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[Ivoryman]

The mailman brought me this Viper Swayback yesterday with Grey Oak handle slabs. I'll be carrying it for the first time today at work.

Great looking wood and wharn RSplitter, congrats. How's the snap on those babies? Looks fabulous anyway. Good show.

[Railsplitter]

Great looking wood and wharn RSplitter, congrats. How's the snap on those babies? Looks fabulous anyway. Good show.

Ivoryman, the snap is very good and there's a striker pin in the blade well to prevent blade rap. Note that the kick is parallel with the edge because it is not used to stop the blade. The striker pin handles that task. Half stop with great walk and talk. Blade pull is about a 7 on a scale of 1-10.

Thanks everyone for the kind words.

[New_Windsor_NY]

While I'm here, does anyone know what the tang stamp on this "Deer Head" knife means? I know what the "JAPAN" tang stamp means. The pictures of the tang stamps are below. If you can't read the first tang stamp, it's SFB (over) 4 3

I have seen that stamp before on some listings of various Japanese made knifes, and postings usually said they were made by Seki Japan. From research I've done, Seki is a conglomerate of several Japanese Knifemakers. A lot of the tang stamps with SFB have been from knives made in the late 60's early 70's. Unfortunately I've never been able to find a list anywhere of the tang stamp codes for Japanese Manufactures .

epragueknives.com use to carry older Seki Knifes. I found this listing from a while back.
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There is also a website that carries a lot of Seki products, you possibly could be able to send them an email with photo's and info on your knife and maybe they could help in what the "SFB" signifies. https://japaneseknifedirect.com/contact.html

This is also an interesting site with many links to others. https://orientalsouls.com/blog/japanese ... ters-make/

I think I would try to contact Japanese Knife Direct email and see if they could hook you up with anyone.
Japanese Knife Direct Division -

The Kencrest Corporation
1803-5 Oze, Seki-City
Gifu-Pref. 501-3265 Japan

E-mail : [email protected]
Phone : 81-575-38-3019
Fax : 81-575-25-2699

Good luck Skip.

I did send an email to the Kencrest Corporation regarding the tang stamp (pictured below) on this knife. Here is the response I received.

Hi Skip,
If my memory is correct, this knife was being made by Toyoichi in Seki about
40 years ago. Seki has produced many O.E.M. brand knives, and the SFB 43
will be the customer's name. It is not a quality knife with fake stag
handle.

Regards,

Jemmy Iwahara
Kencrest/JKD
Seki, Japan

[dlr110]

My son and daughter in law and grace sent me some money for my birthday and said to spend part of it on a knife. Who am I to argue with that sort of reasoning so I obliged. Not something I would focus on collecting but I did want an example of one so I picked up this one out of the bay. Look at me I am an international buyer as the seller is in France. Pictures tell the story, thanks for looking. DSCN6364.JPGDSCN6365.JPGDSCN6366.JPGDSCN6367.JPGDSCN6368.JPGDSCN6369.JPG

Dang Floyd, you the man, very nice knife. Wish I had trained my kids better.

[doglegg]

Hey Skip, wonderful that they replied to you.

Thanks David, I think the kids insisted as they know it will all be theirs someday. , then maybe not. I think you did a pretty good job with your own. Police and missionaries are pretty high on my list.

[New_Windsor_NY]

Hey Skip, wonderful that they replied to you.

I thought so too Floyd.

[New_Windsor_NY]

This morning, my trip to the post office produced these two knives. Both are Keen Kutter K30, 3 blade, "whittler" pocket knives. I didn't clean either one. I took some pictures and here they are.

[doglegg]

KK's are always special.

[New_Windsor_NY]

KK's are always special.

Thank you Floyd. It seems that it's feast or famine with the "72" variations.

[Papa Bones]

My son and daughter in law and grace sent me some money for my birthday and said to spend part of it on a knife. Who am I to argue with that sort of reasoning so I obliged. Not something I would focus on collecting but I did want an example of one so I picked up this one out of the bay. Look at me I am an international buyer as the seller is in France. Pictures tell the story, thanks for looking.

Very cool knife Dogleg and some Awesome kids for sure. Congrats!!

All round awesome pickups fellers. That gent's knife nails it in me book Dogg, well done

Latest mail call here on fibro farm...

A vintage Taylor Cutlery, Seki Japan, Stag Handled Tanto from Ryan (Stanwade). Absolutely wonderful, big ole chunk of letter opener . And original leather sheath (in excellent conditon).
And that ain't the best part, look what he threw in the box as gifts...

Thanks a boat load again Ryan, you outdid yourself .

Man, those look great Willy, Congrats!!

The mailman brought me this Viper Swayback yesterday with Grey Oak handle slabs. I'll be carrying it for the first time today at work.

Nice looking Buck Rick.

[Papa Bones]

I did send an email to the Kencrest Corporation regarding the tang stamp (pictured below) on this knife. Here is the response I received.

Hi Skip,
If my memory is correct, this knife was being made by Toyoichi in Seki about
40 years ago. Seki has produced many O.E.M. brand knives, and the SFB 43
will be the customer's name. It is not a quality knife with fake stag
handle.

Regards,

Jemmy Iwahara
Kencrest/JKD
Seki, Japan

Very Cool that they gave you a quick response. Glad it worked out for you.

This morning, my trip to the post office produced these two knives. Both are Keen Kutter K30, 3 blade, "whittler" pocket knives. I didn't clean either one. I took some pictures and here they are.

Very Nice Skip. Awesome K30's

[New_Windsor_NY]

I did send an email to the Kencrest Corporation regarding the tang stamp (pictured below) on this knife. Here is the response I received.

Hi Skip,
If my memory is correct, this knife was being made by Toyoichi in Seki about
40 years ago. Seki has produced many O.E.M. brand knives, and the SFB 43
will be the customer's name. It is not a quality knife with fake stag
handle.

Regards,

Jemmy Iwahara
Kencrest/JKD
Seki, Japan

Very Cool that they gave you a quick response. Glad it worked out for you.

This morning, my trip to the post office produced these two knives. Both are Keen Kutter K30, 3 blade, "whittler" pocket knives. I didn't clean either one. I took some pictures and here they are.

Very Nice Skip. Awesome K30's

Thank you Smitty.

[Papa Bones]

My trip to the post office yesterday, and the 4 inch Kutmaster arrived. Actually I measure it and it mics to 3-11/16. I'm very pleased with it. The scales look great, The master blade and sheepsfoot have awesome snap. The spey blade has good snap but is a little softer than the others. There is some tiny pitting around the thumbnail pull on the master blade but other than that the knife looks great to my old eyes. Will go with my other Kutmasters and in a EDC rotation from time to time.

Today I received my Case 07 Tiny Trapper......Correction Mini Trapper in the Crimson Peach Seed Bone. Very pleased with the color. The deep red crimson colors look awesome. Hopefully my better-half doesn't mind me using her succulents for a photo op. I know nothing about these types of plants. Think it's called a Crow and Buzzard or some kind of birds

[New_Windsor_NY]

My trip to the post office.....

Today I received my Case 07.....

Both are VERY good looking knives, Smitty. Good job!

[Steve Warden]

Likin' that Kutmaster, Papa B!

[doglegg]

Thanks Papa Bones.

[dlr110]

The Ponder Country Post Rider was good today!
Got these in the mail.

CASE Canoe

Rough Rider "Buckshot" series

Rough Rider "Backwoods Bushcrafter" series

[Papa Bones]

My trip to the post office.....
Today I received my Case 07.....

Both are VERY good looking knives, Smitty. Good job!

Likin' that Kutmaster, Papa B!

Appreciate it guys!!

[Papa Bones]

The Ponder Country Post Rider was good today!
Got these in the mail.
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Lookin' good David.

[jerryd6818]

Hopefully my better-half doesn't mind me using her succulents for a photo op. I know nothing about these types of plants. Think it's called a Crow and Buzzard or some kind of birds

How about Hen & Chickens.

[QTCut5]

Today I received my Case 07 Tiny Trapper in the Crimson Peach Seed Bone.

Smitty... Smitty... Smitty...Sorry to split hairs over the name but, OCD Monkey insists I remind you that that is in fact a MINI Trapper (pattern #07), not a Tiny Trapper (pattern #154). And a very nice Mini Trapper it is indeed.

[jerryd6818]

Today I received my Case 07 Tiny Trapper in the Crimson Peach Seed Bone.

Smitty... Smitty... Smitty...Sorry to split hairs over the name but, OCD Monkey insists I remind you that that is in fact a MINI Trapper (pattern #07), not a Tiny Trapper (pattern #154). And a very nice Mini Trapper it is indeed.

And then there are those sellers on eBay who insist on calling a Tiny Trapper (154) a Mini-Trapper. Maybe that's because the Mini-Trapper's are such a popular pattern and the Tiny Trapper's, not so much.

[Papa Bones]

Hopefully my better-half doesn't mind me using her succulents for a photo op. I know nothing about these types of plants. Think it's called a Crow and Buzzard or some kind of birds

How about Hen & Chickens.

You are correct, but I enjoy poking a little fun at my better-half when I comment to her about her plants looking good. So I usually call them Crows & Buzzards. She usually corrects me on this matter.

[Papa Bones]

Today I received my Case 07 Tiny Trapper in the Crimson Peach Seed Bone.

Smitty... Smitty... Smitty...Sorry to split hairs over the name but, OCD Monkey insists I remind you that that is in fact a MINI Trapper (pattern #07), not a Tiny Trapper (pattern #154). And a very nice Mini Trapper it is indeed.

Sorry "Q" my fingers must have been dyslexic at the time I was typing. You are correct sir, It is Mini Trapper. I will correct that Post Haste.

[jerryd6818]

Hopefully my better-half doesn't mind me using her succulents for a photo op. I know nothing about these types of plants. Think it's called a Crow and Buzzard or some kind of birds

How about Hen & Chickens.

You are correct, but I enjoy poking a little fun at my better-half when I comment to her about her plants looking good. So I usually call them Crows & Buzzards. She usually corrects me on this matter.

My apologies. I can be very literal at times. I see your sense of humor is similar to mine. Seldom serious.