Ronnie and Ron,
As for the #2-5, it looks to me like it has been refinished in some way, notice how the depth of the grinds towards the hilt are way uneven? It appears to me also at the P of the etching there is a definite 1/16 differential in the polishing, and the solder has been hit (by a polishing wheel perhaps?) and has left an indelible imprint in the solder line. Also to note, I have never seen the RMK etching to run in a vertical line as our machines render this impossible. NOT saying that it hasn't happened somehow, I just don't see HOW.
---DW---
Scott,
Great observations and all absolutely relevant with respect to what the shop was producing 10, 20, 30 and possibly even 40 years ago. However, you go back any further and you start seeing examples of aesthetic abnormalities and the results of Bo saying "we'll make it your way"!
Check out the uneven choil cuts on this circa '48 2-5:
I've seen hilt's with actual solder nodules and good size holes:
Spacers that were "smeared" after being ground and polished:
Excesss pitch left on the handle after after it extruded out the pin hole:
Ivory handles that were left rough ground:
Totally custom one-off knives:
"If" Bo agreed to etch the word PAUGUK verticle to the blade, he would have had to do it one letter at a time and this would account for the letters not lining up exactly. I'm not saying that this 2-5 is a product of the shop as we see it without any doubt. Just that it is IMO, certainly possible and can't be ruled out given the era.
PS to Cap: Yeah, can't rule out the "kit" either.
Best,
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