Anyone ever seen one of these miter saws

You use it just like a chop saw except your the power.

it is a length stop

what jim said

disston are a very good brand of saw in my experience.

Hi everyone,

I think I found the story on this saw. Have a look here if you are intersted…

http://homepage.mac.com/galoot_9/miterbox.html

The subject of these old saws came up a few weeks ago and I decided to dig out my dad's old miter box. It's identical to this. It needs a good cleaning and has a little surface rust on one side of the blade but otherwise is in great shape. I knew the miter box was a Millers-Falls but didn't know Disston-Porter made the sawblade. I had never seen "Porter" associated with Disston. How old are these saws? I'm guessing my dad bought his in the '50s or '60s. I'm planning on doing a retoration on it sometime soon. I'll get some before and after pics.

You've got a length stop and a type of hold'down for trim pieces on that end shot. Google for an All-Steel mitre manual and it'll explain. If I can locate my .pdf I'll send it your way…

It looks exactly like my Millers Falls.
http://lumberjocks.com/donwilwol/blog/25753

Handy for small trim/moulding work.pretty neat find.