Posted by: Sphinx3000
Smithsonian in pieces - 05/07/19 05:31 AM
I always wondered how a Smithsonian would look without the handle on it.
Posted by: Sphinx3000
Re: Smithsonian in pieces - 05/07/19 06:13 AM
Did it came like this from the shop? The seller on eBay say's it does. The Brass Hilt isn't drilled to fit the tang, so assuming the guard is original, maybe he is wright?
Posted by: Dirty_Water
Re: Smithsonian in pieces - 05/07/19 06:27 AM
You can see the solder line on the edge, so it didn't come that way...80's collar and scalloped butt and I'm not entirely sure that's the correct size lug for the smithsonian...
Posted by: W Polidori
Re: Smithsonian in pieces - 05/07/19 02:32 PM
Original finished looks like it was sand blasted. There's alot of pitting on that blade.
Posted by: Dirty_Water
Re: Smithsonian in pieces - 05/07/19 09:57 PM
That's NOT the original finish...
Positively, right on Scott! & it's not stainless. Buy the knife (or whatever it is)...NOT the STORY!
Caveat Emptor
Capt. Chris
For the "vintage" (if the sheath he has listed came out about the same time as the blade), I think it's a "dug-up"! Prior to certain low-lifes getting "found out", the shop used to bury all of their mis-forged, mis-stamped, faulty, etc., etc. blades in the grove. Certain individuals dug them up and sold them with a variety of "stories" (Def: LIES) about what they really were. The burial practice was canned and all blades of this nature are now cut up.
Spending all of my earlier professional life installing and servicing burglar alarms...I hate a thief!
Still do, Capt. Chris
Posted by: Dirty_Water
Re: Smithsonian in pieces - 05/08/19 07:21 PM
Old wives tales Cap, I believe burying steel in the ground would be illegal...
That's what I was told by Mr. Byrd, I believe...back in the day.
Capt. Chris