All About Pocket Knives

zoogirl wrote: ↑Tue Dec 31, 2019 12:17 am Here’s the haul from this month.
The green one feels like 50’s/60’s going by the plastic and colour. Dunno who made it. The white lever knife is USA but again, no maker.
The little SAK knockoff is apparently pretty good quality. It’s a heavy little thing for its size.
The zombie killer/survivalist is my Christmas gift from my buddy Leon. The old bones are on a chzslovakian Premium Stock Knife. Diamond Brand China strikes again with the little hobo. Dunno why, but I have a couple of versions and they all have the potato peeler!
The prize is the Gentleman’s type doctors knife. Took a little cleaning up, but worth the price, I think.
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Oh, and it’s s Richards!!!!
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Nice scores! While in the 1960s and 1970s, everybody was giving them away, but locally those sliding knives were given out by the thousands by Virginian Truck Body, who operated in my county. I have three of 'em--with practice, they'll open one-handed with ease, just flip the lever open with a thumbnail, and let the blade slide out, then put the lever back to lock the blade. There should be a patent number engraved into the portion the blade slides out of--and it showed the manufacturer as being the patent-holder. I forgot what it was, and I don't have any of those three knives handy right now.

I have a similar Scrimshaw Classic clone--etched Albainox and stamped Fury on the main blade. It has a sea turtle scrimshaw that looks real.

Knives with seatbelt cutters and glass breakers are quite handy, assuming the glass breaker is carbide, and the belt cutter nice and sharp. I have a German-made Eickhorn PRT-IV, and the strap cutter has been used more than the blade! It will go through parachute cord with ease.

Thanks doglegg. No box and main blade is a lil weak on snap, but it will make for a nice edc. And it a staglon from what ive research

Today’s flea market finds .
Western , finial , Camillus , hammer brand , switch , USA .
And some tools .

Excellent selection of blades!

Magnetic pick-up tools. Those things are a lifesaver! I try to either have one of those, or pocket screwdriver with a magnet top in every bag. We also have a big powerful magnet on around a 3 foot handle. 1911 mag pouch looks like it would hold a folder and a multitool. Almost bought one at a surplus store a couple years ago for just that purpose.

I really like that little set of drawers. Should be a nice, and sturdy EDC organizer.


These Kershaws came in the mail today. I'd been waiting on them for a while. They were partially delayed due to the supposed "Very Good" condition Leek being out of stock. There were surprise substitutions, both good and bad.

The Leek is in really bad condition, not "Very Good" as stated. I think it was just plain wrong to substitute a "Good Condition" knife with once in such poor condition. I think they should have just sent me a silver one. Scallion needs some rust removed, and an extensive sharpening (I plan to remove the rust tomorrow with steel wool, I'll have Kershaw sharpen it), and is a Snap-On variant, which is quite collectible. The Chive needed to be taken apart to get all the gunk out, but now it fires great. Didn't take much to touch up the edge, either. I immediately stuck it in my pocket--it needs no further work, other than maybe Loctiting the screws.

For me this IS a BIG DEAL finally gut a Dale Earnhardt Case collectible at the fleas and allways a good catch a Vic with tooth pic and roach clip

Love the Earnhardt case. Dale was the man!!
Found this Ka bar 1232. This is my first Ka bar

ScoutKnives wrote: ↑Fri Jan 03, 2020 1:18 am Today’s flea market finds .
Western , finial , Camillus , hammer brand , switch , USA .
And some tools .

Knice haul bro!!

This from the flea market today!! The Case is a gorgeous rehandle stag. 6249

Really nice Puma fixed blade and the Western fish knife looks like it's as clean as a whistle.

Nice haul Scott.

Nice going Scott. I love seeing the stuff you haul home from that flea market. ____Dave

Very good Scott, very good.

jerryd6818 wrote: ↑Mon Jan 06, 2020 6:08 pm Really nice Puma fixed blade and the Western fish knife looks like it's as clean as a whistle.

Yes sir. Thanks pal! The Western is dang near perfect!!!

Thanks fellas!!

Had a good bit of luck at this weekend's gun show and a trip to a local flea market. Most are Camillus, but found a John Primble that is especially import to me as Belknap (the distributor) was located here in my hometown. Here are a few pictures....

Here is the John Primble that I could not get to post in the prior post....

Louisville, the Boy Scout knife you have labeled as a Camillus 72 is actually a Camillus 1047 and you will notice it does not have a pattern number stamped on the pile side of main blade. I don't know why they did it that way, they just did.

As an aside, we were just in Louisville back in October for our annual Cousin's Reunion. My best friend of 60 years, who I joined the Marine Corps with on the buddy plan, lives on the southwest corner of town.

I just found this gerber replaceable blade utility knife laying in a parking lot. It's a long ways from a schrade cut but it's not bad for a freebie.

KnifeSlinger#81 wrote: ↑Wed Jan 08, 2020 8:05 pm I just found this gerber replaceable blade utility knife laying in a parking lot. It's a long ways from a schrade cut but it's not bad for a freebie.


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It's called the EAB or "Exchange a Blade". The black color was sold through Tractor Supply for Christmas season 2018 bundled with a Shard prybar. Got mine on sale for $10 right before Christmas. I quite like it myself. Good for cutting up stuff that destroys a good edge. I also use it for hobby knife type jobs. really tough money/belt/boot clip as well. Just the problem is the danged blades. What Gerber uses is so thick. Really beat up the original blade putting in shiplap throughout the house, and thus had to replae it afterward. Generic cheapos my folks buy are paper thin, and wobble like crazy even with the set screw as tight as I can get it. I use Lenox Carbide or Gold myself, and even those aren't thick enough, but don't wiggle hardly at all.

KnifeSlinger#81 wrote: ↑Wed Jan 08, 2020 8:05 pm I just found this gerber replaceable blade utility knife laying in a parking lot. It's a long ways from a schrade cut but it's not bad for a freebie.


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Coooool! Congrats!

Tom

Can't beat the price.

I'm going to post this in several threads so stand by. Today the Post Rider in Ponder Country brought me this new single blade VENTURE Jack Knife by H.M. Slater of Sheffield, England for my collection.

I know nothing of this brand, this is my first one, but what I can tell you is, I bought it from a fellow Texan, a fellow AAPK member, a friend and all around good guy, Ray (Paladin). The pictures don't do this knife justice. In my hand it is a perfect 3 5/8" when closed; supports a very well defined stag handle with rich colors and a distinctive pattern; and the bolsters are definitely noticeable over all other types. The blade when opened and closed is very tight and the snap when closed is perfection. This knife offers any owner years of dependable service. Please visit SWEETWATER KNIVES (Paladin) at the AAPK stores, Ray has several more of these beautiful quality knives just waiting for you at a price you can afford.

This completes my advertisement for Sweetwater Knives and to the administrators of AAPK I swear Ray is not giving me a "kick back."

Well, it doesn't look like much (mostly because it ISN'T much), but I thought it was worth $20 from an antique store: A Colonial pilot's survival knife. The mark-side handle is broken, the saw blade is broken, and someone has sharpened it with a grinder. I may re-handle this one, perhaps in micarta. Since the historical value is already lost, I might also polish it and make a few mods.

Reverand wrote: ↑Sat Jan 11, 2020 2:28 am Well, it doesn't look like much (mostly because it ISN'T much), but I thought it was worth $20 from an antique store: A Colonial pilot's survival knife.
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The mark-side handle is broken, the saw blade is broken, and someone has sharpened it with a grinder.
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I may re-handle this one, perhaps in micarta. Since the historical value is already lost, I might also polish it and make a few mods.

Those are a handful, Reverand. Interested in seeing your mods, there's a lot to work with. I like the fact there's a liner lock on the blade.

Parker Frost U.S.A. American Eagle line. Salesman sample case. I think there were about 3000 of these made, not for sure. All of the bone handle knives say Schrade on the back tangs.

My Father in law passed away last November. He carried a Victorinox but my Mother in law said he lost at airport security. Today my mother in law brought me this Hammer Brand push button that was probably my wife's grandfather's. Not in very good shape, looks like someone tried to use it as a screwdriver and snapped the tip off, but cool old knife
Bill

Nice finds, gentlemen!
I hit the Red Barn yesterday. Yes, it hurt. Mainly in the area of my wallet!
I got four assorted Richards, an old, probably silver plate, fish or dessert knife and the prettiest little fruit knife I’ve seen. I think the handle is porcelain. The flowers are different on either side. Oh yeah, and a little bitty fixed for the mini collection.
I was busy!