Who's into S & M?

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Harness Jack #1

Dave

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Harness Jack #2

Dave

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Harness Jack #3

Dave

[FRJ]

What beautiful knives you're posting, Dave.
Love that real punch.
Nice to see you posting here.

[wlf]

You are the man Dave. And so it began.

[Madmarco]

Those are some fine knives, Dave, thanks for sharing them with us!

[doglegg]

You are the man Dave. And so it began.

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[Sharpnshinyknives]

Those are all beauties Dave. I like that harness jack pattern. S&M made some of the finest.

[QTCut5]

Harness Jack #1

This one gets my vote. That jigging is incredible!
Good show, Dave

[knowtracks]

Some lovely Pearl....

Dave

[knowtracks]

The only bone cover on HJ #2

Dave

[Ivoryman]

Wow Dave, beautiful line up, fabulous bones, what a show.

[Madmarco]

Some lovely Pearl....
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Dave

There's an upset oyster out there somewhere, Dave, he's wondering where his home went!
Stunning MOP!

[QTCut5]

Here's an unusual S&M "Humpback Jack" I picked up recently. I say it's unusual because I've never seen one quite like it before. The humpback frame looks similar to the S&M Premier Humpback Lock Back Whittler pattern #043081 (examples can be found in this thread by searching "humpback"), but the smaller bolster isn't as small and pointy as the corresponding bolster on the Premier Whittler. The seller said this was a "factory sample" (although it's not marked as such) that never made it into production. However, I wonder if perhaps it's actually a factory 'frankenknife' that was cobbled together from leftover parts at the Queen factory around the time it was shutting down (a while ago I posted another suspicious Queen knife that likely falls into that category). Eager to hear what others think if anyone cares to weigh in.

[QTCut5]

I should also point out that the blade (2.5”) looks too short for the frame (3.5”).

And what’s the deal with those exposed pins inside the blade well? That doesn’t look at all like typical S&M quality construction to me.

[Rookie]

I should also point out that the blade (2.5”) looks too short for the frame (3.5”).

And what’s the deal with those exposed pins inside the blade well? That doesn’t look at all like typical S&M quality construction to me.

I'd vote for Frankenknife on that one. It's not ringing any bells for me to resemble anything I have saw before.

[Sharpnshinyknives]

For awhile after S&M closed down there were all kinds of parts being sold on eBay that people had bought at the auction. My guess is this was assembled from those parts by someone. The way the pivot pin can be seen on the bolster is a give away for me. I haven’t seen many factory assembled knives come out with those so visible. It’s an interesting knife. That’s my 2 cents.

[RedRaiderRick]

I scored this S&M Barlow. It's a 2018 model with the associated problems. However I'm a fan of the brand and is knife is part of their history. On top of that it has the gnarliest stag I've seen.

[JerseyMustang]

Good morning
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[Madmarco]

Good morning
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And the top of the morning to you as well, JM, beautiful S/B you have there. Also, to AAPK!

[doglegg]

Good morning
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