Old Cattle Knives

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Beautiful bone and knife, in great shape, Duffer! ::tu:: ::tu:: ::tu::
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Awesome Cattle knife Lloyd ::tu:: ::tu:: ... Just a beauty from bone to etch etc - they don't get much better :) ...
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Lloyd,that it a dandy! ::tu:: ::tu::
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That is much of a knife, Duffer! ::tu::
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Great knife Lloyd!
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Another real beauty, lloyd.
Congratulations on that one.
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Nice find, Lloyd, awesome etch on a beautiful knife! ::tu::
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Man that's a beauty Lloyd!! ::tu:: ::tu::
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D) All of the above

Sweet one, Duffer!
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You just made my day, thanks for sharing.
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Paul and Lloyd nice knives. Wonder who made the HS&B?

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Here's an old H. Boker & Co. 4 blader.
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Great old knife, Greg! ::tu::
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danno50 wrote: ↑Mon Apr 13, 2020 3:48 pm Great old knife, Greg! ::tu::
Thanks Danno! :D
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danno50 wrote: ↑Mon Apr 13, 2020 3:48 pm Great old knife, Greg! ::tu::
Agreed! I like that 'un!!
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Sweet oldie Greg ::tu:: ::tu:: ...
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Thanks Steve and Lee! :D
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Paul, Lloyd, and Greg....... ::tu:: ::tu:: ::tu::
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Cattaraugus 42179. Three back spring, 3 7/8 inches closed.
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Doc B, Lee, Roger, treefarmer, Paul, Joe, Dan, Mike, Steve, JK Ben, Harold and Ike thanks for your kind comments on my HSB branded cattle knife!

As to who made it? I am thinking Camillus. Anyone else have any thoughts on the maker?

Greg and JK Ben—beautiful 4 bladers ::tu::
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Paxton & Gallagher Omaha NE
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Knifegnome, that is a wonderful example of the pattern ::tu:: ::tu::
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knifegnome wrote: ↑Sat May 09, 2020 1:51 am Paxton & Gallagher Omaha NE
That's a sweet one, fo' sho'!!
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Beautiful knife and in such nice condition, love the bone and bolsters too knifenome ::tu:: ::tu::
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Another nice knife ::tu::
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