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02-15-2014, 09:36 PM #1Senior Member
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What is considered "vintage" in a SR?
The reason I ask is I have the first I bought, sometime in the late 1970's or very early 80's. It is a 3 pin Hoffritz 5/8, hollow grind. It's fairly plain jane, with black scales and white spacers, and no ornamentation (I was poorer and more practical then). All it says on the tang is Hoffritz Germany.
After a re-honing at SRD it seems to hold an edge and shave smoother than some of my newer acquisitions.
Just curious.
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02-15-2014, 09:52 PM #2I'm a social vegan. I avoid meet.
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If it's got patina, it's "vintage"; if not, not (and if someone "restored" the blade to a mirror finish, the clock gets reset to zero)
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02-15-2014, 10:02 PM #3Senior Member
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I don't know what the cutoff is but I would consider the 1970s within the cutoff point for vintage. Then again, being born when Harry Truman was president may have something to do with my perspective.
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02-15-2014, 10:32 PM #4Senior Member
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Good question, when it comes to straights I usually go with not current production. I suppose there really should be a time frame like older that 20 years for example.
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02-15-2014, 10:43 PM #5Senior Member
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Anything more than 100 years old is an antique. I go by a rule of thumb that if it is 50-100 years old, it's vintage so anything 1964 to 1914.
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02-15-2014, 10:45 PM #6Moderator
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If it was made before my birth year, to me, it's vintage. Birth year to 20 years ago, again, to me, it's contemporary. Newer than that is just that, new.
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02-15-2014, 10:58 PM #7At this point in time...
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I am pretty much on board with Jimmy,,, Pre- 70's is Vintage IMHO but I guess it is in the eye of the beholder..
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02-16-2014, 01:52 AM #8Senior Member
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What if it has had a patina put on it. Like a forced patina?
Originally Posted by JBHoren
If it's got patina, it's "vintage"; if not, not (and if someone "restored" the blade to a mirror finish, the clock gets reset to zero)Phrank likes this.It's not what you know, it's who you take fishing!
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