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by hardman
Thu Mar 28, 2024 2:40 am
Forum: Marble's Knife Collector's Forum
Topic: Dave Shirley Marbles
Replies: 127
Views: 31248

Re: Dave Shirley Marbles

Here are three others I don't think I have posted before:
by hardman
Thu Mar 28, 2024 12:26 am
Forum: Marble's Knife Collector's Forum
Topic: Dave Shirley Marbles
Replies: 127
Views: 31248

Re: Dave Shirley Marbles

My latest. A 2003 Stag Mini Elephant Toe. Dave Shirley had these made on Queen's S & M line. 1 of 150. I have wanted one of these for a while.
by hardman
Sat Mar 23, 2024 9:13 pm
Forum: General Knife Discussion
Topic: Do you keep a collection logbook/record? What kind?
Replies: 40
Views: 516

Re: Do you keep a collection logbook/record? What kind?

I use an Excel spreadsheet from which I created a Pivot Table. It allows me to sort by one or more of the attributes listed below simultaneously. The more you know about the knife you are looking for, the more specific it gets. It just requires that when you enter the knife into your inventory on th...
by hardman
Sat Mar 23, 2024 2:14 am
Forum: Knife Related Q&A
Topic: celluloid
Replies: 38
Views: 3847

Re: celluloid

I try to avoid celluloid. That said, I have to admit there are some old celluloid handle covers that I find attractive. In particular, the old Candy Stripe, Glitter Stripe and what Bulldog called Duckfeather. None of the new handle materials have been able to adequately reproduce those. I am glad to...
by hardman
Sat Mar 23, 2024 1:38 am
Forum: Knife Related Q&A
Topic: Camillus USN Fixed Blade
Replies: 2
Views: 130

Re: Camillus USN Fixed Blade

Can't answer your question for sure, but in addition to being a fine looking knife it sure looks like a Case Seabee Hunter I have that I believe was made by Camillus in 2001 as a 60th Anniversary of Pearl Harbor Commemorative.
by hardman
Thu Mar 21, 2024 12:31 am
Forum: Fixed Blade Knives
Topic: Case auction knife
Replies: 8
Views: 240

Re: Case auction knife

Agree the pommel does not look like a Case pommel.

I think it is a knife with a case (sheath), but not a Case knife.
by hardman
Tue Mar 12, 2024 1:03 am
Forum: General Knife Discussion
Topic: Lets see some stag
Replies: 1210
Views: 130695

Re: Lets see some stag

That is a gorgeous CASE TESTED RalphAlsip! Simply amazing!

Here is a CASE TESTED XX USA era 5392. Followed by a Bulldog Brand Trapper.
by hardman
Fri Feb 23, 2024 8:41 pm
Forum: General Knife Discussion
Topic: Mammoth Scales Showcase
Replies: 220
Views: 28878

Re: Mammoth Scales Showcase

A custom Buck 110 FG with Smooth Mammoth Ivory.
by hardman
Thu Feb 22, 2024 3:43 am
Forum: Customized Factory Knives
Topic: Scout in Amber Stag
Replies: 10
Views: 206

Re: Scout in Amber Stag

glennbad wrote: Wed Feb 21, 2024 3:07 pm Nice! What a handsome knife!
Sure is. Just like all of BIGHEAD's creations.
by hardman
Thu Feb 22, 2024 12:33 am
Forum: General Knife Discussion
Topic: Show us some red stag!
Replies: 16
Views: 314

Re: Show us some red stag!

Finally, Case Red Stag Seahorse Whittler and another Case Red Stag Muskrat.
by hardman
Thu Feb 22, 2024 12:29 am
Forum: General Knife Discussion
Topic: Show us some red stag!
Replies: 16
Views: 314

Re: Show us some red stag!

A couple of Case Red Stag Muskrats, both with Damascus steel blades.
by hardman
Thu Feb 22, 2024 12:17 am
Forum: General Knife Discussion
Topic: Show us some red stag!
Replies: 16
Views: 314

Re: Show us some red stag!

Here are some Case R5299 1/2 Red Stag Railsplitter Jacks
by hardman
Wed Feb 21, 2024 3:32 am
Forum: General Knife Discussion
Topic: Show us some red stag!
Replies: 16
Views: 314

Re: Show us some red stag!

I trio of Case Red Stag Shark Tooth knives.
by hardman
Sun Feb 18, 2024 12:44 am
Forum: General Knife Discussion
Topic: My Ho-Made Knife Display Case
Replies: 28
Views: 581

Re: My Ho-Made Knife Display Case

Great looking display! Nice job!
by hardman
Thu Feb 15, 2024 2:05 am
Forum: Knife Repair and Restoration
Topic: Broken Back Spring 1989 Case Trapper
Replies: 8
Views: 328

Re: Broken Back Spring 1989 Case Trapper

You are right to be concerned about cleaning the Damascus blade and losing your contrasting colors. I have had some luck using WD-40 to remove some spots from Damascus and did not ruin the blade look. I also had a couple of Damascus blades that I could do some experimenting on. Both had some deep pi...
by hardman
Wed Feb 14, 2024 2:43 am
Forum: General Knife Discussion
Topic: Pyremite vs. Celluloid
Replies: 27
Views: 522

Re: Pyremite vs. Celluloid

Case once used a material on their Knif/ax combo that they called a Green Pearl Pyremite. It is my understanding that it is celluloid. That said, I have never seen a Green Pearl Pyremite handle outgas.
by hardman
Mon Feb 05, 2024 3:14 am
Forum: General Knife Discussion
Topic: Celluloid talk
Replies: 13
Views: 451

Re: Celluloid talk

Something more to consider in addition to what Ken said above: Both Nitrous Oxide gas (laughing gas) and Nitric Oxide gas are heavier than air. That means thoses gases will collect at the lowest levels of whatever container they are in. So, in a display, never store knives with celluloid handle cove...
by hardman
Fri Jan 26, 2024 2:43 am
Forum: Counterfeit Watch
Topic: Thoughts on platt brothers ELRED PA
Replies: 10
Views: 572

Re: Thoughts on platt brothers ELRED PA

30 years ago I bought a Large Congress with Imitation Tortoise Shell Celluloid handle covers that bore a Marbles tang stamp and came in a Marbles box. Although a nice knife, it was a Parker German made knife and had nothing to do with Marbles but the tang stamp and box.
by hardman
Sat Jan 13, 2024 11:46 pm
Forum: Fixed Blade Knives
Topic: Unknown CASE Fixed Blade Knife
Replies: 8
Views: 570

Re: Unknown CASE Fixed Blade Knife

Very nice, and very rare knife. Congrats on owning it.
by hardman
Fri Jan 12, 2024 1:40 am
Forum: Customized Factory Knives
Topic: My BIGHEAD Mods
Replies: 48
Views: 2903

Re: My BIGHEAD Mods

And while there are others, here is a Birdseye Delrin 3392 that Barry Mammothed up. And, a group shot of some other B H Custom Knifeworks mods. It includes a Case 6299 1/2 Railsplitter Jack in MI, a Case Kickstart TrapperLock in MI, and the very first knife Barry did for me: a Case Clasp that had ou...
by hardman
Fri Jan 12, 2024 1:30 am
Forum: Customized Factory Knives
Topic: My BIGHEAD Mods
Replies: 48
Views: 2903

Re: My BIGHEAD Mods

If I'm not mistaken, this Case XXChanger might have been one of Barry's first forays into Mammoth Tooth. Also shown is a Case Large Coke Bottle that Barry covered with Cholla Cactus.
by hardman
Fri Jan 12, 2024 1:15 am
Forum: Customized Factory Knives
Topic: My BIGHEAD Mods
Replies: 48
Views: 2903

Re: My BIGHEAD Mods

Well here are a couple more. A Case Kickstart Mid Folding Hunter that originally had 6.5 Bonestag. Looks better with the real thing. And a Case Slick Black 31 SAB that now sports some gnarly Stag. More BH Custom Knifeworks greatness.
by hardman
Thu Jan 11, 2024 3:00 am
Forum: Knife Related Q&A
Topic: Case Shield- XX Vault
Replies: 2
Views: 338

Re: Case Shield- XX Vault

That was a Vault Release knife. There were four patterns included in that release. Others included a 6250 Elephant Toe, a 6263 Eisenhower, a 61100 Large Saddlehorn, and a 62165 Pocket Hunter. The "VE" stands for Vault Entry with the month and year that pattern went into the vault following...
by hardman
Thu Jan 11, 2024 1:48 am
Forum: Customized Factory Knives
Topic: My BIGHEAD Mods
Replies: 48
Views: 2903

Re: My BIGHEAD Mods

I certainly do not mean to hijack QTcut5's thread, but I also have a number of BIGHEAD mods that I am extremely happy with. Here are just four of them. Shown are a Case Shark Tooth, a Case Texas Lockhorn, a Case Mid Folding Hunter, and a Case Large Saddlehorn. All of them have new Mammoth Ivory cove...
by hardman
Wed Jan 03, 2024 1:37 am
Forum: Knife related leather work forum
Topic: Saddle Soap--Liquid vs. Paste?
Replies: 16
Views: 2998

Re: Saddle Soap--Liquid vs. Paste?

I have had super results rejuvenating old leather with Black Rock leather conditioner. Best stuff I have ever usedFD5A520B-88A0-40D8-A876-4860A18B1651.jpegA8A89089-1993-4A2C-9B23-23BEF235BED2.jpeg I also like Black Rock. That said, it will darken light leathers. If that is an issue for you, use Cad...

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