Old dirty Kabar 1100 is it worth saving?
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Old dirty Kabar 1100 is it worth saving?
Here is my most recent find. Seems to be in good shape, lots of meat on the blades, the handle is in good shape. The only problem is the tanto blade has some wobble, any suggestions? Should I try to find someone who would fix it?
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Re: Old dirty Kabar 1100 is it worth saving?
Stakeknife here is a link with some remedies for that it might give you some ideas.
http://www.allaboutpocketknives.com/kni ... ade+wobble
http://www.allaboutpocketknives.com/kni ... ade+wobble
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Re: Old dirty Kabar 1100 is it worth saving?
It'd make a good ol toter. Looks like some blade loss on the clip blade, maybe reshaped some. It also looks like someone tried to tighten it up at some point.
That's what we call a HOK (Honest Old Knife). They are a favorite of mine. Knives that have been well used and still have some life in them.
That's what we call a HOK (Honest Old Knife). They are a favorite of mine. Knives that have been well used and still have some life in them.
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Re: Old dirty Kabar 1100 is it worth saving?
It reminds me of my long dead Uncles. four Kansas farmers that always wore bib overalls even on Sunday when they went to church. They had brown arms and white foreheads. They would sit around at family dinners and each would tout the fine qualities of the knives they swore by, one liked case, one liked buck and one would claim Kabar was the best. I was just a little squirt but I remember the names of the knives. 1956 or so I suppose.
So now have more than one of each.
So now have more than one of each.
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Re: Old dirty Kabar 1100 is it worth saving?
SOunds like my family as well. Except it was pretty much all Case. Lol. And I'm still a fan of the overalls. They're comfortable and you can pack all kinds of pocket knives in them pockets!Stakeknife wrote:It reminds me of my long dead Uncles. four Kansas farmers that always wore bib overalls even on Sunday when they went to church. They had brown arms and white foreheads. They would sit around at family dinners and each would tout the fine qualities of the knives they swore by, one liked case, one liked buck and one would claim Kabar was the best. I was just a little squirt but I remember the names of the knives. 1956 or so I suppose.
So now have more than one of each.
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Re: Old dirty Kabar 1100 is it worth saving?
Any artifact is worth saving. Even the Japanese knives of the 1960's.(Lord, that brings back memories).
Just ask Arf, The Wonder Chicken. (He'll tell you the same thing).
Just ask Arf, The Wonder Chicken. (He'll tell you the same thing).
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Re: Old dirty Kabar 1100 is it worth saving?
Nah, better send 'er to me!! I'll dispose of it properly!
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Re: Old dirty Kabar 1100 is it worth saving?
It probably needs your expertise. Would you replace the big blade that was cut down? Fix the wobble, polish the blades till I can see the color of my eyes in them? Make the plastic handle magically turn into a beautiful piece of bone?
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A man with a gun is a citizen, a man without a gun is a subject. Our forefathers knew this to be true..... Why do so many of us question their wisdom?
A man with a gun is a citizen, a man without a gun is a subject. Our forefathers knew this to be true..... Why do so many of us question their wisdom?
Re: Old dirty Kabar 1100 is it worth saving?
I'am from Kansas and I knew them guys.Stakeknife wrote:It reminds me of my long dead Uncles. four Kansas farmers that always wore bib overalls even on Sunday when they went to church. They had brown arms and white foreheads. They would sit around at family dinners and each would tout the fine qualities of the knives they swore by, one liked case, one liked buck and one would claim Kabar was the best. I was just a little squirt but I remember the names of the knives. 1956 or so I suppose.
So now have more than one of each.
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Re: Old dirty Kabar 1100 is it worth saving?
Have a cousin Named Harold. Last Name Barrett. Big fella played a litte football in high school. Last I heard he worked at that big camping trailer company in Heston I think.
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Re: Old dirty Kabar 1100 is it worth saving?
So are you two really cousins or are ya just playin' with us?
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Jerry D.
This country has become more about sub-groups than about it's unity as a nation.
"The #72 pattern has got to be pretty close to the perfect knife."
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Re: Old dirty Kabar 1100 is it worth saving?
Mine's been Boker and Case mostly. I'm a Boker USA and Solingen, Camillus USA , and Schrade USA man myself.Colonel26 wrote:SOunds like my family as well. Except it was pretty much all Case. Lol. And I'm still a fan of the overalls. They're comfortable and you can pack all kinds of pocket knives in them pockets!Stakeknife wrote:It reminds me of my long dead Uncles. four Kansas farmers that always wore bib overalls even on Sunday when they went to church. They had brown arms and white foreheads. They would sit around at family dinners and each would tout the fine qualities of the knives they swore by, one liked case, one liked buck and one would claim Kabar was the best. I was just a little squirt but I remember the names of the knives. 1956 or so I suppose.
So now have more than one of each.
That's a nice old knife--ready to be put back to work. That condition is what most of my carried knives are in.