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It appears the top one is a synthetic jigged to look like bone whereas the bottom one appears to be genuine bone with a different style of jigging.
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We had both of those as children. (I had the #608 and my older brother Gary had the #677). During road trips, mom would routinely borrow my #608 to prepare bologna sandwiches.jerryd6818 wrote: ↑Mon Nov 09, 2015 4:27 am I have a #8 Melon Tester and a #677 Melon Tester. Both with faux pearl handles.
OLDE CUTLER, I like you Daddy Barlow!! I have one that I use around my shop and it is a great knife in my humble opinion. Nice sawcut bone. I paid 24 dollars.for mine at an antique store and I can tell you it's worth every penny to me. Here is mine.OLDE CUTLER wrote: ↑Tue Nov 30, 2021 7:23 pm I picked up a couple of Sabre knives over the weekend at a gunshow for $7 total. One is a daddy Barlow 5" OAL, and the other is a number 5 jack, 3 and 5/16" OAL. The daddy Barlow is sawcut bone handled, and the #5 jack is bone handled with the familiar Sabre criss cross jigging on the bone. Both are in decent shape and I will be using them for EDC.
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Who are you calling "old-timer"? We were buying these knives at the Sprouse-Reitz Variety Store on King's Boulevard in Corvallis, Oregon in 1967-1968 at $1.29 each. Wait... that was 53 years ago. (Damn, I'm getting on in years).Reverand wrote: ↑Wed Dec 01, 2021 10:32 am Great knives!
I knew some old-timers who wouldn't buy Japanese knives. They both fought against in the Pacific theater during WWII.
But I have a few, and most are well made and affordable knives. I buy them anytime I find them cheap, but that is getting harder to do all of the time. I think people are beginning to appreciate these knives more as time goes on!
Haha! I was born in 1967, and I am already a grey-haired old man! But I am thankful for each day.Captain O wrote: ↑Sat Dec 11, 2021 4:07 amWho are you calling "old-timer"? We were buying these knives at the Sprouse-Reitz Variety Store on King's Boulevard in Corvallis, Oregon in 1967-1968 at $1.29 each. Wait... that was 53 years ago. (Damn, I'm getting on in years).Reverand wrote: ↑Wed Dec 01, 2021 10:32 am Great knives!
I knew some old-timers who wouldn't buy Japanese knives. They both fought against in the Pacific theater during WWII.
But I have a few, and most are well made and affordable knives. I buy them anytime I find them cheap, but that is getting harder to do all of the time. I think people are beginning to appreciate these knives more as time goes on!
Heck, boy, I was preparing to begin my career in mimicry/comedy when you were still in your mommy's arms and drinking formula! (In 1968 I performed for my 7th-grade class party (condoned by the Faculty of Highland View Junior High School).Reverand wrote: ↑Sat Dec 11, 2021 11:21 pmHaha! I was born in 1967, and I am already a grey-haired old man! But I am thankful for each day.Captain O wrote: ↑Sat Dec 11, 2021 4:07 amWho are you calling "old-timer"? We were buying these knives at the Sprouse-Reitz Variety Store on King's Boulevard in Corvallis, Oregon in 1967-1968 at $1.29 each. Wait... that was 53 years ago. (Damn, I'm getting on in years).Reverand wrote: ↑Wed Dec 01, 2021 10:32 am Great knives!
I knew some old-timers who wouldn't buy Japanese knives. They both fought against in the Pacific theater during WWII.
But I have a few, and most are well made and affordable knives. I buy them anytime I find them cheap, but that is getting harder to do all of the time. I think people are beginning to appreciate these knives more as time goes on!
Seriously though, I was thinking of my uncle and my father-in-law, both of whom served in the Navy in WWII.
I don't blame them, but at the same time, I have no problem buying Japanese knives.
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Here is a Monarch scout knife that I got off of eBay this week. The shield was missing, so I made one out of a worn Old-Timer shield (I flipped it over and ground it to fit). It has a little blade rub from the punch, but looks to have never been carried or used. As I said before though, it is getting harder to find these cheap nowadays.
cody6268 wrote: ↑Mon Nov 30, 2020 2:23 am I have a beat-up Peanut my Grandad have me around here somewhere.
Here's one that was likely made by Ulster or Schrade. USA-made and Swinden construction. Blade is identical to early production 881 and 8OTs. Handles are brown/tan jigged Delrin.
Tang stamp is "SABRE" over "USA" on the mark side, and "SABRE" over "MONARCH" over "231" on the pile side.
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