Went on a mini vacation to Trout Creek, Mt. and of course hit a couple of yard sales and flea markets. Picked up these nice two gems.
First is a Uncle Henry LB7 with sheath I got from a north Idaho flea market on our way back from vacation for $10. The second item is an unknown riggers knife. On the chain lanyard is the number #4112A U.S. Corr and the date on the can opener is 1941 with the letters S.S.P. over it. I paid $20 for the riggers knife. I will be placing the knife in a molasses/water mix to help remove the rust and hopefully shed more light as to who manufactured it.
Name that Riggers knife.....
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MountainMan
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Name that Riggers knife.....
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Re: Name that Riggers knife.....
You got a great deal on the Uncle Henry Bear Paw, great knives. The 'Riggers' knife is a WWII British Army Clasp Knife. The S.S.P. stands for Sheffield Steel Products. That's about all I know off hand but I'm sure more of the story could be uncovered.
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HiPower
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ditto on the country orgin; i believe atlanta cutlery sold some of these in the 70s.--HiPower
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Re: Name that Riggers knife.....
That's interesting. Never heard of that method of removing rust. Good deal on the knives by the way.MountainMan wrote:I will be placing the knife in a molasses/water mix to help remove the rust and hopefully shed more light as to who manufactured it.
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MountainMan
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The gentleman I purchased that knife from recommended it. Take 1 part feed molasses to 4 parts water. Let it soak for a week suspended in the mixture and he claims the rust falls off and it is more environmentally friendly than an oil bath.griz1200 wrote:That's interesting. Never heard of that method of removing rust. Good deal on the knives by the way.MountainMan wrote:I will be placing the knife in a molasses/water mix to help remove the rust and hopefully shed more light as to who manufactured it.
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Re: Name that Riggers knife.....
MM -- I've seen that molasses method of rust removal posted on AAPK within the past year (I think). Please post the results when you're finished.
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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
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MountainMan
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Re: Name that Riggers knife.....
Update on the cleaning of the riggers knife for those interested: http://www.allaboutpocketknives.com/kni ... 10#p357210