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wildcat · Post by **wildcat** » Thu Jul 26, 2007 3:52 pm

MITCH RAPP wrote: take two knives and call the Doctor in the morning!

two more knives will cure the addiction..... for a few minutes.

muskrat man · Post by **muskrat man** » Thu Jul 26, 2007 11:34 pm

Last count was just over 200 total, I'll do a final count tonight, I need to record them anyway, I've not been keeping up on my books of recent purchases lately and have gotten everything mixed up

knife-nut · Post by **knife-nut** » Fri Jul 27, 2007 12:04 am

A little over 1,000 folders. Now if you count parts knives, probably double that. Never met a knife I did'nt like.

muskrat man · Post by **muskrat man** » Fri Jul 27, 2007 1:56 pm

final count is 267 folders and 47 fixed blades, thats not counting the 100+ knives out in the shop that need my attention

Mossdancer · Post by **Mossdancer** » Fri Jul 27, 2007 2:46 pm

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There are some things in life you just don't want to know the answer too.
I thought I would head Stanciaman off and post a couple of photos.
This is my storage Venue. My humidity is just about 68% year round average so opening the drawers every now and then keeps the rust away.
The drawers are lined with an absorbant material so that helps also. The deep drawers on bottom are seven or eight deep in old kitchen knives.
There must be at least four five hundred or more. I have finally narrowed down my collecting to military and early Gerbers. On the floor in front of chest is some of the boxes the gerber sets come in. The locking mechanism keeps prying eyes out. I nearly forgot that is some abalone I have not gotten around to cutting up and a bag of pistol handle blanks on the boxes in front. Sitting on the shelf on right side of lower case is a late 1800's J. Russell Green River Works spatula. A stack of unsorted swords
and machetes on the left.
moss

johnnierotten · Post by **johnnierotten** » Fri Jul 27, 2007 4:19 pm

Lets see..133 folders
2 fixed blades
3 tactical
2 multi tools
27 swap meet knives "assortment of tactical,folders and fixed"
167 Total

orvet · Post by **orvet** » Fri Jul 27, 2007 4:57 pm

Imperial brands (Frontier, Hammer Brand, Ulster, Kingston & Schrade SFO)- approx 220
Schrade (OT, Open Stock & newer stuff)- Approx 280
Uncle Henry- 42
Camillus- 50+
Other brands- 250+

Pattern categories (already counted in brands)
Hawkbill- 21
Barlow- 51
TL-29- 75

I also have 150-250 parts knives in my shop.

Where do I store them? ANYWHERE POSSIBLE

Dale

MITCH RAPP · Post by **MITCH RAPP** » Fri Jul 27, 2007 4:59 pm

Dale; Right On! Very Nice!

stancaiman · Post by **stancaiman** » Fri Jul 27, 2007 7:30 pm

I see that you have a whole an incredible number of knives. I am very impressed.

it comes me a subsidiary question : if it you were to keep one of them, which would be this knife?

(pictures are the welcomes )

Paladin · Post by **Paladin** » Fri Jul 27, 2007 7:36 pm

Great question. I'd pick a Remington bullet I got from my Dad. He bought it at a hardware store in the 1930s. Way too big to carry every day but way too many memories to let it go.
I am attaching a photo.

stockman · Post by **stockman** » Fri Jul 27, 2007 7:59 pm

Paladin, Nice I have one of those but not one that belonged to my dad. That is a real treasure.

Stockman

orvet · Post by **orvet** » Fri Jul 27, 2007 8:32 pm

If I could only keep one knife it would be this one.
Made my my grandfather & carried for many years by my dad.
The knife is shown here with a hatchet he also made.

Dale

gmusic · Post by **gmusic** » Sat Aug 25, 2007 5:44 am

Man..............and I thought I was a knife nut, some of you guys are out there (and I'd like to be right there with ya.)

I guessing:

370 folders

40 fixed

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