Knives Made Before The Year 1960

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Re: Knives Made Before The Year 1960

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Joe, beautiful group of vintage folders but that MOP Terrier is exceptional and rare!!
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Old Cutler and Joe, nice variety of old knives. I enjoyed seeing them :D

I am just about out of pictures, here's the last of them........
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Dimitri - Now that is what I call one cool group of unique NICE knives ::tu:: ::tu:: 8) .... For me it is great to see these unique ones and probably more rare ones which I ordinarily don't chase or see online ::nod:: ...
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Glad you like them Lee! :D
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I ditto what Lee said so well! I might add eclectic or unusual to the general description of some of them. In any event they are very nice! Thanks for showing these and expanding our knife collecting horizons ::tu::
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Great knives, Dimitri. ::tu::
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Duffer wrote:I ditto what Lee said so well! I might add eclectic or unusual to the general description of some of them. In any event they are very nice! Thanks for showing these and expanding our knife collecting horizons ::tu::
Your welcome Lloyd! ::handshake::
FRJ wrote:Great knives, Dimitri. ::tu::
Thanks Joe!
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I'm scraping the bottom of the acceptable photo pile :lol: ...

Empire - Lobster w Sterling Silver covers (no liners) and only 2 1/8" long
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Empire - Bullhead Jack (and this in my own opinion of my photos is acceptable from my old setup - but just barely - I find the light box or late day indirect light is so much better)
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John Wigfall - Skinner
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Nice additions to the thread, Dimitri and Lee! ::tu:: ::tu::
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I especially like the Empire and antler.
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Very nice Lee!
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Very nice Empires and skinner, Lee. ::tu::
How long is the Empire jack?
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Thanks Dan, doglegg, Joe and Bill ::tu:: ::tu:: .. ::handshake::

Joe - The Empire is 3 5/8" - here's the catalog cut for it that Beechtree (who hasn't been around in quite awhile) once shared with me - last knife on the bottom :) ..
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Thanks Lee, that's a beautiful knife. Love the shield. ........ I'll give you 14 bucks for it ..... ::facepalm:: :mrgreen:
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Joe - :lol: :lol: ... $14 is generous and would double my money - JUST KIDDING :D
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Nice ones Lee ::tu::
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Thanks Dimitri ::tu:: ::tu:: ...
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Here are a few more
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Holy Cow Lloyd!! Absolutely beautiful. ::drool:: ::drool:: ::drool::
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Very nice, Lloyd, all great knives with some beautiful old bone! ::tu:: You should post the EC Simmons in the Keen Kutter thread, it could use a boost.
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Absolutely beautiful knives, Lloyd.
The Schrade Shapleigh jack with the flat cap and the Robeson Gunstock Whittler are killers. ::drool::
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Lloyd, ::tu:: ::tu::
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Lloyd very impressive!!!
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Sweet Lloyd - nice additions to this ever growing thread ::tu:: ::tu:: 8)
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Re: Knives Made Before The Year 1960

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Very nice Lloyd, love the jigged bone Schrade barlow!
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