Meridian_Mike wrote:WELL NOW.....
This Boker just walked in that I got from the guy selling the Stidham knives. He put in the BRIEF description.... "punch blade is loose". well here it is and now I know why. He failed to mention one of the SPRINGS WAS BROKEN......
So, now I have to take it apart and make a new spring.
All I wanted to do was a little clean-up and tote it for a while....BUT NOOOOOO... Major surgery ahead.
Y'all can buy from him if you want.... BUT as for me....Stick in the knife and fork.....I am done!
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He never had anything I thought I needed at the prices he wanted, but everybody knows I'm a cheapskateing bottom feeder.
I finally got around to looking at the box the Colonel Coon came in. It looks sorta generic for Colonel Coon Knives. High carbon 440 SS, N/S bolsters & brass liners. And, the sticker has "CC49." What more could you ask?
This little Ka-Bar pen came today. It has NO model number on the tangs. It was listed at having stag handles, and I think they might be - but I'm not sure? I couldn't find this exact tang stamp in the Ka-bar charts. Is it somewhere in the 1950s or 60s? Last weekend I had a run of wins of knives that are not in my usual comfort zone. Learning new things is fun!
"The Luggage had a straightforward way of dealing with things between it and its intended destination: it ignored them." -Terry Pratchett
First knife delivery to our new home came today; one of the offshore “thank you” knives the NRA sends for financial donations. The knife looks nice, two sharp blades in a Moose pattern. However it has all the charm of a Chinese knife; gritty, mild snap, very slight amount of blade wobble - but just right to gift a kid for a first “training knife.” OH
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Deep in the guts of most men is buried the involuntary response to the hunter's horn, a prickle of the nape hairs, an acceleration of the pulse, an atavistic memory of his fathers, who killed first with stone, and then with club...Robert Ruark
Glad you like it Jerry. I do too. Interesting shield and bolsters on your Trapper. I have to exercise caution with the RRs. For me they are like potato chips; can't just have one.
I hear ya Garry. They're so doggone inexpensive, you think "wow, it's only $15" and before you know it you have a half dozen and the bill is over $100.
Forged on the anvil of discipline.
The Few. The Proud.
Jerry D.
This country has become more about sub-groups than about it's unity as a nation.
"The #72 pattern has got to be pretty close to the perfect knife."
--T.J. Murphy 2012
I think I stole this Camillus #7 Cam-Lock. It's a really interesting knife with a big flaw that makes it uninteresting to most collectors, but it was perfect to be my first look at a Cam-Lock - and I got it for $10 + shipping, including the leather holster. It looks like someone went to town on this poor blade with a bench grinder that didn't have a tool rest and really messed-up the bevel. I'm sure I can still put an edge on it, but whoever did this was a ham-fisted moron. The Cam-Lock works fine and the handles are in good shape. An excellent addition to my collection of misfits!
"The Luggage had a straightforward way of dealing with things between it and its intended destination: it ignored them." -Terry Pratchett
This beauty showed up today. I made an offer on this one and got so nervous waiting for a reply that I went back and paid the asking price
I have a hard time trusting someone who doesn't like dogs...but if my dog doesn't like someone, I'll trust that.
Acorn, a better friend than I deserved, gone but never forgotten...run fast and free 11-5-2018 I'll see you soon
Tsar Bomba wrote:Not sure I can blame you. Those are some fiery handles and you don't really see many Queen farmer's jacks... You got a good'un!
Thanks, I was only asking for $10 off...the last one had sold for more than double the money he was asking. Just wasn't worth the chance. 100 made in MOP
I have a hard time trusting someone who doesn't like dogs...but if my dog doesn't like someone, I'll trust that.
Acorn, a better friend than I deserved, gone but never forgotten...run fast and free 11-5-2018 I'll see you soon
dweb1897 wrote:This beauty showed up today. I made an offer on this one and got so nervous waiting for a reply that I went back and paid the asking price
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