Customized Sunfish/Elephant Toe Nail or ????

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Customized Sunfish/Elephant Toe Nail or ????

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This one caught my eye on the bay. I'm just wondering if is a pattern 50 that someone "customized" or another pattern that I'm not familiar with? I can't believe it simply wore down that way.
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UGH!!
Knives and grinders just do not mix well.
Poor knife.
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Somebody gutted that sunfish! ::td::
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Customized? More like butchered.
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Like someone tried to turn it into a weird Canoe pattern, or they really wanted an easy opener.
Either way, a knife world crime.
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The old Preacher used to say, "It's might thin coin that don't have two sides". Looks like the knife is well used and probably bought to use as a tool so it apparently it made somebody happy even if it does break our hearts. ::hmm::
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I think your right treefarmer. Someone made it to fit there taste or purposes and although I'd never do that to such a nice knife & it is almost a crime to any knife enthusiast, I would buy it as an EDC/Work knife or for a tackle box, tool box, or even as a tool for cleaning & fixing up other abused knives if it was cheap enough. ::tu:: :mrgreen:
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It could also be used as a parts knife if it was cheap. ::hmm:: ::tu::
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Wanted a canoe and couldn’t afford it at the moment. Had a grinder. Lol.
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Rocketman wrote: Fri Nov 29, 2019 4:50 pm Wanted a canoe and couldn’t afford it at the moment. Had a grinder. Lol.
I will bet it started with just a grinder and a dream!! lol
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OLDE CUTLER wrote: Fri Nov 29, 2019 7:03 pm
I will bet it started with just a grinder and a dream!! lol
I bet your right OC.
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