A CHALLENGE for you.

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Here's my only Challenge. Wish I had a bucket full of them. A nice little tipped bolster sleaveboard. 3 1/16"
Still a very solid knife.
You guys have some beautiful knives. Thanks for sharing and thanks for looking.
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Nice one, Joe! :)
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nice Joe . you got to bring some more home to CT. ::super_happy::
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Thanks, Kathy and Paul. She's short but sweet.
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Good looking little knife, Joe ::tu:: .
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::drool:: ::drool:: ::drool:: ::shrug::
don't own one yet..but I want to!
Nice pieces, all of them! ::tu::
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Thanks Willie,
I hope to own more of them.

Go Catt, go!
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Funny thing about Challenge knives. Up until about a year and half ago, you could buy 'em all day long for around 30 bucks for a REALLY nice one.

Times have changed.

Maybe I need to think about selling off some. :roll:
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Owd Wullie wrote:Funny thing about Challenge knives. Up until about a year and half ago, you could buy 'em all day long for around 30 bucks for a REALLY nice one.

Times have changed.

Maybe I need to think about selling off some. :roll:
its a very sought after brand.but i would hold out. 8)
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I've got a big ol Challenge jack that I EDC. Snaps like a bear trap and keeps an edge.
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Owd Wullie wrote:I've got a big ol Challenge jack that I EDC. Snaps like a bear trap and keeps an edge.
::nod:: good choice of knives
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Sadly, I don't own a single Challenge knife........yet. You guys are sure showing up with the goods and I appreciate you sharing them with the rest of us. Those are great examples of some fine old American made cutlery. ::tu::

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My two Challenge knives.
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::tu:: nice Danno ! there super collectable
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paulsvintage wrote:one more Challenge for this thread :)
DO some research on THE BIRD ARCHER COMPANY. Pretty interesting.
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Here's big old jack, over 4" closed. Re-pinned somewhere back in the day. Tight as drum and snaps like its supposed to.
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It still had pocket fuzz and pieces of grass inside it when I got it. Looks like blood stains on the main blade.
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Owd Wullie wrote:
paulsvintage wrote:one more Challenge for this thread :)
DO some research on THE BIRD ARCHER COMPANY. Pretty interesting.
two nice swedges on that one Wullie, i think bird archer made chemicals to clean boilers
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Thanks Paul. Wullie, you have some very nice Challenges.
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Very handsome knife there, Willie.

I've got one comeing UPS. Of course there has to be a darmn holiday in the mix. Will post pictures when I can.
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Here is a neat old Challenge lockback, it is missing the folding guard, but I still like the knife.
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::tu:: thats a great old Challenge . a lot of them are missing swing guards by now
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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.............
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::tu:: Joe glad to see you got another nice CT. made beauty.
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Thanks Paul,
it really is a great knife.
Actually one of my favorites now.
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Here's my only Challenge. Appears to have brass bolsters. Slim.
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