Any Kershaw fans out there?

[terryl308]

need some help on these two, like what does the PG&E stand for and do they have any special value. The Indian Ford is new and I have the original grey and red box for. The little one with the sissors on it also has 3 red stones on the brass shield. Any info will be appreciated, thanks, Terry

[jerryd6818]

The knives are longevity of employment awards. My guess is "Pacific Gas & Electric". Could be some other company but that's the most obvious to me. The one with three stones is probably 20 years? At least that's what three rubies was at NCR.

[terryl308]

::tu::Jerry, thanks for the quick reply, that helps me out a lot. the previous owner was from Ca. so that makes sense. got any idea of age and value? Terry

[junebug]

JERRYD NAILED IT!

COOL KNIVES



PG&E = PACIFIC GAS & ELECTRIC
THAT IS THEIR LOGO ALSO

IT IS MY LOCAL GAS COMPANY I PAY MONTHLY HERE IN CENTRAL CALIF
ODDLY THEY DO NOT SUPPLY ELECTRICITY HERE....
SCE = SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA EDISON or locally known as just "EDISON" does electricity.

[jerryd6818]

got any idea of age and value? Terry

Dale (orvet) is more your go to guy for age and model of the Kershaws. Once you determine the model, an eBay search on sold knives of that model is your best bet for approximate value. At least, that's the way I'd do it. Good luck.

[terryl308]

thanks jerryd and junebug. I appreciate the info/ Terry I'm just as happy as if I had my right mind!

[jerryd6818]

Well Terry, I'm not real sure where my mind was because Kershaw marked most all their knives somewhere with the model number. In your case the larger of the two is a 2155 and a search of sold 2155s on eBay shows most sold between $10 & $20. A few for a little more, one or two for a little less.

The odd thing is the smaller one is also marked 2155. The eBay search did not bring up any that looked like the small one.

I don't believe the applied PG&L badge will enhance the value. That would probably only appeal to someone who works or has worked for PG&L.

[terryl308]

follow up on the two Kershaws' just sold them on ebay as a pair and they brought $20.50. The guy who bought them is going to give them to his son who works for Pacific gas and elec. Jerry you had it right on! thanks, Terry

[junebug]

WISH I KNEW THEY WERE BEIN SOLD
I HAVE A FEW FRIENDS WHO WOULD HAVE BEEN "PROUD" TA TOTE THOSE...........

[garddogg56]

I had a Black Gulch ll past on to me today she's a solid Kershaw.Anyone know the type of steel in these??

[jerryd6818]

I had a Black Gulch ll past on to me today she's a solid Kershaw.Anyone know the type of steel in these??

AUS6A Stainless Steel

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HRUTOa1Gm4w[/youtube]

[garddogg56]

thank you Jerry very informative

[Bigman]

Hello I'm new to this forum. I'd like to say I have many different Kershaw knives in my collection. I own many brands both custom and factory made from all over the world. But Kershaw and Buck dominate the factory edges as I consider them both some of the very best money can buy in factory knives. Two of my all time favorite daily carries are the Kershaw Skyline and Nerve mostly the Skyline tho I've used it from practical EDC to tactical usage. It's a hard knife to beat for all round usage I've found.

[TripleF]

Wowah....forgot about this thread.....

313Mike bombed me this Kershaw Storm II and she's a bad muhgilla!!

[garddogg56]

Good looking knife Scott watch out for the studs on her there the same as my Blur and they are pocket rippers

[orvet]

I had a Black Gulch ll past on to me today she's a solid Kershaw.Anyone know the type of steel in these??

The original Officer Ranch Series, including the Black Gulch were made with AUS 8-A.
To the best of my knowledge all the Japanese Kershaws of the 1980s were made from AUS 8-A.

The Black Horse II came out in the late 1980s or early 1990s if I remember correctly.
I believe it and the other IIs (like the Black Gulch II) were still AUS 8-A when they were first introduced.
I am not sure when they downgraded the whole series to AUS-6, but they are still serviceable.
One website compared AUS-6 to 420 which is what Buck uses in the Buck 110; with good heat treating it is quite serviceable. http://www.bladehq.com/cat--Steel-Types--332

I found the AUS 8-A in the Kershaws of the 1980s to some of my favorite user knives!


From Wikipedia:
AUS series

The AUS stainless steel series is produced by Aichi Steel Corporation, Japan. They differ from the AISI 4xx series because they have vanadium added to them. Vanadium improves the wear resistance, toughness, and ease of sharpening.[8] In the alloy name the appended 'A' indicates the alloy has been annealed.
AUS-6 (6A) is comparable to 440A with a carbon content close to 0.65%.[8] It is a low cost steel, slightly higher wear resistance compared to 420J.
AUS-8 (8A) is comparable to 440B with a carbon content close to 0.75%.[8] AUS-8 is often used instead of 440C.[8] SOG knives uses AUS-8 extensively.
AUS-10 (10A) is comparable to 440C with a carbon content close to 1.10%.[8] It is slightly tougher than 440C.

[garddogg56]

Thanx Dale

[garddogg56]

Big fan of Ken Onion

[jerryd6818]

dogg -- What is the second one down?

[royal0014]

dogg -- What is the second one down?

Do believe that is a Cyro ....


Guess I have enough Kershaws now I should take a group photo. Have a Leek, Cyro, Chive,
and last night had a hair and picked up a Shuffle ....


....and just bid on a diminutive Juniper Canyon . .

[garddogg56]

Jerry,Royal is right that's the one I Had problems at work with the blade kept chipping,I decressed the angle then no problems

[garddogg56]

Is that similar to the Black Gultch Royal?

[royal0014]

Is that similar to the Black Gultch Royal?

Yes, it is. It is also in orvet's Officer Ranch attachment at the top of this page ^^^^^^

Unfortunately I lost the bid by .50¢ Only one on the 'bay, too . . . . .

[garddogg56]

Too bad good knives

[jerryd6818]

Well duh on me. Thanks Royal and dogg. I guess I could have figured that out myself if I had just got off my dead rear-end and went and got mine to compare. Believe it or don't, I had Cryo nigglin' around the back of my mind.

This is the G-10 handled Black Wash variation.