Queen hawkbill with linerlock and unusual number?
Posted: Fri Nov 09, 2012 2:36 am
This a nice hawkbill pruner with a linerlock. I am not an expert, but I think most did NOT have locks. There is no tang stamp (generally 1960s?)but a very good blade etch. The model # is not the "1L" I was expecting. The number is FSN 5110-250-8053.This knife has a very large and strong spring and has walnut or rosewood scales. The blade, bolster and linerlock are highly polished and the knife looks newer than the 1960s. I don't think really ever used at all.
Seeking information and guesses. I was thinking maybe it is somesort of governmentcontract knife, like some of the earlier conversatin about U.S. govt electricians knives.
Any ideas appreciated.
Thanks,
Dan
Seeking information and guesses. I was thinking maybe it is somesort of governmentcontract knife, like some of the earlier conversatin about U.S. govt electricians knives.
Any ideas appreciated.
Thanks,
Dan