Latama 11 inch flat guard

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Peiper
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Latama 11 inch flat guard

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This is my first Latama 11 inch, flat guard. I really like the horn on this one.
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Re: Latama 11 inch flat guard

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Hi Peiper,
Outstanding horn! You have an incredibly beautiful vintage stiletto.
Thanks for posting it.
John
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Re: Latama 11 inch flat guard

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Has the horn been replaced?
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Re: Latama 11 inch flat guard

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Thanks, John.
The horn has not been replaced. The whole knife is in good condition, not just the horn. There are two small cracks in the horn on the back.
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Re: Latama 11 inch flat guard

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Amazing how a knife made in the 1940's could look so good.
It had to be a sock drawer queen.
Do you know any of the history?
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Re: Latama 11 inch flat guard

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Jackalope wrote: Mon Dec 21, 2020 4:58 pm Has the horn been replaced?
Jeff, I used to own that knife, I bought it about 17 years ago, then passed it on to a friend a few years ago. That is the original horn the only thing that was done to that knife was that it was surface cleaned. And anyone that knows me knows I didn’t clean it but it’s still a very beautiful Latama Flatguard :)
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Thanks for chiming in Salvatore.
I thought it lookd familiar.
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Re: Latama 11 inch flat guard

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Peiper, I hope you enjoy that knife for as many years as I did. I remember that rear scale with that cow patch pattern as I used to call it,good luck with it.
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Re: Latama 11 inch flat guard

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Peiper, I hope you enjoy that knife for as many years as I did. I remember that rear scale with that cow patch pattern as I used to call it,good luck with it.
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Re: Latama 11 inch flat guard

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Thanks, guys for the replies and info.
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Beautiful knife, congrats!!
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boombotz111 wrote: Mon Dec 21, 2020 5:37 pm Peiper, I hope you enjoy that knife for as many years as I did. I remember that rear scale with that cow patch pattern as I used to call it,good luck with it.
Do you know any history about the knife?
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Re: Latama 11 inch flat guard

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nice old Latama you have there peiper,Sal I think you showed me that one a few years back.
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What a nice slice of history. Hope I’m as fortunate one day. Excellent piece!
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Re: Latama 11 inch flat guard

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Beautiful horn, Don't see anything like that now.
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