does anybody have a collection of REAl knife picks?

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here are a few. top to bottom
honk falls
kenfolks
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remington
moor maker
great eastern
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Jonet, Where did you get the Moore Maker knife pick?
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ebay. i was real glad to see one for sale.
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These are pretty neat. I might have to find a few.
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Oh and did they make some of these out of blades, the GEC that Johnnie has sure looks like it?
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it's a brass liner stamped as a blade. not very thick.
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i have the gec one and its so this it might bend trying to open one of my #23s!
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Just a superb collection of knife pics--My grandpa used a metal guitar pick
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I have a collection of real knife picks or pocketknife openers. I have a total of 45 different picks. The collection includes new or modern picks, custom made picks, and old original picks. The old ones include a Remington, Cattaraugus, Schatt & Morgan, Joseph Westby, Western States and a few unmarked ones. If anyone is interested in seeing them, I will post pictures.
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I would like to see them ::tu:: :)
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An overview of my knife pick collection.
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Very nice! ::tu:: ::tu::
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jeknife25 , You have a nice collection there. I see you have a cattaraugus opener. I've been hunting for one of them for a long time. :mrgreen: If you have any duplicates, I would be interested in some trading. Could you show a closeup picture of your Joseph Westby and the Cataraugus. Thanks, knife-nut.
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I'll try to post some more pictures tomorrow.
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i would appreciate any more pics you post!!! ::nod::

awesome collection!! ::tu::

i wanted to ask you. the one pick looks like something i have done myself.

is the one pic originally a knife blade with the tip worn down?

if so i have done this with some parts blades i have as well.

anything with bone on it i would really love to see close up.
whatever you can do is much appreciated. thanx very much.

only 2 knife pics on my collection. i stopped that new addiction before it started...lol! ::tu::
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only knife pic i carry.
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Original Cattaraugus opener
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Original Schatt & Morgan opener
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Original Joseph Wesby, Sheffield opener with blade.
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Original M. Sickles & Sons, Philadelphia opener with blade.
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This is a opener customized by George Young from a Parker-Edwards damascus pocketknife blade.
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Custom made opener by George Young, crown stag handle from whitetail deer.
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Custom made opener - pearl handle
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Custom opener by unknown maker. Two different celluloid handles.
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beautiful pics...please by all means keep em coming!! thank you! ::tu::
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