A CHALLENGE for you.

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Very nice Ike, I know Lyle has some farmers jacks with the Schell's etch, hopefully he will chime in.
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Thank you, Roger. Thank you, John.
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Nice pair of Challenge knives Ike ::tu:: ::tu:: ... Not easy to find Farmer's Jacks and especially those made in CT despite the abundance of cutleries here in yesteryear...
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Thank you, Lee.
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3 1/4"
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Somewhere around a hundred year old Challenge barehead spear/pen. Also a 1940s Pal Stockman.
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Picked up this little metal handled pen a couple weeks ago.Blades were patina'd almost black. Also here is a pic of my easy open I've had for awhile.
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knife7knut wrote: ↑Sat Dec 05, 2020 8:39 pm Picked up this little metal handled pen a couple weeks ago.Blades were patina'd almost black. Also here is a pic of my easy open I've had for awhile.
Wonderful EZO. Just beautiful. Congrats.
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You guys blew my socks off, those are some sweet knives! ::tu:: ::tu:: Great etch on that one, Ike. 8)
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Waukonda wrote: ↑Sat Dec 05, 2020 8:20 pm3 1/4"
Ike ::tu::
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knife7knut wrote: ↑Sat Dec 05, 2020 8:39 pm Picked up this little metal handled pen a couple weeks ago.Blades were patina'd almost black. Also here is a pic of my easy open I've had for awhile.
Sweet EO. ::tu::
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3 3/4"
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Ike ::tu::
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Waukonda wrote: ↑Sat Dec 05, 2020 8:20 pm3 1/4"
Ike, I don't know how I missed this one.......AMAZING.
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Waukonda wrote: ↑Fri Jan 08, 2021 1:02 am3 3/4"
And then this one...... ::tu:: ::tu::
How do you do it??
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Very knice !!
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Thanks, Roger.
Thanks, David.
Thanks, Chris.
edge213 wrote: ↑Fri Jan 08, 2021 5:07 am
Waukonda wrote: ↑Fri Jan 08, 2021 1:02 am3 3/4"
And then this one...... ::tu:: ::tu::
How do you do it??
A combination of luck, and having extra cash of which my wife has no knowledge! :lol:
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You sure have been posting some beauties Ike, congratulations! ::tu:: ::tu::
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JohnR wrote: ↑Sat Jan 09, 2021 6:51 pm You sure have been posting some beauties Ike, congratulations! ::tu:: ::tu::
That may be, but I'm still eating your dust! :lol:
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John has been sitting the bar pretty high. :D
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Thanks guys, just added this unusual 3 5/8" Challenge gunstock, well worn but still very usable, managed to cut myself with the pen blade. Nicely pocket worn, looks to have been someone's favorite.
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Nice knife!

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JohnR wrote: ↑Mon Jan 11, 2021 4:20 pm Thanks guys, just added this unusual 3 5/8" Challenge gunstock, well worn but still very usable, managed to cut myself with the pen blade. Nicely pocket worn, looks to have been someone's favorite.
::tu:: ::tu::
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David, Harold, Thanks guys ::tu:: ::tu::
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Nice John. A Challenge gunstock has to be most everybody's favorite. Beautiful knife.____Dave
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