All About Pocket Knives

Think I scored a good'n here. It was a new listing and had a buy it now price way less than most others listed and less than most were getting bid up to without a box or papers. Doesn't have the right sheath, but does have the reg paper filled out that documents the original owner. I like that lil bit of provenance. I pulled the trigger not knowing the serial#, but told the seller to check it to make sure it had one before sending. They msg me back to tell me it's 08309! Schweet.. might be first year production?

gwelker62 wrote:Think I scored a good'n here. It was a new listing and had a buy it now price way less than most others listed and less than most were getting bid up to without a box or papers. Doesn't have the right sheath, but does have the reg paper filled out that documents the original owner. I like that lil bit of provenance. I pulled the trigger not knowing the serial#, but told the seller to check it to make sure it had one before sending. They msg me back to tell me it's 08309! Schweet.. might be first year production?

Man you have been killin' it with all these schrades lately

I got 4 more Schrades in the mail too! And got my eye on a couple more auctions ending today hoping to win cheap.

Hey, I'm just trying to make up for lost time.

Two different purchases that go together: a Buck 119 from Hank Hansen here at AAPK - inverted 3-line tang stamp with four Micarta spacers - per the USPS tracker it is out for delivery. The correct sheath for my knife, bought off ebay, is on the way and should arrive Monday to match up with the knife. That will be a 1972 variation for my Buck collection. OH

Imma little depressed... have nothing coming in the mail at the moment.

Maybe I will win an auction today.

I don't feel so down now... scored a minty 898UH w/ box and papers today.

This will be my first S.C.C.+ Uncle Henry acquisition.

That's the way to cheer yourself up - knives are much, much cheaper than counseling services! OH

gwelker62 wrote:I don't feel so down now... scored a minty 898UH w/ box and papers today.

This will be my first S.C.C.+ Uncle Henry acquisition.

Nice score. You beat me out by one dollar.
Glad an AAPK member won it.

bdev wrote:

gwelker62 wrote:I don't feel so down now... scored a minty 898UH w/ box and papers today.

This will be my first S.C.C.+ Uncle Henry acquisition.

Nice score. You beat me out by one dollar.
Glad an AAPK member won it.

I probably should feel bad for beating ya, but I don't. LOL

But hey, I'd feel the same way knowing another AAPK member won.

gwelker62 wrote:

bdev wrote:

gwelker62 wrote:I don't feel so down now... scored a minty 898UH w/ box and papers today.

This will be my first S.C.C.+ Uncle Henry acquisition.

Nice score. You beat me out by one dollar.
Glad an AAPK member won it.

I probably should feel bad for beating ya, but I don't. LOL

But hey, I'd feel the same way knowing another AAPK member won.

You know the old saying.....You can't win 'em all....if we did, we'd all be broke!
Either way, I've got this Fight'n Rooster coming my way soon. Bought it off the BF exchange today. Never saw this pattern before. A 2 blade cotton sampler that measures around 3 1/2" inches.

Whadda yu think? Gunstock Cotton Sampler. It's a first for me.

Sure is an interesting cotton sampler. I've never seen one.

I have this one in coming from our very own Paladin! Can't wait to get her home and put her with my Orvet custom rehandled in bone.

This is an original bone handled Western folding hunter. Look at that pretty bone!

Wade that is some spectacular Bone!

Wade you must be very happy to have that one, what a rare beauty!

Case XX sowbelly ebony
Tony Bose

Thanks guys. And a big thanks to Paladin. I'm real excited to get it. I have one in bone that has the original bone on one side and a replacement on he other that Orvet did up. He matched them so well that it's hard to tell which is new and which is old. But this is the first folding hunter with all original bone for me.

rarreola wrote:Case XX sowbelly ebony
Tony Bose

Good looking sowbelly! I've long lusted after the chestnut bone CV sowbelly from CASE myself.

Wow some prime knives in the mail.

rarreola wrote:Case XX sowbelly ebony
Tony Bose

I just scored one of these NIB for 45.00 shipped.. Its here and was in my pocket all week-end!! NICE knife!!! John

Got a CASE Red G-10 6318 NIB coming and a CASE Orange Peel Tuxedo coming!! John

All that reading on the perfect knife got me to reflecting on my favorite EDC - a 1980 Case 6318 HP - it is nearly the perfect knife - if that Spay was just a Pen it would be that much better. Got browsing around on ebay (dangerous habit) and found a mint 1980 Case 6318 HE - got the Pen in lieu of the Spay - by tomorrow I should be able to say, 'it's in the mail!' OH

Nice one OH! I find a pen more useful than a spey most of the time.

Me too Paul. Got these two on the way from Paladin at Sweetwater, couple of Camillus era Buck pocketknives, down to buying variations nowadays! OH

Wow OH! You're on a roll. That old CASE is fine and so are the BUCK knives.

I just won this E C Simmons Keen Kutter and will have it home in a few days I hope.

Will post better pics when it arrives.

All the best!

Jim