treefarmer wrote: ↑Sun Apr 07, 2024 6:55 pm
The mailman came by Saturday with a box tied to a pole stickin' out the window of his car. "What in the world is all that about?", I asked him. He said, " It's a box for you, sure does smell strange!"
Orvet has struck again! Dale passed on some interesting "stuff" in his contribution to the 2024 POS Exchange.006.JPG008.JPG
Identifying the pile of poo from the top down and left to right:
On tiop a Queen #20, 1972, well used with a cracked handle on mark side.
Under it a Queen BO-6 doesn't seem to fit the POS idea.
The large knife is Russell Green River blank that Dale put together, a user for sure!
On the first multiple line, a wooden handled single blade, 1/2 stop that will bite you, marked only DIR.
The 2nd knife is another wood handled single blade advertising knife made I believe by or for Shapleigh Hardware St. Louis, advertising some brand of shoes. Still trying to decipher the faint letters embossed in the wood.
The 3rd is a Hammer Brand shell 2 blade.
2nd row begins with a Ka-bar 2501, decent knife, except for the HONGKONG stamp that automatically secures a POS rating.
Next to the Ka-bar is a fine POS, an Imperial camp/scout shell handled knife missing the bail.
3rd knife on 2nd row is another Hammer Brand, it's a "wanna' be Camillus 72", with Delrin handles. Certainly doesn't fit the POS description, decent knife.
3rd row begins with a military knife, stamped U.S.MARINE CORPS, it is missing the bail, the main blade, a spear can't be accessed until you open the screwdriver/bottle opener. It would be a real POS except is is a USMC knife. Semper Fi. Bro Dale!
A decent small sockman, a Purina advertising knife, is in excellent condition except someone has ground the tang stamp off.
The last knife on the 3rd line is an Imperial metal frame BSA single blade made by Imperial. It has already been presented to the local Scoutmaster!
Bottom row has a Bear & Sons USA metal framed/handle lockback shaped similar to a Case Sodbuster, another knife that doesn't deserve a POS rank.
The center knife on the bottom row has no stamp but is a slanted bolster serpentine jack, another decent knife.
The last on is a new RR (has the Ryder not Rider) on the shield, it is called a Coal Miner #RR1284. similar to a Case 6217.
Thank you, Dale. It was like Christmas opening your box!
Treefarmer
