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case cotton sampler
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I don't think that one will go in the books as a cotton sampler
More likely a pilot bush knife or similar...
More likely a pilot bush knife or similar...
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Knifeswapper hit it on the head, it is a Machete that was military issue during WWII. The original Case Cotton Sampler is a large folder.
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hey guys, i was joking about this knife. cotton samplers have been bringing a premium on ebay and i thought it was a funny way to try and enhance that old case bolo. the knife itself is good enough without the bogus claim.
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Figured you was joking Johnnie but the seller doesn't seem to be sure of what he's selling 
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hey perry, if anyone would know, i suspect it might be you. is there an example of an old case cotton sampler you could show? not the tony bose edition.
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I don't own one at present, sold the last one I had about three years ago. If you have a copy of Sargent's volume 6, there's a picture of one on page 43. Come to think of it, I haven't even seen one in the last couple of years.
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Ask and you shall receive...is there an example of an old case cotton sampler you could show
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Hi Johnnie,
No sir that's an original Kabar and Sheffield Cotton Sampler with lots of age on the both of them and in great shape..Both of those knives are not mine..
I bid on them and lost...If I remember right the Kabar went for almost $400...
These are excellent specimens..
I read a post by Tony Bose where he studied the old vintage Cotton Samplers and used them to make his Case/Bose repro after..
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No sir that's an original Kabar and Sheffield Cotton Sampler with lots of age on the both of them and in great shape..Both of those knives are not mine..
I read a post by Tony Bose where he studied the old vintage Cotton Samplers and used them to make his Case/Bose repro after..
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cotton samplers...
Here's a couple of fairly nice examples...
The top one is a W. R. Case & Sons. The bottom one is an old Schatt & Morgan...
...CCBill...
The top one is a W. R. Case & Sons. The bottom one is an old Schatt & Morgan...
...CCBill...
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in case you missed this one. a "rare" m. klein cotton sampler!
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and another. milk that cow!
in case you missed this one. a "rare" m. klein cotton sampler!
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vi ... &rd=1&rd=1
and another. milk that cow!
johnnie f 1949
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please support our troops - past and present
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on the cutting edge is sometimes not the place to be.
please support our troops - past and present
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