Old Elephant Toenails/Sunfish Pattern Knives

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Mike,

Another beauty!!!! ::drool::
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Did you trade your car for it? Those blades are full and that bone is beautiful.
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No not my car just 2 knives and 4 Nagle Re-Blade blades!!! ::ds:: ::ds::
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Beautiful knife! Congrats.
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Old Union Cut. Co.
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Great looking knife, Dimitri.
Just one blade?
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Joe, someone removed the pen blade at some point in it`s life ::shrug::
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Mr. gulo, that "dog knife" that you showed as a close up of your avatar is one of the most awsome knives I have ever seen! Thanks for the close up.
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H. Boker & Co's Improved Cutlery.
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just got this marshall wells today.

my first toe, has a little etch left
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Nice catch Cato, made by New York Knife Co.Is it etched Zenith in a circle?
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it has marshall something in the middle that looks more like m and w kinda half lapping each other then wells
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Cato,
I too have the good fortune to own a Marshall Wells toe.
Yours is really beautiful. Good score!
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Great looking knives, Cato & Joe!
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Nice Toes ::tu:: That Marshall Wells line must have been something. I wish we could all walk into our local hardware store and buy some SFO knives like back in the day.
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Very nice FRJ ::tu:: Nice patina, Awesome bone, Sweet piece ::dang:: BH
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an old union.
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NICE Union!!! Chet

Where have all these guys been hiding??? Keep em comming all. Very Nice

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Wow Bob, that Barnsely Bros is truly fantastic! I love that it has been in your family for a long time.
MB and Greedy, on the same lines of what Wazu said, its great to see the Ebony, Pearl and bone all together.
And Mike, what a fantastic Catt! 4 Nagle Re-Blades, amazing.
Cato, I love how deep the jigging on that Marshall Wells is. I think the wide berth for the handle material on Toenail pattern knives is one of the reasons why I like them so much, you can really SEE the handle material.
These are all fantastic knives, some time I will find that Toenail I'm looking for, but for now I will just have to drool over all of yours ::drool::
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Thanks everyone.
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I just saw this one on ebay. Its not my knife. But it is different. I've never seen one like it. Clear celluloid handles with A picture of Lincoln on one side. http://www.ebay.com/itm/Henry-Sears-Son ... 4177c6464d
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I saw that knife at the Central Kentucky Show.I haven't seen another toe like it.I told the guy who had it that it may have commemorated the 50th anniversary of Lincoln death.The same guy had the Pine Knot toe that caused much discussion on this forum ::nod::
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Old Robeson.
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Good catch MB. ::tu::
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yep... very nice
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