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March 18, 2011, 07:19 PM | #1 |
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Junkstore score! Whoop!
I went wandering into a junk (not antiques) store this weekend looking for a hand bell for a joke & guess what I found?
A neat, period-looking wooden handled screwdriver with the perfect thin edged blade to fit 90% of the screws on my Rem New Army! Pretty much identical to the wild west single-action screwdriver sets you can buy but just the one I needed. The price? 45 cents. A bit of fine sandpaper, a dollop of linseed oil, a splash of stain, & a bit of cold blue on the blade & it looks like a slightly used current tool for the 1860's Hey, sometimes its the little victories that make it worthwhile. Oh & yes I found the hand bell too, but it cost a whole dollar!
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March 18, 2011, 07:40 PM | #2 |
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Extravagance! Sheer, unfettered extravagance!!!
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March 18, 2011, 08:18 PM | #3 |
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Good find.
Black powder shooters do also seem to be excellent scroungers don't we? I think it comes from the same personalities that make us also like BP. .
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March 18, 2011, 08:24 PM | #4 |
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I love old tools and that sounds like a very nice find to me.
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March 18, 2011, 09:05 PM | #5 |
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Good find. If that dealer knew what he had, he could have sold it on GunBroker for a lot more.
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March 19, 2011, 12:48 AM | #6 |
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Hey Wog
Wouldn't mind seeing a photo or two.
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March 19, 2011, 07:30 AM | #7 |
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I had a funny feeling someone might say that.
Here you go, after a little TLC, BLO, stain & blue I didn't want the "New, store bought" look so I stopped short with the cleanup to leave a little character.
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March 19, 2011, 08:03 AM | #8 |
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It isn't old. You can still find them in the bargain bin at auto parts stores. If you put a lot of torque on it the handle will twist on the shaft.
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March 19, 2011, 11:03 AM | #9 |
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I never thought it was, I just thought it kind of looked the part more than a plastic-handled multi-tip interchangeable kit in a plastic box.
For 45c if the handle twists I'll fill the hole with steel-filled epoxy & call it good. Sheesh, what a killjoy.
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March 19, 2011, 11:10 AM | #10 |
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I still have mine that I bought back in the 70's off the Mac Tool truck. Love them!
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March 19, 2011, 04:22 PM | #12 |
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Heck for 45c found as an incidental while shopping for a $1.00 hand bell for a joke on a friend's wife.
It's not exactly the end of the world I was half having fun with the thread anyway.
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March 19, 2011, 04:48 PM | #13 |
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I like it when I fine old tools like wenches and such. Always cool! Lately, I've been eyeballing Winchester flashlights on eBay. Never know!
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March 20, 2011, 09:13 PM | #14 |
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Not to digress, but I believe anything made in the good ole USA will eventually become a collector's item.
The screw driver does have class. I have one about like it, with years of patina (wear and tear) on it. My dad had it in His old gun-cleaning box. |
March 20, 2011, 09:39 PM | #15 |
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I still use my Dad's old screwdriver just like that one on my guns.
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March 20, 2011, 10:06 PM | #16 |
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Grace gunsmith's screwdriver, still available from Brownell's in sets. Probably pretty old, they've been around for years. Excellent quality, doubt that it will ever twist in the handle. Goatwhiskers
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March 21, 2011, 09:28 AM | #17 |
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I can't believe a simple fun thread on a 50 cent screwdriver got this agitated.
We must all have a real bad dose of cabin fever.
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March 21, 2011, 11:41 AM | #19 |
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Nice find! Should match up nicely, IMO.
Oh, Britt, i like the wenches too. |
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