buck handle knife
buck n Out in Georgetown a lot of men use a certain type of pocket knife. My grandfather told me that many people buy this type of knife because it is usually one which will be good for a long while. My grandfather said that he has always called this knife a buck handle knife, with brass ears and a...
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| Language: | English |
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1970
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| Online Access: | http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/5397 |
| Summary: | buck n Out in Georgetown a lot of men use a certain type of pocket knife. My grandfather told me that many people buy this type of knife because it is usually one which will be good for a long while. My grandfather said that he has always called this knife a buck handle knife, with brass ears and a buck horn/ [check] OVER [reverse] The handle of the knife is made of some type of horn, weither it is buck horn or not I could not honestly say. Many people use this type of knife in Georgetown. I had seen one before but never knew what the people called it. [check] DICT CEN. FEB 17 1970 Used I Not used Withdrawn Withdrawn but no stamp; "Newfoundland Folklore Survery" card; Reverse of card at_B14121 |
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