A new patient in this psychiatry

[Eustace]

Hello, ladies and gentlemen. I'm from Bulgaria. It is a small country in Southeast Europe. My obsession is the old pocket knives. I came across the forum when searching for information about old Case. I apologize in advance for bad English.

[Mumbleypeg]

Welcome to AAPK Eustace! The knife addiction may be beyond the abilities of psychiatry. We like pictures here, so show us some of your knives.

Ken

[Eustace]

You're absolutely right, Ken.
Few Bulgarian knives from my collection.

[bestgear]

Dobre Doshli Eustace! Angliĭskiyat ti e mnogo dobŭr. Tova e za vsichki bŭlgari, koito poznavam.

[Eustace]

Dobre Doshli Eustace! Angliĭskiyat ti e mnogo dobŭr. Tova e za vsichki bŭlgari, koito poznavam.

Добре заварил, Том! Благодаря!

[bestgear]

Khubavi nozhove Eustace!

I know a very little bit of about 10 languages and Bulgarian just happens to be one of them. I said to Eustace "Welcome Eustace" "It's nice to meet you" "Your English is very good" and "Nice knives Eustace!" I'm sure I butchered the heck out of a beautiful language so my apologies for my bad Bulgarian.

[Quick Steel]

Welcome Eustace! I look forward to your participation.

[deo-pa]

Welcome Eustace! Tell us a little about the knife hobby in Bulgaria. Are there many collectors? Are there knife shows, knife magazines, etc.? Is there a particularly well known and respected Bulgarian knife company (sort of like Case in the U.S.)?

Dennis

[espn77]

You have shown some neat stuff. Not sure what exactly you and Tom discussed earlier but that's kind of cool. Welcome from the Texas panhandle
Keith

[jerryd6818]

You speak a lot more English than any of us (including Tom ) speak Bulgarian.

[djknife13]

Welcome. I'm looking forward to getting to know some of how knife collecting is in other parts of the world. I know some countries can be pretty restrictive, but know nothing about Bulgaria's laws or customs. ____Dave

[rea1eye]

Show us some of your knives that you like!

Bob

[RalphAlsip]

Eustace, Welcome to AAPK! Thank you for posting picture of your knives. It is interesting to see different interpretations of knife making. For example, I noticed that many of the knives in your pictures didn't have bolsters - probably because they are very old.

The countryside in the background of one of your photos is very scenic.

[treefarmer]

Eustace,
from the Panhandle of Florida.
Treefarmer

[Old Folder]

Hello from Central Southern California Eustace.
Welcome to AAPK

[philco]

Welcome to AAPK. We're happy to have you join us.

[TripleF]

Welcome

[SolWarrior]

Eustace, from San Antonio, Texas (home of the Alamo) to AAPK! Your English is certainly better than mine. We all have heard of Bulgaria. It's a pleasure and exciting to have you on board. Your country is beatiful and so are your knives!

[Eustace]

Welcome Eustace! Tell us a little about the knife hobby in Bulgaria. Are there many collectors? Are there knife shows, knife magazines, etc.? Is there a particularly well known and respected Bulgarian knife company (sort of like Case in the U.S.)?

Dennis

Hi, Dennis,
This is a long topic. Bulgaria has a very rich and old tradition of forging crafts and cutlery. If you are interested, when I have some time, I can make a separate topic with a brief retrospection for the development of the cutlery in Bulgaria. If it is not against the rules of the forum, I can also give links to Bulgarian knife makers and companies.

Welcome. I'm looking forward to getting to know some of how knife collecting is in other parts of the world. I know some countries can be pretty restrictive, but know nothing about Bulgaria's laws or customs. ____Dave

Hi, Dave,
If we are talking about the laws of carrying a knife - in the laws of Bulgaria there is no definition of "cold weapon"
We have a strange and incomprehensible cultural heritage law. What is a cultural heritage is determined by specialists serving in the Ministry of Interior (the police). For old blades, for example, up to 200-300 years, there are no problems, but if you own a Roman, Byzantine or Thracian weapon, you will be judged and you can go to the prison.




Thank you very much to everybody! I am sincerely touched by the welcome!

[Paladin]

Hello and from Central Texas! Glad you have joined us.

Ray

[TripleF]

Late to the party as usual...sorry Eustace.

Welcome!