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Does it strike anyone else that this doesn't look like a particularly comfortable knife? Maybe that explains why it wasn't used much. __________________ God bless Texas! Now let's secede!! |
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Interesting find. And 'made completely of the early Iron-rich type of steel,' is this the seller's way of describing shear steel, crucible steel, or what? Last I checked, all steel was iron-rich Someone enlighten me, please
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maybe he meant to say carbon rich. I would like to hold this one to see how it feels.
__________________ "Many are chosen, but few are Pict" "The doer alone, learneth" NT Neo-Devo |
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I just visited the thread by Buddy Thomason on 1 million dollars worth of bowies (in this forum) and looking at his photos, I wonder if this knife is really old. The mottled patina on this one is really uniform, not like the look of those authenticated old bowies at all. I may well be wromg, but this one looks like it has been aged uniformly by some etching process.
__________________ "I want to play with your poodle" Lightnin' Hopkins, long ago Steve Hayden steve4663@gmail.com Aztec, NM |
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I'd like a Tutorial Please! The patina does look a little on the contrived side. The rust on the knife seems on the surface without any pitting except the guard. I did not notice any wear on the point or the cutting edge either, is that a comman trait for such knives? What would you expect to find on a true period piece and what's a good way to rule out a replica?
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Not to say that it's a fake, but I can reproduce that finish with mustard out of my refridgerator and 00000 steel wool. He also mentions the whitesmithing on the knife, but makes no mention of silver anywhere on the it (a whitesmith is a silversmith, historically). Bidders beware!
Todd Last edited by Todd Robbins; 10-13-2004 at 09:22 PM. |
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That does look like a mustard patena. Good eye Todd. I don't want to buy it, I wanna copy it!!!!
__________________ "Many are chosen, but few are Pict" "The doer alone, learneth" NT Neo-Devo |
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This is the third time this one has been relisted. Dude is gonna have to settle sooner or later.
ebay item (click4pic) __________________ "Many are chosen, but few are Pict" "The doer alone, learneth" NT Neo-Devo |
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