VINTAGE PARKER EAGLE BRAND K-139 \"BIG LOU\" SMOOTH BONE LOCKBACK KNIFE W/BOX NOS For Sale

UP FOR sale ...VINTAGE PARKER EAGLE BRAND K-139 \"BIG LOU\" SMOOTH BONE LOCKBACK KNIFE W/BOX NOS.
\"New Old Stock\" This knife has never been used, carried or sharpened (Please refer to photos). The blade still has the original factory edge, with excellent blade snap and a factory box is included (Please note- box is not original).The brass bolsters have a deep patina from sitting in the box for so many years. You can see, in the photos, where a sticker once sat on one of the bolsters. Of course, it can be cleaned and polished (if desired), but I will leave that to the buyer.
The history of Parker Cutlery is the story of James Franklin \"Jim\" Parker, one of the most influential, controversial, and prolific titans in modern American knife-collecting history. Operating primarily from Chattanooga, Tennessee, Jim Parker fundamentally reshaped how pocket knives were collected, marketed, and manufactured between the late 1960s and the early 1990s.
The Parker K-139 \"Big Lou\"is a highly collectable vintage single-blade lockback folding hunter knife. It was manufactured in Seki, Japan during the late 1970s and early 1980s through Jim Parker\'s famous collaboration with master Japanese knifemaker Seizo Imai (stamped Parker-IMAI).

Blade: 4\" inches long

Handle & Frame: 5\" inches closed, bringing the total extended length to 8.75\" inches. It is built with a heavy-duty brass liner and solid brass bolsters.

Handle Material:Smooth Bone

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