All About Pocket Knives

1965 to 1968. Army, Basic and AIT Combat Engineers MOS 12B40 ( SGT) Leonardwood Mo. Germany 1966 to 1967. Vietnam 1968.

Thanks Dale, after all of these years I did not know there was a Vietnam Vetrans day. Got in country on the 19th of January 1968. Tet started shortly there after, January 31th









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Thanks guys for your input... Unable to find any info on my little project. As suggested I may stencil the names of the manufacture and put them on the cases. Thanks again for the input.

Welcome from Florida you"ll get along just fine. Glad to have ya. Or should I say Ye?

Just a quick note: these are wine boxes with the wine maker's name burned into the boxes. pretty classy. I want to put different knives bucks,Imperal, case etc, in the boxes, I have been collecting and not much organizing. The color coding would help to identify what was in the box at a glance. So p...

I just purchased 10 wooden cases for knife displays. I wanted to color code them according to the manufactures color code for their knives. They would be Case,Buck,Camillus,Imperial etc. Any ideas where I could find those colors or if even they exist?

Looking for main blade for the Remington boy scout RS4233. The rest of the blades are fairly decent, need to be cleaned up. Main blade is tipped maybe a third gone. If I can't find one I will reprofile the existing blade and drop the old soldier in my pocket. Thanks for looking!!

I don't see other broken parts on the Camillus military knives. So it would lead me to believe the back spring material was poor in quality or the placing of the back spring (incorectly) put stress on the frame and or the spring it self.JMO.

What is a warm mineral oil bath exactly.

Just picked up a couple of Camillus (beaters)main blades are standing proud. What makes a blade become proud? One way to bring it down into the well I believe is to grind off a small portion of the kick. Right? Also picked up a Keen cutter three blade with a back spring broken. Not sure how to go ab...

Thanks for the quick Reply Mike. I'm sure I'll be back when I get into trouble. Thanks again

Want to do a little of repair on pocket knives. Trying to get a start on pins to have on hand , would like to know the most popular sizes and what type of metal is used for most boisters, and the best dealer price and quality. Thanks in advance for the help.

Would like to buy a Kabar Sheath for a 1237 fixed blade. does not need to be perfect but in good shape.

wanted to buy a 3 line camillus budding knife blade. 1946 to 1950. or a blade that will fit. Doing a restore trying to saved the old knife. Original blade is shot.my first restore could use a little help thanks.

Would like to buy son-in-law sheath for 1237 kabar that he is redoing. Would like it to be original if p0ssible. If not should be in good shape.

which is the better one, leaf or coil spring

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Met several other believers in a Zoom room today. We prayed for a little while..A good way to see e@ch other and talk to each other. You need to get the app so when some one invites you to the meet you’ll have the info to get in the meeting. It’s really not hard and you can talk to people all over t...

It’s a lot easier to let them go when you know who they will spend eternity with. We will miss them but rejoice in their home coming. PTL May his family find solace and peace at this time . According to the Word those who know the Lord will be reunited with those who go before us. Praise His Name.

Question ....How do you attach the fishing line to the bobber maybe a pic ?

Cleaner up. put it in rotation and enjoy it when people admire it when you use it

Show me a Byrd knife.

Finally decided to join in the fun I'm in

You might be a knife nut if you wear a shirt that says “This is what a real knife collector looks like” or a picture of a knife on the t shirt that says,Knifeoligest.

Not sure what a Harmon is ? Wise me up.