is this considered a flatguard?
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is this considered a flatguard?
I was reading an older post today on BO/BC knives so I decided to dig mine out and realized the bolsters looked sorta flat... It is a BO/BC with a kinda wasp shaped body, 9" only mark is INOX ... would this be considered a "flatguard" ?
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Re: is this considered a flatguard?
I believe so. There was a recent post about these this week so you might try a search for flatguards and find it.
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Re: is this considered a flatguard?
those all seemed to be older, nicer knives and I don't believe any were BO/BC... this knife is very light and has a cheap feel to it
Re: is this considered a flatguard?
Not sure about this one Mike, but I feel your new Frosolone would be more of a Flatguard Picklock, but I don't even think the Frosolone's are considered as Flatguards. Naturally, I could be wrong.
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Re: is this considered a flatguard?
"Flat guards" had two-piece guards-the "guard section being a thin piece of metal.
This one is not a true flat guard.
This one is not a true flat guard.
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Re: is this considered a flatguard?
so that's the distinction... Thank you Bill
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Re: is this considered a flatguard?
It's similar or the same as a derby bolster.
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Re: is this considered a flatguard?
While those Derby bolsters* do have flatter than normal guards, the term "flat guard" is more a reference to the two-piece bolster than it is to the actual flatness of the guards.
*I know, many people only consider the shorter down-turned bolster to be actual Derbies.
*I know, many people only consider the shorter down-turned bolster to be actual Derbies.
Re: is this considered a flatguard?
FWIW, I recently grabbed one of those with an unswedged blade so I've been doing a little research on 'em. The bolster style is often referred to as a Pagoda rather than a Derby, which is much shorter. They were most likely made in the early '60s by Marino Farfalli and Figli in Maniago. "Farfalli" is "butterfly" in Italian and some of these knives have a butterfly stamp with "M F & F M" inside.
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Re: is this considered a flatguard?
that makes sense... thanks to all who answered... Mike
Re: is this considered a flatguard?
Bill, were those hammered into shape over a form or filed into shape?Bill DeShivs wrote: ↑Thu Sep 27, 2018 7:08 pm "Flat guards" had two-piece guards-the "guard section being a thin piece of metal.
This one is not a true flat guard.
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Re: is this considered a flatguard?
I believe they were stamped in a punch press.
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