Russell Folder

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Russell Folder

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Well .......... I'm showing this knife in the great hopes that it is on the up and up. 4" ::hmm::

Any comments welcome and thanks for looking.
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Nice old knife....
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Hate to say it Joe...but IMO a fake. The parts are old but not the tang stamps. I saw that one on Ebay if memory serves me right.
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.....fake or not, I like it!!!!..especially the bone!!!............ ::tu:: ....................
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Thank you, Steve. After I had it in hand I started wondering. I can't really say why.

It's not a perfect world. It will sharpen a pencil.
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FRJ wrote:Thank you, Steve. After I had it in hand I started wondering. I can't really say why.

It's not a perfect world. It will sharpen a pencil.

Its a great pattern...lots of character. I do think that the blades and the fame are all antique just not Russell.
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I still don't know anything about fake knives.....but I do like the pile of rusty nails you got there!

Fake or not, it's a cool lookin' knife! ::tu::
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Thanks for all your comments, guys.

Scott, those old nails, most of them hand made, came from a house I helped disassemble back in 1999 or so. The earliest part of the house was built in 1880s.
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Joe, I like that knife too. Genuine or not, she's a real beauty.
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Thanks Jerry.
I'd like genuine better but I'm learning.
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