"Old Knives"

[Pennlu]

Pickups from the Pigion forge knife show this spring

 

[glennbad]

This jalopy is going to get "The Treatment". Haven't quite figured out what to recover it with yet though...

 

[waynorth]

This jalopy is going to get "The Treatment". Haven't quite figured out what to recover it with yet though...


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The blade looks much better than the handle!!! Have Fun!!!

 

[Oldy]

The blade looks much better than the handle!!! Have Fun!!!

Ya you don't see that to often.

 

[Oldy]

This jalopy is going to get "The Treatment". Haven't quite figured out what to recover it with yet though...


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What cover is on them now wood or bone,really hard to tell almost looks like soggy wood.

 

[glennbad]

What cover is on them now wood or bone,really hard to tell almost looks like soggy wood.

The pile side is bone, or most of it is bone. This mark side is like putty or something that somebody used to "make" a handle.

 

[Oldy]

The pile side is bone, or most of it is bone. This mark side is like putty or something that somebody used to "make" a handle.

Like to hear from the craftsman on this particular endeavor.

 

[glennbad]

Like to hear from the craftsman on this particular endeavor.

He/she probably just wanted to make the knife useful. Sadly, not everyone cares about old beauties like we do, they just look at them as tools.

 

[Campbellclanman]

Looking forward to seeing the results of this one Glenn

 

[r8shell]

He/she probably just wanted to make the knife useful. Sadly, not everyone cares about old beauties like we do, they just look at them as tools.

I love that they can be both!

 

[Pennlu]

My favorite Remington

 

[smith357]

A Collins U.S. Army Engineers Machete from the Spanish American War.

 

[W.M.B.]

My favorite Remington
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I would really love to see more of this beautiful knife!

 

[black mamba]

Pennlu, what is the story of the long gouge below the pull on the clip master?

 

[pistonsandgears]

Recently picked up this interesting curved Keen Kutter
Still has a bit of etch on it.

 

[danno50]

Recently picked up this interesting curved Keen Kutter
Still has a bit of etch on it.

Lovely, great find!

 

[Pennlu]

Pennlu, what is the story of the long gouge below the pull on the clip master?

The line is called a blood groove.

Blood grooves consist of a long depression cut into a blade. Here's an example. It's said blood grooves channel fluids away or reduce suction when the blade is removed from flesh
The other more likely view is that it’s the blood groove is just a Fuller
A fuller is a rounded or beveled longitudinal groove or slot along the flat side of a blade (e.g., a sword, knife, or bayonet) that serves to both lighten and stiffen the blade, when considering its reduced weight.

 

[black mamba]

I've never heard of a blood groove or fuller on a folding knife, especially a whittler pattern. I could definitely be wrong, but I don't think it's original.

 

[danno50]

My favorite Remington
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Nice knife!!

I've never heard of a blood groove or fuller on a folding knife, especially a whittler pattern. I could definitely be wrong, but I don't think it's original.

It is original. Sargent’s 6th edition has a section on Remington. This knife is on page 478, a R6393. The catalog description does call it a blood groove (seems strange to me as well). On page 479 there is a R7923, also a whittler, with the same master blade. The description calls the blade a grooved sabre.

 

[glennbad]

I've never heard of a blood groove or fuller on a folding knife, especially a whittler pattern. I could definitely be wrong, but I don't think it's original.

Here's mine, although not in as nice of shape!