Charcoal Ruby Copper

Winchester entered the knife market as a manufacturer in 1919 by acquiring two existing knife companies; Eagle Knife Co. of Connecticut & Napanoch Knife Co. of New York. Winchester stepped away from the market in 1942 to focus on war related manufactured products, but re-entered in the late 1980s by licensing its name to Blue Grass Cutlery. Blue Grass had high quality knives made by Queen Cutlery that featured the Winchester brand name for a handful of years until the license arrangement ran its course. Winchester eventually started licensing to other companies & now you will find the brand name used by several knife manufacturers by way of license agreements.
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I now have these in 2, 3, 4 and 5 blade configurations. I really like how the nickel silver looks with this cell.
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1967redrider wrote: Fri Dec 03, 2021 1:35 am I now have these in 2, 3, 4 and 5 blade configurations. I really like how the nickel silver looks with this cell.
And it looks stable--no shinkage, no signs of out-gassing--awesome. Thanks for sharing these.
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Robo wrote: Fri Dec 03, 2021 9:32 am
1967redrider wrote: Fri Dec 03, 2021 1:35 am I now have these in 2, 3, 4 and 5 blade configurations. I really like how the nickel silver looks with this cell.
And it looks stable--no shinkage, no signs of out-gassing--awesome. Thanks for sharing these.

They're from the 90's and all except for the Wharncliffe have been boxed. JackKnifeBen has some pristine examples of old celluloid that is stable and gorgeous. Just keep 'em separated just in case. ::nod::
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Anyone have other patterns in this celluloid?
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1967redrider wrote: Fri Dec 17, 2021 1:00 am Anyone have other patterns in this celluloid?
That was a very nice color scheme.

I'm not certain, but that material may be acrylic, not celluloid. If it is acrylic it is very stable.
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knifeaholic wrote: Fri Dec 17, 2021 1:08 am
1967redrider wrote: Fri Dec 17, 2021 1:00 am Anyone have other patterns in this celluloid?
That was a very nice color scheme.

I'm not certain, but that material may be acrylic, not celluloid. If it is acrylic it is very stable.

Thanks for that info, Steve. ::handshake:: I hope you're right, that makes me more comfortable.
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