A CHALLENGE for you.

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Nice looking ole knife T, especially the bone handles!!!
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BWT wrote:Nice looking ole knife T, especially the bone handles!!!
Thanks Bill.
I almost passed on it. When I first looked I saw only the stainless markings. I half thought it was a Chinese. Then when I turned it over I saw the Challenge. Good thing I looked closer..
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Just got some photos of this today - but it was bought a few years back when I started seriously collecting old knives...

The stamp on this Equal-End Jack is Challenge /Cutlery/ Corpn (in contrast to Challenge Cut Co) - also no Bridgeport nor CT in stamp.. See the tang stamp photo which isn't crisp on parts due to some pitting - I posted the master and pen blade stamps.. I know looking through AAPK that there are a few others (not many) with such a stamp... I am not sure but think this was towards the end of the Challenge Cutlery in the mid 1920s... Note also the pile side stamp with the number "29"... Possibly a model #? Somewhat of a mystery but the clip blade on this was also seen on others I have seen with Challenge Cutlery Corpn... This may have been the years that George Schrade at Challenge... Bone is quite nice imo... the blades while no doubt sharpened were cleaned at some point and perhaps abit more than I prefer though not aggressively buffed... 3 & 3/8" closed... Hard snapping and tight..
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Nice one Lee,one of my favorite brands. ::tu::
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A real beauty, Lee, and nice pictures. ::tu::
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Thanks Roger and Joe ::tu:: ::handshake:: ...
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That clip blade is a work of art. Love that and the bone Longblade. Here are a couple more.
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Thanks LD64 ::tu:: ::handshake:: ....
luckydog64 wrote:That clip blade is a work of art. Love that and the bone Longblade. Here are a couple more.
LD64 - Those are a couple of nice looking knives with great bone ::tu:: ::tu:: ...
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Beautiful knives Luckydog64. ::tu::
Challenge, some of the best knives you will find anywhere. ::nod::
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one I kind like
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FRJ wrote:Beautiful knives Luckydog64. ::tu::
Challenge, some of the best knives you will find anywhere. ::nod::

Luckydog, what Joe stated, very nice, Challenge made some of the highest quality knives of their time.
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Nice knife KK ::tu:: ::tu:: ...

Here's a Challenge Hawkbill with cocobolo handles.. Closed length is 3 & 7/8" so on the smaller side of pruners.. Decent condition, crisp stamp and cracking snap :) ..
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A very nice pruner, lee and a nice stamp. ::tu::
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Very nice Lee!!!
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Thanks Joe and Bill ::tu:: ::handshake:: ...
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Nice hawkbill longblade, another beautiful blade. I like that knife also Mr. Kennedy.
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Thanks LD64 ::tu:: ::handshake:: ...
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Nice Challenge pruner Lee, hard to find in that condition.

Picked up a nice 3 5/8" sheep foot Jack, bone is dyed very dark brown or black. Pen blade unusual that it is close to a full sized blade, bear trap snaps.
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Thanks John ::tu:: ::handshake:: ...

Nice find on that Challenge jack John ::tu:: ::tu:: ... I'm just guessing so please keep that in mind - but I am thinking this Challenge jack had 2 full sized blades instead of a master & pen blade when it was built - pretty cool imo 8) ... The spear blade just looks like it may have been abit longer at one point but hard to tell in photo... you know better in hand for sure... either way a NICE 8) find and score ::tu::

Note as edit - I meant spear blade not a clip blade ::facepalm:: .. I fixed it above..
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LongBlade wrote:Thanks John ::tu:: ::handshake:: ...

Nice find on that Challenge jack John ::tu:: ::tu:: ... I'm just guessing so please keep that in mind - but I am thinking this Challenge jack had 2 full sized blades instead of a master & pen blade when it was built - pretty cool imo 8) ... The spear blade just looks like it may have been abit longer at one point but hard to tell in photo... you know better in hand for sure... either way a NICE 8) find and score ::tu::

Note as edit - I meant spear blade not a clip blade ::facepalm:: .. I fixed it above..

Thanks Lee, I'm thinking the same as you, I think the pen was a full-sized blade and someone wanted a pen or broke and reshaped.
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Nice knives Joe, Lee, and John. That is a big pen blade John.
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wlf wrote:Nice knives Joe, Lee, and John. That is a big pen blade John.
John, that's the first thing I thought when I saw your knife. I have one or two of that pattern with the large sheepsfoot and large spear and I love that pattern. ____Dave
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djknife13 wrote:
wlf wrote:Nice knives Joe, Lee, and John. That is a big pen blade John.
John, that's the first thing I thought when I saw your knife. I have one or two of that pattern with the large sheepsfoot and large spear and I love that pattern. ____Dave
wlf wrote:Nice knives Joe, Lee, and John. That is a big pen blade John.

Thanks you Lyle and thanks Dave, I also love the vintage knives that have a sheepsfoot main, not easy to find, would love to see picture of your knife if you can, thanks.
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JohnR wrote:
djknife13 wrote:
wlf wrote:Nice knives Joe, Lee, and John. That is a big pen blade John.
John, that's the first thing I thought when I saw your knife. I have one or two of that pattern with the large sheepsfoot and large spear and I love that pattern. ____Dave
wlf wrote:Nice knives Joe, Lee, and John. That is a big pen blade John.

Thanks you Lyle and thanks Dave, I also love the vintage knives that have a sheepsfoot main, not easy to find, would love to see picture of your knife if you can, thanks.
My knife with two large blades is not a Challenge. I think everybody except Challenge made HS&B. I believe this one was made by NYN. Here's the only Challenge I could find with a main Sheepsfoot and a pen second. it sure is a basic knife with no frills, but I sure like it I don't remember ever seeing a Challenge I didn't like.____Dave
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Those are such good looking knives, Dave. ::tu:: How long are they?
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