Old Elephant Toenails/Sunfish Pattern Knives

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Wow! :shock: There are some gorgeous knives being shown in this thread! ::drool::
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I agree, beautiful additions ::drool::
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H. Boker & Co.'s Improved Cutlery.
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Roger that is a hard toenail to find.I have one that is well worn.Now if you could find one with a big Tree Brand etch............ ::nod::
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Thanks Roger..............and believe me, I've been looking a LONG time for one with an etch. Only seen etched ones in old catalogs so far.
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Your Boker sunfish is outstanding. I don't recall ever seeing one.
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I have a Valley Forge with an etch that someone badly re-profiled the master blade.It is the basically the same as a Boker.Roger would they have been made in the same factory?
For those that don't know the Boker and Valley Forge toenails are the smallest old toes at 3 7/8".
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Thanks edge213; glad you liked it.

Roger: No way to say for sure, but I would say there is a high probability they could have been.
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Etch or not that's a good looking knife!
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Roger you're putting on an impressive show with today's posts. That e toe is really nice. ::tu::
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Thanks MRB & Philco.
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Love that double pull toe!
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Found the guy with ALL the Bokers! ::disgust::

:mrgreen: :mrgreen: :mrgreen:

Incredible collection you've got there there, Mr. Greedy Gulo. That toe has me both delighted and cringing at how much it would cost me these days to run one down... Amazing old bone and I love the double-pulls on so many old examples of this pattern.

The absolute best I could do for this thread is a 1973 Case 6250 but I'll bet that Boker still has traces of oil in it older than that, so I won't bother with it in a thread about old knives. :lol:
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Here's a Bridge toenail I had posted on the etched blade thread.It has a script Bridge trademark etch.
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Roger, Awesome ::tu:: ::tu::

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Thanks Larry. ::handshake::
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Here a fun ole CSAE & SONS
TOE i found
in the safe...

hetand thnx in advance
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Two outstanding old toes, gents! ::tu::
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H. Boker & Co's Improved Cutlery.
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Good looking knife Roger.
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Roger that is a tough toenail to find in any condition. ::tu::
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Wow best one of that brand I have seen ::tu::
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thegreedygulo wrote:H. Boker & Co's Improved Cutlery.
Roger, piling on to previous comments... your Boker Elephant Toenail/Sunfish is fabulous. ::tu::
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What a pleasure it is to view all the wonderful knives being shown here.
I realized, looking back in this thread, I didn't put my French "Depose" in here.
Thanks for looking.
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Thanks guys!

Lyle: Good to see you back. ::nod::

FRJ: Nice old toenail! ::tu::
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