Shapleigh Hardware Co.

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I love that bit of steel at the bottom of the pen blade well.
That and many other things I love about your fabulous knife.
It is a real beauty.
Thank you for putting it in this thread, Ike. ::nod:: ::tu::
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Thank you, JP and Joe, your comments are appreciated.
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That’s a beauty Ike, nothing not to like about that one ::tu:: ::tu::
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Thanks, Bill
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Great knife Ike! Love the caramel honey colored bone handles!!

Here is my Shapleigh DE (Schrade made) pill buster. Actually Schrade calls it a Ballon pattern Jack Knife. See Schrade catalog supplement 1934 page 90.
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Another beautiful knife!
That is a beauty, Lloyd.
Is that a return of the spring in the pen blade well? At the cap.
That looks like a handful.
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Duffer wrote: ↑Wed Sep 14, 2022 11:14 pm Great knife Ike! Love the caramel honey colored bone handles!!

Here is my Shapleigh DE (Schrade made) pill buster. Actually Schrade calls it a Ballon pattern Jack Knife. See Schrade catalog supplement 1934 page 90.
Really fine example, Lloyd, wow!
Thanks for the info, as well!
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Great knife Lloyd
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Lloyd ::tu:: ::tu::
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Lloyd, Ike, simply beautiful.
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Pretty handles.
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Pretty handles and beautiful blades.

A real looker there, Keith. ::tu::
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Two DE Congress and the bottom DE is a double end single spring Jack. The peachseed are Schrade Cuts and the dark stag left one is probably Empire.
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Duffer wrote: ↑Sat Dec 24, 2022 9:29 am Two DE Congress and the bottom DE is a double end single spring Jack. The peachseed are Schrade Cuts and the dark stag left one is probably Empire.
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Just as beautiful here "Dan". :) Sorry I just had to do that.
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espn77 wrote: ↑Thu Nov 03, 2022 1:28 pm Pretty handles.
::tu:: ::tu::
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Three good looking knives, Lloyd. ::tu::

Nice show. ::tu::
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Early Norvell Shapleigh, notice the diamond etch.Haven't seen another with this etch.
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A dandy, little used whittler with handsome covers and a remarkable etch. Very nice find Roger. ::tu::

Who has seen a etch like that?
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Love the bone on that Roger. Who you think made it?
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peanut740 wrote: ↑Tue Dec 27, 2022 2:02 pm Early Norvell Shapleigh, notice the diamond etch.Haven't seen another with this etch.
Wow, Roger! That is one special knife, that etch is something!
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Duffer wrote: ↑Sat Dec 24, 2022 9:29 am Two DE Congress and the bottom DE is a double end single spring Jack. The peachseed are Schrade Cuts and the dark stag left one is probably Empire.
Beautiful knives, Lloyd, very impressive.
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luckydog64 wrote: ↑Tue Dec 27, 2022 4:24 pm Love the bone on that Roger. Who you think made it?
Empire.
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Here are two Empires that are similar to Rogers knife.
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That is nice FRJ. I really like the bar shields on premium bone.
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