A CHALLENGE for you.

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No where near being in the same league as some of the knives that have been shown in this thread but figured I would share the three Challenge knives that I have. Have always had a thing for the brand and look forward to seeing more examples of what they produced. Hopefully I'll manage to snag a couple more for my collection along the way!
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Additional Challenges ensued..
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Only Challenge toothpick I've ever run across.
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Eye Brand Man wrote:Only Challenge toothpick I've ever run across.
That is one sweet toothpick Eye Brand Man ::tu:: ::tu:: .. like you I never saw a Challenge toothpick - the bone is classic Challenge jigging and blade looks be be not abused ! Great score in my book ::tu:: 8) ... Congrats on that one...
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LongBlade wrote:
Eye Brand Man wrote:Only Challenge toothpick I've ever run across.
That is one sweet toothpick Eye Brand Man ::tu:: ::tu:: .. like you I never saw a Challenge toothpick - the bone is classic Challenge jigging and blade looks be be not abused ! Great score in my book ::tu:: 8) ... Congrats on that one...
Thanks LongBlade :D . It has a little blade loss from sharpening but not to bad. The blade looks to be nearly full length which is unusual for these thin toothpick blades. Normally they've been tipped at some point in there life. Bone handles are great. No chips or splits. And blade snaps good open and closed.
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One of my best finds ever probably
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What a beautiful knife Pile Driver . You should definitely be proud of that one .
Always looking for Mint pre war scout knives
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Thank you, here is a better picture that isn't bleached out
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Hard to find a better one PD. ::tu:: ::tu::
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This may be the only one I have.
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A confused "Challenge" knife. I suppose they couldn't decide which stamp to use on this knife. Very readable C.M McClung & Co Knoxville, Tenn. Maybe another stamping on it also but I cant figure it out, Probably Just not struck correctly & they tried a couple times to get it right, lol. At least we know Challenge did make CM McClung knives & If not mistaken so did Miller bros.
Most challenge knives dont have this stamping as you guys know, Looks pretty wild huh!!
Cool knife too me as you guys know I love the ODD ball stuff
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Love the stamp on that last one! Here's my challenge knives so far..
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FRJ wrote: Fri Jul 08, 2011 5:34 pm And another one comes slidin off the ol conveyor belt of financial missgivings.

Aw, but it's a duuuuzy.

And instantly one of my favorites. 3 1/2", with half stops, and brass liners. I'm giddy!
Now lets see.........where did I put that stone.............
I have almost exactly that except for the short pull on the blade which is rarer?
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::tu::
I saw your knife LDF, it's very nice.
The knives are quite similar.
A Challenge is a great knife.
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Here is a nice little jack I got at the knife show recently.
Celluloid covers at 3 inches closed.
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Here is a serpentine pen I got at the same show. 3 " closed.

A little sweety!
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Very nice Joe,beautiful knife ::tu:: ::tu::
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Thank you, Bill. ::tu::
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Nice one Joe ::tu::
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Hey, thank you, Roger. ::tu::
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Nice finds, Joe! ::tu::
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Thanks, Dan. ::tu:: ::tu::
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Couple of beauties Joe, the serpentine mop is something else.
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Nice "Sunday go to Meeting" knife Joe. I'm guessing that one sat in a drawer 6 days a week. ____Dave
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Thank you, John and Dave.

Dave, you are probably right about that. ::nod::
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