Old Ebony Wood Handle Knives

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Thank you Greg, Joe, it is a stunning knife, should have seen my face when I opened the package.
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Unk that's a wonderful collection. ::nod::

JohnR you have a beauty there. ::tu::
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Very nice, JohnR! ::drool::
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Great knives fellers . ::tu:: ::tu:: ::tu::
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JohnR wrote:Thank you Greg, Joe, it is a stunning knife, should have seen my face when I opened the package.
....wow, that's a beauty, johnR!!!!................ ::tu:: ......................
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There are some really nice knives being shown in this thread ::tu:: Here`s an old gravity knife that's hard to find in decent shape
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Posted elsewhere but this little one fits here too. Used old Robeson but in nice shape aside from blade loss.
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Steve that old ebony is just hard to beat for a knife handle. One of my favorites! ::tu::
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Ebony is one of my favorite handle materials too Greg. Thanks!
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Nice additions to this thread recently :D
wiseguy wrote:Here`s an old gravity knife that's hard to find in decent shape
They sure are, looks like a full blade, nice find ::tu::
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I somehow knew you`d appreciate this one D.
Miller Bro's wrote:Nice additions to this thread recently :D
wiseguy wrote:Here`s an old gravity knife that's hard to find in decent shape
They sure are, looks like a full blade, nice find ::tu::
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I sure do :wink:

The screwdriver model............
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Friday eve I oiled my Ebony's so I snapped a pic ::super_happy::
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Old NEW YORK KNIFE CO Ebony whittler....
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Great additions to this thread since I last posted. Here's an old rare one that,like me has seen better days, but has an amazing form among it's peers. The pruning blade was originally stamped as the next to last picture, taken from another knife. The last picture shows the remnants of the stamp which still appear on this one.

Fabyan 3 7/8" c.1896 , a gift from Mike Losicco. Thanks again.
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Barry and Lyle ::tu:: ::tu::
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I could look at these ebony jacks all day. This one is barely used and has three of my favorite things Ebony, Spear blade and a strong honk falls stamp.
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That's a pretty special knife right there. ::tu::
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That is a dandy! ::tu::
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Great old knife! ::tu::
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Nice Honk Falls and Boker ::tu::

I have this one to add.
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MB and Roger great knives ::tu::
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Beautiful Honk Falls JamesSC!
Fine Cigar Jack Greedy ::drool::
Dimitri, that is a lovely Torrey. It is a unique stamp and in one of my favorite patterns!
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Every time I visit this thread I find myself lusting for an old ebony jack. ::drool::

Beautiful knives guys. ::tu::
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