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[Steamboat Willie]

More detail in the Benchmade forum but just scored this limited edition 2024 Shot Show Benchmade. Pic looks orange but blade is true red.20240628_180805.jpg20240628_180751.jpg

That’s an attention grabber! Nice score!

[jmh58]

Great pickups Folks.
Keepers one and all!!
John

[Quick Steel]

T-dog, your Finnish knife not only feels good, but its very appearance exudes quality. Congrats!

[Doug51]

Wanted to share a couple before and after pics of the $2 Schrade improved muskrat I bought yesterday.
I stumbled on to something might try again. I used a few drops of Sea Foam fuel treatment on the joints to loosen and clean them up. It worked quickly and great. Not only that but it immediately brought out the color on the handles that were bleached out. I didn't intend to use it on the handles but accidentally got some on them. Anyway I'm pretty happy with how it came out with some more cleaning sharpening.

[Corn Creek Cutlery]

Fine Brisa TopDog !!
RedRaider, your BM is awesome ... I like cross bars !!

I "got me another one" from Mark at SSK yesterday :
Coleman Sowbelly Stockman Seki Japan Dark Blue / Backdrop courtesy of Mrs. CCC and her front porch flowers
These are getting scarce in this condition.
Many thanks Mark !!

[treefarmer]

Wanted to share a couple before and after pics of the $2 Schrade improved muskrat I bought yesterday.
I stumbled on to something might try again. I used a few drops of Sea Foam fuel treatment on the joints to loosen and clean them up. It worked quickly and great. Not only that but it immediately brought out the color on the handles that were bleached out. I didn't intend to use it on the handles but accidentally got some on them. Anyway I'm pretty happy with how it came out with some more cleaning sharpening.

It'll be interesting to see if the handles keep that color.
Treefarmer

[Ivoryman]

Nice pick ups gents, Robpa, that is killer horn, and age, and condition. GSP, like that. Marco another beauty. Sweet Coleman CCC. Dullest knife, RRRick, nice all of ya.

Not usually an auto man but picked up a few lately. Here's a Cobratech Trapper that is surprisingly good. Seventy nine smackers, free ship. Excellent action, fit, finish, centering, everything great but the disappointing color in the covers. They could have been a lot better, might make some of my own. But outherwise this blows away the AKC, and Krate Tactical that I had recently. They were so wobbly and clunky and uncomfortable in the pocket I had to let them go. This is a keeper. Cool sliding bolster trigger and release. Very smooth and no button or lever in the way.

[tvic]

Good job on that Muskrat, Doug! Looks great!

Absolutely beautiful Coleman, CCC! Love that color!

I actually like those covers, Iman. If you change them out, but sure and let us see a before and after. Sounds like a really good quality knife!

[rdnzl]

[toomanyknives]

Wanted to share a couple before and after pics of the $2 Schrade improved muskrat I bought yesterday.
I stumbled on to something might try again. I used a few drops of Sea Foam fuel treatment on the joints to loosen and clean them up. It worked quickly and great. Not only that but it immediately brought out the color on the handles that were bleached out. I didn't intend to use it on the handles but accidentally got some on them. Anyway I'm pretty happy with how it came out with some more cleaning sharpening.

Great work, Doug! That came out great! That Seafoam is versatile stuff!

[toomanyknives]

Fine Brisa TopDog !!
RedRaider, your BM is awesome ... I like cross bars !!

I "got me another one" from Mark at SSK yesterday :
Coleman Sowbelly Stockman Seki Japan Dark Blue / Backdrop courtesy of Mrs. CCC and her front porch flowers
These are getting scarce in this condition.
Many thanks Mark !!

That's a real beauty, Tony! Love the color, and it looks very well made!

[toomanyknives]

Nice pick ups gents, Robpa, that is killer horn, and age, and condition. GSP, like that. Marco another beauty. Sweet Coleman CCC. Dullest knife, RRRick, nice all of ya.

Not usually an auto man but picked up a few lately. Here's a Cobratech Trapper that is surprisingly good. Seventy nine smakers, free ship. Excellent action, fit, finish, centering, everything great but the disappointing color in the covers. They could have been a lot better, might make some of my own. But outherwise this blows away the AKC, and Krate Tactical that I had recently. They were so wobbly and clunky and uncomfortable in the pocket I had to let them go. This is a keeper. Cool sliding bolster trigger and release. Very smooth and no button or lever in the way.

What a great design, Iman. And that clever bolster trigger is very cool. Great pics as always.

[toomanyknives]

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Very nice, rdnzl!

[Corn Creek Cutlery]

Fine Brisa TopDog !!
RedRaider, your BM is awesome ... I like cross bars !!

I "got me another one" from Mark at SSK yesterday :
Coleman Sowbelly Stockman Seki Japan Dark Blue / Backdrop courtesy of Mrs. CCC and her front porch flowers
These are getting scarce in this condition.
Many thanks Mark !!

That's a real beauty, Tony! Love the color, and it looks very well made!

Thank you Kerry !!

[Madmarco]

All four are awesome, Mark, but I’m partial to black or brown sleek handles, so that Tak Fakuta is my favorite. I have one Tak knife and love it! You got some good ones there, my friend!

Many thanks, Tim, with your opinion now in, Kerry, myself, and you all choose the Tak-F folder as our favorite.
I too have other knives from Tak-F, and each is as nice as the others. Tak worked with many renowned knife-makers, and they turned out some very nice knives, folders and fixed blades. When you're hot you're hot!

[Madmarco]

Your Brisa looks like a really solid knife, Dog, a real workhorse for sure.

And your Coleman, Tony, looks great, I really like the covers.

I'm hearing mixed comments about those Cobratech autos, I-man, some good some bad, and by the sounds of it you caught a good one. It's a fine looking knife. bud.
I also don't object to the red covers whereas usually I would, probably due to them being blood-red and not fire-engine red.
I'm a big fan of cover/bolster release autos, and I've considered buying a C-Tech since that opening system might just get past Customs, but I'll need to act soon before they figure them out.

[RedRaiderRick]

Nice pick ups gents, Robpa, that is killer horn, and age, and condition. GSP, like that. Marco another beauty. Sweet Coleman CCC. Dullest knife, RRRick, nice all of ya.

Not usually an auto man but picked up a few lately. Here's a Cobratech Trapper that is surprisingly good. Seventy nine smakers, free ship. Excellent action, fit, finish, centering, everything great but the disappointing color in the covers. They could have been a lot better, might make some of my own. But outherwise this blows away the AKC, and Krate Tactical that I had recently. They were so wobbly and clunky and uncomfortable in the pocket I had to let them go. This is a keeper. Cool sliding bolster trigger and release. Very smooth and no button or lever in the way.

Ivoryman, I think those red scales are the bomb! So how the knifw fire with the bolster? Twist or what?

[Ivoryman]

Thanks Marco, Toomany. Nice of ya.

RRRick, it is a slide. The bolster has a textured thin outer cover piece on a spring that slides about 1/8 inch towards the spine, then springs back. Sliding opens the knife, and releases the blade to close it. Very clever and smooth. Works great and is impressive to me. Thanks for the mention.

[GSPTOPDOG]

Fine Brisa TopDog !!
Sowbelly Stockman Seki Japan Dark Blue / Backdrop courtesy of Mrs. CCC and her front porch flowers[/b]
These are getting scarce in this condition.
Many thanks Mark !!

Thanks CxIII ... well I don't know how you do it ... but you keep on picking knives I want in my "pile" .... I just got some blue bone sowbellies myself a few weeks ago, they are nice... but yours is a real sweet classic Seki Japan Dark Blue.... I recon' it don't git' no better than 'dat Really a beautiful piece CxIII, well done

[Corn Creek Cutlery]

Nice pick ups gents, Robpa, that is killer horn, and age, and condition. GSP, like that. Marco another beauty. Sweet Coleman CCC. Dullest knife, RRRick, nice all of ya.

Not usually an auto man but picked up a few lately. Here's a Cobratech Trapper that is surprisingly good. Seventy nine smackers, free ship. Excellent action, fit, finish, centering, everything great but the disappointing color in the covers. They could have been a lot better, might make some of my own. But outherwise this blows away the AKC, and Krate Tactical that I had recently. They were so wobbly and clunky and uncomfortable in the pocket I had to let them go. This is a keeper. Cool sliding bolster trigger and release. Very smooth and no button or lever in the way.

Nice one IvoryMan, and different!
Your post got me looking, and I ordered a blem from them at 50% off, with 6061 T6 aluminum handles. A modern knife with S35VN steel.

https://cobratecknives.com/collections/ ... mish-blade

[Corn Creek Cutlery]

Fine Brisa TopDog !!
Sowbelly Stockman Seki Japan Dark Blue / Backdrop courtesy of Mrs. CCC and her front porch flowers[/b]
These are getting scarce in this condition.
Many thanks Mark !!

Thanks CxIII ... well I don't know how you do it ... but you keep on picking knives I want in my "pile" .... I just got some blue bone sowbellies myself a few weeks ago, they are nice... but yours is a real sweet classic Seki Japan Dark Blue.... I recon' it don't git' no better than 'dat Really a beautiful piece CxIII, well done

Many thanks TopDog !!

[Sharpnshinyknives]

Fine Brisa TopDog !!
RedRaider, your BM is awesome ... I like cross bars !!

I "got me another one" from Mark at SSK yesterday :
Coleman Sowbelly Stockman Seki Japan Dark Blue / Backdrop courtesy of Mrs. CCC and her front porch flowers
These are getting scarce in this condition.
Many thanks Mark !!

Glad you like it Tony. Nice picture of that one. Sowbellies are my favorite pattern of all and that is one good looking sowbelly.

Iman that is an interesting auto. I kinda like those scales on that.

[Quick Steel]

Iman, I guess the scales are not to your taste, but I could certainly live with them.

[rdnzl]

Simplicity

[Madmarco]

Simplicity

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Yep, it certainly is, rdnzl, and I like that, does it have just that one blade? Thx!
I have long admired Victorinox knives, but I like knives with only one spear-point blade, and possibly until right now depending on what you tell me, I haven't see any. Really like the grey color too.