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What can you tell me about this knife.

This Ulster knife is supposed to be a Boy Scout knife.

However, somebody has boogered it up. They ground away part of the scale and cut a groove under the shield.

Were they trying to make a counterfeit BoyScout knife? Were they trying to remove the shield from this knife to put on another? You can see the shield was either not put on this knife good or was pried up trying to get it off. Maybe trying to rehandle it?

What do you think?

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Permalink Reply by G.I.Jason on February 21, 2015 at 21:57

to me it looks like they were trying to get the shield off to maybe make a new handle, then put the shield back in the new handle.

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Permalink Reply by Jan Carter on February 21, 2015 at 21:58

I think the same, they may have been trying to rehandle it

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FeaturedPermalink Reply by Charles Sample on February 21, 2015 at 22:01

They sure messed up a fairly nice knife.

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Permalink Reply by J.J. Smith III on February 22, 2015 at 0:11

Check this out, Charles...http://www.scoutknives.net/index.php?option=com_content&view=ar...

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Permalink Reply by Steve Hanner on February 22, 2015 at 8:57

Thats a good find right there JJ...Nice work!
J.J. Smith III said:

Check this out, Charles...http://www.scoutknives.net/index.php?option=com_content&view=ar...

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FeaturedPermalink Reply by Charles Sample on February 22, 2015 at 9:57

Thank you JJ. I just wish the knife wasn't messed up.

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Permalink Reply by Jan Carter on February 22, 2015 at 12:28

you know, you just never see the white handled ones

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In MemoriamPermalink Reply by John McCain on February 22, 2015 at 14:58

Charles, if you want to try and salvage yours- I have a parts knife you can have-- It has 2 missing backsprings, bail is bent, blades are in rough shape and frame is bent near the bail-- However, the scales and shield are in fine shape, although the scales appear to be thinner than yours-- Anyhow-- here are pics of it-

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Permalink Reply by Jan Carter on February 22, 2015 at 16:22

Together they may make one fine rebuild

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Permalink Reply by j d on February 23, 2015 at 4:00

I got mine in 1969 when I was a scout I wasn't fond of the lanyard ring so I broke it off , chances are some twelve year old thought he was going to make yours a 'springer' JD