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Schoolboy Toadstickers!! Great Book!! A Must Have!!!
I REALLY liked this book.....If you are into history AND knives then this is THE book for you!!..It has tons of pictures and illustrations....Well organized....It delves into the economic situation of SF during the period (very fascinating stuff).... A lot of the info is from primary sources which is always good....It tells the story of the California Bowie and the...
Published on March 12, 2008 by Trent Rock
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Fancy San Francisco gambler's knives
These are certainly interesting San Francisco gambler's knives but they aren't Bowies and many of them are not as old as the author would have you believe.
Published on July 22, 2009 by Charlie LURP
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Schoolboy Toadstickers!! Great Book!! A Must Have!!!,
By Trent Rock (Goleta, CA (The 805)) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Knifemakers Of Old San Francisco (Paperback)
I REALLY liked this book.....If you are into history AND knives then this is THE book for you!!..It has tons of pictures and illustrations....Well organized....It delves into the economic situation of SF during the period (very fascinating stuff).... A lot of the info is from primary sources which is always good....It tells the story of the California Bowie and the industry surrounding it...The author is well known as THE KNIFE EXPERT so you know the book is legit...This book is a must have for any serious antique knife collector....Oh...and if anyone knows anything about the "schoolboy toad stickers" let me know!!.....I would like to get a hold of one for my collection ;)
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Fancy San Francisco gambler's knives,
This review is from: Knifemakers of Old San Francisco (Paperback)
These are certainly interesting San Francisco gambler's knives but they aren't Bowies and many of them are not as old as the author would have you believe.
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Knifemakers of Old San Francisco by Bernard R. Levine (Paperback - Mar. 1998)
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