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zp4ja wrote:If I recall correctly, the CASE I posted has a liner lock to open and close.
Beautiful knife Jerry!
I have never handled one of these Case knives, I would like to see the locking system if you could get a picture of it. Also the sheath would be interesting to see as well, most often the sheath is missing on these knives.
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Here's a link to a sheath for Jerry's 551.

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I don't know if the bayonet in these pics are of the bayonet I had, but they are very similar.

These are of a Carcano Italian M-38.

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Charlie, I would like to find one of those ::nod::
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wazu013 wrote:Here's a link to a sheath for Jerry's 551.
Thanks, it`s an attractive looking leather sheath ::tu::
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MB, I Googled "Folding bayonet" under "images" to find those pics. There were multiple examples from which to choose.

Surely, some of them were from sales sites.

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RobesonsRme.com wrote:I don't know if the bayonet in these pics are of the bayonet I had, but they are very similar.

These are of a Carcano Italian M-38.

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That's a great old folding bayonet, thanks for the pictures.
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Nice knife Dave!

Could you please possibly shoot a pic and post for Dimitri of the locking mechanisms on the knife? He asked me to do it but it will be awhile. As I recall there are 2 liner locks on opposite sides of the knife. one to open/close in closed position, one to open/close in blade open position. If you can't no big deal, I will get to it when I can.

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Four years later I found this one.
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Nice one, Dimitri.

Interesting that no American made folding Bowie knife from the "Bowie" era has been posted here.

Also, no Marble's.

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Nice MB! ::tu::
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Miller Bro's wrote:Four years later I found this one.
Nice post WWII Hubertus model. Here is a cat cut from the early 1950s.
I don't know if Hubertus still offers this model, but they did at least through the 1970s.
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Sweet Dimitri ::tu:: ::tu:: ... That’s what I call “patience” that certainly paid off in the end :D .. Congrats!
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RobesonsRme.com wrote:Nice one, Dimitri.

Interesting that no American made folding Bowie knife from the "Bowie" era has been posted here.

Also, no Marble's.

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I had not remembered ever seeing an American made extended blade model from the Bowie era (Approx. 1830s to 1860s) so I looked in the two best books on Bowie knives which are, "The Bowie Knife" by Norm Flayderman, and "The Antique Bowie Knife Book" by Adams, Voyles, and Moss. (it's considered the "bible" of Bowie knife books) While several English models are shown, no American models are. I would guess two main reasons contribute to this. First, during that mid 1800s Bowie knife era, the English produced far more Bowie knives and in more configurations by established cutlers than did Americans. Second, that a Bowie knife was such am important tool for survival during that time period that a fixed blade model would have been stronger and held up better than a folding model of any kind. So folding Bowie knives (extended or not) were simply just not as useful or popular at that time in the United States.
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Thank you Charlie, Roger and Lee! :D
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Mason wrote:Nice post WWII Hubertus model. Here is a cat cut from the early 1950s.
I don't know if Hubertus still offers this model, but they did at least through the 1970s.
Welcome back Mason ::handshake::

Thanks for posting the catalog cut, that sounds about right this one looks like it was made in the 1960's ::tu::

Interesting depiction on the catalog cut and very accurate, a man dispatching a wild boar after he shot it, exactly the type of thing this knife was designed for.
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Mason wrote:Nice post WWII Hubertus model. Here is a cat cut from the early 1950s.
I don't know if Hubertus still offers this model, but they did at least through the 1970s.
Welcome back Mason ::handshake::

Thanks for posting the catalog cut, that sounds about right this one looks like it was made in the 1960's ::tu::

Interesting depiction on the catalog cut and very accurate, a man dispatching a wild boar after he shot it, exactly the type of thing this knife was designed for.
Thanks, M.B., it's good to be back. ::tu::

Here is a monster of an extended blade Boker Bowie model from the late 1800s, which is featured in the new Boker book. You can see the comparison size next to a regular sized German variation. This is the largest of this type of knife that I have ever seen.
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Congratulations, Dimitri.
What a beautiful blade. What a beautiful knife. ::tu::
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Wow Neal - that folding Boker Bowie almost looks like a short sword ::tu:: ::tu:: ... Also good info posted above in terms of Dimitri’s knife... I also noticed no folding Bowies in Mark Zalesky and Bill Worthen’s new Bowie book released about a year ago... I do think that book is a great addition to the Bowie literature...

As an aside I have a few other Bowie books including Flayderman’s book which I quite like - as you know those books are key references if you want to learn about them and collect a few... However one I am missing which you note is the Adams, Voyle and Moss book as the price is abit out of control in my opinion :roll: ... I’ll keep on looking until one possibly appears within reason. Anyway - I’ve heard that many of the knives in the Adams et al book are also in a number of the others including Flaydermans - just curious what you think makes it the best as you noted?? Is it the background info, Bowies included with photos etc??
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FRJ wrote:Congratulations, Dimitri.
What a beautiful blade. What a beautiful knife. ::tu::
Thank you very much Joe!

I am very pleased with it, especially since it came with the original leather sheath :D
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Miller Bro's wrote:Four years later I found this one.
Very nice Dimitri, great find ::tu:: ::tu::
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Thank you Bill :D
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Mason wrote:Here is a monster of an extended blade Boker Bowie model from the late 1800s, which is featured in the new Boker book. You can see the comparison size next to a regular sized German variation. This is the largest of this type of knife that I have ever seen.
That's certainly the largest one I have seen! Nice find ::tu::
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Thanks, M.B.
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