Yarborough SF-0422
 

Got my Christmas present early this year. Wow!

Nice. Congrats!

You ain't got time to be reading a BB, dude-you're supposed to be putting the finishing touches on my pigsticker! :eek:

The purchase of the Yarborough Knife has been discontinued before.

No sign that is near again, but just in case, I would recommend that anyone wanting the knife, go ahead and start the purchase of one now.

Or we can start a new thread entitled "I Didn't Get the Knife When I Had the Chance Snivels".

TR

My vague and unsubstantiated understanding is that the end is nigh. When the current production is given out to the graduating students then they will no longer get one. It would seem to follow that there will be no more for ex-SF but that might not be the case if there continues to be a demand.

I do not know the true facts so perhaps none of this is true. Rumor mongering is a hazardous occupation so I apologize up front for any misrepresentation of the situation.

I'm glad someone was able to get one. I have been waiting for 2 months and still do not have an authorization letter. :mad:

question
 

I have a question about the Yarborough. I saw the one on armslist and talked with the guy selling it I was look at the pic he sent me and the knife does not have SF after the Yarborough like the one above just a number

Sir,

Some of the earlier runs of the Yarborough did not display an "SF" as a prefix to the serial number. For reference, look at the pic posted by Buffalobob- post 52- on page 4 of this thread. Hope that helps.

Edited to add: One wonders, however, if it reached the armslist "seller" by honest means. I was under the impression that the Yarborough knives were not to be sold.

agree
 

I agree I was too thats why I posed as a buy to get the serial number but he is asking 1500 for it.. serial number is 6852 I just noticed that it did not have the SF and wanted to make sure it was not a clone

My money is on it being a genuine, found or stolen Yarborough. If it's a copy, it's a well executed one.

Mine does not have the SF on it but I'm sure it's real...... (oh and guess who signed it for me? ;))

My understanding:

The "SF" serialized knives are the issued ones to the new graduates.

The non-sf serialized knives are the ones sold in book-store to the OLD FOGs that have proof of having earned the their MOS's, prior to the 18x series..

It had to do with keeping the sequence numbers separate, yet still accountable..

The First knives that the Bookstore sold did not have any Alpha Prefix. I have 0569 for example. They started adding the SF Prefix when the initial run was exhausted, I believe mainly to keep the "Graduate's" #s sequential and not broken by the FOGs!! My Son got 9996 last April, no Alpha Prefix.

Mine and my sons in the picture. The handles and lanyard are different as well as differences in the sheath

Father and son Yarboroughs, thats very cool!