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Fake Winchester????

Posted: Fri Sep 05, 2008 1:59 pm
by texx39
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vi ... otohosting

It kinda makes me nervous to bring a knife into question because the seller could be a member here and I dont want to offend anyone but, this one looks a little fishy to me.
3 things seem wrong
A) the jigging doesnt seem to be the typical old Winchester style
B) I have never seen one with a bail
C) Knife body is not quite right

Ya'll let me know what ya think and I hope the link came through

Re: Fake Winchester????

Posted: Fri Sep 05, 2008 3:41 pm
by stockman
The knife looks OK to me the jigging looks right the bail could be easily added they have a
hole in the bolsters and the frame looks right. It looks like a used 1920 to me.

Stockman

Re: Fake Winchester????

Posted: Fri Sep 05, 2008 4:03 pm
by jonet143
looks good to me. it's pictured without a bail in the 1926-27 catalog. easily added.

Re: Fake Winchester????

Posted: Fri Sep 05, 2008 6:37 pm
by texx39
Unfortunately I dont own one of these to compare it to,,,,The bail doesnt bother me (because they were drilled and as you say it could have easily been added) as much as the jigging. I have seen a few color pics of originals and they didnt have the precise directional jigging that this one has.

And,,,,,there is the possibility that I am just LOCO.

Re: Fake Winchester????

Posted: Sun Sep 07, 2008 5:07 am
by Pen & Toothpick
Nice one! ::tu::