I sniped it at the end. I'm glad you won it. I dont get excited about ebay bidding like some do. You win some, you lose some. There are always more knives to go after. The hunt continues.jerryd6818 wrote:Were you bidding on it David?
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Thanks Joe. That bone really took the dye well.
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Picked up a McGrew marked 72 that was commissioned by National Wood Carvers Association. The blade is etched 'Chip Chats (their news letter) 1953-1993, 40th Anniversary. Got it from our own Tom Cosgrove. I like 72's, I like McGrew's and I like whittling so it was a win, win, win. Thanks Tom.
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Oh yes!!
Nice 72 you got there.
Congrats!!
Nice 72 you got there.
Congrats!!
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Doglegg, you're liable to set Jerryd on fire with that. I don't think I've ever seen that one.
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I have one. Not serialized like that though (I think). Not at home to look.gsmith7158 wrote:Doglegg, you're liable to set Jerryd on fire with that. I don't think I've ever seen that one.
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Wow - that's VERY cool!
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Nice 72’s rollin’ in here. Especially that black bone one Cuz! Niiiiice!
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Thanks every one for kind words.
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My bad. That National Wood Carvers McGrew is serialized (0361).
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Jerry, at what point did camillus change from a saber ground blade to flat?
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On the pile side of the blade, it was mid/late 1940s. I don't know for sure but I'm going to say 1948ish. The main was saber ground on the mark side and flat ground on the pile side from 1948ish until the early-mid 1980s and flat ground on both sides from then on. That would have been after they stopped pinning the handles on in about 1976 and adopted the post method of mounting the handles. All very approximately. None of that is set in concrete.KnifeSlinger#81 wrote:Jerry, at what point did camillus change from a saber ground blade to flat?
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Thanks Jerry. All of my 72's have a one sided saber grind.
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Jerry they were made pretty close to each other by the serial #'s. I was sure you would have one.jerryd6818 wrote:My bad. That National Wood Carvers McGrew is serialized (0361).
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Paul, I get the impression they didn't produce a lot of 72s with both sides saber ground. At least you don't see many of them.
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In my meager but growing accumulation of 72s, I have two with the full saber grind. One is a first-gen, the other is a 1047 that doesn't seem cobbled.jerryd6818 wrote:Paul, I get the impression they didn't produce a lot of 72s with both sides saber ground. At least you don't see many of them.
My main user 1047 is a single-side saber grind. It also has the swage on one side only.
Camillus liked that single-sided saber grind on a lot of their knives, it seems. I've got a 21 with it, too.
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Well, there ya go.....
Another area of #72 collecting. The blade grind variations.
(This could get as bad as chasing baseball card variations......)
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Another area of #72 collecting. The blade grind variations.
(This could get as bad as chasing baseball card variations......)
Mike
Nice knives Tony. Thanks for showing!
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Tony, the bone 72 of yours is a fine looking piece.
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Very nice Tony. I see you go for quality, not quantity. There is enough slight variations in the 72 line to keep you busy and your pocketbook emptied for quite some time to come. And that doesn't include the clones.
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Here's another one of the 1047's with a double side sabre ground master. Couldn't resist for $12.99.
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Well who couldgsmith7158 wrote:Couldn't resist for $12.99.
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Now you're hoarding, Greg.
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I only have 5 of those Jerryd. I don't think it's hoarding until you have 10 or more.jerryd6818 wrote:Now you're hoarding, Greg.
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