Robeson belt punch parts

[QGofLake]

Does anyone need Robeson parts? I've got this heavily used belt punch jack. Blades are quite shot and the back scale is missing a big chunk. But shield, front scale, bolsters and liners are good. If anyone can use this, send me a pm and will get this to you.

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PM sent.

[QGofLake]

PM sent.

Package is on its way.

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PM sent.

Package is on its way.

I received this and after looking it over I may try to fix it. Needs a punch/awl blade. Robeson pattern # would be a 626382. The broken bone on the pile side can be fixed with AcraGlas. The immediate question that comes to mind though is what does the B P as stamped on the shield mean?

[QGofLake]

A person on Facebook offered that BP stands for Belt Punch. That was also said in another forum.

[eveled]

Have we ever seen the initials of the model name on a shield before? I don’t remember seeing that before. I think it’s just a persons initials.

Plus I think it’s a harness jack.

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Have we ever seen the initials of the model name on a shield before? I don’t remember seeing that before. I think it’s just a persons initials.

Plus I think it’s a harness jack.

Couldn't be a person's initials. If you look closely, the letters are stamped deeply into the shield. So the shield would have been stamped before it was put on the knife. To stamp the letters into the shield on the knife that deeply would have broken the bone handle material.

[eveled]

Good point. I was thinking engraved, but they do look punched. So done before assembly.

[edgy46]

Somewhere I have that knife with that shield.
It is in about that same condition. That belt punch idea is possible.

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Somewhere I have that knife with that shield.
It is in about that same condition. That belt punch idea is possible.

I need to either find an awl to repair the knife, or make one from 1095 barstock.