A CHALLENGE for you.

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FRJ and peanut740, thanks for the kind words. That knife is one of my favorites.
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Jtx Very nice gunstock.

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stockman wrote:Jtx Very nice gunstock.

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Thanks Harold.
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Wow, nice little gunstock! ::tu::
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msteele6 wrote:Wow, nice little gunstock! ::tu::
Thanks msteele6! I found that one at a knife show back in 1996.
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Just have to say I think any one will have to go far and wide to beat Jtx's gunstock Challenge on previous page. A real beauty.

Here's an old swell center, pearl pen knife. 2 7/8".
Very solid and snappy.
Thanks for looking.
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Good looking knife Joe. Mother of pearl tuxedos are a pretty pattern.
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I like 'em. Thanks so much, Beechtree. ::tu::
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The only picture I have of this knife. Lock Back Folding Hunter. It has a nice blade and nice bone on pile side. I think this is a oldie,

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Harold I think you are right. ::tu::
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stockman wrote:The only picture I have of this knife. Lock Back Folding Hunter. It has a nice blade and nice bone on pile side. I think this is a oldie,

Harold
Very nice Harold! I have a Wostenholm that's almost identical. ::tu::
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My folding lock back hunter is about 4 1/2" closed length. Cleaned back in the 1990's. The folding guard was missing when I bought it in 1994 and I have never found a replacement. Some of the old knife guys used to say they would take the folding guards off when they bought a new hunter, because they just got in the way of using the knife.... don't know if that is true or not. Maybe that was a good story which helped sell a damaged knife. :D
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Jtx, either way that is a beautiful folding lock back hunter! Lloyd
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Here's a Challenge stockman I picked up a few weeks ago.
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I have this new addition.
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Thats a Great one Harold!
Lovely looking knife Jtx. It would be nice to find the guard, but it sure has enough character without it.
Nice one Roger, the etch it nice. Is that one 3 5/8”?
Good find Dimitri! I really like equal ends. They tend to be hefty and have nice proportions.
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Beechtree wrote:Thats a Great one Harold!
Lovely looking knife Jtx. It would be nice to find the guard, but it sure has enough character without it.
Nice one Roger, the etch it nice. Is that one 3 5/8”?
Good find Dimitri! I really like equal ends. They tend to be hefty and have nice proportions.
Beechtree it is 4". ::tu::
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^ Nice 8)
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Miller Bro's wrote:I have this new addition.
Dimitri, I have a close relation to your knife. Mine is 3 5/8".
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jtx, Roger, Dimitri, Joe...

Those are all fantastic knives! Thanks for sharing!
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Old Folding Hunter. The guard was made for this knife by a friend, it was missing when I found this old knife. I
think this is the same knife as jtx posted.

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Thanks for all the compliments guys :D

Joe, my knife is the same length.

Nice one Harold ::tu::
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Lakeside Cutlery, Levine says it is made by Challenge.

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That's a real beauty, Harold. ::tu::
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Another Dalton Show pickup. Challenge Autoist's Companion.This has to be very rare in any condition.Master pen blade the is magnetic,tool blade and file.
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