easy opener
easy opener
Picked up this 4 line, brass liners, long nail pull.easy opener.
it has good bones on it.
when i reshape the main blade.
and buff out the dents in the bolsters.
i think it will make a good EDC
thanks for looking.
it has good bones on it.
when i reshape the main blade.
and buff out the dents in the bolsters.
i think it will make a good EDC
thanks for looking.
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My, my, my. Look at that bone. Is that a beauty or what?
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Rough around the edges, but like you said, still a great user! At least on yours, the bone is intact. Mine has had the spear blade modified to a crude clip point, and half the bone is missing on the pile side. Guess it's time I started messing about with Acra-Glas.
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well i spent a after noon. in my shed.buffed the bolsters, reground the blades.
to what i read in a old book.
called parrot beak style.
point to stab , then broader to slice.
any one else heard of this knife blade grind?
the only thing i dont like is the bail.
can hit the blade . when closeing.
and the snaps are wicked. no wobble.
any idea of age ?
thank you.
to what i read in a old book.
called parrot beak style.
point to stab , then broader to slice.
any one else heard of this knife blade grind?
the only thing i dont like is the bail.
can hit the blade . when closeing.
and the snaps are wicked. no wobble.
any idea of age ?
thank you.
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Nice work on that one Richard! The interesting "parrot beak" primary blade looks, to me, a little bit like a wharncliffe blade. Like Jerry said, it does have beautiful bone scales. If the bail bothers you, it can easily be removed. Just grind off one of the pin heads and then carefully tap or push the pin out gently with a thin punch (smaller than the hole in the knife). Of course, if you do this you will have a glaring, empty hole sitting there on each side that will have to be patched. I can't see the tang stamp in your pictures, but if it is a "4-liner", I believe that would place it in the early 1930's to mid 1940's period.
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One of my favorite models of knives. And that one is enhanced greatly. Love what you did to the blade and love the bones.
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......great job on that one!!!!.............. ...............
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These are quite commonly seen and are very well made, very pleasing to own. The vast majority have been used, not easy to find an unused example.
I had about 50 of them, all from ebay with an average price ~ $25. I posted about my collection of these either here or on BF ? and right away ebay prices went up with a lot more people bidding for them.
About 4-5 ? years ago i sold nearly all of them to a well known ebay seller.
If you keep looking you can find examples with better blade condition, but then you don't get the fun & satisfaction of working on the blades.
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I had about 50 of them, all from ebay with an average price ~ $25. I posted about my collection of these either here or on BF ? and right away ebay prices went up with a lot more people bidding for them.
About 4-5 ? years ago i sold nearly all of them to a well known ebay seller.
If you keep looking you can find examples with better blade condition, but then you don't get the fun & satisfaction of working on the blades.
kj
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Very, Very Nice Job Richard! Love at first sight, Lust at second look!
Those scales are like a Home Run with bases loaded! And your reshaping of that main blade turned out perfect! Such a beautiful ol' HOK now! Congrats!
Those scales are like a Home Run with bases loaded! And your reshaping of that main blade turned out perfect! Such a beautiful ol' HOK now! Congrats!
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It soy-ten-ly is!!jerryd6818 wrote: ↑Fri Jul 24, 2020 12:09 am My, my, my. Look at that bone. Is that a beauty or what?
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......"something just don't look right"...........(red skelton) with the handles???...one side appears to be black????................ ...............
Re: easy opener
Thank you all for your kind comments.
one side of the bone is much lighter.
i have other bone knives like this.
i think it is from being left in the sun .
maybe on a truck dashboard ?
but for $6 bucks i am well happy with it.
one side of the bone is much lighter.
i have other bone knives like this.
i think it is from being left in the sun .
maybe on a truck dashboard ?
but for $6 bucks i am well happy with it.
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Richard, that’s my kind of knife. What an old Beauty.Carry an Old Catt , and Cam W/ Bones as EDC .That Era of knife is the best there is for the money to. JP
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It is fairly common with old knives to have one bone handle darker than the other. Bone takes up dye variably so even in factory pieces of bone slab vary in amount of color. The person responsible for hafting the knife did not spend time searching for 2 matching pieces. And sometimes one side can get a little bleached if left exposed to sun for a long time.
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It's an awesome looking knife & for that price it was a steal! Especially after you reworked the blade!
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