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I believe it ends 2-8-06
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9ball
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Look This One Over
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9ball
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This link with get you there faster.......
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9ball
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"GAMBLER'S COMPANION" UpDate
Hmmmmmmm.......I really would not touch this, but I opened it up. So I guess I will try and close it since the deal went okay.
I never included this knife in my "Counterfeit Collection" mainly because they have a history of their own. Most of them I have seen have these tang stamps shown here.
You will always see that "GAMBLER'S COMPANION" stamp for sure.
I originally purchased this knife at Parker's knife show year before last to gut trout or maybe a little back-up where a hand cannon was out of the question.
But then I realized I would have to sharpen it and it would not be "Mint" anymore. Plus I would need a sheath and redo the handle. I then thought about putting it on eBay. I figured everybody knew what they were and I would have included an actuate description & history as I always try to do, as I hope I am doing now.
These days I am using it for a letter opener.
As you can see, there is red flags all over this thing.......Look closely Ladies & Gentlemen. That Ornate design is deep stamped/etched into the blade and it feels heavy in hand.
You are going to see more of these on and off eBay, I believe. Goins Encyclopedia dates them 1950-1960, I always heard 1964, maybe that was what Daddy told me. My understanding is that they were made for one purpose, To Deceive.
They have been around long enough to have a little age and folks are going to start finding them in ole Uncle Bernie's safe or stashed away in some other hidey hole.
I saw one sell for over 400 dollars in 2003 at a "Living Estate" sale. It wasn't laid out with the other stuff, it just kinda popped up in the auctioneer's hand. I felt for the buyer, or maybe I should feel for his kin.
If you need more images just let me know.
BTW: Sam Houston was a East Tennessee boy also. They still got a school here named for him. I even stayed at his Fort in Texas for a while in the early 70's.
Ole Sam Bell was a jeweler also. Any jeweler worth his salt would have used some kind of gem stone, precious metal, or something besides a dominoe. That should have been the first Red Flag.
Stay Sharp
I never included this knife in my "Counterfeit Collection" mainly because they have a history of their own. Most of them I have seen have these tang stamps shown here.
You will always see that "GAMBLER'S COMPANION" stamp for sure.
I originally purchased this knife at Parker's knife show year before last to gut trout or maybe a little back-up where a hand cannon was out of the question.
But then I realized I would have to sharpen it and it would not be "Mint" anymore. Plus I would need a sheath and redo the handle. I then thought about putting it on eBay. I figured everybody knew what they were and I would have included an actuate description & history as I always try to do, as I hope I am doing now.
These days I am using it for a letter opener.
As you can see, there is red flags all over this thing.......Look closely Ladies & Gentlemen. That Ornate design is deep stamped/etched into the blade and it feels heavy in hand.
You are going to see more of these on and off eBay, I believe. Goins Encyclopedia dates them 1950-1960, I always heard 1964, maybe that was what Daddy told me. My understanding is that they were made for one purpose, To Deceive.
They have been around long enough to have a little age and folks are going to start finding them in ole Uncle Bernie's safe or stashed away in some other hidey hole.
I saw one sell for over 400 dollars in 2003 at a "Living Estate" sale. It wasn't laid out with the other stuff, it just kinda popped up in the auctioneer's hand. I felt for the buyer, or maybe I should feel for his kin.
If you need more images just let me know.
BTW: Sam Houston was a East Tennessee boy also. They still got a school here named for him. I even stayed at his Fort in Texas for a while in the early 70's.
Ole Sam Bell was a jeweler also. Any jeweler worth his salt would have used some kind of gem stone, precious metal, or something besides a dominoe. That should have been the first Red Flag.
Stay Sharp
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TinyToothpick
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Aces and Eights
Not only are you all knowledgeable about knives and by the way thanks again for this wonderful insight to counterfeit works, you all have a great sense of humor! Wild Bill would have respected this place......
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