I dunno how ancient you may be...but keep in mind that life is short, nasty an' brutish...with heavy emphasis on the short! 5 years may sound like...
What a beautiful human...such a loss.
Very interesting an' informative, Robert...I had no idea it was such a complex an' controversial subject, especially down under. Thanks!
My first exposure to the shape was in a Tavern near San Diego in 1963. Beer was served in it; it held a quart, an' was called a Schooner, an' sold...
Every time I see one of those serpentine blades, I get a spooky sense of what it might feel like to absorb that length in my precious carcass. Its...
Curious...but hella crude!
Welcome here...you'll be in good company!
That's it, folks...the blacksmith Nailed it! Thank you all!
First, it is Ricasso. The knife was made by Kinfolks Inc. That does sound familiar, thanks! Somewhat similar in appearance, but quite different...
'Tis very lovely...Thanks!
My first thought was an association with a Fraternal organization...but I'm not so sure, after reviewing all these posts an' links. I would have...
Thanks, komo...the blade profile, an' its edge, are very good but there is some moderate rust-pitting, on the left face particularly, from...
Years ago, when I acquired this knife, I was told a name for the MOP-looking plastic that makes up this grip. It may have been a Kinfolks...
The blue cord looks hand-braided, to me...an' at least 6-strand at that!
Doubtful, imho.
The gouging in pic 4 makes my skin crawl! My opinion is that the lack of any mark (aside from the mon in pic 5) rules out any significant age, or...
I seem to recall that Manganese in glass will fluoresce...
Institutional...very far above our heads. Part of the commission to design an' produce, say, 100 place-settings of that pattern would have been...
That's a good call! I'm not tiny-pieces skilled, so it'll be for someone into makin' or fixin' jewelry...chop it up into reasonable pieces, add...
There's 15 feet of it, all in one chunk. It weighs about a gram per inch, which is ~2 1/2 links. The short piece is 2 1/2" long. I had hoped for...
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