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Offline RedVise

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Grobet Swiss vallorbe file
« on: September 01, 2012, 11:48:46 AM »
Anybody familar with these ?
 I have what I believe is a jewlers set of these files, but are unable to find these particular ones.
They are marked as: 101 with a 2  , 103 with a 4, 107 with a 2, and 136 with a 2 .
I find a lot of Grobet Swiss vallorbe  files, but nothing for these.
Any info to point me in the proper direction is appreciated!

Brian L.

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Re: Grobet Swiss vallorbe file
« Reply #1 on: September 01, 2012, 03:08:56 PM »
Another thing on my wish list, an actual Grobet catalog...

American Swiss duplicated most, but not all of the patterns, but they didn't use the same numbers...

(The single digit , is, however, the cut of the file , from 00, to 6)

Two of them look like silversmith rifflers, 1 like a die sinker riffler, I have never seen the one with the loop at each end tho, and A.S. seems to have not copied it...

More or less concur on jewlers use, tho, cut's are usually 0-2 (4 is one step finer than 'super smooth')
Just a weathered light rust/WD40 mix patina.

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Re: Grobet Swiss vallorbe file
« Reply #2 on: September 01, 2012, 03:44:50 PM »
Thanks Rusty!

Brian L.