Downtown in Mexico city
Posted: Mon Sep 03, 2007 6:14 pm
I had to go downtown last Friday and spent a while just walking around, I know the place well, it's big and crowded and with so many things to see... among other things I saw knives:
Casa Boker had some goodies: trappers and stockmen in wood, bone and stag, a whole bunch of "tacticals" including autos, a couple of damascus folders, one in MOP, a few small gentleman lockbacks and several hunting type fixed blades.
Several small Schrade Old Timers (the real thing) were in the window of an antique shop, along with a Colonial electrician, priced at about $30 US to $50 US each. Since I saw these I've got a funny feeling, like an itching in my mind, and may have to go back and buy them all to feel better...
There's a luggage and gift shop that has been in the same corner for as long as I can remember, run by its Jewish owners. They had three Imperial Mexico knives with partially opened blades in a display on the counter, I told the guy with the Kipot that those must have been in there for over 20 years, he said he guessed a lot more than that, I asked to see them, in two of them the springs were weak enough to make them useless but one was OK and I bought it for a bit under $10 US, it has simple steel sheet stamped sides, probably nickel plated, and a single spear blade with bottle opener. I'm a user not a collector so I will take good care of it but will be using it, I have touched up the edge, put in drop of oil and have it in my shirt pocket right now. You can see it in the picture.
Luis
Casa Boker had some goodies: trappers and stockmen in wood, bone and stag, a whole bunch of "tacticals" including autos, a couple of damascus folders, one in MOP, a few small gentleman lockbacks and several hunting type fixed blades.
Several small Schrade Old Timers (the real thing) were in the window of an antique shop, along with a Colonial electrician, priced at about $30 US to $50 US each. Since I saw these I've got a funny feeling, like an itching in my mind, and may have to go back and buy them all to feel better...
There's a luggage and gift shop that has been in the same corner for as long as I can remember, run by its Jewish owners. They had three Imperial Mexico knives with partially opened blades in a display on the counter, I told the guy with the Kipot that those must have been in there for over 20 years, he said he guessed a lot more than that, I asked to see them, in two of them the springs were weak enough to make them useless but one was OK and I bought it for a bit under $10 US, it has simple steel sheet stamped sides, probably nickel plated, and a single spear blade with bottle opener. I'm a user not a collector so I will take good care of it but will be using it, I have touched up the edge, put in drop of oil and have it in my shirt pocket right now. You can see it in the picture.
Luis
