Is this Bulldog knife forum dead?

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Bulldog Brand Knives

Bulldog Brand? Never heard of it.
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7%
Know of it, that's about all
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Highly over-rated
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Just ok, nothing special
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One of my favorites
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Re: Is this Bulldog knife forum dead?

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Found another. This is a Mastodon Ivory Elephant Toe made for the Wolverine Knife Collectors Club.
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Loose Arrow wrote: Wed Aug 12, 2020 4:55 pm
1967redrider wrote: Wed Aug 12, 2020 4:12 pm The issue with Bulldog, and Fight 'N Rooster for the matter, is the celluloid outgassing. They made really gorgeous knives but most collectors are too afraid they will grenade their whole knife collection. I would like bone, stag or pearl variations of each, but you don't see as many of them.
Yup, got to be on top of it. Sometimes some seem to suffer from it suddenly from one day to the next. Luckily I only have a few and can still manage them effectively but my collection of stags, horns, bones and pearls has grown just because of that.

Checkout this prototype I have with what I think are genuine Red Coral covers.

Gorgeous knife! ::tu::
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Re: Is this Bulldog knife forum dead?

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::shrug::
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Since it was mentioned that Frost owns the brand now and those are completely different knives from the ones made many years ago, I think that has a lot to do w/ people losing interest in the brand. Once they get cheapened I think people get turned off. Unless you do a ton of research before you start to buy a brand, it’s easy to buy the wrong ones and then you wisen up and regret your earlier purchases. Sometimes that in itself is enough to make you give up on a brand. I think that may have something to do w/ the lack of interest in Bulldogs.
Could also be that people just aren’t posting them as much as they use to. I still see plenty of interest in the ones I have had in my store. Just sold a beautiful stag stockman a couple of days ago. The stag and pearl Bulldogs still draw lots of interest.
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Like Mark said I don't buy Frost in the Bulldog Brand . The early Bulldogs are I think a Diamond in the rough you don't know how good they are until you Handle them and see how well they are made fit & Finish is top notch. The Germans do a great job on them .
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I think they have some nice looking knives...just never owned any. I enjoy looking at them. So I wouldn't really know where to place my vote.
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hardman wrote: Wed Aug 12, 2020 10:45 pm I very much value my Bulldogs. Here are a few, including an MOP Whittler, a Stag Lockback Hunter, an MOP elephant Toe, and a Mammorth Ivory Trapper.
Wow! ::super_happy:: ::super_happy:: ::super_happy::
That's what I'm talking about, very nice!
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::handshake::
hardman wrote: Wed Aug 12, 2020 11:06 pm::shrug::
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hardman wrote: Wed Aug 12, 2020 10:56 pm Found another. This is a Mastodon Ivory Elephant Toe made for the Wolverine Knife Collectors Club.
Yours is nicer than mine! ::woot::
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Sharpnshinyknives wrote: Wed Aug 12, 2020 11:06 pm Since it was mentioned that Frost owns the brand now and those are completely different knives from the ones made many years ago, I think that has a lot to do w/ people losing interest in the brand. Once they get cheapened I think people get turned off. Unless you do a ton of research before you start to buy a brand, it’s easy to buy the wrong ones and then you wisen up and regret your earlier purchases. Sometimes that in itself is enough to make you give up on a brand. I think that may have something to do w/ the lack of interest in Bulldogs.
Could also be that people just aren’t posting them as much as they use to. I still see plenty of interest in the ones I have had in my store. Just sold a beautiful stag stockman a couple of days ago. The stag and pearl Bulldogs still draw lots of interest.
Thanks for stopping by and giving your time to share your thoughts, I appreciate it. ::handshake::
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Doc B wrote: Wed Aug 12, 2020 11:38 pm I think they have some nice looking knives...just never owned any. I enjoy looking at them. So I wouldn't really know where to place my vote.
::handshake::
I added a line for you. ::tu::
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kennedy knives wrote: Wed Aug 12, 2020 11:12 pm Like Mark said I don't buy Frost in the Bulldog Brand . The early Bulldogs are I think a Diamond in the rough you don't know how good they are until you Handle them and see how well they are made fit & Finish is top notch. The Germans do a great job on them .
::ds::
Yup! When I pay more for something my expectations are high and a lot of times don't get reached but many other times, my "bargain buys" will surprise me and surpass the low expectations I set because of how little I paid. Those are the first impressions I like to experience and the only time crappy pictures are ok by me. ::facepalm:: Good job photographer, scored me a gem super cheap! ::groove::
Thanks for sharing your thoughts.
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hardman wrote: Wed Aug 12, 2020 10:56 pm Found another. This is a Mastodon Ivory Elephant Toe made for the Wolverine Knife Collectors Club.
Did you happen to notice the club etchings of yours and mine? That they are facing to different sides. ::hmm::
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Loose Arrow wrote: Wed Aug 12, 2020 2:24 pm What is the matter with this forum? I know I just joined AAPK but trying to revive these Bulldog threads is like beating a dead horse. Comments? Anyone?
I have also noticed that the Bulldog and Fight'n Rooster threads often die a very quick death after less than a dozen posts. I can see why it is discouraging to try to start a thread here.

Here is one thought. When I browse this forum I always start with New Posts. So I see any new posts made in any Forum. I think that some folks might just browse General Knife Discussion or maybe a couple of specific forums. So they would never even see posts in any forum they do not choose to browse.

And I do agree that the way Bulldog used celluloid hurts the collectibility. Right now I have two celluloid knives on my desk that are going though a hideous decomposition. One is a Bulldog - I got it pretty cheap, but I would not buy another celluloid Bulldog.

I have only four Bulldogs. As far as the walk and talk and general smoothness action they are just about perfect. Like Fight'n Rooster, those knives came out of the Olbertz factory in Germany. Those folks knew how to make a fine knife and used great materials, except for the celluloid.
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Dinadan wrote: Thu Aug 13, 2020 1:01 am
Loose Arrow wrote: Wed Aug 12, 2020 2:24 pm What is the matter with this forum? I know I just joined AAPK but trying to revive these Bulldog threads is like beating a dead horse. Comments? Anyone?
I have also noticed that the Bulldog and Fight'n Rooster threads often die a very quick death after less than a dozen posts. I can see why it is discouraging to try to start a thread here.

Here is one thought. When I browse this forum I always start with New Posts. So I see any new posts made in any Forum. I think that some folks might just browse General Knife Discussion or maybe a couple of specific forums. So they would never even see posts in any forum they do not choose to browse.

And I do agree that the way Bulldog used celluloid hurts the collectibility. Right now I have two celluloid knives on my desk that are going though a hideous decomposition. One is a Bulldog - I got it pretty cheap, but I would not buy another celluloid Bulldog.

I have only four Bulldogs. As far as the walk and talk and general smoothness action they are just about perfect. Like Fight'n Rooster, those knives came out of the Olbertz factory in Germany. Those folks knew how to make a fine knife and used great materials, except for the celluloid.
::handshake::

Well I sure do thank you for contributing, ::tu::
I too should try doing general searches and learn about many others niches within this community to help support them in kind and learn a thing or two while at it to boot. 8)
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I shared these on another post figured I'd share them here too.📸
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Very nice knives, Arrow. I especially like the one with the Elk, or Red Deer. Here is one of mine.
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Dinadan wrote: Fri Aug 14, 2020 12:24 am Very nice knives, Arrow. I especially like the one with the Elk, or Red Deer. Here is one of mine.
Sweet! Thanks ::tu::
Here's mine. I have it in MOP, clip blade with a peacock and the tiny seductress in Gold Lip MOP too.
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I like that whittler, Arrow. I keep meaning to get one of the smaller versions. Did you mention MOP ... ?
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Dinadan wrote: Fri Aug 14, 2020 3:12 pm I like that whittler, Arrow. I keep meaning to get one of the smaller versions. Did you mention MOP ... ?
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Looking good, real good!
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RevolverGuy wrote: Wed Aug 12, 2020 5:38 pm The early Bulldog knives were some of the best crafted knives I have ever handled. I would say even nicer than the old Schatt & Morgan's. I am fortunate to own a few of them and they all have very strong springs and gorgeous stag. The attention to detail is superb...mirror polished blades, mirror polished liners, half stops, serrated nail nicks (match strike pull), pinched bolsters, pinned shields...so much to make you drool over. I think that one reason that forum area doesn't get much traction is that the old ones are getting harder to find. The company went under, and yes I know Frost owns the trademark but those are a whole different knife, so collectors hold on to the ones they have for a long time. And that makes it harder for those new to the hobby to become familiar with them.

This is one in my collection. Bulldog congress from 1984.
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Forgot to mention that I have an '84 Congress club knife in stag too, except in a 6 blade version.

Check it out... ::oh_my::
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...come on buddy don't you dare die on me...
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Dinadan wrote: Fri Aug 14, 2020 3:12 pm I like that whittler, Arrow. I keep meaning to get one of the smaller versions. Did you mention MOP ... ?
About that other peacock MOP, it's an oyster shell celluloid, sorry. ::doh::
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In my early Doctor Knife days before I knew anything about brands or celluloid (or really even patterns) I picked up five Bulldog Docs. They are well made and pretty so I hang on to them.
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I also acquired a Wharncliffe whittler and a couple of Cotton Samplers, one of which has moved on.
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I don't dislike them. They just don't light my fire. I guess you could say, I'm ambivalent to the brand. You didn't list a choice for that.
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