All About Pocket Knives

DM11 wrote:Got this Powr-Kraft underway. Sellars pic.

You may already know but in case you don't, that's an 84-11. Are you branching out into the 72 clones now (or maybe you had already tackled that insanity). That one appears to be in good condition.

I've got a set of Power Kraft screwdrivers I bought at Montgomery Wards in Baltimore MD in the mid 1970's. Is Power-Kraft an exclusive label of Montgomery Wards or was it an independent brand from that era? OH

Powr-Kraft is to Wards as Craftsman is to Sears as Penncraft is to J.C.Penny's. Actually, these days, that's all "was" instead or "is".
Our Montgomery Wards store closed down years ago. The J.C.Penny's will close soon and our local Sears store is in the process of closing down.

Slowly wending their way through the mail system. Should be delivered this week. All seller's pictures of course.

jerryd6818 wrote:Powr-Kraft is to Wards as Craftsman is to Sears as Penncraft is to J.C.Penny's. Actually, these days, that's all "was" instead or "is".
Our Montgomery Wards store closed down years ago. The J.C.Penny's will close soon and our local Sears store is in the process of closing down.

Yep, our last remnants of those establishments just closed it's door..... Our Sears is now history...... shut it's door last month.
Now what?

jerryd6818 wrote:

DM11 wrote:Got this Powr-Kraft underway. Sellars pic.

You may already know but in case you don't, that's an 84-11. Are you branching out into the 72 clones now (or maybe you had already tackled that insanity). That one appears to be in good condition.

Thank you Jerry. I've have a few of the many 72 clones. Seems to be a bit of a slippery slope.

DM11 wrote:

jerryd6818 wrote:

DM11 wrote:Got this Powr-Kraft underway. Sellars pic.

You may already know but in case you don't, that's an 84-11. Are you branching out into the 72 clones now (or maybe you had already tackled that insanity). That one appears to be in good condition.

Thank you Jerry. I've have a few of the many 72 clones. Seems to be a bit of a slippery slope.

Ya think?

Can you post some of your clones?

jerryd6818 wrote:

DM11 wrote:

jerryd6818 wrote: You may already know but in case you don't, that's an 84-11. Are you branching out into the 72 clones now (or maybe you had already tackled that insanity). That one appears to be in good condition.

Thank you Jerry. I've have a few of the many 72 clones. Seems to be a bit of a slippery slope.

Ya think?

Can you post some of your clones?

When the Powr Kraft gets here in a few days. I'll try and remember to post a pic of the few 72 clones I've got. I 'll post them in the 72 thread.

Y’all ever been trolling eBay completely innocently and a knife just jump up and hit the buy it now button on ya before you ever knew what happened? Lol

I think she’ll clean up alright. Solingen Boker jumbo Congress. Not the greatest pics, but good enough. To pull me in.

A couple gifts for myself to offset the imminent pain the POS round table is certain to inflict upon me in short order...

I nearly resisted the 06 run. Nearly.

On the upside, I now own an 090 stockman finally, and for a steal.

Colonel, that is a hand full of Boker!
Tony beautiful 06 and that 90 is a great find and when you find them at a bargain, even better.

jerryd6818 wrote:Slowly wending their way through the mail system. Should be delivered this week. All seller's pictures of course.

Jerry are the mini trappers rivaling your 72's yet?

Paul, that's a hard question to answer. As to quantity, no. The 72's still reign supreme. I have more 72's but there are more 07's to have but the price is higher and they're essentially all pretty much the same knife, you're really just buying different handles. It's gotten to the point where I almost never run across a 72 or clone I don't already have. There's a boat load of the 07's I don't have. I doubt if that explains it.

Yes, it does explain it.

Another 72. I already have one like this one but this one is nicer! Also have this BRK Bush Seax headed this way Tuesday. Sellers pic.

Padding my meager 06 collection while I still can...

Weird how the blade selections mirror the 18 pattern exactly, huh? Maybe they had a bunch of stuff left over from the 18 run?

Great knives boys!
Here are a bunch that are sloooooowly winding their way up to me here in cold frozen Saskatchewan Canada. All really good ebay deals.
Special Edition Hen & Rooster Diamond Edition 5 Star Stag Bowie with Diamondback Rattle Snake Skin Leather Sheath. Both signed by maker. Super great deal...don't know if i should say how much. You might all get together and hire mobsters to come and hold me up for this one. Hehe....
There are a bunch so i'll through them quickly here,
Pearl Handled Winchester Trapper, Doctor, Canoe, and Coffin Jack. All reeeeeally good deal. Never carried and all have original boxes. Only thing wrong the pearl dried out and cracked on em. Heck that's nothin'
At least i'm not the only one going nuts waiting...

2 of each Winchester Burnt Orange Bone Coke Bottle Cheetah and Canittler. Again reeeeeealy great deals. Seller has a ton of knives to move so taking offers like crazy. I don't think i'll make it easy for you blokes to get em'. You have to work a little to reap the rewards of tightwadness...

More to go,
Really beautiful Winchester Charcoal Ruby Copper cheetah. I bid buy $60.00 and $10 to ship... Tried to best offer him but didn't jump...$1.00 less than i paid.

And on,
Really nice Imperial USA PROV R. I. Jigged Stainless jack. This one even has etching on the main blade. Something you don't see on regular imperials. Maybe case display knife?

And on,
Like new Paul A. Henckels Inox Gents Penknife. Another really good deal on a great looking knife. I really like the scales on this one, shiny and smooth

WOW!! Ya got a haul there Willy...
John

Willy. Are you playing "Break the Bank"? You know you can't win at that game.

Who am I to talk? I'm so weak. These are on the way.

WillyCamaro wrote: Maybe case display knife?

No, they came that way. I have one that's similar but it came with a celluloid wrap on the handles. It was deteriorating so I took it all off. This picture is before I got the last of it. Carried it for a while. It's a great little knife.

WillyCamaro wrote:And on,
Like new Paul A. Henckels Inox Gents Penknife. Another really good deal on a great looking knife. I really like the scales on this one, shiny and smooth

Me too! I have a thing for stainless scale gentleman's knives. Being as most don't sell for that much, they're pretty easy to quickly accrue a small collection of them. I have 4 or 5 at present.