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SamM
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New member in Sparks, Nevada

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Ladies and Gentlemen,

I'd like to introduce myself - my name is Sam and I just happen to have become a knife collector recently.

Long story short, my dad passed in 2011 and left me a small collection of about 120 knives. He focused on Case (my personal favorite) but he picked up some nice examples of Empire, Cattaraugus, Ka-Bar, Miller Brothers and Russell knives as well as some older German and English knives. I also received about half a dozen fruit knives that appear to date to the turn of the 20th century.

There is one small problem - my dad didn't keep records of what was what. As a result, I have more than a few knives I know nothing about and I need some help figuring them out. I've started tagging the ones I've identified but, if it's okay, I'd like to post pictures on a fairly regular basis to draw on more experienced members knowledge to try and figure out what some of these are.

I've been poking around the site for a couple weeks and the information here has been tremendously helpful, hopefully I can contribute to it as I learn more.
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Sam
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Sounds like fun. ::tu::
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Welcome from Kentucky! We like looking at knives!
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Hey Sam, from another Kentuckian, welcome to AAPK ::tu:: ::tu:: There are a lot of CASE gurus here that are willing to help.
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Sorry to hear about your dad, obviously a wise man!

Yeah bud, post pics......we're glad to help!

::welcome::
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::welcome:: ::welcome:: ::welcome::
welcome to aapk . ..
come visit us in chat some eve..

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Welcome! Can`t wait to see some pictures of your collection ::tu::
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WELCOME !
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::welcome:: Can't wait to see some photos!

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::welcome:: to AAPK, SamM, the friendliest knife forum on the web. Lot's of great info and people here. ::nod::

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A Big ::welcome:: from the Left Coast! :lol:
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Thank you all for the warm welcome! :D

I expect to have a photo or two posted this evening - a MOP Case with two different tang stamps (one from 1914-1920 and the other from 1905-1920), probably not a good sign but interesting. The other one is a Seneca I know nothing about but seems like a very well-made knife.
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::welcome:: , Sam!
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Hi Sam, welcome to AAPK.
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Dang! Another doggie. :lol: Welcome to AAPK. Glad to have you aboard. Post those pictures and ask away.
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Welcome to AAPK. ::welcome::
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