There is a 'never used', 'vintage' Winchester 2 blade Gunstock knife listed on ebay that does not look correct to me.
I do not know Winchester well but the bone jigging does not look like what i have seen on Winchester knives. Also pattern # looks like 1953 which indicates a single blade knife as it begins with "1".
It just does not 'look right' for a vintage knife.
I'd like to hear what the experienced AAPK'ers have to say about it.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/RARE-Antique-Wi ... Swt5hYeEEN
thanks, kj
Winchester Gunstock
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I`m certainly not a Winchester guy either,but the knife looks to have been apart & probably rehandled.Not a very good job of putting it back together. Bill
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Another case of looks new because it is new. Nothing old or Winchester about it.
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Thanks guys. I appreciate you sharing your expertise.
kj
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KJ, I',m note an expert on old Winchesters but my opinion is that at the very least it has been heavily cleaned and spent a lot of time on a buffer. I just don't believe it's an original Winchester/ Terry
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Thanks Terry. I think Wayne summed it up quite clearly: "Nothing old or Winchester about it".
This knife has a 'look' to it that brings to mind other 'mint' 2 blade folders that are commonly seen fakes.
kj
This knife has a 'look' to it that brings to mind other 'mint' 2 blade folders that are commonly seen fakes.
kj