A CHALLENGE for you.

[JohnR]

Thank you Lee and thanks for the pattern name, always wondered if there was a specific name for this knife, I have an early Cattaraugus just like this one.

[FRJ]

John, that is a beautiful knife you have there.

[Duffer]

Outstanding score John Lloyd

[danno50]

Very nice, peanut, love that Autoist's Companion etch! Beautiful barehead jack, John, great bone, rattail and ringed bolster and a long pull sheepsfoot main blade go together nicely!!
Dan

[peanut740]

A+ John.

[thefarside]

First two photos - a used old Cigar pattern, next is a lock back English Jack ( missing the folding guard like several others shown) and last, a couple of Scouts with a little etch left on the masters.

[FRJ]

Here's a nice, stout jack knife with half stops on both blades.
Solid all the way around ...... but it is a Challenge. 3 3/8".

[JohnR]

Beautiful Challenge Joe!

[peanut740]

Joe

[FRJ]

Thank you, guys.

[RalphAlsip]

Joe, beautiful old Challenge jack knife. The handles are especially nice!

[LongBlade]

Beauty of a Challenge Joe ... great looking bone and nice blades !!!

[FRJ]

Thank you, Jerry and Lee.

[danno50]

Beautiful knives, farside and Joe!
Dan

[FRJ]

Thank you, Dan.

[FRJ]

Here's a nice Challenge with a bail.

[peanut740]

Joe,you do like those Challenge knives,has do I.

[FRJ]

Yes I do, Roger.
They sure knew how to put a knife together.

[danno50]

Another great knife, Joe!
Dan

[djknife13]

That is a pretty one Joe. ___Dave

[FRJ]

Thanks so much, guys.

[LongBlade]

I wanted to share this Challenge Cut Co Whittler that I actually scored a few years ago but realized never took photos… The knife is 3” closed and sports 2 pen blades which is a bonus – all blades are hard snapping and tight. This jigged bone tip bolstered knife was apparently a salesman sample but through the years I guess it was handled and the blades etc have some staining and the salesman ink is worn or light but visible (ie, not exactly mint) – that is the result of grimy oily fingers handling the knife and not being cleaned afterwards – maybe and perhaps lightly used but doesn’t appear to ever have been sharpened. I imagine salesman would let potential buyers handle the knife and perhaps demonstrate cutting etc . . As an aside the price was extremely fair and didn’t take into account at all that it was inked. The knife has a full etch. The salesman ink if you look closely is 3446/135 – and a 1925 catalog cut (below) shows this knife and indeed the pattern # is 3446. Lots of photos to show the knife and thanks for looking!

[peanut740]

Nice score Lee.I have several etched Challenge knives and like them all.You may want to edit your post to bone instead of MOP.

[LongBlade]

Thanks Roger ... thanks for catching that error - actually I just edited it prior to reading your reply - why I typed MOP I will never know ...

[FRJ]

Very nice knife, Lee.
I agree, it's always nice to see two pen blades.