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Mike, those are wonderful shots of knives on boxes, great finds!

It's very interesting to see how similar the Central City Knife box is to the old JBF Champlin box!

I suppose those old box makers included art work to get the order.
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Thanks Derek, here is the Champlin box.
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That’s quite a knife Mike. The condition and the box puts it in a league of its own. Thanks for sharing it.
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Thanks Mike!
You have some significant boxes in your collection!
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Sweet Mike ::tu:: ::tu:: ...
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One of my Schrade wire jack BSA chow kits with the original (rough) box.
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That's cool ::tu::
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A wonderful thread with some stunning knives with boxes.
This is a Waterville box top that's been hanging on my wall for a few years with an ebony Jack Knife.
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Very nice chow kit, joeradza! ::tu::
Wow, exceptional Waterville, Barry! ::tu::
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That is sweet Barry - nice combo but love the knife ::tu:: ::tu:: :mrgreen: ....
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Barry,that is top shelf! ::tu:: ::tu::
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Beautiful knife Barry!! ::tu:: ::tu::
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I’m going to cheat on this one. I have the box but not the knife ::mdm:: Would love to find one. Cornwall Knifeworks Conn
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I have one of the BSA chow kits without the box.
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galvanic1882 wrote: ↑Mon Oct 28, 2019 5:34 pm I’m going to cheat on this one. I have the box but not the knife ::mdm:: Would love to find one. Cornwall Knifeworks Conn
Nice rare box Mike ::tu:: ::tu:: ... and like you said the knives are even more rare than the box :D ...



Nice BSA kit Jacknifeben ::tu:: ::tu:: - - probably a tough box to find but I would bet not impossible ....
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How about some Case pumpkin boxes, just in time for Halloween. Right to left, bottom to top- 3318 HP, 6275, Muskrat, 2138 SS, Moon Stone (???), R 503 SSP fixed blade, M 283-8 fixed blade, 5347 SH SP SSP Scroll, 6244 and 1977 Blue Scroll Set. I got most of those from the man who wrote the book on Case knives, literally! The pearl Copperhead came in that box, not sure if it's a match.
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Wow! What a Case collection, very nice, and what a pumpkin patch!
galvanic1882 wrote: ↑Mon Oct 28, 2019 5:34 pm I’m going to cheat on this one. I have the box but not the knife ::mdm:: Would love to find one. Cornwall Knifeworks Conn
First Cornwall box I have ever seen, hope you eventually fill it!
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Rare box, Mike! ::tu:: Looks in pretty good condition for a 100+ year old box.
I like that BSA kit, Jackknifeben! ::tu::
Redrider, to echo Ike's comment, "what a pumpkin patch"! ::tu::
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Thanks! ::handshake::
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Nice group of Case boxes 1967RedRider ::tu:: ::tu:: ...
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Thank you, Sir. Steve gets most of the credit for finding these, I had the Blue Scroll and 6244 boxes previously.
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I don't have very many old knives with boxes but I did pick up this IXL from the recent Bruce Voyles auction. It's in the "Sheffield Knives Exhibition" book. Lots of great knives in the auction. This one is 2 inches closed.
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Man I love those Case knives in the boxes!!!

Mike that's a real beauty, glad you got one!!
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ObsidianEdge wrote: ↑Fri Nov 01, 2019 1:07 pm I don't have very many old knives with boxes but I did pick up this IXL from the recent Bruce Voyles auction. It's in the "Sheffield Knives Exhibition" book. Lots of great knives in the auction. This one is 2 inches closed.
Gorgeous Mike ::tu:: ::tu:: :mrgreen: .... and that auction did indeed have some incredible knives :D ...
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Thanks Lee and Mike. There are some teeny swedges on the blades. Someone had good eyesight and steady hands back in the day.
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