Can someone help me with this Disston?

[Elijah A.]

Hey, This Disston belonged to my wifes Grandpa and it was given to me. Can anyone tell me which model it is? It has an 8 in the blade under the handle. Thanks so much!
Eli

[bandit571]

1950s  D-23...Just before HK Porter bought Disston out.

The "8" is for 8ppi.....

[MarkSingleton]

Although I am an owner of more than a few Disston saws, I am no expert
at telling off hand what models they are. Others here, as you are probably
aware, are going to chime in with much better opinions.

I CAN tell you that the "8" below the handle refers to the number of teeth
per inch. 8 tpi, in this case.

AND by the way, welcome to WoodNet!!!

[MarkSingleton]

See, the bandito beat me to it while I was typing!!

[Elijah A.]

Thanks, I thought it might be a d-23 but I wasn't sure. All the D23's that I see have 1 medallion plus 4 screws. Mine has 1 Medallion plus 3 screws... Thanks for the help!

[bandit571]

When Disston made a saw under 26" in length....they usually used one less bolt....IF the full-sized had 5, the "Panel saw" had 4.   Same with the full sized saws like the D-8

If the Full sized saw only had 4 bolts....then the shorter saw would have 3, counting the medallion.    The Panel saw handles tended to be a bit smaller, so less room for the "extra" bolt.