Farmer's Jacks

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John, ::tu:: ::tu::
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Thanks guys, really lucked out on this one.
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You get lucky quite often. Grin’n

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Finally completed the 2009 Queen farmers jack set. These handles vary and I'm fortunate to get this pretty nice example.Thanks John and all who help me in this endeavor.
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JohnR wrote:Showed up today and its in better condition than the sellers pics showed.
That is a very pretty knife. Maybe some good things do happen after mid night.
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wlf wrote:Finally completed the 2009 Queen farmers jack set. These handles vary and I'm fortunate to get this pretty nice example.Thanks John and all who help me in this endeavor.
Nice to complete the set and for it to be such a good one. Congrats.
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Congrats Lyle, glad you got it buddy.
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That’s a real beauty Lyle ::tu:: ::tu:: ... Everything about it from bone to blades makes it a stunner !! Congrats on that score ::handshake::
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That’s an old tooth Lee. A mastodon tooth.

Thanks fellas

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That is even better Lyle - an old tooth :shock: - :lol: :lol: ... I bet that hurt when that mastodon had that tooth pulled :D .. Seriously that is quite the stunner - very very nice and thanks for the clarification ::tu:: ...
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Beautiful knives, John and Lyle. Congratulations to both of you. ::tu:: ::tu::
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Been awhile since I've visited this thread...My Goodness!!

I'll just say, two thumbs up to you all!! ::tu:: ::tu::


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Got this earliest Camillus from a friend in Oregon. Like a lot of these, it has half stops on the spey. Still has good action after over a hundred years.
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Looks familiar ::hmm::
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Lyle, that's a great old workhorse in just the condition I love to find them.___Dave
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Sweet old FJ Lyle ::tu:: ::tu:: ... Another nice add to your FJs buddy ::nod::
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I believe I know why. Seems Dale got it from you, maybe gave it to him. You don’t see many knives marked with the early mark on both blades.

Thanks Dimitri,Dale,Joe, and Lee and everybody for following this thread.

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Glad it fell into your hands Lyle :D ::tu::
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I have my first on the way from a lot of 8 knives for cheap, curious to see the maker that is all I have for pictures go off of. Bone looks like Catt or Robeson to me, curious to hear what others think?
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Woah, Pile Driver, that is a beaut. Gonna like the pictures even more when you get it. Be sure and share.
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Nice one pile driver , from the look of the bone I’m guessing Ulster Knife Company or possibly Camillus
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Great looking Farmers Jack and looks to be in great shape PD ::tu:: ::tu:: ... Cool score 8) and please do post the maker once the knife is received... Great looking bone and usually I associate the Catt knives with worm groove bone though do not think all their knives had that jigging ( ::shrug:: ) but not seeing it in these photos of the knife...
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Pile Driver wrote:I have my first on the way from a lot of 8 knives for cheap, curious to see the maker that is all I have for pictures go off of. Bone looks like Catt or Robeson to me, curious to hear what others think?
Looks to be a very nice knife, I'm thinking early Camillus.
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JohnR wrote:
Pile Driver wrote:I have my first on the way from a lot of 8 knives for cheap, curious to see the maker that is all I have for pictures go off of. Bone looks like Catt or Robeson to me, curious to hear what others think?
Looks to be a very nice knife, I'm thinking early Camillus.
You may be right JohnR and ScoutKnives on the Camillus call out, here is a similar farmers jack I found sold on eBay. I don't believe mine has the same grafting blade, I wonder if there were variations?

https://www.ebay.com/itm/RAREST-THUMB-G ... 7675.l2557
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Most were ordinary spey blades PD, but for a short time the “bark loosener “ blade (as Schrade called it) was substituted as a specialty budding blade.

I’m saying Camillus also, even though the shield says it may be Utica.

Robeson , we suppose,never made this pattern . Cattaraugus’ version is on a different frame. See the first page of this thread for a Catt example.

Yours looks good whichever. :D. Thanks for posting it. I look forward to more pictures.

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