Is this considered a factory defect?
- Hoggslayer
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Is this considered a factory defect?
I picked up this Trapper yesterday. It has Dots but I cant see them. It's like the Knife wasn't finished properly and the bolster covers the tang stamp in all angels. If you look closely you can see one dot peeking out.
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Re: Is this considered a factory defect?
I've had that happen to me several times over the years. It bugs me because I can't tell the exact year of the knife if I can't see all the dots. I have to guess. So it's not a defect, it's fairly common.
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- Steve Warden
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Re: Is this considered a factory defect?
Yup, X2.
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Re: Is this considered a factory defect?
I got one like that too. Don't remember now which one though.
Yes it kinda bugs me too.
Bob
Yes it kinda bugs me too.
Bob
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Re: Is this considered a factory defect?
I could see where it would get on the nerves of collectors, not being able to pin down an exact year. But for me, an accumulator, while it would be nice to know info, I shrug my shoulders, drop the knife into my pocket, and move on.
Dots on a tang don't cut the rope.
Dots on a tang don't cut the rope.
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Re: Is this considered a factory defect?
No it’s not a factory defect. Some patterns are more prone to having dots obstructed or partially obstructed, than others. They were made to be used, not judged on how many dots they have. Collectors obsessing over the date the knife was made wasn’t in the design plan.
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Re: Is this considered a factory defect?
Case Canoe's seem to be prone to covered dot syndrome. OH
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Re: Is this considered a factory defect?
Makes sense, given the shape of the bolster.Old Hunter wrote:Case Canoe's seem to be prone to covered dot syndrome. OH
Stands to reason that the Copperhead and Copperlock would have the same issue.
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