Personal “Bullet” Crusade

Yes RAN…I am talking to you. I have a goal…a personal goal…But before I tell you that goal I must show/ask you something.

Does this do anything to you?

Or this my friend….Does this stir anything in you?

Yes John indeed it does stir some emotion but I'm not sure its appropriate to describe the sensation happenng in my nether regions

I confess I have not always been a huge fan of bullet knives
I adore the patterns and the antique bone is as beautiful and precious to me as absolutely any other material

Silly as this may sound I find the shield throws me off just
enough...(though I am kicking myself for passing on a sweet stag 1123)

but I am warming rather quickly ..keep posting images like these you'll have a bit more compitition in the pit!

I have my fingers and toes crossed that your Goal will be to send me a Bose Bullet to get me to see the light

I have had my fill...Its your turn.
I Just wanted to make sure that this knife, the knife that made me do back flips, did something for you...more to come

well after playing Ice hockey for the first time in a few years Backflips aint happening ...but that Knife may have started a fire!..keep em coming brother keep em coming!

oh yes oh yes oooooh..... em.uh..sorry..

Nice one

The Remington Bullet…especially this pattern, kept me awake at night when I first got around them. When you mention you weren’t “that wild about Bullets” it was like sticking a bamboo shoots up my finger.. So maybe, just maybe, I can show you some cool knives and you can at least say…Hey..I kinda like those bullets now.

Around the 1920’s…like 1922 the R-1128 (cocobolo) first appeared and the others followed in its path. I think the Remington company was cranking out somewhere like 10,000 knives a day at their peak. The Bullets where the cream of the crop…They made these knives up until 1940.

What it would be like to see mint ones of these in a hardware store..that really sounds like a cool time to live. Harley-Davidson was in it infancy and you could purchase a Thompson Sub Machine gun ..Mail Order!

14 Bullets they say…Ok here they are
I could not start my learning curve without knowing what they were, so I made a chart. I scanned, cut and pasted this together awhile back to give some idea what the heck is going on. The only knives not here are the R-1305, which is the same as the R-1306, but in bone and the R-1128, a cocobolo R-1123.

So YOURE the guy that put that sheet together. Very nice work John. Thanks for posting it. Nice learning tool.

Yep...that was a while back. It looks good printed out ....laminated. I did another Chart...but thats for a future post

Dang..check out that 1613!! Thats gotta be a hard one to find.

This is the kind of Schooling I Like...and unlike 30 years ago you all have my undivided attention...apples are in the mail
School is in session!

Ok ..ring the bell

Then in 1982 Camillus produced a R-1123 Bullet for the Remington corporation for one year. This started a whole new ball rolling. A ball was rolling, but for many of us it was not the same ball. They were nice knives but the bone was not bone…and the steel was not carbon and very soft, and they defiantly did not have the same walk and talk. I believe the EPA put the smackdown on the dying process of “killer” Bone…and that's why today it’s hard to get that phenomenal color of the old bone…so they choose to put “plastic” on as scales. Oh the shame!

Enough about the knife….Something else came out in 1982 that hit home for me…more than the knife. An artist, L.W. Duke, painted a painting called “Bad time for a Snag”, a sales promo for the knife. What a great scene and made me feel as though I had to have a R-1123.

Nine posters in all, one each year, with different Bullets depicting how a Bullet can save your life…Great Stuff!!! Hope you like this one as much as I do. Am I getting anywhere here?



A book by Mel Brewster, “Remington Bullet Knives” is my source. It’s a nice little book that shows all the knives and posters.

Anyone got any pics of a original R-1143 (no.13 in the Bose catalog) or a pic of a Bose R-1143...I like the simple lines of that pattern its similar to a Backpocket.

RAN...I am not feeling like I am getting thru to you…No Response…
You need another Bullet Fired at you?

Hmm I'm staring to appreciate the lore,mystique and deserved stature amongst hunters and collectors alike
But John...
Lock and load and STK!!

This may hurt..you tell me?

Hurt so good!!!

When it comes to bullets…many people have attempted to make “their” version or reproduction. I have seen some of these things…and they have scared me! All I can say when I see them is…“that's just wrong”.

I am not trying to offend any makers here…but I just have a fondness for accuracy of bullets. You can’t make these better!

When it comes to reproducing these fabulous knives…no one does it better that the guys in Wilfred Indiana. So…with that in mind…Are you ready to see a work horse?

KILLER STAG!!

I have to say it is....where is that stuff today???...I need some

Allright John you have me on the ropes...my corner is on the ring apron White Towel in Hand ..they want this stopped
But I'm stubborn see ..its Mano e Mano here I wanna see if you can put your money where your mouth is
"Float like a butterfly sting like a bee"...Well Sting me..give me your best Shot!!!

I will, but first Trevor wanted you to see one last poster….he feels like this at school on a daily basis…well not really…It’s a great poster and its his favorite..



So…do you see how important these Bullets are?

So, we have had 2 days of great information. Love the bullets, but John - it is time.........Ready, Aim, FIRE!!!!!

I will....I promise...Tomorrow Edge...until then here is an ancient post.

Remington Bullet Reproduction

and this one

R-1128...a rare Bullet

Purdy cool. Thanks for posting

John Ring the bell ..lets get it on!

Let's talk Bone first.. cuz I know you love that stuff. My question is about the shield. Are you feeling any different? I am ringing the bell...can you hear it?



btw..there are pins in that shield

Can you hear me?...is this talking to you?


How about you edge?

The Bone does match well...I guess you're not feeling the love? I have failed

.....I am searching for Words...
the Shield...how ignorant my words..it LEAPS out at you it SCREAMS of taming a wild land,of who's got your back in a Jackpot!
I am a Converted member of the choir..Amen brothers AMEN!

Thank you my friend....now I feel as though I dont have to kick my dog, beat my wife and sell my kids.

Here is the Work Horse I wanted you to see...440V...made to be used



Killer Stag.....my Rant is over

John Consider me a convert!!
But a Man must put up or Shut Up..Sooo..My Contribution as a new member of the faithful



This just Walked and talked through the door...what a knife!

We are now brothers...in blades

Hey.....I want to be a brother.....pick me...pick me!

DDDDDD DANG!! Ok..Now I need one! Just make mine a single blade

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14 Bullets they say…Ok here they are
I could not start my learning curve without knowing what they were, so I made a chart. I scanned, cut and pasted this together awhile back to give some idea what the heck is going on. The only knives not here are the R-1305, which is the same as the R-1306, but in bone and the R-1128, a cocobolo R-1123.

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