Matchng Pairs

[Ivoryman]

Two sweeties Ralph, love the through and through nicks on the Northwoods and the bones on the Wilbert. Gorgeous.

[gino]

GEC’ s

[QTCut5]

Nothing calms a collector's restless OCD quite like having a matching pair...for some reason it just feels so satisfying to have more than one, not only for the balance and order they represent, but to have a back up in case something happens to one of them. I know I'll sleep much easier tonight knowing my Stag Coleman Mini Trapper now has a stag brother to watch over him and keep him company. And for that, I have jerryd (aka, "The Mad Bomber") to thank.

Mahalo, jerryd,

~Q~

[QTCut5]

Here a couple more that seem close enough to be considered matching pairs...

2003 Case Ultraviolet 6207 & 2005 Case Ultraviolet 6207W Mini Trappers

1986 Parker-Edwards A95155S Winterbottom Bone Mini Trappers

~Q~

[gino]

Not exact matches but close

[JACK OF ALL TIRADES]

I just found one of these so I can play. It also could go in 'The most money spent' thread lol.So $60 or so. Kershaw Blurs. Never and barely used but one carried.

[jerryd6818]

A couple of Bucks. One made for open stock, the other an SFO made for Walmart. At first glance they look identical but further inspection shows the handles are a slightly different profile and the Walmart knife blade does not have a swedge. They came in green, gray and orange. The Spitfire 722 also came in a Mini. They are a robust knife, easy on the hand, easy on the eye and easy to open.

[gsmith7158]

Here are some pretty pairs!

[PCwizard]

Here are some pretty pairs!

Those's are some might fine knifes

[PCwizard]

Here a couple more that seem close enough to be considered matching pairs...

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~Q~

As always you amaze me with the amount and quality of Pairs you have.

[QTCut5]

As always you amaze me with the amount and quality of Pairs you have.

Thanks, Gary---although "amaze" might not be the same word my wife would use...unless it was followed by something like "amazed at how much money can justify spending on a knife already own."

I think my proclivity for collecting multiple examples of the same knife must be OCD related. After all, if one of something is good, more must be even better, right? (Although that line of reasoning obviously is not true when taking medications...except in the case of certain opioid piankillers!). All I know is that for some reason I get immense satisfaction when I look at my collection and see multiples of the same knife all grouped together like a big, happy family that somehow got separated and then finally reunited in my collection.

Another benefit of having multiple identical knives is that it makes choosing a knife to 'bomb' on another AAPK member much easier. Although I have done it on more than one occasion, generally speaking, it is much more difficult for me to bomb somebody with a knife that I have only one of (unless I wan't all that fond of it to begin with and I thought the recipient would appreciate it more than I did).

~Q~

[bigbore]

Two pairs of Rough Riders

[Tsar Bomba]

Nice, I didn't know RR was offering the big clasp knives. Very sweet-looking pairs, bigbore!

[Ivoryman]

The Sambar Woods brothers: older big brother, younger little brother.

[Tsar Bomba]

[Lansky1]

I kinda like the Harvest Orange color for this time of year ...

[Ivoryman]

Love harvest orange, great looking pair Lansky. Couple of Bear Lakes.

[Lansky1]

Love harvest orange, great looking pair Lansky. Couple of Bear Lakes.

wow - I always like the really cool grind those Northwoods jacks have - quite a pair you have there

[eveled]

Two Smith and Wesson knives. The stipling matches the MLK knives and the What-a-knife stipling.

[eveled]

Two Randall's model 19 BUSHMASTER & model 21 LITTLE GAME.

[Ivoryman]

Thanks Lansky, me too, love the grind, the scale left on, the stamp. And Bear Lake is my fav Northwoods anymore, so much more pocket friendly than my others and lighter, and fits my hand right. Great pattern. And I also like how it's not another GEC clone. I can't even tell you what frame it is, but doesn't seem to be the regular GEC format. Another great Derrick Bohn innovation. RIP DB. Also really like that Muskrat with the Wharn mod. Ratcliffe is it? Well, great bones and great Wharn.

[cody6268]

Two Smith and Wesson knives. The stipling matches the MLK knives and the What-a-knife stipling.

How is the quality? I've been really interested in getting one of those rigging knives with the hawkbill blade.

[Tony_Wood]

Couple of modern Winchester’s in stag.

[Ivoryman]

Great looking knives, great stag, and good leaves in there too. Calendar shot.

[Brumbydownunder]

Great looking knives, great stag, and good leaves in there too. Calendar shot.

I'll 'second' that Ivoryman... Great knives Tony and a beaut photo.

The #74 Ranch Hand was one of the first GEC's I got and it sees a lot of use.
Just picked up a nice slim single blade #74 to go with it.

Derek