All About Pocket Knives

Ivoryman wrote:

doglegg wrote:DM11, BH, Ivoryman, QS all beautiful knives.

Ivoryman is that a whittler? did you have it rehandled?

Tim Britton made it, Serpentine he calls it. Now that you mention it, does look like a whit or half whit. No rehandle necessary, that's how the guy makes his knives. Sambar stag from India, BG-42 blades. Texture feels great in hand.

Quick Steel wrote:doglegg, Your wish is my....etc. My EDC knife today is a Kizlar Supreme. Kizlar is a small town in southern Russia where their line of knives are all made by hand. Perhaps a "bench made" kind of operation. The photo above was from the first ad I ever encountered of the brand. A few years ago the only place I could acquire one was from Australia which obviously added to the expense. But they are available now in the U.S.

The quality of the knife, F&F, is excellent. The half stops are firm and "authoritative." Little risk of accidentally closing on one's fingers. It is a true slip joint, but when opened the blade sits so firmly that you'd think it has a lock. Yet folding the blade closed is smooth and easy.

I am glad I got it when it first came out because I no longer see this model listed. There is one that is similar but the blade shape is just a bit different and mine is the only black coated blade I've seen. Blade is 4" and handle is just under 4 1/2". A pin crack has developed on mine. Don't recall the type of steel but it is sharp and retains its edge for a substantial period of time.

Much of the Kizlar line is in fixed blades, but they do have a variety of folders.

Ivoryman wrote:Tim Britton made it, Serpentine he calls it. Now that you mention it, does look like a whit or half whit. No rehandle necessary, that's how the guy makes his knives. Sambar stag from India, BG-42 blades. Texture feels great in hand.

geocash wrote:DM11 & Tsar Bomba, I wanna pull stuff like that outa my pockets. & I'm getting pretty close, too. But that Britton that Ivoryman has, I may have to reach in someone else's pockets.

DM11 wrote:Barlow and a Cattle Jr

Tsar Bomba wrote:QS, I swear I didn't see your pic before I took mine. Just a matter of convenience.

royal0014 wrote:Unwittingly dropped orange and blue in my pockets tonight.
My wife would be going 'eewwww ' .......
Some of y'all college football fans will understand that joke.

Jtx wrote:

royal0014 wrote:Unwittingly dropped orange and blue in my pockets tonight.
My wife would be going 'eewwww ' .......
Some of y'all college football fans will understand that joke.

War Eagle!!