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by CampbellAr2
Sat Apr 06, 2024 12:28 pm
Forum: Military Related Knives And Tools
Topic: Is this a Kinfolks Fighting Utility knife?
Replies: 3
Views: 175

Re: Is this a Kinfolks Fighting Utility knife?

Managed to find some references in our "Other US Made knifes" forum that match up pretty closely...Starting to look a lot like a Model 925.

Still trying to confirm timeframe
by CampbellAr2
Sat Apr 06, 2024 12:17 pm
Forum: Military Related Knives And Tools
Topic: Is this a Kinfolks Fighting Utility knife?
Replies: 3
Views: 175

Re: Is this a Kinfolks Fighting Utility knife?

Agree, it definitely caught my eye when I was trolling through the auction sites.

Unfortunately, I've not found a lot of readily available info out there on Kinfolks
by CampbellAr2
Wed Apr 03, 2024 11:43 pm
Forum: Military Related Knives And Tools
Topic: Is this a Kinfolks Fighting Utility knife?
Replies: 3
Views: 175

Is this a Kinfolks Fighting Utility knife?

I bid on this at an auction last week , thinking it was a awfully nice looking Kinfolks fighting knife 9.5 overall length fixed blade with 5" fullered clip blade, with plastic guard and metal pommel. Kinfolks script is still faintly readable on the tang after the cleaned it up The term "Fi...
by CampbellAr2
Tue Feb 27, 2024 6:08 pm
Forum: Western Cutlery Collector's Forum
Topic: Western L77 - Ideas
Replies: 4
Views: 226

Re: Western L77 - Ideas

At this point I am a newb in the knife repair restoration wold, but this looked like an intriguing start,

I’ll probably focus on the pommel initially

Thanks!
by CampbellAr2
Fri Feb 23, 2024 1:39 pm
Forum: Western Cutlery Collector's Forum
Topic: Western L77 - Ideas
Replies: 4
Views: 226

Re: Western L77 - Ideas

Much appreciated....I'll reach out shortly!
by CampbellAr2
Thu Feb 22, 2024 9:56 pm
Forum: Western Cutlery Collector's Forum
Topic: Western L77 - Ideas
Replies: 4
Views: 226

Western L77 - Ideas

Just grabbed an old L77 with a bakelite pommel (Late WWII timeframe?). Its a bit rough and the Pommel's broken, but I'm a fan of the brand, the history, and the knife style. Any thoughts on what I can "reasonably" do with this knife with beginner skills. I'd love to restore it, but am not ...
by CampbellAr2
Fri Jan 26, 2024 9:19 pm
Forum: Remington Knife Collector's Forum
Topic: Been Bullet Bit
Replies: 8
Views: 380

Re: Been Bullet Bit

I could have swore SMKW owned that brand but I just noticed that the long dead Remington Cutlery page appears to be active again, bragging about this waterfowler design for the new Bullet knife

I apparently can’t keep track of all this licensing and brand ownership moves
by CampbellAr2
Fri Jan 26, 2024 1:41 pm
Forum: Remington Knife Collector's Forum
Topic: Been Bullet Bit
Replies: 8
Views: 380

Re: Been Bullet Bit

Consensus on the last few have been Bear & Son products. I just got the R693 Hawkbill and was generally pleased with Bear & Sons execution this time. Bear knifes can be really well put together (or not), they have capability but need to work on consistency REALLY wish SMKW would give us some...
by CampbellAr2
Fri Jan 26, 2024 1:32 pm
Forum: Member Introductions
Topic: New member from Oklahoma
Replies: 14
Views: 685

Re: New member from Oklahoma

Arkansas neighbor here...Welcome aboard!
by CampbellAr2
Sat Jan 13, 2024 2:43 pm
Forum: General Knife Discussion
Topic: Have a coke.
Replies: 9
Views: 491

Re: Have a coke.

::tu::
by CampbellAr2
Fri Jan 12, 2024 1:36 pm
Forum: Remington Knife Collector's Forum
Topic: Latest Bullet knife on SMKW?
Replies: 19
Views: 636

Re: Latest Bullet knife on SMKW?

Yep! I was expecting that, but one can always hope for another GEC release
by CampbellAr2
Fri Jan 12, 2024 1:14 pm
Forum: Remington Knife Collector's Forum
Topic: Latest Bullet knife on SMKW?
Replies: 19
Views: 636

Latest Bullet knife on SMKW?

Any ideas who’s making this years….?
by CampbellAr2
Tue Jan 09, 2024 10:15 pm
Forum: Other US-made Knives
Topic: Later Kinfolks knife?
Replies: 4
Views: 469

Re: Later Kinfolks knife?

Many thanks , especially for the history lesson Gunsil !
by CampbellAr2
Tue Dec 12, 2023 6:57 pm
Forum: Other US-made Knives
Topic: Later Kinfolks knife?
Replies: 4
Views: 469

Later Kinfolks knife?

Here one just got at an auction, but not a lot on it (or out there to research )to date it or have much background Fixed knife with clip blade, leather handled 8 3/8 in overall 4 1/2 in blade Aluminum pommel and what appears to be an aluminum guard on top of the handle stack All I ca tell so far is ...
by CampbellAr2
Mon Dec 11, 2023 1:55 pm
Forum: Other Sharp Objects
Topic: Weird Remington scissors
Replies: 7
Views: 592

Re: Weird Remington scissors

Given the points stop differently on each blade, the id a that this was used as prybar makes sense

Thanks!
by CampbellAr2
Mon Dec 11, 2023 1:43 am
Forum: Other Sharp Objects
Topic: Weird Remington scissors
Replies: 7
Views: 592

Weird Remington scissors

I am not normally into scissors but they I saw the Remington script and made the buy…..what I can’t figure out is why the tips are squared off
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Appreciate any feedback!
by CampbellAr2
Mon Dec 11, 2023 1:00 am
Forum: Western Cutlery Collector's Forum
Topic: Timeframe on this Western Bowie
Replies: 2
Views: 325

Timeframe on this Western Bowie

Just picked up this little gem

From the main identification thread in the forum read this as 1968 vintage or thereabouts…
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Any thoughts?
by CampbellAr2
Sat Nov 18, 2023 1:12 am
Forum: Knife Related Q&A
Topic: 1998 knife TV show out of Knoxville Tennessee
Replies: 3
Views: 850

Re: 1998 knife TV show out of Knoxville Tennessee

My dad loved to watch the Hillbilly, mainly for all the other topics he was on beside knifes..
by CampbellAr2
Fri Nov 17, 2023 10:54 am
Forum: Knife Lore - Traditional Knives From the Old Days
Topic: Cattaraugus County cutler history
Replies: 6
Views: 684

Re: Cattaraugus County cutler histiry

Obviously I misspelled history….not easy to post via the phone You can edit the title of your post, just like you can edit the text in the post. Just click on the little pencil icon on the upper right of your original post, and edit the title. The self-edit capability is available to you for a day ...
by CampbellAr2
Thu Nov 16, 2023 12:26 pm
Forum: Knife Lore - Traditional Knives From the Old Days
Topic: Cattaraugus County cutler history
Replies: 6
Views: 684

Re: Cattaraugus County cutler histiry

Obviously I misspelled history….not easy to post via the phone
by CampbellAr2
Thu Nov 16, 2023 12:25 pm
Forum: Knife Lore - Traditional Knives From the Old Days
Topic: Cattaraugus County cutler history
Replies: 6
Views: 684

Cattaraugus County cutler history

Found this neat website discussing the history of the early Cutlery companies that operated in /around Cattaraugus County , New York


https://historicpath.com/tags/cutlery
by CampbellAr2
Fri Nov 10, 2023 7:35 pm
Forum: Military Related Knives And Tools
Topic: Gallarauguse
Replies: 23
Views: 1551

Re: Gallarauguse

very nice, I am a big fan of the 225-Q!

Based off this Im gonna start looking at Fleabay again

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