All About Pocket Knives

thanks jerryd and junebug. I appreciate the info/ Terry I'm just as happy as if I had my right mind!

Well Terry, I'm not real sure where my mind was because Kershaw marked most all their knives somewhere with the model number. In your case the larger of the two is a 2155 and a search of sold 2155s on eBay shows most sold between $10 & $20. A few for a little more, one or two for a little less.

The odd thing is the smaller one is also marked 2155. The eBay search did not bring up any that looked like the small one.

I don't believe the applied PG&L badge will enhance the value. That would probably only appeal to someone who works or has worked for PG&L.

follow up on the two Kershaws' just sold them on ebay as a pair and they brought $20.50. The guy who bought them is going to give them to his son who works for Pacific gas and elec. Jerry you had it right on! thanks, Terry

WISH I KNEW THEY WERE BEIN SOLD
I HAVE A FEW FRIENDS WHO WOULD HAVE BEEN "PROUD" TA TOTE THOSE...........

I had a Black Gulch ll past on to me today she's a solid Kershaw.Anyone know the type of steel in these??

garddogg56 wrote:I had a Black Gulch ll past on to me today she's a solid Kershaw.Anyone know the type of steel in these??

AUS6A Stainless Steel

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thank you Jerry very informative

Hello I'm new to this forum. I'd like to say I have many different Kershaw knives in my collection. I own many brands both custom and factory made from all over the world. But Kershaw and Buck dominate the factory edges as I consider them both some of the very best money can buy in factory knives. Two of my all time favorite daily carries are the Kershaw Skyline and Nerve mostly the Skyline tho I've used it from practical EDC to tactical usage. It's a hard knife to beat for all round usage I've found.

Wowah....forgot about this thread.....

313Mike bombed me this Kershaw Storm II and she's a bad muhgilla!!

Good looking knife Scott watch out for the studs on her there the same as my Blur and they are pocket rippers

garddogg56 wrote:I had a Black Gulch ll past on to me today she's a solid Kershaw.Anyone know the type of steel in these??

The original Officer Ranch Series, including the Black Gulch were made with AUS 8-A.
To the best of my knowledge all the Japanese Kershaws of the 1980s were made from AUS 8-A.

The Black Horse II came out in the late 1980s or early 1990s if I remember correctly.
I believe it and the other IIs (like the Black Gulch II) were still AUS 8-A when they were first introduced.
I am not sure when they downgraded the whole series to AUS-6, but they are still serviceable.
One website compared AUS-6 to 420 which is what Buck uses in the Buck 110; with good heat treating it is quite serviceable. http://www.bladehq.com/cat--Steel-Types--332

I found the AUS 8-A in the Kershaws of the 1980s to some of my favorite user knives!


From Wikipedia:
AUS series

The AUS stainless steel series is produced by Aichi Steel Corporation, Japan. They differ from the AISI 4xx series because they have vanadium added to them. Vanadium improves the wear resistance, toughness, and ease of sharpening.[8] In the alloy name the appended 'A' indicates the alloy has been annealed.
AUS-6 (6A) is comparable to 440A with a carbon content close to 0.65%.[8] It is a low cost steel, slightly higher wear resistance compared to 420J.
AUS-8 (8A) is comparable to 440B with a carbon content close to 0.75%.[8] AUS-8 is often used instead of 440C.[8] SOG knives uses AUS-8 extensively.
AUS-10 (10A) is comparable to 440C with a carbon content close to 1.10%.[8] It is slightly tougher than 440C.

Thanx Dale

Big fan of Ken Onion

dogg -- What is the second one down?

jerryd6818 wrote:dogg -- What is the second one down?

Do believe that is a Cyro ....


Guess I have enough Kershaws now I should take a group photo. Have a Leek, Cyro, Chive,
and last night had a hair and picked up a Shuffle ....


....and just bid on a diminutive Juniper Canyon . .

Jerry,Royal is right that's the one I Had problems at work with the blade kept chipping,I decressed the angle then no problems

Is that similar to the Black Gultch Royal?

garddogg56 wrote:Is that similar to the Black Gultch Royal?

Yes, it is. It is also in orvet's Officer Ranch attachment at the top of this page ^^^^^^

Unfortunately I lost the bid by .50¢ Only one on the 'bay, too . . . . .

Too bad good knives

Well duh on me. Thanks Royal and dogg. I guess I could have figured that out myself if I had just got off my dead rear-end and went and got mine to compare. Believe it or don't, I had Cryo nigglin' around the back of my mind.

This is the G-10 handled Black Wash variation.

I like that in the G-10 handle mine says it's TI whatever that is,Cryo is an inexpencive knife good quality though.

I forgot to post the Kershaw Maniago set.

This is the box and case for the knives. These are the three knives in the set:

Mark side: Pile side: They came with unique, well made sheaths; This picture is of the knives in the display case:
Hope you enjoy the pictures.


Here is some background information on the Maniago set written by Pete Kershaw.

"Maniago Folders from Italy"
A large part of the enjoyment I got out of being in the knife business for thirty years was meeting all sorts of interesting people from across the USA and other parts of the world in our industry. The differences in the process of making a knife was strikingly different from one country to another.

For example…sharpening a knife in a factory. In France a worker would be stretched out face down on padded boards. A large stone wheel driven by overhead cam shaft connected to a leather belt turned the wheel. The worker laid this way for hours sharpening one knife after another. This practice continued in small factories as late as the 1980’s. These shops had poor heating during the winter so it was common for the worker to have a dog stretch out on the guys back to keep him warm.

In Italy there is a centuries old cutlery town by the name of Maniago (pronounced Mon-e-ah-go). It is located in the foothills of the Alps very close to the Austrian boarder. Most of the factories are family owned and to this day it is not uncommon to see three generations of the family involved in the business.

The factories tend to specialize in a narrow segment of the cutlery industry. Perhaps making only cork screws. Another little factory makes just small pocket knives. Another hunting knives, and on it goes.

Manago is very near where the finest in Italian shotguns are made, (Beretta, Perazzi, Benelli). Many of the cutlery factories also supply parts to the gun companies.

In the mid 1980’s, Kershaw Knives needed lots of new products to fill the growing demand from some newly acquired large customers. Our small specialized factories in Japan were at capacity so we needed to seek out sources of high quality to bridge the gap.

The Maniago connection worked well for us. We introduced three beautifully made lock-back folders. (models 1305, 1310, 1320) All three had hollow ground drop point blades, brass bolsters rosewood scales, and included a black webbed fabric scabbard with leather trim. A very handsome trio.

We went to Maniago to search out a factory. One of the first things I noticed was that in the washroom or toilet of every factory was a bottle of red wine and one jelly glass sized drinking glass above the sink. One after another, during any time of the day, workers would go in and out. Without fail they would have a little “swig” and then back to knife sharpening. ( as with the Germans, they too worked in a standing position)

We got to know the owners quite well over several visits that included big lunches and dinners with Gianni and his family. Outside the factory in the beautiful countryside was their family vineyard. My wife Judy asked how many bottles they produced per year. Gianni replied, “2,500”. Judy then ask. “How do you distribute all of that”? “Oh, no problem…we drink it all ourselves”.

With the building of the Kershaw factory in Oregon in 1997, there was no longer a need to buy knives made by outside sources like Gianni in Maniago. They were very nice knives and helped the company fill a demand when we needed it.

good looking set Dale

Absolutely

Swapped a black blade from a 1660 CKT into a black anodized aluminum liner lock handle

Lightened the carry weight


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Can't post photo from Photo Bucket , I don't get it?

marcellusW wrote:
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Can't post photo from Photo Bucket , I don't get it?

It's been a while since you've visited the forum Marcellus. There were some changes back in the late Spring. Bryan moved the forum to a different server and upgraded the forum software. One of the things he did was disable the "[img]" feature, so no, you can no longer post images from outside AAPK.

He did this because so many people use AAPK as a research resource. Places like Photobucket are not a permanent storage solutions and for various reasons the images are sometimes no longer available for viewing. Bryan decided that since AAPK has generous storage facilities and adequate bandwidth, all images will be stored here so they will always be available and not "disappear" from the posts.

So upload the images from your device (PC, notebook, tablet, smartphone, etc) that you want to display. That functions pretty much the same way it did with the old forum software. One added advantage is the forum now accepts image formats other than .jpg. You can now upload .GIF, .TIF and .PNG formats. Drag & Drop was also added which I find as handy as a pocket on a shirt. It allows you to add several images as one operation.

Should you have any other questions, there is a new forum called "AAPK Tips and Tricks -- An Illustrated FAQ Forum on Steriods". ( http://www.allaboutpocketknives.com/kni ... m.php?f=98 ) It's a work in progress and not comprehensive so feel free to add any little trick you discover OR ask to have something added.