Vintage Barehead Jacks

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A couple more jacks.
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Very nice, Joe! ::tu:: Don't know how you keep coming up with so many great knives.
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Lots of beautiful jacks there Joe ::tu:: ... that Thomaston looks like a handful!!
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Awesome knives there Joe! Something about an old wood handled jack being so utilitarian but still surviving in such great condition flips my switch.
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I really like those, Joe . Especially the tidioute cutlery jack ::tu:: ::tu::

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Thanks for your nice comments, guys.
I'm glad you enjoy these old knives as I do. ::tu:: ::tu::
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Joe those are both A+. ::tu::
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Thanks Peanut .......... a real compliment coming from you ........... ::tu::
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Some spectacular knives, thanks for sharing.

These are my only qualifiers, A Case 31 and a Union, I think. The tang stamp on the Union is faint.
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Those are nice ones, Steve. ::tu:: I really like those older Case 31's.
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Joe, that Thomaston looks great!

Steve, the Case has beautiful colored handles. I could eat it right up. ::drool::

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Thanks BT and Dan. I did remember I had another bareheaded jack, its my EDC, a Xmas gift from my wife a few years ago. I guess Barlows count? It isn't vintage though.
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Here's an old Lawton Cutlery Co. Chicago. 3 1/2". 1/2 stop and strong spring.
Very nice old knife.
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Beautiful ebony teardrop, Joe! ::tu::
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I see who my competition was on that one now. That's a pretty one Joe. Congrats!
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Thank you, Mel and Gregg.

Gregg, they're like taxies, another one will come along ....... TAXIE!!! :lol:
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I hear you Joe. I got my income taxes done a couple days after I bid on that and when I saw what I owed Uncle Sam I had to suspend all further bidding for a bit.
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Somebodys got to pay for those Mad magazines and marching powder the president seems to be using.
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Absolutely! We've got to keep those politicians comfy. If they had to make their own money most of them would starve to death.
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Picked up this Dwight Divine & Sons at a small knife show yesterday,
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John, that small show sure coughed up some fine knives. ___Dave
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Thanks Dave, it sure did, prices were reasonable also.
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Beautiful old jack, John! ::tu::
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Nice Ulster, John. ::tu::
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Sweet knife, John. Great bone on that one. ::tu::
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