How come I'm not buying any of this and just wonder how the seller could possibly document a single word of his story? I have seen several repaired knives like this that I always thought were done during the depression. The Spanish - American War was in 1898 and then the great scrap metal drives during WWII claimed many broken and damaged knives. Items as small as paper clips and tin cans were all contributed to the war effort. I'm just not buying the story at all.
https://www.ebay.com/itm/SPAN-AM-WAR-PO ... SwtvZcBIU-
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just bob
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“The world is changed by your example, not by your opinion.” (Paulo Coelho)
Men make plans and God laughs
Better to remain silent and be thought a fool than to speak and to remove all doubt.
Men make plans and God laughs
Better to remain silent and be thought a fool than to speak and to remove all doubt.
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jerryd6818
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I can't convince myself to buy into a story like that.
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The Few. The Proud.
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"The #72 pattern has got to be pretty close to the perfect knife."
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The Few. The Proud.
Jerry D.
This country has become more about sub-groups than about it's unity as a nation.
"The #72 pattern has got to be pretty close to the perfect knife."
--T.J. Murphy 2012
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gsmith7158
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The front handle looks like bone not horn and his story goes downhill from there. 
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It's an old knife, almost dead. It deserves a decent burial. Buy it for your garden. Over time it will add minerals to the soil.
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I'd advise a bag of recycled cow flop for your garden instead.kootenay joe wrote:It's an old knife, almost dead. It deserves a decent burial. Buy it for your garden. Over time it will add minerals to the soil.
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Wow! I don’t think I’ve ever read a description on eBay quite that full of bull butter before. Reminds me of some of the stories the old dog traders used to tell gonsell their hunting dogs on jockey day.
“There are things in the old Book which I may not be able to explain, but I fully accept it as the infallible word of God, and receive its teachings as inspired by the Holy Spirit.”
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Not all who wander are lost!!
Of all the paths you take in life,
Make sure some of them are Dirt!!!
Of all the paths you take in life,
Make sure some of them are Dirt!!!
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Knife Nut
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What the..... 
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tongueriver
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He says "Span-Am", and I say "Spam-An" (Spam Another one). 
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zoogirl
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Looks like something I’d own...
“Zoogirl’s Cigar Box And Knife Cemetery”
Lead?! Even I know better than that!
“Zoogirl’s Cigar Box And Knife Cemetery”
Lead?! Even I know better than that!
I’m too young to be this old!
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Man, can’t you just picture a couple of Rough Riders, seeking shelter under fire, pulling bullets with their teeth, then melting the lead with the powder from the cartridge case. Mold that knife handle, open a tin of Spam with it and then wolf it down; resume the charge with another hail of lead from their Krag Carbines and send the Spaniards back to Espana!! I can just see it all - I’ll pay anything for that knife (any of you guys want to bankroll this venture?). OH
Deep in the guts of most men is buried the involuntary response to the hunter's horn, a prickle of the nape hairs, an acceleration of the pulse, an atavistic memory of his fathers, who killed first with stone, and then with club...Robert Ruark
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"When the Legend is better than the Truth, report the Legend"
It's always important to know what you don't know.
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LOL..... I LOVE that!Old Folder wrote:"When the Legend is better than the Truth, report the Legend"
Mike
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gsmith7158
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Sadly our Rough Rider spam knife went unsold and is no longer available but there's still time to get this Rough Rider campaign hat for a bargain!
https://www.ebay.com/itm/ORIGINAL-SPANI ... %7Ciid%3A1
https://www.ebay.com/itm/ORIGINAL-SPANI ... %7Ciid%3A1
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Greg
IF YOU AIN'T BUYING OR LOOKING AT A KNIFE THEN YOU AIN'T LIVING.
Always looking to buy good quality Empire knives.
PROUD MEMBER AAPK, NRA.
Greg
IF YOU AIN'T BUYING OR LOOKING AT A KNIFE THEN YOU AIN'T LIVING.
Always looking to buy good quality Empire knives.
PROUD MEMBER AAPK, NRA.