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Sowbelly BKC#?
Posted: Tue Apr 23, 2013 2:14 am
by knifetime
It is a 5 blade as you can see and is 3 5/8 long and is a 1993.Can one of you fellers give me a BKC# on her. Also any info that you may have on it "# made" Thanks for any help.
Re: Sowbelly BKC#?
Posted: Tue Apr 23, 2013 2:35 am
by 1967redrider
Sweet sowbelly, knifetime.
I happen to have a 1994 edition of Parker's Pocket Knife Traders Price Guide and on Page 36 it mentions 3 5-blade sowbellies but all 3 are in stag.
Re: Sowbelly BKC#?
Posted: Tue Apr 23, 2013 4:46 pm
by knifetime
Rider,thanks.
I came up with the same thing. I hope olddog "Tom" can give us a clue.
I have saw them in all kinds of configuration in that time frame. I just can't find that dark brown. Book have not helped yet for me eather. BBC for the green bone is 888 and where done in 100 each. So I figure it is 1 of a100 with 5 different configurations. That is how Parker did for all I have saw.
Re: Sowbelly BKC#?
Posted: Tue Apr 23, 2013 8:37 pm
by robinetn
I believe that what you have is an extremely dark green bone and you are correct on the # and qty. . It is difficult to tell for sure that it is green from the picture , but if you take it outside in the bright sunlight , you may be able to see a difference . Most of my opinion is based on the fact that as far as I know , Parker didn't make this knife with brown bone handles in 1993 . Of course , as I have stated before , my opinion and $1.50 + tax will get you a small coffee at Starbucks !
(Of course you should also check it carefully to see if it is marked "prototype" or "1 of 1" as some of his knives have been !)
Bob
Re: Sowbelly BKC#?
Posted: Tue Apr 23, 2013 8:50 pm
by knifetime
OK Bob thanks. I bet you're right.
Maybe when I git it in hand I will be able to tell.
Re: Sowbelly BKC#?
Posted: Wed Apr 24, 2013 5:18 pm
by knifetime
It is for sure green bone,and it is a very sweet knife. I got it today in the mail and wow let me tell you it is a very well done knife. I will git some good pic up soon of it so you can see the nice color of the bone.
Also another tid-bit on the green bone. It is the old Utica bone that Parker must have got hold of and dies green. I compared it to known Utica bone and there is no doubt that it is.
Re: Sowbelly BKC#?
Posted: Sun Apr 28, 2013 2:22 pm
by olderdogs1
Nice knife. That jigging pattern is used throughout the 3rd generation.
Bulldog did in fact make some knives with BROWN bone in this generation but all I have seen have been 4 1/4" cattle kings. They are not in the book but I have seen a few.
Tom