I*XL means I Excel part 1.........

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Re: I*XL means I Excel part 1.........

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Willie,
What are the handles made of?
If they are jigged celluloid, they could have shrunk.

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SOme kind of jigged black plastic and they have definitely shrunk. ::disgust::
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Here is another I-XL from "Would you pay $700 for this ?" seller.

http://cgi.ebay.com/Early-George-Wosten ... _500wt_944
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What are the scales on this one? I saw one the other day, well worn and blade broken off, I left it in the antique shop.
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Got this little treasure off ebay the other day. The seller said it was her grandfather's knife. It's been well used and well taken care. The old man put a hair poppin sharp edge on it too. :mrgreen:
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Been carryin it the last couple of days. Never been a barlow fan, but I LIKE this one.
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Dang Wullie that's a NOICE one!
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