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QTCut5 wrote: Fri Feb 12, 2021 7:32 am How have I missed seeing these? ::shrug::
You've been blinded by Mini-T's. :lol: :lol: ::poke::
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jerryd6818 wrote: Fri Feb 12, 2021 12:22 pm
QTCut5 wrote: Fri Feb 12, 2021 7:32 am How have I missed seeing these? ::shrug::
You've been blinded by Mini-T's. :lol: :lol: ::poke::
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QTCut5 wrote: Fri Feb 12, 2021 7:32 am Wow...suddenly I'm seeing Brothers knives all over the place. Never even heard of them before and apparently they've been in business since at least 2016. How have I missed seeing these? ::shrug::
These Brothers knives have been all over DHGate.com and Aliexpress.com(Chinese sites)for about a year QTC, but if you don't browse those sites you wouldn't have seen them. The models on these sites are IDENTICAL, right down to stamps and etches, to the one's on Amazon and other sites, so it's hard to determine if they're the originals, copies, or down right counterfeits. The prices are the same as over here. 8)
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Waiting for the 1st of April for a new credit card billing period. I've got a real thing for Alox and I don't have a green one, sooooo.........

Victorinox 93mm Farmer, Green Alox
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jerryd6818 wrote: Mon Mar 22, 2021 2:15 pm Waiting for the 1st of April for a new credit card billing period. I've got a real thing for Alox and I don't have a green one, sooooo.........

Victorinox 93mm Farmer, Green Alox
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jmh58 wrote: Wed Mar 24, 2021 7:57 pm
jerryd6818 wrote: Mon Mar 22, 2021 2:15 pm Waiting for the 1st of April for a new credit card billing period. I've got a real thing for Alox and I don't have a green one, sooooo.........

Victorinox 93mm Farmer, Green Alox
Nice choice!! 👍😎👍
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Well standby until the 1st of April plus shipping time and then watch me be an April Fool.
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Something to hold ya over!!🥷
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John, is that a Farmer, Pioneer or Cadet or something else?
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jerryd6818 wrote: Wed Mar 24, 2021 8:33 pm John, is that a Farmer, Pioneer or Cadet or something else?
Pioneer 👍
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Thnx.
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Now I'm waiting for May to show up so I can grab a black Alox Pioneer off the Bay. I wasn't going to get a black Alox but like ~Q~, I have a monkey.
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jerryd6818 wrote: Thu Apr 22, 2021 12:21 pm Now I'm waiting for May to show up so I can grab a black Alox Pioneer off the Bay. I wasn't going to get a black Alox but like ~Q~, I have a monkey.
Same here, Black and also looking at the Blues. ::tu:: Oh, and my single blade is supposed to be hear tomorrow.....Hopefully.......if the mail don't slow down again......and if the creek don't rise.
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jerryd6818 wrote: Thu Apr 22, 2021 12:21 pm Now I'm waiting for May to show up so I can grab a black Alox Pioneer off the Bay. I wasn't going to get a black Alox but like ~Q~, I have a monkey.
::tu:: 8) ::tu::
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Papa Bones wrote: Thu Apr 22, 2021 1:02 pm
jerryd6818 wrote: Thu Apr 22, 2021 12:21 pm Now I'm waiting for May to show up so I can grab a black Alox Pioneer off the Bay. I wasn't going to get a black Alox but like ~Q~, I have a monkey.
Same here, Black and also looking at the Blues. ::tu:: Oh, and my single blade is supposed to be hear tomorrow.....Hopefully.......if the mail don't slow down again......and if the creek don't rise.
Oh the waiting.. ::facepalm:: :lol: :lol: ::tu::
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jmh58 wrote: Thu Apr 22, 2021 1:12 pm
Oh the waiting.. ::facepalm:: :lol: :lol: ::tu::
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Thus the ::pace::

And it's worse when you have to wait to buy, then wait until it's shipped, then wait until it gets to you. Waiting sucks swamp water through a flavor straw. ::td::
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jerryd6818 wrote: Thu Apr 22, 2021 3:30 pm
jmh58 wrote: Thu Apr 22, 2021 1:12 pm
Oh the waiting.. ::facepalm:: :lol: :lol: ::tu::
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Thus the ::pace::

And it's worse when you have to wait to buy, then wait until it's shipped, then wait until it gets to you. Waiting sucks swamp water through a flavor straw. ::td::
Swamp water. 🤢🤮🤢
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I'm trying to decide between one of these two. I can't rule out the possibility that I might carry it occasionally so I have to consider it a user.

I can get the green one for $18 less than the black one. Hmmm. ::hmm::
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Railsplitter wrote: Fri Apr 23, 2021 12:47 pm I'm trying to decide between one of these two. I can't rule out the possibility that I might carry it occasionally so I have to consider it a user.

I can get the green one for $18 less than the black one. Hmmm. ::hmm::

Scout Green.jpg
Scout Black.jpg
I know I'm impartial that I like green more, but I'd go with green. I'm not crazy about paying extra for simply a different color. Same reason I don't own many special color Alox SAKs. I bought some Maglites the other day, and while I wanted digicam versions, they were like $5 more than the standard model in all regards. I just went with blue as I always do.
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Railsplitter wrote: Fri Apr 23, 2021 12:47 pm I'm trying to decide between one of these two. I can't rule out the possibility that I might carry it occasionally so I have to consider it a user.

I can get the green one for $18 less than the black one. Hmmm. ::hmm::

Scout Green.jpg
Scout Black.jpg
That's a no brainer. Same knife. $18 less. Duh. :lol:
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cody6268 wrote: Fri Apr 23, 2021 12:57 pm
Railsplitter wrote: Fri Apr 23, 2021 12:47 pm I'm trying to decide between one of these two. I can't rule out the possibility that I might carry it occasionally so I have to consider it a user.

I can get the green one for $18 less than the black one. Hmmm. ::hmm::

Scout Green.jpg
Scout Black.jpg
I know I'm impartial that I like green more, but I'd go with green. I'm not crazy about paying extra for simply a different color. Same reason I don't own many special color Alox SAKs. I bought some Maglites the other day, and while I wanted digicam versions, they were like $5 more than the standard model in all regards. I just went with blue as I always do.
Smart shopping. ::tu:: I’m torn because of the large blade etch on the green one. I like the green better but I can’t help thinking that the black would be a more practical user.

That etch kind of labels the green one as a collector piece. I could get past that but I fear that I’d be less likely to use the knife freely.

Decisions, decisions.
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jmh58 wrote: Sat Jan 16, 2021 3:04 pm 1. Case 2015 Sod Buster Jr. Raspberry scales..
2. SAK Spartan Tye Dye scales..
3. Artisian Cutlery Mini Proponent Burlap Micarta handles..
3. CRKT M16 Bronze handles, black oxide blade/hdw..
Gotta dream.. ::facepalm:: :lol: ::tu::
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So of these I moved on and kicked them all to the curb.. BUT.. There are others now!!! ::facepalm:: :lol: :lol: ::facepalm::
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cody6268 wrote: Tue Jan 19, 2021 3:54 pm Sportsman's Guide has had a pack of 5 Columbian military surplus machetes for $30 that are all supposedly new in the catalog for a couple years.
Never mind that I have no practical need for these whatsoever; I am thinking of getting some. Did you wind up buying any, and if so, how did you do?
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Dan In MI wrote: Sat Apr 24, 2021 2:06 am
cody6268 wrote: Tue Jan 19, 2021 3:54 pm Sportsman's Guide has had a pack of 5 Columbian military surplus machetes for $30 that are all supposedly new in the catalog for a couple years.
Never mind that I have no practical need for these whatsoever; I am thinking of getting some. Did you wind up buying any, and if so, how did you do?
I haven't yet, but I'm glad you reminded me. I had actually forgotten about them.
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cody6268 wrote: Mon Apr 26, 2021 5:46 pm
Dan In MI wrote: Sat Apr 24, 2021 2:06 am
cody6268 wrote: Tue Jan 19, 2021 3:54 pm Sportsman's Guide has had a pack of 5 Columbian military surplus machetes for $30 that are all supposedly new in the catalog for a couple years.
Never mind that I have no practical need for these whatsoever; I am thinking of getting some. Did you wind up buying any, and if so, how did you do?
I haven't yet, but I'm glad you reminded me. I had actually forgotten about them.
I got on the site and just about bought a package of them myself. Sure would be useful in clearing shooting lanes for deer season, but when I saw the outrageous charges for shipping, tax, etc... I passed.
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Colonel26 wrote: Mon Apr 26, 2021 7:49 pm When I saw the outrageous charges for shipping, tax, etc... I passed.
If you're a member of their buyers' club, and you spend over $XX, you get free shipping. Oversized items doubtless would still incur an extra shipping fee. Whether machetes fall into that category, I can't say.
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