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Recently I aquired the top saw, Disston No. 7/D7 Aged by the medallion to 1896 - 1917 (disregard it's blade it's a Tyzack.Sons & Turner. Been changed at sometime in the past)
The lower saw is from my "collection" brought some years ago, because ir would fit in the tool box. No medallion or eatch/ stamp.
The handles are very similar in both looks and feel. Both are cut top, 3 finger, the main difference being the number of screws.
The bottom blade has never been removed, the Nib is still in place. Straight, and sharp, with the T.P.I stamp still in place, so not often sharpened. All screws are Split nut type.
Could the lower one be an elderly Disston, or did others copy closely?

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I don't have access to the photos at the moment, but I think that somewhere I've got a pair of photos of a Disston and a Spear and Jackson that look as identical as yours do.

I don't know the details, but I think it's true to say that even if one manufacturer recognised the legal protection a rival might have on a design, that protection didn't last for long. Certainly less than the production period for standard patterns of tools. (And I expect it was commercially tempting to ignore design protection even when it was current.)

I guess that effect is easier to spot with Stanley planes and their many clones, where there are lots of distinct details, but I think it's true of saws too.

I should look in some old catalogues for examples, to see if there was much difference in the retail prices.
 
I have no idea of the answer but the lower one looks better quality. Double rivet at the top and much finer handle carving. I doubt they are the same maker.
 
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