Jim Black Box Winchesters were made by Bluegrass Cutlery Queen. Nice knives well made bone handles, but not the old knives from the 20's -40's. Maybe a reproduction is what they are.
stockman wrote:made for Bluegrass Cutlery by Queen
Harold
I have a half dozen. They're fine knives made in the late '80s if my memory isn't failing me. I wouldn't mind having more. Two of mine are Delrin handles (the Peanut & the Whittler) and the rest are bone.
Forged on the anvil of discipline.
The Few. The Proud.
Jerry D.
This country has become more about sub-groups than about it's unity as a nation.
"The #72 pattern has got to be pretty close to the perfect knife."
--T.J. Murphy 2012
jerryd6818 wrote:Thanks fellers. The great thing is there's not a lot of $ tied up there. (T.J. you think you're a tightwad ) The Colemans are made in Seki Japan (at least the ones with that shield are) and don't seem to have been discovered yet.
Maybe...I missed out on THREE this weekend. One was my own fault (and would have been the deal of the year) but the other two somehow went north of $50...
jerryd6818 wrote:Thanks fellers. The great thing is there's not a lot of $ tied up there. (T.J. you think you're a tightwad ) The Colemans are made in Seki Japan (at least the ones with that shield are) and don't seem to have been discovered yet.
I like to refer to myself as a "bargin shopper", thank you very much.
Is that what we are? Thanks. That sounds much classier than "tightwad".
Hey everybody. I'm a "bargain shopper".
Jerryd as a"bagain shopper" and seeing some of the fruits of your assaults on ebay, I would like to see the titles and filters of some of your ebay searches. Or is that a trade secret?
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IF YOU AIN'T BUYING OR LOOKING AT A KNIFE THEN YOU AIN'T LIVING.
Always looking to buy good quality Empire knives.
gsmith7158 wrote:
Jerryd as a"bagain shopper" and seeing some of the fruits of your assaults on ebay, I would like to see the titles and filters of some of your ebay searches. Or is that a trade secret?
Uh, no. It's not even a secret. I just put in what I'm looking for, hit the go gettie button and wait, like a buzzard in Nebraska.
Oh! You was just joshin'.
Forged on the anvil of discipline.
The Few. The Proud.
Jerry D.
This country has become more about sub-groups than about it's unity as a nation.
"The #72 pattern has got to be pretty close to the perfect knife."
--T.J. Murphy 2012
stockman wrote:made for Bluegrass Cutlery by Queen
I have a half dozen. They're fine knives made in the late '80s if my memory isn't failing me. I wouldn't mind having more. Two of mine are Delrin handles (the Peanut & the Whittler) and the rest are bone.
I have a bone gunstock, I believe from 1989? Was not aware that it's a Queen product, but they sure did take the build quality to another level on mine. None of the Queen "quirks" that pop up on some of their knives from time to time. Just a beautiful bone gunstock that snaps. They can be had for exceedingly reasonable prices on fleabay every so often.
KnifeSlinger#81 wrote:Tsar if you don't mind me asking what was the deal of the year one?
A stag brass(?)-shielded stockman that went for under $22.
Just missed another one on a small blue minty Coleman pen that went under $20, thanks to technical difficulties.
The tang stamp says 92 so it's a newer one of course. I liked it and it will fit in my collection as it is my first American toothpick.
All if those are newer models but that's a fine start when you try to learn. I did the same when I collected firearms and eventually worked myself back in time.
Schrade Walden rigging knife is on the way. It will be the last edition for my first month of knife 'collecting'. It's outside my quest for early production OT & UH folders, but it was listed cheap, looks unused, and for some reason just struck my fancy.
I'm a stockman guy & of late, I've really come to like the hefty Case HUMPBACK stockman (the sheepsfoot blade is oversize & super stout). Problem is there's very few variations available for this pattern (I just can't get excited anymore about the dime a dozen amber or red bone that are so common).
However, I recently found this limited edition on amazon - it's reportedly a super deep jigged bone chestnut model ... like the idea & had to pull the trigger.
Lansky1 wrote:I'm a stockman guy & of late, I've really come to like the hefty Case HUMPBACK stockman (the sheepsfoot blade is oversize & super stout). Problem is there's very few variations available for this pattern (I just can't get excited anymore about the dime a dozen amber or red bone that are so common).
However, I recently found this limited edition on amazon - it's reportedly a super deep jigged bone chestnut model ... like the idea & had to pull the trigger.
Any chance they ran some of those (or even standard jigged) in CV when they ran some of the other jigged chestnut CV knives? Probably a pipe dream.
Still a tempting pickup even in stainless. Will be interested in any thoughts you have about the knife after receiving it. Thanks for the pointer!
Think I scored a good'n here. It was a new listing and had a buy it now price way less than most others listed and less than most were getting bid up to without a box or papers. Doesn't have the right sheath, but does have the reg paper filled out that documents the original owner. I like that lil bit of provenance. I pulled the trigger not knowing the serial#, but told the seller to check it to make sure it had one before sending. They msg me back to tell me it's 08309! Schweet.. might be first year production?
gwelker62 wrote:Think I scored a good'n here. It was a new listing and had a buy it now price way less than most others listed and less than most were getting bid up to without a box or papers. Doesn't have the right sheath, but does have the reg paper filled out that documents the original owner. I like that lil bit of provenance. I pulled the trigger not knowing the serial#, but told the seller to check it to make sure it had one before sending. They msg me back to tell me it's 08309! Schweet.. might be first year production?
Man you have been killin' it with all these schrades lately
-Paul T.
WANTED: Shapleigh Diamond Edge branded Schrades in good condition.
Two different purchases that go together: a Buck 119 from Hank Hansen here at AAPK - inverted 3-line tang stamp with four Micarta spacers - per the USPS tracker it is out for delivery. The correct sheath for my knife, bought off ebay, is on the way and should arrive Monday to match up with the knife. That will be a 1972 variation for my Buck collection. OH
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That's the way to cheer yourself up - knives are much, much cheaper than counseling services! OH
Deep in the guts of most men is buried the involuntary response to the hunter's horn, a prickle of the nape hairs, an acceleration of the pulse, an atavistic memory of his fathers, who killed first with stone, and then with club...Robert Ruark
gwelker62 wrote:I don't feel so down now... scored a minty 898UH w/ box and papers today.
This will be my first S.C.C.+ Uncle Henry acquisition.
Nice score. You beat me out by one dollar.
Glad an AAPK member won it.
I probably should feel bad for beating ya, but I don't. LOL
But hey, I'd feel the same way knowing another AAPK member won.
You know the old saying.....You can't win 'em all....if we did, we'd all be broke!
Either way, I've got this Fight'n Rooster coming my way soon. Bought it off the BF exchange today. Never saw this pattern before. A 2 blade cotton sampler that measures around 3 1/2" inches.