All About Pocket Knives

I've been looking through all my non-TKMWWW documentation as well as through TKMWWW since Olde Cutler asked me about it in a PM and have been unable to find an EXACT match to his knife. It appears to be a 2346 from the 1950 catalog with the the small blades replaced. The 461 brought up by Thomasg f...

What was the wrong caliber? That was my tongue in cheek wise crack about it being a 9mm. Colonel Jeff Cooper said the CZ75 would be the greatest modern fighting pistol if only it were in 45acp. For the record, my preferences aside, there’s room for all the calibers at my house. I don’t discriminate...

The decoy itself measures 14" long and 10 and 1/2" high. This is considered 2/5 scale or about 40% of life size. mighty fine of you OC to keep this annual tradition alive! So if she is 40% of an adult whistling swan, these creatures are not small at 35” long and 26” tall. I had to Google ...

Thanks guys. Due to procrastinating, poor planning, and incompetent bungling I did not meet my usual date of April 7, but we will get it done in April.

It is time again for the now 6th annual Decoy Give Away. The decoy this year will be awarded on April 29, which is also National Zipper Day (???????). This year the prize will be one of my hand carved whistling swan decoys, which has been given a special "crackled" finish. All the winner n...

I got this Miller Brothers 3 inch bare head jack from Thomasg in the latest POS exchange. With steel bolsters, liners, and pins it was real rusty inside and the handle material needed replacing. The pile side had a wood scale that looked like beechwood, and the mark side inexplicably had been replac...

It could be legit but it does not show up in any of my catalogue pages from the knife maker who went west .perhaps it could have been offered in a catalogue I have not viewed .lThe frame looks to be the same the as the Mechanics carpenter knife. No.461. The covers are similar to the western pearl t...

Rockingkj wrote: ↑Sun Apr 14, 2024 4:45 pm Thanks. Trying to promote the shoot and grow participation. I love black powder shooting and the more shooters the better.

Is your group all fur trade era in costume and weapons (buckskinners), or are different historical eras represented?

I shot muzzle loaders a lot back in the 1970s. Loved those blanket shoots. Blanket is thrown out on the ground and all shooters throw out a prize on the blanket. After the shooting match is over, high score takes their first choice, second highest next and so on. Usually it is what you see is what ...

I shot muzzle loaders a lot back in the 1970s. Loved those blanket shoots. Blanket is thrown out on the ground and all shooters throw out a prize on the blanket. After the shooting match is over, high score takes their first choice, second highest next and so on. Usually it is what you see is what y...

Happy Birthday, hope you haven't been abducted by aliens!

Pin size can be determined by measuring the hole size with a drill bit.

Thanks guys.

doglegg wrote: ↑Tue Apr 09, 2024 6:51 pm

OLDE CUTLER wrote: ↑Tue Apr 09, 2024 6:10 pm The fish shield on this Imperial fish knife with the vertical USA is kind of nice for a cheaper shell handled knife. Good detail to even see the eye.

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That is a cool shield.

Thanks Floyd.

I picked this one up for a buck because the celluloid is outgassing on the pile side. In fact nothing left of it. The pile side liner likely will have to be replaced too. There is the line of rust on the back of the clip blade. The mark side seems to be fine for now. The knife is a 4 line Camillus S...

The fish shield on this Imperial fish knife with the vertical USA is kind of nice for a cheaper shell handled knife. Good detail to even see the eye.

Sharpnshinyknives wrote: ↑Mon Apr 08, 2024 11:36 pm Here are some more pictures. These my son took with his equipment. You can see the solar flares. Some are not in order, as you can tell from the sequence.

Some great photos of the eclipse. Do you have any info on the equipment used?

Exactly right. As it is now is the way your grandfather carried and used it last. If you "restore" it, then it is something totally different.

I had about a dozen chances to buy eclipse viewing glasses but passed on them because I wasn’t interested. Now that the day is here and it’s mostly sunny, I wish I would have grabbed a pair. I have several pair, but it is raining here. That's the luck of the draw. One has to beware, because some of...

I've got my rig set up, but chances are not good here. Also have a big garbage bag ready to cover it up as it looks like it may rain here soon.

Eclipse day, but unfortunately a lot of the country is going to have clouds and rain. We have heavy overcast here in Sioux Falls now. Hopefully some breaks in the overcast will let us see some thing here. We expect about 56% coverage here, as far as totality is concerned.

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lol that's great!

Well the deed is done. I drilled a 3/32" hole right thru the NY knife tang stamp. The tang is soft as butter, did not even have to use my carbide bit. Another thing I saw and should have pictured is that the master blade is on its own spring, but has a brass catchbit alongside it. I don't think...

I love a Commander size 1911! But the only lightweight 1911 I have is actually my wife’s Kimber Ultracarry, Officer’s size. I’m not a Kimber fan, but it’s a good little pistol nonetheless. What brand is yours? The light weight commander in 9mm is made by "Tisas" in Turkey. I became aware ...

I picked up this Western whittler recently in the POS exchange. My donor sent along a note that he thought this one was a fantasy knife. The only thought I have is whether the 2 smaller blades are original to this knife or have one or both been replaced with something non Western? IMG_5579.JPG IMG_5...