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. Billyfish ~ Thanks SO much for that link! My tomahawks tick virtually EVERY box on the criteria list at the start of page 3; the only possible exception is that the blade edges of the iron hawk are slightly rounded. Other than that, I believe that both hawks hit every single mark. This now indicat...

. I hope these are acceptable as "blade" items, despite not being knives..... picked them up at the flea this morning..... The wooden-handled piece could have been used as a general-purpose tool around somebody's farmyard, lumber mill, etc. This was probably known as "belt axe" back then -- I'm gues...

. UPDATE: The Jean Dubost company folks say that they did not produce this knife. They feel that it dates to the 1930s and was not intended as a working tool for a wine steward; but rather as an accessory for a well-dressed gentleman, because it was made very thin so as not to cause any unsightly br...

. I have only ever known the Jaguar / Black Cat / K55K .... never heard of the ‘Otter’ -- but all the Mercator knives are marked ‘Otter’ now – no mention of the Jaguar or Black Cat any more. You can find it on other sites, though: https://www.knifecenter.com/item/K55/otter-mercator-solingen-k55-blac...

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Okay, I take back at least some of the snarky remarks about the French....
I just got an email from the Jean Dubost company, so the message DID go through!
They requested photos, which I have sent. Stay tuned for developments......
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They pre-engraved it for you..... it stands for "Bob P." -- pretty darn thoughtful of them......
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. Sorry for any confusion..... it's a manual folder -- not automatic. Otherwise, I would have posted in the "Switchblade knives" category. Thanks for the kind comments..... I seldom buy antique manual folders, but this was so nice that I couldn't pass it up. LD57 ~ Possibly the blade wear might supp...

. Yesterday I purchased ( $ 45) an antique knife with the blade marked "cassenoix" ("nutcracker" in French) and "Dubost" with an image of a nutcracker. The handles are of metal -- possibly a lower grade (.800) of silver, but this is not certain. The handles are embossed with ornate designs of gryphi...

. My age also explains my fetish for Black-n-White photography porn. jerry ~ The early "risqué" print items are interesting and amusing.... I have a small collection of "Tijuana bibles" and similar items. For those unfamiliar with these -- take a look.... https://www.tijuana-bibles.com/tijuanabible-...

. That is a composite of genuine abalone pieces glued together to form a larger piece. Bill, the surface appears to show at least eight separate pieces on the reverse side. However, I've looked at the edge of the scale with a 5x lens and then a 60x lens, and I can't find any lines or break marks on ...

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Photobucket won't display for me.... can you PM
some pictures of the Piranha to me? Thanks!
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. I picked up this knife a few months ago. Recently I showed it to a Jewelry Person to seek advice on preventing the abalone from drying out and cracking over time. "I don't think it's abalone," she told me. "I think it's paua." Um.... what? I had never heard of it. She spelled it for me, and told m...

. On a somewhat related note: a flea contact of mine informed me yesterday that he has recently prurchased 60 (!!!) switchblades specifically because he knows that I am a serious collector and would be very interested. That was posted on April 11th..... since then, the guy sold me exactly ONE transi...

. There seems to be more interest in this odd style of knife than I would have thought! Earlier this summer, I bought a group of six knives that included a 1970s reissue of the 1916 Aerial -- according to Mark Erickson's book (page 29) only about 800 of these re-issues were made. I'm wondering wheth...

. I rest the knife in the base of my three fingers, with the glass breaker touching the base of my pinky, the blade pointed up. My thumb is furthest from the actuator and then I just flick it up with my thumb. Either your thumbs are a heck of a lot stronger than mine, or the resistance on my button ...