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Post by stormmaster on Dec 15, 2019 22:45:17 GMT
the vince evans folder is so neat, already got an edc and i am so tempted
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Post by Deleted on Dec 30, 2019 14:25:25 GMT
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Post by Deleted on Jan 4, 2020 0:58:13 GMT
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Post by Jordan Williams on Jan 4, 2020 1:08:27 GMT
Going for that 1830s sabre you posted in the last update... but man that is tempting. Saw it last night and was wondering how legit it's description/title was.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 4, 2020 1:53:58 GMT
You'll see other examples of the nco saber running closer to $1000. I'd not go much more than $600 for it. Mine was a bargain and was being ignored entirely. That one I scarfed was on ebay and the seller was www.jjmilitaryantiques.com/He runs stuff on ebay as www.ebay.com/usr/bayoking? He has been quiet lately but when he lists stuff, it is usually prime. I have bought three swords from him so far. The saber you are watching is someone (Jan) worth bookmarking. He was/is liquidating sword author Richard Bezdek's collection. The listed saber looks really good and a notch over the sword I bought for cutting (from bayoking/J&J). I have an eagle I bought from Jan several years ago. Cheers GC
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Post by Deleted on Feb 13, 2020 2:12:12 GMT
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Post by Deleted on Feb 15, 2020 4:57:28 GMT
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Post by Deleted on Feb 16, 2020 19:15:54 GMT
Obscure and a bit awkward lookin', an early Steketee knife. The folded steel quite impressive. Worth a followup if one adopts this. The price has come down substantially. A great camp knife possible or just as a collectible. I have too many fingers in the fire as I write, or I would be all over it. www.ebay.com/itm/US-Custom-Hand-Made-STEK-Craig-Adam-STEKETEE-Fighting-Damascus-Knife/401647724195?There is another Steketee I have watched through a few other owners now that is similarly under priced but that one I won't link. Another I've written about in the past is the name Voorhis. That one may be gone tomorrow Cheers GC
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Post by Deleted on Feb 17, 2020 7:28:00 GMT
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Post by Sir Thorfinn on Feb 17, 2020 15:28:43 GMT
Thanks for updating!
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Post by treeslicer on Feb 20, 2020 22:16:51 GMT
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Post by Lord Newport on Feb 20, 2020 22:21:33 GMT
Would be neat to see a video of you testing it..
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Post by howler on Feb 20, 2020 22:27:56 GMT
Thanks for pointing out Cavalier coming down. This has me interested enough to bump an old thread discussion.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 22, 2020 23:58:01 GMT
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Post by treeslicer on Feb 28, 2020 8:59:56 GMT
Warning to one and all--DON'T buy this "Anglo Saxon No Mans Land" pattern sword from any reseller, the way the hilt is assembled could be dangerous. I found this out while removing the hilt to replace the grip with a shorter, smaller diameter one. and shorten the tang to fit (making the grip length historical). Inside, the bone, brass washers, and wood grip fit and finish is awful, and compensated with glue. The tang threading to attach the pommel and upper guard isn't fully cut to depth, and stripped during removal. The upper bone segment had cracked and loosened slightly during further testing, BTW, after what I said in the New Acquisitions thread. I'll be saving the blade (which is good as described elsewhere), but shortening the tang, drilling through the upper guard and pommel to accommodate peening, and replacing the grip with one of leather-and-rayskin wrapped oakwood. The reseller gave me a refund. I can't recommend the sword, though, the hidden assembly work was abysmal.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 28, 2020 12:16:02 GMT
If you have it apart, you could a;sp spend a little time, even if just with a file, and move the blade shoulders up.
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Post by Dandelion on Feb 28, 2020 13:31:35 GMT
Warning to one and all--DON'T buy this "Anglo Saxon No Mans Land" pattern sword from any reseller, the way the hilt is assembled could be dangerous. I found this out while removing the hilt to replace the grip with a shorter, smaller diameter one. and shorten the tang to fit (making the grip length historical). Inside, the bone, brass washers, and wood grip fit and finish is awful, and compensated with glue. The tang threading to attach the pommel and upper guard isn't fully cut to depth, and stripped during removal. The upper bone segment had cracked and loosened slightly during further testing, BTW, after what I said in the New Acquisitions thread. I'll be saving the blade (which is good as described elsewhere), but shortening the tang, drilling through the upper guard and pommel to accommodate peening, and replacing the grip with one of leather-and-rayskin wrapped oakwood. The reseller gave me a refund. I can't recommend the sword, though, the hidden assembly work was abysmal. The old "too-good-to-be-true" thing, eh? If one could get a reliable source from that corner of the earth...
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Post by treeslicer on Feb 28, 2020 15:22:16 GMT
If you have it apart, you could a;sp spend a little time, even if just with a file, and move the blade shoulders up. I'm looking at different alternatives. The blade, guards, and pommel are all usable, probably because they weren't made by the small company that did the finish grinding and assembly. It's very similar to the situation one gets into with some of the Longquan swords. I believe this to be the assembly shop. In the pics, there is no sign of a forge, just crude grinders, timurenterprises.trustpass.alibaba.com/?spm=a2700.details.cordpanyb.4.161c2f0acLvRyr
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Post by treeslicer on Feb 28, 2020 15:44:31 GMT
Warning to one and all--DON'T buy this "Anglo Saxon No Mans Land" pattern sword from any reseller, the way the hilt is assembled could be dangerous. I found this out while removing the hilt to replace the grip with a shorter, smaller diameter one. and shorten the tang to fit (making the grip length historical). Inside, the bone, brass washers, and wood grip fit and finish is awful, and compensated with glue. The tang threading to attach the pommel and upper guard isn't fully cut to depth, and stripped during removal. The upper bone segment had cracked and loosened slightly during further testing, BTW, after what I said in the New Acquisitions thread. I'll be saving the blade (which is good as described elsewhere), but shortening the tang, drilling through the upper guard and pommel to accommodate peening, and replacing the grip with one of leather-and-rayskin wrapped oakwood. The reseller gave me a refund. I can't recommend the sword, though, the hidden assembly work was abysmal. The old "too-good-to-be-true" thing, eh? If one could get a reliable source from that corner of the earth...
One that stands out readily from the hundreds of PK sellers on Alibaba isn't a great recommendation for sourcing from PK, though.
The place that I ordered from is a USA based reseller, and their source is a warehouse about 300 km from me. Much different from ordering by surface sea shipping. Anyway, this model I got, however crummy otherwise, has the wide fuller I wanted. Most of them don't.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 29, 2020 3:43:25 GMT
This feller may be a lurker or coincidental but he just posted three more of the Gilbreath folders www.ebay.com/sch/swordfinder1/m.html?He also has swords bayonets and a host of other knives from decades ago you would be hard to find all in one place.
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