Oh what stories they could tell!

The Remington Corporation and the knives that they built have influenced the U.S. cutlery industry more than nearly any other manufacturer. From the time America was settled, to the end of WWI, American knife companies struggled to compete with Britain and German imports, but events that occurred during and after the First World War led to a great change in this phenomenon. Unprecedented opportunities arose, and Remington stepped up to seize the moment. In the process, they created some of today's most prized collectables. In an ironic twist, the next World War played the greatest role in ending the company’s domination of the industry.
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Remumc
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Oh what stories they could tell!

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A friend gave me this 5 blade sowbelly at the April OKCA show in Eugene Oregon. I had a lot of fun showing it off to the Remington guys. All serious Remington collectors want a 5 blade sowbelly right? I don't know where this came from or its history but I suspect that it had to have belonged to a farmer that repaired everything and kept going until it was used up. The handle scales have been replaced with solder and the blades have been sharpened a million times. Then the old guy bought a bench grinder and really worked the knife over! The blades still all walk and talk and all are tang stamped. It still shows some milling on the nickel silver liners.
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pearlroosterman
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The owner got all of his investment back and then some!! Lol
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Lostvalley
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Got a great history that we will never get to know
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FRJ
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Talk about an "honest old knife".
That's a beauty. ::tu::
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