I hope you guys don't mind me showing you what I'm finding, but there's no one I know who really appreciates this saw stuff :roll:
I picked up this one today -- quite a Frankensaw -- wrong handle and wrong medallion. First I saw the tiny nib and Simonds medallion and thought that's fine, I don't find too many old Simonds. Then I noticed how the holes didn't even come close to matching up (exactly why it had just the medallion and 1 sawnut). Next I held it so I could try to get a glimpse of the etch and was very pleased. I was able to read DISSTON, but not the typical etch I'm used to. The keystone was much smaller than "normal". I took it home, cleaned it up a bit, and saw that I think it matches up with an 1865 - early 1880s etch, and a number 7, just like the example on the Disstonian site:
http://ift.tt/1AEwxO7
Here are some photos:
IMG_7362.jpg IMG_7363.jpg IMG_7364.jpg IMG_7378.jpg IMG_7379.jpg
Do you agree with the age estimate? Notice the super tiny nib. And I paid the whopping price of $1.00
Regards,
Dave
I picked up this one today -- quite a Frankensaw -- wrong handle and wrong medallion. First I saw the tiny nib and Simonds medallion and thought that's fine, I don't find too many old Simonds. Then I noticed how the holes didn't even come close to matching up (exactly why it had just the medallion and 1 sawnut). Next I held it so I could try to get a glimpse of the etch and was very pleased. I was able to read DISSTON, but not the typical etch I'm used to. The keystone was much smaller than "normal". I took it home, cleaned it up a bit, and saw that I think it matches up with an 1865 - early 1880s etch, and a number 7, just like the example on the Disstonian site:
http://ift.tt/1AEwxO7
Here are some photos:
IMG_7362.jpg IMG_7363.jpg IMG_7364.jpg IMG_7378.jpg IMG_7379.jpg
Do you agree with the age estimate? Notice the super tiny nib. And I paid the whopping price of $1.00
Regards,
Dave
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