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frank2104
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A&K

Post by frank2104 »

Hello all.Here is an oddball tangstamp.A&K was a hardware store out of Ohio. Beautiful horn scales and 33cm.Does anyone know about when years made or any other info?Thanks for looking.
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john
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Your knife looks like it’s in great condition. If I had to guess, I’d say late 1950s. Someone with more knowledge than me will be giving you more info.
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jim d,
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According to SOI, it was "a Clevelander named Billstein"

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hearandgone
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Very nice find and with really beautiful scales. 👍
TazmanTom
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Re: A&K

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Here's a different A&K mark, different font looks like. On an 18cm picklock. Knife is original, untouched, and heavy for an 18cm.
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rock-n-roll$$$$$$
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man that is my kind of picklock, very good find.
Fishtail Picklock
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That's a real all-around "sweetheart". Scales, condition, all nearly perfect. I LOVE IT! 8) :mrgreen:
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