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boots wrote: Wed May 06, 2026 2:06 am Wait a minute! let me get my glasses!

Make sure they're Blue Blockers!
Happy Birthday Boots.

Hand engraving leaves so little margin for error.
Your work looks pretty darn good to me, Bill.
Southeastern Mass, Taunton in particular was home to a lot of engravers; it was known as Silver City for all the silver tableware manufacturers in the area back then.
Unfortunately, it seems to be a ...

Good for you.
I thought the blade suffered from a little 'Brewer's Droop'.

A one bladed example of each.
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I got Walt's new announcement of the 'custom Latamas' he's gotten in stock via email.
Most were sold at sixteen hundred dollars plus; speaking for myself, I couldn't justify paying that much for one.

I think I bought this one here from the buy/sell listings Sammy.
The re-scaling aside, these Frank B's are hand assembled from what I can tell, so they may vary in quality of workmanship depending on what kind of day the cutler was having.

This is a Frank B. (re-scaled).
Below are some things to look for on your next one.
As Bill says; this blade grind is strictly for poking holes in things.

What I see from the closeup photos:
The workmanship looks kind of rushed, like the pits of the jigging aren't polished, gaps etc.

You make a nice couple.
Congrats from a second timer married for 31 years.
She's a beauty, mate....

Two of the R.O.T.C. guys were carrying sharp and pointy things.
I doubt he was beaten to death, but you never know.
https://abcnews.com/US/police-respond-active-incident-dominion-university-virginia/story?id=131002472
"According to court documents in the Chapman case, Jalloh entered a “class/meeting ...

How long was the wait time between order and delivery?

Shout out to the boys at O.D.U.
Good job fellas.

I've got their 410; it's a nice gun and affordable.
Also good inside the house for dangerous two legged midnight pests.

Sammy, is that a Stoeger you purchased?
The Coach length is also a pretty good brush gun.

I've always wanted an English mail blunderbuss; one with 'Happy he who escapes me' engraved on the business end.

You're right boots, it's not like I'll be carrying it.