HENRY DISSTON & SONS 1876 NO 7 24" CROSSCUT SAW IN EXCELLENT ORIGINAL CONDITION

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1876 24" VERSION OF THE ORIGINAL NO 7 DISSTON SAW
CAST STEEL ..PATENT GROUND from
THE KEYSTONE SAWMILL
CLOSELY RESEMBLING THE VERY FIRST OF HENRY DISSTON'S SAWS THIS IS A SUPERB CUTTING TOOL.
PERFECTLY STRAIGHT WITH A TEMPER THAT MAKES THE BLADE A CANDIDATE AS A MUSICAL INSTRUMENT.
FIVE MINUTES WITH THIS SAW AND YOU WILL WONDER HOW SUCH AN EXCEPTIONALLY WELL MADE TOOL COULD HAVE BEEN PRODUCED ALMOST 150 YEARS AGO.
CAREFULLY ENGRAVED BY A FORMER OWNER TO BE SURE THAT IT REMAINED WHERE IT SHOULD,OTHERWISE IN EXCELLENT ORIGINAL CONDITION WITH POSSIBLY A SLIGHT REPAIR TO THE UPPER HANDLE.
THE BLADE IS STRAIGHT AND TRUE, STAINED BUT WITH NO RUST OR DAMAGE. CUTS LIKE NO OTHER AND A REAL PLEASURE TO USE.
I ONLY  SHIP TO THE U.S. BUT IF YOU HAVE EXCELLENT LONG TERM FEEDBACK AND LIVE ABROAD, CONTACT ME IF YOU ARE WILLING TO PAY THE COST OF SHIPPING OUTSIDE THE U.S. AND I CAN OPEN THE BIDDING FOR YOU.
IT IS SIMPLEST FOR ME TO OFFER SHIPPING WITH THE UPS , BUT IF YOU WOULD PREFER SOME OTHER METHOD, AND ARE WILLING TO BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE COST, CONTACT ME.
ALSO, PLEASE LOOK AT MY OTHER ITEMS THAT I WILL BE LISTING:
I AM SELLING  MY COMPLETE COLLECTION OF TOOLS AND PHOTOGRAPHIC EQUIPMENT COLLECTED OVER 60 YEARS IN SEVERAL DIFFERENT COUNTRIES, MANY BOOKS, AS WELL AS OTHER INTERESTING ITEMS FOR I AM CLEARING OUT EVERYTHING POSSIBLE.
THESE ARE FROM A VERY EXTENSIVE, WELL CARED FOR ACCUMULATION, MANY VERY RARE AND HARD TO FIND IN THIS CONDITION.