Originally Posted By: oneshot onekill
it's nice to see signs that a blade was carried in harm's way, but I think a "new" 50 year old one has its merits as well.

Mine is also 50 years old--it was my go-to car knife. It's been sharpened a couple of times, and lived in my car trunk in its sheath for twenty years, before I "retired" it and replaced it with a Ka-Bar a number of years ago. Even after all this punishment, it still looks pretty "new."
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