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excellent group of rare case hawks there Bill!

I have just acquired another small hawk collection, with alot of nice ones, brands I needed for my collection, can't wait to get them

Great photos of old Hawkbills everyone Thanks for posting all of the wonderful examples. These Hawkbills never quite fulfilled their destiny s-k

nice bit of history there S-K. Someday I will design and build frames and springs for the ones you sent me. Someday they will fulfill thier destiny

well this is a repost i'm sure....... I got this beauty in a trade with MM and I sure am glad............ Here are some before and after my cleaning pictures......

nice one Jody

Here is a nice BIG KA-BAR hawk, 4 3/4" closed! A real hand full. Now that i've got the ka-bar variations, guess I need to take a step back further and locate some union examples . Collecting hawks is never ending, since I got an early start, maybe by the year 2058 I'll have them all

Just in.... this Wostenholm knife. Similar to, but better shape than the cocobolo version I have shown before. I think this one has rosewood scales. Is this technically a hawkbill s-k

Nice bananna knife S-K

should be getting a box full of pruners in today or tommorow

woohoo, they arrived

not all hawkbills but most of them are


old Schrade Cut Co 136 Square butt, and ratail bolster, has been cleaned a bit at some point but they didn't do no damage, have been pursuing one of these for a while


got outbid on a john primble a while back on ebay, this one is near mint


a near mint queen from 1972-1975


a fightin' rooster with a tremendous backspring


and a carl schlieper (german eye) that is in really good condition. None of the above (with exception of the schrade) have been sharpened



I'm in hawk heaven

well I figured I'd bring this good ol topic back up to the top with a XX Case in greenbone, now I need a redbone, a smooth walnut, and....and

Man, that's what I call the real deal, GREEN BONE don't get much better than this. When Grandpa talked about green bone this is what he was talkin bout.
Thanks for showin it Kaleb.

Perry

Wow what a haul!!!!

Sunburst

Great score, Kaleb! I missed it first time around. What's the third knife in your group pic? It's got a straight edge. Can you do a close-up??

Thanks guys,

Charlie, that is a J.A Henckels. I love the fit of the stag and the wide fluted bolsters.

and a closeup for you.

Man You guys just keep showing me stuff I ahve missed out on and I think that you all should have to support the addiction that you have fired up.
Some very nice pictures and very nice subjects, thank you all for showing them off.
Rusty

Ya all think this would be considered a Red Bone? Also I know a few of you could tell me how to get this blade shinny again??
Ow and the last one is coming in the mail.

that is a beauty Chris. Want to sell/trade it? It is a XX correct? Nice redbone, and would look good after a little polishing

Thank you MM, Just picked it up CASE XX yes she is. A Green Bone might me on the way soon too.

congrats you got some gooduns

I'd call it redbone, Chris! Mighty purty, too! Now don't overclean it, IMO. Just get the black loose stuff off. I believe in preserving patina, and as much of the original shape, and grind lines, as possible.
That Henckels is a sweet machine, Kaleb. Exceptional example of the breed!

Thanks those knives shown are mine but this is one that I'm in deep thought over is this a green bone I would say YES. Looks to maybe, be to much blade ware for my likings.

Chris, if you decide it has too much blade wear you just let me know
Nice greenbone
Kaleb

here is a decent UTICA I got in the mail today.

Thats a nice one I like wood handles also, can't remember if I posted this one before on this thred but heres a nice hand full.

beauties Chris. Here is a little 2" hawk I lost to gas off, ripped the old handles off and put on some stag, looks better than black cell anyway . Cleaned the gas off produced pits off the blade and I have a nice little hawk I can hang around my neck on a chain, No name but it is well built, looks italian,

MM,

I would love to learn how you do that great work outstanding. I have metal work experience on aircraft, now I'm in the process of getting a shop set up. slowly getting it together, I'm dam busy