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Knives you pulled out "Just Because"
Posted: Sun Nov 06, 2022 2:37 am
by 313 Mike
I thought I would start a thread where we can post a pic or two of an old knife we brought out "just because". Sometimes I will get thinking about a knife I have in my accumulation, and bring it out and re-familiarize myself with it, admire it, just because. I'm not always sure where to post those random knives, so here's a spot.
I'll start out with this old Ka-Bar jack I got to thinking about when I pulled out my big USMC KaBar the other day.
Black synthetic handles, cool tang stamp, good steel, still snappy. Based in info from people far more knowledgeable than me it from WWII era.
I dig it.
Anybody else got a knife or two you pulled out "just because"?
Re: Knives you pulled out "Just Because"
Posted: Sun Nov 06, 2022 8:43 pm
by woodwalker
313 Mike wrote: ↑Sun Nov 06, 2022 2:37 am
I thought I would start a thread where we can post a pic or two of an old knife we brought out "just because". Sometimes I will get thinking about a knife I have in my accumulation, and bring it out and re-familiarize myself with it, admire it, just because. I'm not always sure where to post those random knives, so here's a spot.
I'll start out with this old Ka-Bar jack I got to thinking about when I pulled out my big USMC KaBar the other day.
Black synthetic handles, cool tang stamp, good steel, still snappy. Based in info from people far more knowledgeable than me it from WWII era.
I dig it.
Anybody else got a knife or two you pulled out "just because"?
Nice knife Mike! Great thread as well. I pull out this old Winchester every now and then. I just like the intricate way it's made. I think about who might have carried it and such. It's an old HOK but I always thought it was a cool old Winchester.
Re: Knives you pulled out "Just Because"
Posted: Sun Nov 06, 2022 9:12 pm
by 313 Mike
Thats a great knife Woodswalker! Love that old bone, and that long thin pick is really cool too. Almost like a whittler, with a hoofpick as a bonus blade? I see why you like it, really unique.
Re: Knives you pulled out "Just Because"
Posted: Sun Nov 06, 2022 9:46 pm
by woodwalker
313 Mike wrote: ↑Sun Nov 06, 2022 9:12 pm
Thats a great knife Woodswalker! Love that old bone, and that long thin pick is really cool too. Almost like a whittler, with a hoofpick as a bonus blade? I see why you like it, really unique.
Thanks Mike!!
I believe it's a Winchester Gunstock Whittler (aka Orange Blossom). That's what I was told anyways.
Re: Knives you pulled out "Just Because"
Posted: Sun Nov 06, 2022 10:10 pm
by 1967redrider
Great looking knives, Mike and ww.
Re: Knives you pulled out "Just Because"
Posted: Mon Nov 07, 2022 12:10 am
by Madmarco
"Just Because" they're "Comfort Knives"!
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Re: Knives you pulled out "Just Because"
Posted: Mon Nov 07, 2022 12:44 am
by woodwalker
1967redrider wrote: ↑Sun Nov 06, 2022 10:10 pm
Great looking knives, Mike and ww.
Thanks Rider!!
Re: Knives you pulled out "Just Because"
Posted: Mon Nov 07, 2022 1:00 am
by 313 Mike
Here's another one I pull out from time to time, just to ponder its history. It is obviously quite old, but has no markings of any kind to give a hint as to who the maker may have been.
Has a solid half stop, no blade play, and snaps like a bear trap. I often wonder about its orgins, but will likely never know.
Re: Knives you pulled out "Just Because"
Posted: Mon Nov 07, 2022 11:59 pm
by Madmarco
That is one cool old coke-bottle you have there Mike!
Very nice knife!
Re: Knives you pulled out "Just Because"
Posted: Tue Nov 08, 2022 1:49 am
by 313 Mike
Madmarco wrote: ↑Mon Nov 07, 2022 11:59 pm
That is one cool old coke-bottle you have there Mike!
Very nice knife!
Thanks Madmarco. I wish I knew more about it, perhaps someday someone will enlighten me, but most likely not, that's fine too.
Here's another oldie without any markings. I am guessing Colonial, as I have had others of similar construction with an arched Colonial stamp. I think it's kind of a classy knife. Makes me think of an old time poker game, sharp dressed gangsters in suits and fedoras...not really sure why but it's got that vibe for me.
Re: Knives you pulled out "Just Because"
Posted: Tue Nov 08, 2022 4:38 am
by Madmarco
I hear ya Mike! I can just see John Dillinger reaching into his vest pocket and pulling out that knife to clean his fingernails with! LOL! I wish I could help with the makers, years, and other details you were looking for about the knives you posted, but I'm much more of an accumulator of knives I admire, as opposed to a true collector such as yourself, who knows or wants to know all the little idiosyncrasies about your knives. I see it, I like it, I buy it, simple!
Re: Knives you pulled out "Just Because"
Posted: Thu Nov 10, 2022 7:48 pm
by 313 Mike
Got the Old Timer out, fresh edge, fresh oil...just because it's deer hunting season!
Re: Knives you pulled out "Just Because"
Posted: Thu Nov 10, 2022 9:46 pm
by Waukonda
313 Mike wrote: ↑Mon Nov 07, 2022 1:00 am
Here's another one I pull out from time to time, just to ponder its history. It is obviously quite old, but has no markings of any kind to give a hint as to who the maker may have been.
Has a solid half stop, no blade play, and snaps like a bear trap. I often wonder about its orgins, but will likely never know.
I like it!!! Are there #s or letters carved into the wood, top right on 1st pic, or am I imagining such?
Re: Knives you pulled out "Just Because"
Posted: Thu Nov 10, 2022 10:06 pm
by Madmarco
If you meant top-left fist picture Ike, I see them too, but much to blurry to make them out!
Re: Knives you pulled out "Just Because"
Posted: Sat Nov 26, 2022 4:08 am
by 313 Mike
Bear MGC lockback, 3" or so. Had this one for a while, really solid little knife.
Re: Knives you pulled out "Just Because"
Posted: Tue Nov 29, 2022 12:14 am
by 313 Mike
Cold Steel Outdoorsman Lite.
Re: Knives you pulled out "Just Because"
Posted: Tue Nov 29, 2022 5:26 am
by Madmarco
Madmarco wrote: ↑Thu Nov 10, 2022 10:06 pm
If you meant top-left fist picture Ike, I see them too, but much to blurry to make them out!
Ike! I want to apologize for correcting you incorrectly.
It would seem that I don't know the difference between left and right, either that or I meant to say your OTHER right! lol!
Re: Knives you pulled out "Just Because"
Posted: Fri Dec 09, 2022 3:22 pm
by 313 Mike
Here is old Iroquois, made by Utica, sometime between 1920-1940 near as I can tell. Anybody else have any knives they pull out of the drawer/box every once in a while just because?
Re: Knives you pulled out "Just Because"
Posted: Fri Dec 09, 2022 7:12 pm
by Waukonda
313 Mike wrote: ↑Tue Nov 29, 2022 12:14 am
Cold Steel Outdoorsman Lite.
The old depot pic in the background......
Re: Knives you pulled out "Just Because"
Posted: Fri Dec 09, 2022 8:39 pm
by woodwalker
How bout an old Waterville!! Like the warm feel of this little one.
Re: Knives you pulled out "Just Because"
Posted: Fri Dec 09, 2022 9:55 pm
by Madmarco
I totally agree WW, those covers look very "warm"!
Re: Knives you pulled out "Just Because"
Posted: Fri Dec 09, 2022 11:35 pm
by Waukonda
woodwalker wrote: ↑Fri Dec 09, 2022 8:39 pm
How bout an old Waterville!! Like the warm feel of this little one.
That is a great old knife, really like that one!
Re: Knives you pulled out "Just Because"
Posted: Sat Dec 10, 2022 1:39 am
by 313 Mike
woodwalker wrote: ↑Fri Dec 09, 2022 8:39 pm
How bout an old Waterville!! Like the warm feel of this little one.
That is a good lookin' old knife woodwalker...that shield is one you don't see often amymore.
Re: Knives you pulled out "Just Because"
Posted: Sat Dec 10, 2022 2:01 am
by woodwalker
Waukonda wrote: ↑Fri Dec 09, 2022 11:35 pm
woodwalker wrote: ↑Fri Dec 09, 2022 8:39 pm
How bout an old Waterville!! Like the warm feel of this little one.
That is a great old knife, really like that one!
Thank you Ike! One of my favorites.
Re: Knives you pulled out "Just Because"
Posted: Sat Dec 10, 2022 2:02 am
by woodwalker
313 Mike wrote: ↑Sat Dec 10, 2022 1:39 am
woodwalker wrote: ↑Fri Dec 09, 2022 8:39 pm
How bout an old Waterville!! Like the warm feel of this little one.
That is a good lookin' old knife woodwalker...that shield is one you don't see often amymore.
Thank you Mike. That bomb shield is cool huh.