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Impressive. It checks a lot of boxes for you Mark beginning of course with the spear point blade.
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1967redrider wrote: Sat Nov 20, 2021 3:57 am Awesome Gunstock, Mark. ::tu::
Thanks buddy! ::handshake:: I've admire the gunstock frame for as long as I can remember but I could never find any with single spear-point blades, so when I spotted this one with a very low current bid I put it on my "Watch List" and did a last second sniper bid and won it for US$26., which was actually just a bonus because I'd have paid-up for this one if I'd had to! 8)
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Quick Steel wrote: Sat Nov 20, 2021 8:44 am Impressive. It checks a lot of boxes for you Mark beginning of course with the spear point blade.
Thank you Garry! ::handshake:: You are so correct about the blade, it was the 1st thing I noticed about the knife, and then I saw the g/s frame and bone covers and the rest is history! 8)
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Madmarco wrote: Sat Nov 20, 2021 9:03 pm
1967redrider wrote: Sat Nov 20, 2021 3:57 am Awesome Gunstock, Mark. ::tu::
Thanks buddy! ::handshake:: I've admire the gunstock frame for as long as I can remember but I could never find any with single spear-point blades, so when I spotted this one with a very low current bid I put it on my "Watch List" and did a last second sniper bid and won it for US$26., which was actually just a bonus because I'd have paid-up for this one if I'd had to! 8)

Sweet deal. ::groove::
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Quick Steel wrote: Sat Nov 30, 2019 7:08 pm A Japanese Parker with nice bone and half stops.

Here's To Hoping I Do This Right...

Hey Quick Steel, Sorry to join the conversation so late and I sure hope you're still a part of the forum because I just today found a Parker 'Buzz Tail' in my attic and yours is the only other one I've able to find, out of probably 1000 photos I've seen, on-line. Of course yours us pristine where this one I found has been well used-or at least in an attic for 20yrs. Any idea why mine and yours seem to be the only ones that exist? Is it like super rare, or one that nobody wants, or what? With my luck it'll be the latter. Also, the blade on mine doesn't lock. Is that normal or is it broken? Really any info you can offer me would be appreciated. Like maybe what is the handle made of, year of manufacture, etc. Maybe just a picture of the box they came in would answer all my questions? As I said, any info at all. Thanks a big ole bunch, in advance, fir your time.

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WeebleK wrote: Wed Dec 01, 2021 10:34 pm
Quick Steel wrote: Sat Nov 30, 2019 7:08 pm A Japanese Parker with nice bone and half stops.

Here's To Hoping I Do This Right...

Hey Quick Steel, Sorry to join the conversation so late and I sure hope you're still a part of the forum because I just today found a Parker 'Buzz Tail' in my attic and yours is the only other one I've able to find, out of probably 1000 photos I've seen, on-line. Of course yours us pristine where this one I found has been well used-or at least in an attic for 20yrs. Any idea why mine and yours seem to be the only ones that exist? Is it like super rare, or one that nobody wants, or what? With my luck it'll be the latter. Also, the blade on mine doesn't lock. Is that normal or is it broken? Really any info you can offer me would be appreciated. Like maybe what is the handle made of, year of manufacture, etc. Maybe just a picture of the box they came in would answer all my questions? As I said, any info at all. Thanks a big ole bunch, in advance, fir your time.

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Weeblek, First of all, welcome to the club. I hope you will stay around share any knife related input,photos, etc.

Mr. Parker was a big factor in knife collecting. He promoted brands with varying levels of quality. In general, there is not much collecting interest for your knife. Even less so because of the knife's condition. In minty condition like mine I would ask maybe $65. But collectors are not lined up to get one. I imagine most of them were used, abused, and discarded.

Most traditional style pocket knives are "slip joints" and do not have locks. There are a few folders that have a lock but they are uncommon.

I regret I do not have the box for this knife.
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Hey Sir, I am happy to have that much information. I hate when I find something cool and then find little or nothing online. I am also currently trying to learn about an artist for a Lithograph and I did well to even learn her name. It's like all info about her has been removed except for the way she monogrammed her work. So you've done way more than that for me and I surely do appreciate that. Do you happen to know what the handle us made of? I read somewhere, a guy had a Parker made of bone and he sanded it down and it went from used and almost damaged to a super nice knife. I thought since this blade has no signs of having ever been sharpened that Might do the same, if it's of a material that can be sanded, and give it to my grandson in a few years. I always had a pocket knife since I was about 8 or 9, and have the scars to prove it, lol, and I think every kid should have an opportunity to carve their name into at least 1 tree or picnic table. Do you agree?
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I think your handle material is stag. I have no idea what would result if you sanded it. I imagine the handle material, either stag or bone made to look like stag, has become dry and brittle over the years. I suggest you soak the handle in pure mineral oil overnight. Don't use baby oil which has chemical additives. Then clean the whole knife and polish the bolsters and blade. If you have a buffer you can get a bright shine on the blade. You would not buff it if you want to keep it as a collectible. Many collectors do not want knives that have been heavily reworked.

There are other members who know their way around a knife far better than I. Maybe they will add their ideas. Good luck and when your grandson is ready for it I am sure he will be thrilled to receive it.

P.S. I do not recommend you sand the handles, known as covers.
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Alright. I think I have all the answers I was looking for. Thank you so much for taking the time to respond to me, especially on such an old thread. Happy Christmas Season to you and yours!
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Here are some I have accumulated over the years.
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Miller Bro's wrote: Sun Dec 19, 2021 9:16 pm Here are some I have accumulated over the years.
Very nice M.B.! ::tu:: You are an obvious Parker fan! ::nod:: I'm really likin' the covers on the Wrangler and the Bulldog, both are most attractive! 8)
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Thanks Marco! ::handshake::
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I've been on a Parker kick lately. Bought 3 of versions of his Copperhead model. The first 2 are sandbar stag handles and the third is Appaloosa bone. I liked the first stag a lot but it is too nice to carry so I found the second to use every day. Evidently Standing Stone Cutlery was a knife shop in Cookeville,Tn. that special ordered a lot of etched knives from Parker. All three are very nice knives in my opinion.
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CluelessNick wrote: Tue Dec 21, 2021 5:58 pm I've been on a Parker kick lately. Bought 3 of versions of his Copperhead model. The first 2 are sandbar stag handles and the third is Appaloosa bone. I liked the first stag a lot but it is too nice to carry so I found the second to use every day. Evidently Standing Stone Cutlery was a knife shop in Cookeville,Tn. that special ordered a lot of etched knives from Parker. All three are very nice knives in my opinion.
I agree totally Nick, ::handshake:: all 3 ARE very nice knive! I think Parker's are some of the coolest reasonably priced knives on the market today. I have a few in my collection and a couple of them are favorites of mine. I really like how they do their bone covers, they just have that old rustic appearance which I find quite attractive. There is some controversy going around about Jim Parker's business practises, but putting that aside he sure made some great knives! The stag covers on your top 2 knives ain't too shabby either! Great find! 8)
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Thanks Mark.
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Calling All Parker Collectors ... I don't mean to boast too much but my brother was a collector of all brands by Jim Parker knives for over 40 years starting in the 1970's. I believe he has one of the biggest collections of Parker Custom, Jim Parker Signature, Parker Brothers, Parker & Son, Parker-Frost, Parker-Edwards, Parker-IMAI, Parker Cut. Co., Parker USA, Frost Cutlery, American Blade, Eagle Brand, Bulldog, Case with the exception of Jim Parker's son at Parkers' Knife Collector Service. He literally collected thousands of Parker knives through the years ... fixed blades, folders, razors and limited edition matched number sets. He now has dementia and I am working on liquidating his collection through my member store.
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Real nice ones y’all are showing here Weeble, Miller Bro and Nick!
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Have these two Parker/Frost's. Both made by Schrade in 1978. A Johnny Muskrat (1978-3) and Trapper (1978-4). Also a Wostenholm I-XL said to be reissued by Parker-Japan. J.O'.
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Here are a few of my brother's more unusual Parkers.
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    WeebleK wrote: Wed Dec 01, 2021 10:35 pm 16383980980873563903608363999700.jpg
    WeebleK wrote: Wed Dec 01, 2021 10:34 pm
    Quick Steel wrote: Sat Nov 30, 2019 7:08 pm A Japanese Parker with nice bone and half stops.

    Here's To Hoping I Do This Right...

    Hey Quick Steel, Sorry to join the conversation so late and I sure hope you're still a part of the forum because I just today found a Parker 'Buzz Tail' in my attic and yours is the only other one I've able to find, out of probably 1000 photos I've seen, on-line. Of course yours us pristine where this one I found has been well used-or at least in an attic for 20yrs. Any idea why mine and yours seem to be the only ones that exist? Is it like super rare, or one that nobody wants, or what? With my luck it'll be the latter. Also, the blade on mine doesn't lock. Is that normal or is it broken? Really any info you can offer me would be appreciated. Like maybe what is the handle made of, year of manufacture, etc. Maybe just a picture of the box they came in would answer all my questions? As I said, any info at all. Thanks a big ole bunch, in advance, fir your time.

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    Hey WeebleK ... that is a Parker Cut. Co. EK-14FM/JK-14FM S. C. Wragg Sheaf Island Works Replica Folding Bowie w/Stainless Steel Blade & Sambar Stag Scales

    A rare and magnificent knife made for Parker Cut. Co. in Japan between 1985-1986. It is an historically accurate replica of the famous bowie knife made by Samuel Wragg, the master knife maker in Sheffield, England during the 1830s and 1840s.

    These knives were made as part of Jim Parker's American Historic Series. Plans were for 1200 of the surgical steel blade versions to be made but there is some doubt that all were made. The knife features Sambar Stag Scales w inlaid bar escutcheon, a fancy relief of the Louisiana seal on the pommel & pinched & grooved bolster. The large blade is engraved with "Fort McCoy" and the small blade is marked with the Parker Eagle Logo. The tang is stamped with Parker Cut.Co., Eagle Logo, Hand Made / Surgical Steel, Made in Japan.

    This is a large, heavy knife:
    Blade Length: 4-7/8 & 2 5/8
    Closed Length: 6 1/8
    Overall Length: 11

    Here is one I have for sale at www.allaboutpocketknives.com/brotherskeeper
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    I have a few Parker's
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    ::welcome:: to AAPK, cx! ::handshake::
    Beautiful group of Parkers you've got there!
    This one would go nicely alongside of your Bali, don'tcha think?
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    That would look good with my collection.
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