All About Pocket Knives

Nice ones gents! I bought these two from Ken Daniels at the Badger show today...the Schat & Morgan #69 Barlow is 1095 and genuine Winterbottom bone...and the workhorse series equal end wharnie is imitation winterbottom...I did not go into the show intending to buy Queens, but Mr. Daniels sure had some impressive knives with him, and very reasonably priced too. I got both of these for the price of an average GEC. Both walk and talk nicely and both shave hair...Nice work coming out of Queen...

Sweet hauls men, love the Wharnie Canoe Q, love the Barlow bones Mike. Beautiful scales.

I'm liking that Queen oar carver that thing is prime.WOW. all are sweet but it's the sweetest to me.
I found a few today but they don't compare to you fellers. Loving the S&M and Queen Mike. That 18 ain't to shabby either Jerry.

Thank ya Biggie 'H'.

Thanks Tony. Jerry yours is before here's after.

bighomer wrote:Thanks Tony. Jerry yours is before here's after.

bighomer wrote:Thanks Tony. Jerry yours is before here's after.

Yeah, that's an older one with the black synthetic handles. Did you notice that these 18s (& 14s) all have excellent snap to the blades. I have yet to see one with weak snap. They're just like potato chips. I can't seem to get enough of them.

jerryd6818 wrote:

bighomer wrote:Thanks Tony. Jerry yours is before here's after.

Yeah, that's an older one with the black synthetic handles. Did you notice that these 18s (& 14s) all have excellent snap to the blades. I have yet to see one with weak snap. They're just like potato chips. I can't seem to get enough of them.

Wait until you try oven baked potato chips.

Tsar Bomba wrote:

Lansky1 wrote:Best part is it doesn't have the oddly shaped quasi-trapper blade they usually put on the medium frame Saddlehorns as the secondary blade - that is the one blade design I think Tony Bose didn't get right

The skinner blade? I think that's the best part of the Bose-designed saddlehorns (and my Boker copperheads)!

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Takes all kinds...

Funny, that skinner blade just looks outright bizarre to me & out of place on that Saddlehorn frame. I hated that skinner blade so much, I couldn't live with it, but I really like the heft and palm swell of the Saddlehorn pattern ... so extreme measures were necessary. I figured there was enough meat on it & the nail nick placement enabled me to lop off the tip & create a sheepsfoot blade out of it. Overall, I wish it didn't have the swedge grind but the mod suits me far better.
PS - you mentioned the Boker Copperhead - that is similar in design to the Case Tiny Hunter - I've had several of those & eventually sold them all due to that skinner blade - I guess that extreme upswept blade just doesn't work for anything I do with a pocket knife - LOL. So I guess you're right - takes all kinds.

New Boker Auto

ken98k wrote:New Boker Auto

I used to have a mini one, very fun knives.

KnifeSlinger#81 wrote:

ken98k wrote:New Boker Auto

I used to have a mini one, very fun knives.

I have an orange one I bought a couple years ago, that has worked flawlessly so I couldn't resist a new color and blade shape.

Hmm, now i need a Boker auto, esp in orange or red. Darn, i thought i had enough knives.

Here is a small Advertising Lobster knife made by "Inox" in Solingen
For: "Nobel's Explosives Company Limited"
"Nobel" ----- seems i have heard this name before for some reason ?? but i never bought any "explosives" except firecrackers.
kj

kootenay joe wrote:knife made by "Inox" in Solingen
kj

"Inox" = Stainless Steel

Picked up a Victorinox today, with a Braun logo.

Early Braun products interests me as well as knives so this is a nice find.

Jim

jerryd6818 wrote:

kootenay joe wrote:knife made by "Inox" in Solingen
kj

"Inox" = Stainless Steel

Inox is short for Inoxidable.

BTW.... The Name Victorinox came from two names. Queen Victoria and inoxidable. Victor- inox.

Not Queen Victoria. Victoria was the name of either the mother or the wife of the man who started the company that became SAK.
kj

In 1909, the mother of founder Karl Elsener died and he named the company "Victoria" in her honour.

ken98k wrote:New Boker Auto

Clip point AK74 in OD.

Grumble.

This place is not good for my wallet.

bdev wrote:

jerryd6818 wrote:

kootenay joe wrote:knife made by "Inox" in Solingen
kj

"Inox" = Stainless Steel

Inox is short for Inoxidable.

BTW.... The Name Victorinox came from two names. Queen Victoria and inoxidable. Victor- inox.

According to Google, the translation of "inox" (French) is "stainless steel" --- The translation of "Inoxidable" (Spanish) is "Stainless"

kootenay joe wrote:Not Queen Victoria. Victoria was the name of either the mother or the wife of the man who started the company that became SAK.
kj

I stand corrected. Now that you mention it, I do remember reading that it was a family member and not the Queen.

in-oxidable
non-oxidizing

i.e. stainless steel.

Now that that's settled, on to the next conundrum. Is Stainless Steel really stainless?

jerryd6818 wrote:Now that that's settled, on to the next conundrum. Is Stainless Steel really stainless?

Well it stains less. That's about it.