I ended up with a very large knife collection too. The wife has been spending time cleaning them all up. Some nice old advertising pocket knives, Remington, Winchester, John Deere, etc. There was also a old switchblade and stilleto (sp?) in the box. Grandma gave us some old brass jingle bells, I am going to clean them up and have my neighbor who does leather work mount them on a strap to hang on the front door. I have his engine puller and the hog roaster we have cooked 100's of pigs with over the years. Its kind of strange going through all this when he hasnt passed yet. It could be years till that happens but sadly his mental health has slipped passed the point where grandma cant handle him on her own. I have no kids, probably never will since the wife has MS but my cousin just got married and I am hoping they have some kids in the future. I am going to make sure that some of this stuff goes to them in remembrance of the grandfather they probably will never know in person.
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Chris
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