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This afternoon I'm adding this "FRANKENKNIFE" to my wire-jack collection. I was wondering how long it would take for one of these to emerge. It's only three pieces, the handle, the blade and a pin. Or, in this case, a nail. When I saw it, I knew that I had to have it. It has the normal wire handle/frame. The blade however, is a L F & C (Landers Frary & Clark) USA blade. I don't believe that this was an attempt by the seller to deceive potential buyers. I think that somewhere in the history of this pocket knife, a previous owner broke two different pocket knives and rather than buy a new one or new ones, he put the surviving parts together and made this one. But.......who knows for sure. Anyway, I cleaned it up a bit, took some pictures and here it is.
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Yes definitely a blade replacement, the pin is a cut down nail!
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That guy was raised during the Depression! Bless him! J.O'.
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Interesting repurpose. Looks like it could have been made to be a whittler. Neat find. ::tu::
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Papa Bones wrote: Fri Mar 05, 2021 7:43 am Interesting.....
Thank you Smitty.🍻
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New_Windsor_NY wrote: Thu Mar 04, 2021 11:14 pm This afternoon I'm adding this "FRANKENKNIFE" to my wire-jack collection. I was wondering how long it would take for one of these to emerge. It's only three pieces, the handle, the blade and a pin. Or, in this case, a nail. When I saw it, I knew that I had to have it. It has the normal wire handle/frame. The blade however, is a L F & C (Landers Frary & Clark) USA blade. I don't believe that this was an attempt by the seller to deceive potential buyers. I think that somewhere in the history of this pocket knife, a previous owner broke two different pocket knives and rather than buy a new one or new ones, he put the surviving parts together and made this one. But.......who knows for sure. Anyway, I cleaned it up a bit, took some pictures and here it is.
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That is an interesting addition to your collection Skip. I'm guessing that the wire jack frame was used in that way many times due to its easy access.
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joeradza wrote: Mon Mar 08, 2021 2:08 am That.....
Thank you joeradza.🍻
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B/W conversion of a large spearpoint
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joeradza wrote: Mon Apr 05, 2021 1:15 am B/W.....
VERY nice, joeradza! ::tu:: ::tu::
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Yes sir, another fine addition. ::nod::
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This afternoon, this pocket knife became my most recent addition to my wire handle/frame, pocket knife collection. It's a GEO. SCHRADE, single blade, wire handle/frame, hawkbill pruner pocket knife. It needed some cleaning. I took some pictures and here it is.
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New_Windsor_NY wrote: Wed Apr 07, 2021 11:52 pm This afternoon, this pocket knife became my most recent addition to my wire handle/frame, pocket knife collection. It's a GEO. SCHRADE, single blade, wire handle/frame, hawkbill pruner pocket knife. It needed some cleaning. I took some pictures and here it is.
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Another nice addition to your WireJack family. ::tu:: ::tu::
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Papa Bones wrote: Thu Apr 08, 2021 3:00 am Another.....
Thank you Smitty.🍻
Not the best looking one in my collection.
But, for the price.....
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Yesterday, this pocket knife joined my collection. It's a GEO SCHRADE, single blade with fish scaler, wire handle pocket knife. It is in GREAT condition and required no cleaning. I took some pictures and here it is.
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That one looks brand new Skip. What a very good looking knife. ::nod:: ::nod::
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doglegg wrote: Sun May 02, 2021 6:13 pm That.....
Thank you Floyd.🍻
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New_Windsor_NY wrote: Sun May 02, 2021 6:11 pm Yesterday, this pocket knife joined my collection. It's a GEO SCHRADE, single blade with fish scaler, wire handle pocket knife. It is in GREAT condition and required no cleaning. I took some pictures and here it is.
::tu:: ::tu:: That's a nice one Skip. Excellent condition.
Sometimes I Sit and Think ::hmm:: .... Other times I just Sit
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I'll sharpen it for you, but I don't give out band-aids!!

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Papa Bones wrote: Sun May 02, 2021 9:38 pm That's.....
Thank you Smitty.🍻
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Oldies but goodies.
I’ve never carried or used the fish knife (middle) but the clip and the spear have seen extensive use. I have to check and see what steel was used in these because they get very sharp . And that’s coming from someone whose sharpening skills are so so at best.
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joeradza wrote: Wed May 05, 2021 7:06 pm Oldies.....
TERRIFIC TRIO joeradza!
::tu:: ::tu::
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New_Windsor_NY wrote: Wed May 05, 2021 8:21 pm
joeradza wrote: Wed May 05, 2021 7:06 pm Oldies.....
TERRIFIC TRIO joeradza!
::tu:: ::tu::
Thanks Skip. I have a weakness for the beaters. I don’t know why, but maybe the simple construction matches up with a well ued piece of steel.
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The Michael Jackson wirejack. “Beat It”
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joeradza wrote: Sun May 16, 2021 1:58 pm The.....
That's a BEAUTY, joeradza! ::tu:: ::tu::
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New_Windsor_NY wrote: Sun May 16, 2021 6:33 pm
joeradza wrote: Sun May 16, 2021 1:58 pm The.....
That's a BEAUTY, joeradza! ::tu:: ::tu::
Thanks Skip. I have a thing for beaters. It’s sharp too.
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I like it. ::tu::
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