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09-23-2018, 02:26 PM | #1 |
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Estate sale find
Found this at an estate sale and took a chance on it. It looks like somebody removed the tool pouch, but that's the only major issue I have found.
So now it would be interesting to know if this is the real McCoy or a replica. The "fancy" leather makes me think it's a commercial model, and I have never seen any reproductions that look like this. So what's the verdict? |
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09-23-2018, 05:46 PM | #2 |
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The leather makes me think repro too.
How "thick" is the leather?
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09-23-2018, 08:51 PM | #3 |
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The leather is pretty thick, but appears to be of better quality than you normally see in repros. It has some age to it as well. There's a few worn spots where it's turning brown, and somebody (probably Jerry Burney) told me that modern black leather will have a green tint to it when it wears.
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