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@Old Engineer - Harry my friend you slipped that 85 by me! You must have been afraid I would try to trade you out of it! All are beautiful souvenirs!
Thanks, oldtymer. There's certainly some color variation from one knife to another in Case's chestnut jigged bone line, but I think all the hues look good.That's some of the nicest Chestnut from Case lately. Mini-trapper size falls right in the sweet spot
Thanks for the advice and kind words, Tom!GT, you may find them complementary... the clip works great for kitchen tasks and cutting long stretches of cardboard box, while the spear, being less pointy, is better for home and garden work. At least that is what I've experienced. She's a looker nevertheless!
Congrats, Jeff!! Stag 73s are one of GEC's most visually appealing knives, IMHO!A few days ago I picked up a used burnt stag #73 off the bay for a ridiculously low price. It went so cheap I hoped nothing would be wrong with it, but it arrived today and is even nicer than it looked. Me very happy!
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Congrats on your good fortune, lamco3! That looks like quite a handful of hugely handsome knife!I was lucky and fortunate enough to win the Wounded Warrior benefit drawing from the rendezvous.. I think this was a very generous gesture from Great Eastern Cutlery to donate such an amazing knife for this... I am very humbled to be the proud owner of this beauty......
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Great job. There's nothing like finding used not abused knives. All it takes is a little care to make better than new as you said. It makes them really feel like yours.I scooped this little fellow out of the Bay. It needed a little TLC. I saddle soaped the sheath and then added two light coats of Obenauf's. I need to learn to take before and after shots. It's pretty amazing the changes a little care can bring about.
I hit the handle with two coats of walnut oil. And took a strop to the blade,
Good as new, or possibly even better,
I scooped this little fellow out of the Bay. It needed a little TLC. I saddle soaped the sheath and then added two light coats of Obenauf's. I need to learn to take before and after shots. It's pretty amazing the changes a little care can bring about.
I hit the handle with two coats of walnut oil. And took a strop to the blade,
Good as new, or possibly even better,
Champthekid
We don't see much of Mr. Shadley's work here, Steve. I've always admired his work and he's a master of the craft. Lovely knife!