Old HIBBARD, SPENCER & BARTLET---OVB---Knives

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Man, that's a great one, Keith.
What a fine matchstrike and etch.
They always seem to have such a nice crisp tamp.
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Beautiful knife Keith! It's got everything going for it.
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The snap, weight, big half stop. Feels very well made. Can't imagine it was used much. Thanks for all the comments.
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Older HSB jumbo whittler with a neat double pull.
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HSB BIG 4 3/4" NYKC made cigar jack.
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Roger you’ve been very busy posting today. I really enjoyed your sleeveboard wittler. I have one by KeenKutter that needs two pen blades to complete it. Hope to find them someday. Steve B.
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Thanks Steve.
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::oh_my:: ::oh_my:: ::oh_my:: ::oh_my:: I love that Jumbo Sleeveboard, those are awesome knives in my book! ::tu:: ::tu::
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Great to knife to wake up a sleeping thread ...
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Beauties, Roger! ::tu:: ::tu:: ::tu::
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Two more beauties, Roger! ::tu:: I think the jumbo whittler is a fairly rare pattern? Very interesting deep swage and short match striker pull.
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I think it is a fairly early HSB.I believe it is a New York Knife made.
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Picked up a Hibbard Spencer&Bartlett Barlow, matched it up to an Ulster I have in the collection, looks like this one made by Ulster.
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John,you have been picking some really nice knives lately. ::tu::
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peanut740 wrote: ↑Sat Apr 04, 2020 2:05 am John,you have been picking some really nice knives lately. ::tu::
Thank you Roger, don't think I can keep up with you though ::tu:: ::tu::
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Really nice etched Barlow

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Here is a HSB & Co. folding Hunter. I was attracted to the pick bone handles! No shield here blocking the pick bone view :lol: It is in very good condition showing use but the blade is pretty much full. Has enthusiastic walk and talk with a wicked snap open and close.
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Lloyd ::tu:: ::tu::
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No wasted space on that beauty of a knife.
Very nice knife, Lloyd.
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Very nice OVB barlow, John, great to get one with an etch in such good condition! ::tu::
Wow, Lloyd, that is beautiful, fantastic example of pick bone! ::tu::
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Duffer wrote: ↑Mon Apr 13, 2020 12:24 am Here is a HSB & Co. folding Hunter. I was attracted to the pick bone handles! No shield here blocking the pick bone view :lol: It is in very good condition showing use but the blade is pretty much full. Has enthusiastic walk and talk with a wicked snap open and close.
Very nice, handles are beautiful. It has a slim look in that 'overhead' shot. I like your description and use of adjectives, and I am being serious ::tu::
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Picked up a Hibbard Spencer&Bartlett easy open jack with a fat spear in mint condition. I have the same pattern in a Camillus and the HSB is a dead ringer other than the bone, I find early Camillus bone can be many different jigging patterns, I think I have 5 early Camillus knives now and not one has the same jigging.
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Wow John very nice, almost twins, nothing not to like about either one ::tu:: ::tu::
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Those are beauties, really nice, John.....nice comparison.
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JohnR wrote: ↑Sun May 03, 2020 7:33 pm Picked up a Hibbard Spencer&Bartlett easy open jack with a fat spear in mint condition. I have the same pattern in a Camillus and the HSB is a dead ringer other than the bone, I find early Camillus bone can be many different jigging patterns, I think I have 5 early Camillus knives now and not one has the same jigging.
2 beautiful knives for sure!
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