed blade sure is an attractive knife, and old ! :thumbup::thumbup::thumbup:

Ron - great TC collection. :thumbup::thumbup:

I need to be figuring out which knives are going to be making the trip to Titusville. :confused::confused::D

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Very nice knives and pictures Primble.

Harry
 
Will Power said:
Very interesting piece and background Alain. Is that a backsprung knife or friction-folder? To have a link with your ancestors like that is impressive, when you say your ancestor died in Artois in 1915, was that in action in the Great War?

Thanks, Will
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It is a slipjoint, the old version of the Aurillac, still built. The handles are amazing bone and the spring still efficient. I had totally forgotten her and it was by chance that I opened the box where she lyed!

I have strong links with my mother-side ancestors as I live where I was born and this not far away of where all once lived (Northern Paris and immediate suburb).

The sergent Lavigne was shot down by a German machine gun when leading an assault, the family has kept his officer's letter announcing his death. Quite hard to read even now. War is really an idiot thing! I suppose he had such a knife because the origins of the family were in Southern France (Auvergne) before moving to Paris. Vigier, the maker still exists in Aurillac, the shop too.

Here is a "modern" one-off made by M. Herrero.
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Armando, beautiful closeup photos of the Bloodwood SFO! What is that lanyard material? Thanks, Lloyd
 
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