Item S2 -Henry Disston No. 7 Rip Saw.
This
interesting and very old “Henry Disston” saw has a blade that is 26” long, and
although it has been well sharpened down, the saw has an early “Henry Disston”
arched stamp that was used from the early 1840s into the 1850s. The blade is
tarnished, and has scattered fine pitting, but the main stamp is clear, and
under it can be read “Philada”,
and then under this, “Cast Steel ... Warranted”. The blade is straight, and is
filed 5 ppi rip. It is quite sharp. An intereting feature is that the nib is
present, but is very small and delicate, being set at the end of a very shallow
recess that extends much further back from the tip than most early Disston saws
that you see. In this case the nib is located nearly 5 inches back from the toe
of the saw. By comparison an 1885 Disston No. 7 rip saw on my desk has a much
more robust nib 3 ½ inches from the toe, and a Keystone 107 from about the same
era has an even larger nib just 3 ¼ inches back. The four solid head, spanner
nut saw screws on this saw include not a label medallion, but a central large
steel escutcheon that has one of the brass saw screws centered on it, giving it
an old “riveted”. Apparently the oldest Henry Disston saw did not have labeled
medallions. This may be one of those, but it could be a replacement. The top saw
screw on the handle has been mounted with the slotted side to the left, probably
as an error by a sharpener. The apple handle has
good wear, fits a large hand, and is position of both of its horns. There is a
single small chip from the underside of the long an graceful upper horn. Despite
its narrow blade this is an interesting and old (perhaps back to the 1840s) Saw.
Easily Good
Price - $100.00