AmenThought it's time this thread got a little bump.View attachment 1712026 This one will be in my pocket for the weekend. Hope everyone has a happy new year
Cool find. I wonder if the spey could be re-ground into something useful. A short straight edge, maybe?I've never been accused of being the brightest bulb. I was fishing around in the "bay" a few weeks ago and saw this cool looking LF&C pattern. The pattern really struck me as odd, with the blade choice and the triple springs. Other than the chunk out of the spey blade, it looked all there, so I grabbed it. Once in hand, I had my "duh" moment and realized that it closely resembles the #29 pattern. In my defense, I wasn't really that into the 29, so that's probably why it didn't ring any bells until I was able to look at it more closely. I'm surprised that while it is a 3-springer, it's not overly heavy or bulky.
In reviewing the early pages of this thread, I saw where someone mentioned the 29 might have been based of a Winchester black box. I also saw someone posted an excellent Henry Sears. I guess we can add this one to the ancestors of the 29 pattern as well!
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Possibly a thin coping blade, right? I know a guy that welds blades, but I'll probably keep it factory for now.Cool find. I wonder if the spey could be re-ground into something useful. A short straight edge, maybe?
I could do that. The chipped out blade IS kinda growing on me though...Could do a blade delete and remove the spey.
The M&G variant even borrowed the “flesh” etch.I've never been accused of being the brightest bulb. I was fishing around in the "bay" a few weeks ago and saw this cool looking LF&C pattern. The pattern really struck me as odd, with the blade choice and the triple springs. Other than the chunk out of the spey blade, it looked all there, so I grabbed it. Once in hand, I had my "duh" moment and realized that it closely resembles the #29 pattern. In my defense, I wasn't really that into the 29, so that's probably why it didn't ring any bells until I was able to look at it more closely. I'm surprised that while it is a 3-springer, it's not overly heavy or bulky.
In reviewing the early pages of this thread, I saw where someone mentioned the 29 might have been based of a Winchester black box. I also saw someone posted an excellent Henry Sears. I guess we can add this one to the ancestors of the 29 pattern as well!
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That is a very nice piece of osage there.... if the other side is even close to that in character.... wow....Polished Osage Orange
The pile side is pretty nice also…That is a very nice piece of osage there.... if the other side is even close to that in character.... wow....
I am really coming to appreciate the chatoyance that much of the osage exhibits... it can take you by surprise at times.