George R Naugle posted a status.

Looking at a knife on Ebay. An antique fixed blade made by C R Loney. Any thoughts? https://www.ebay.com/itm/326962657631

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  • Kevin D

    Thoughts?  Are you sure?

    There are several things that I am asking myself.  Now admittedly, I don't know much of anything about that brand...

    Most of all of these things are probably easily answered by the most cursory research.

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  • Kevin D

    ugh...   I just saw it has about an hour left...

    questions that I just dont know...

    *  blade length is only 4½" long.  Seems short for a bowie to me.

    *  The blade shape makes me wonder if it is a full blade.  I dont know what a full blade shape is supposed to look like.

    *  The handles scales look pretty tight to the full tang.

    *  The pins look like they are sticking out more than I would have thought.

    *  The stamping on the blade looks pretty good.

    *  The main bevel on the blade look like it has been subjected to a grinder at some point.  On older knives, that seems fairly common though (unfortunately).

    Good luck!!

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  • Kevin D

    Did you get it?  :)

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  • George R Naugle

    No, I didn't.  Probably for the best.  Anyway, I thought it might be an interesting addition to my collection.

    It brought $72.

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