23cm Rosco Greybeard
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23cm Rosco Greybeard
For your consideration, a few pics of recently acquired Rosco nine-incher. The seller said he found it sitting on a beam in a basement he was remodeling. Looks like he hit it with some fine steel wool, and I oiled the pivot and rubbed a little wax on the horn, but otherwise it appears unmolested by man or beetle.
The blade was coarsely sharpened in its heyday, maybe with an electric sharpener, judging by the rough primary plunge grinds , but it's still mostly full. It sits deep 'n' centered, straight 'n' tight, no active rust or pitting, and everything works as it should.
I love that skunky-lookin' front scale, and the rear scale has a lot of movement and depth depending on the viewing angle. I know some people would have this ol' boy cleaned up, but I really like the patina, particularly once the nickle silver reverts back to grey.
The blade was coarsely sharpened in its heyday, maybe with an electric sharpener, judging by the rough primary plunge grinds , but it's still mostly full. It sits deep 'n' centered, straight 'n' tight, no active rust or pitting, and everything works as it should.
I love that skunky-lookin' front scale, and the rear scale has a lot of movement and depth depending on the viewing angle. I know some people would have this ol' boy cleaned up, but I really like the patina, particularly once the nickle silver reverts back to grey.
Last edited by Corvus on Mon Apr 01, 2019 12:29 am, edited 1 time in total.
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Re: 23mm Rosco Greybeard
WOW, nice looking old stiletto! Hope you got it like you stold it too.
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Re: 23mm Rosco Greybeard
It's another beauty Rick! Appears we watch the same channels on the Bay TV lol...I'm sure many of us do. I'm also happy to see it's a tad bit bigger than 23mm lol. Nice score!
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Re: 23mm Rosco Greybeard
Thanks, guys.
LOLz! Fixed it. (Wadda dumb ass I yam)JulesVane wrote:It's another beauty Rick! Appears we watch the same channels on the Bay TV lol...I'm sure many of us do. I'm also happy to see it's a tad bit bigger than 23mm lol. Nice score!
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...lol. I just figured it was a very short knife, or a very thick knife lol. But, it's really nice!
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Re: 23mm Rosco Greybeard
Eh, not really. Let's just say I paid a little more than the cost of a new, similarly-sized Walt's swivel-bolster. I can deal with that.sammy the blade wrote:WOW, nice looking old stiletto! Hope you got it like you stold it too.
Re: 23cm Rosco Greybeard
I wondered who picked that one up. Great score!
Looking for those un-repairable, lost cause stilettos.
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Re: 23cm Rosco Greybeard
I wouldn’t polish that one up either ! It’s gorgeous just like it is ...
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Re: 23cm Rosco Greybeard
good score,nice size,as a owner of many old picklock's,, keep this baby as is.
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Re: 23cm Rosco Greybeard
Beautiful knife
Re: 23cm Rosco Greybeard
Great looking picklock!
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Thanks again for the comments. I'm really enjoying the, I dunno...mystique of this particular knife. It feels solid and heavy (4.5mm) and just exudes the passage of time. It's probably older than I am, and I ain't no spring chicken.
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Corvus
Thats a great old Rosco .
Love the horn on both front and rear scales and the build quality is great on these
Real pretty knife....Congratulations mate.
gravknife
Thats a great old Rosco .
Love the horn on both front and rear scales and the build quality is great on these
Real pretty knife....Congratulations mate.
gravknife