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[Rookie82]

Back to a few more prototypes. These are some commemorative cockfighting knives modeled after the historical knives from the 1800's. No production knives were ever made under Tuna Valley for this design.

 

[Rookie82]

These are a few of the actual production Phoenix Jack knives from 2020 with Damascus blades.

 

[GusSharp68]

Back to a few more prototypes. These are some commemorative cockfighting knives modeled after the historical knives from the 1800's. No production knives were ever made under Tuna Valley for this design.
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What’s the third tool with the little triangle on the end?

 

[Rookie82]

Those were called "String Cutters". Fighting roosters had sharpened metal spurs attached before the fight over their natural spurs, so after a fight the owners would slide that tool along the leg of the rooster to cut off the metal one, which was usually held on with string or cord of some type.

 

[Rookie82]

What’s the third tool with the little triangle on the end?

Those were called "String Cutters". Fighting roosters had sharpened metal spurs attached before the fight over their natural spurs, so after a fight the owners would slide that tool along the leg of the rooster to cut off the metal one, which was usually held on with string or cord of some type.

 

[GusSharp68]

Those were called "String Cutters". Fighting roosters had sharpened metal spurs attached before the fight over their natural spurs, so after a fight the owners would slide that tool along the leg of the rooster to cut off the metal one, which was usually held on with string or cord of some type.

In a million years, I never would have guessed that one.

 

[Rookie82]

In a million years, I never would have guessed that one.

I never knew about that either until I researched the history of cockfighting in Europe and Asia.

 

[Rookie82]

Here are a few more Phoenix Jacks from normal production runs.

 

[Rookie82]

Continuing on with the Phoenix Jack patterns, here are 3 more from normal production runs. These were all from 2021.

 

[Rookie82]

Lets show a few more production run Phoenix Jacks.
Buffalo horn
"Churchglass" mammoth tooth with prayer hands shield
Crosscut mammoth ivory with fluted bolster

 

[Rookie82]

Continuing on with Phoenix Jacks, there was a run of various acrylic prototypes made, trying out different color combinations. None were ever released as a production run. Here are a handful, and their unique names.
Caramel Frappe (hard to see, there are swirls of light brown running under the surface)
Sea Glass
Yellow Brick Road
Mr. Brutus
Purple Haze

 

[Rookie82]

Happy Sunday morning everyone! Continuing on with Phoenix Jack acrylic prototypes, these ones are called:
California Gold Rush
Totally 80s
Ghostbuster Green
New Orleans Special
Scary Night

 

[Rookie82]

Finishing off the last of the Phoenix Jack acrylic prototypes:
Alien Sky
Uncharted Ocean
Irontown Tiger
Celtic Lucky Green
Dreamsicle

 

[Rookie82]

I thought I'd switch gears here and show the 2012 lockbacks made by GEC on the 72 pattern. The burnt stag versions had engraved bolsters done by Oiseau Metal Arts.

 

[pmek5]

I thought I'd switch gears here and show the 2012 lockbacks made by GEC on the 72 pattern. The burnt stag versions had engraved bolsters done by Oiseau Metal Arts.
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Very nice. They did a great job on those.

 

[Rookie82]

Very nice. They did a great job on those.

For sure, amazing stag on every single example I have ever viewed.

 

[Rookie82]

These were the set of 4 Carpenter's Whittler knives made by Queen in 2016.
Burnt Stag (1 of 50)
Amber Stag (1 of 50)
Buffalo Horn (1 of 25)
Mammoth Ivory with engraved bolsters (1 of 25)

 

[black mamba]

Carl, the engraved stag #72 is sooo killer!

 

[Rookie82]

Carl, the engraved stag #72 is sooo killer!

I like that one a lot too. Everything about that knife is just top notch.

 

[Rookie82]

Continuing with the whittler, this was a factory sample made before the production releases. It's a bit more crude, and the action is a little stiff. I'm sure there were some minor tweaks made to it before the production order went through.