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It's a big'un 5-3/8"treefarmer wrote:Wow, Pile Driver!
That one looks like it has been sittin' on a shelf for many years, just waitin' for you!
What is the closed length of that beauty?
Treefarmer
Impressive TFL, especially the sun glasses holder. I use some or those too but just cause I had them around. Much more organized than me.TwoFlowersLuggage wrote:I do not currently have any serious display cases - I just have a few pieces from my various collections that I keep in my office at work. So, for example, I have one of my postwar Lionel train engines, some pieces from my headphone collection, some of my yo-yo collection & (of course) a few knives.
Like everything else in my life, I take a cheap & dirty approach to knife storage. I have FAR fewer knives than many of you guys.
I bought a pile of these "sunglass pouches" from Ali Express:
https://www.aliexpress.com/item/10PCS-P ... 45829.html
I then attach one of these little price tags to each pouch:
https://www.officedepot.com/a/products/ ... -Tags-Size
I write the make, model, year (if known) & a short description on the tag. I then put the knives (in their pouches) in stackable plastic tubs. I try to have some organization to the tubs, so all the Case knives go together, all the Camillus go together, all the modern knives (Kershaw, Ganzo, etc) go together, etc. I don't bag the knives that have boxes, they just go directly in the tubs.
The pouches are really just to provide a small bit of scratch and ding protection.
All-in, the pouches cost me ~20 cents per knife & the white tags are ~6 cents per knife. I have all my knives in a spreadsheet, so I don't really need to go searching through the tubs to determine whether or not I own a knife. I only need to go into the tubs if I actually want to handle a knife.
It is FAR from an ideal system - I would love to have a room full of display cases - but that's probably not going to happen.
You should be excited Pile Driver, that is a great looking knife and a brand I am not familiar with. Like those handles.Pile Driver wrote:I just got this big knife in the mail, excited. The seller packaged it up well.
Really good score!Pile Driver wrote:I just got this big knife in the mail, excited. The seller packaged it up well.
Indeed a sweet score!doglegg wrote:You should be excited Pile Driver, that is a great looking knife and a brand I am not familiar with. Like those handles.Pile Driver wrote:I just got this big knife in the mail, excited. The seller packaged it up well.
Pen & Toothpick wrote:Goin's Encyclopedia of Cutlery Markings is always a good start:
They have Challenge Cutlery Co. of Bridgeport, CT at circa 1905-1928.
(they also made knives in Sheffield, England & New York from 1876 - 1914)
Goin's does not mention paticular knives, although it does apear they made razors too.
There is a catalog picture shown of a Sportsman's Knife from 1890 made in Sheffield. A Vintage Sportsman's knife has multiple blades and tools, a picture of your knife would help.
I'm thinking you could make that knife much more desirable with a little of your magic!glennbad wrote:Picked up this guy off ebay. Hope I didn't get in a bidding war with anyone from here. Nice Joseph Rodgers. Anyone have an age range?
It has no center liner, I've worked on a 2 blade lambsfoot that had this construction also. Surprisingly, there is no play in the blades, and the action is solid on both blades. In fact, this may possibly be the hardest pull of any knife I've ever had!
The covers are some kind of plastic, they're a bit shrunk. I'm wondering if I should leave them as is. I don't think it's terribly valuable, but who knows.
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OH, there’s just something about CASE yellow that I like. Fine looking knife and a great pattern.Old Hunter wrote:Case 3318 HE, made in 1980, great snap on all three blades, arrived via USPS yesterday. OH
Doug, I have one of those is CV. It’s one of my all time favorites. Great knives, I think you’ll like it a lot.Doug51 wrote:Case Backpocket in 154cm steel. Very sharp out of the box. Just took it out of the box. I think I'm going to like carrying this one.
Doug I like your backpocket knife. I have one in Ebony. They are well built knives with thin profiles. Quite the handfull. Enjoy!!Doug51 wrote:Case Backpocket in 154cm steel. Very sharp out of the box. Just took it out of the box. I think I'm going to like carrying this one.
Nice pick up doglegg.... I like collecting the old sharpening gear toodoglegg wrote:Not a knife but related came in the mail today. Stones and steel.DSCN4605.JPGDSCN4606.JPG
Love it.