I am a knife person.
Ricci.Wright
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I have a lot of knives. I have them all over the house and my office and in my vehicles. I like good quality blades that can be used. I don't ever remember paying more than $250.00 for a blade and most have been cheaper. I was looking for something the other day and found two special Benchmade knives that I forgot I had. At work I have, just guessing, 25 or 30, but I use two most of the time. I have an old Western Cutlery 5 1/2" filet knife and a Hammer Brand skinner made in the late 1930's with a 3 1/2" blade and checkered rubber handle. I keep both razor sharp. I go through a lot of heavy brown wrapping paper that comes in rolls 24" wide and 900 feet long. Either of these blades will cut through a 24" wide piece almost without effort. They also peel carrots and cut up oranges. I bought them on ebay for maybe 20 bucks each and they are fantastic tools. I really enjoy working with a well made, sharp knife.
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Always carry 2. That way at the end of the fight you each have one,,,
Hi Ricci! Even though I did win one of your nice knife giveaways some time ago, please put me in on the new giveaway! 😁
Here are some favorites, from granddad's homemade piece to an obsidian knapped piece to a one-off field knife by my buddy Jens Klaar, to granddad's daily carry Marbles, to another pretty knapped obsidian piece.
i too have hundreds of knives, i just cant seem to resist buying them from pawn shops and flea markets. my favorite skinner is a Western brand knife. sorry they are gone, another small company bought out by a larger company that then went into bankruptcy
Nanuk, those obsidian knives are way cool!! Are those real antiquities or did someone make those recently??
The bottom one is actually from a tourist shop here in town, remarkably well made. The top one is by my friend Brian at Lithic Productions.
https://m.facebook.com/lithicproductions/
I just bought this one at a road side yard sale. $13, I couldn’t pass it up.
New in the box Buck 285-1
420HC steel
”Made in USA of USA and imported parts.”
The bayonet was a gift from DWS
I too probably have 100+ knives.HenryOreillys post reminded me I still have the Camillus made Kabar I was issued in 1970.
not sure how many I have 25 maybe 50 really do not know . at one time I could not go to a gun show flea market with out at least buying a knife nothing fancy or write home about nice just every day use kind , I think it just allowed me to buy something to make me feel the trip was worth it LOl
This is my latest knife. It's a mini Infidel by Benchmade.
I have a pig sticker or two or three.....hundred, along with over 50 swords.
I quit buying anything new a few years ago.
Have not seen anything I wanted.
I have more knives than I can carry with me. Yet I still consider myself a gun guy.
And fiery auto crashes
Some will die in hot pursuit
While sifting through my ashes
Some will fall in love with life
And drink it from a fountain
That is pouring like an avalanche
Coming down the mountain
That Benchmade is nice
Here's a pawn shop buy I made a couple of years ago. Made by an old friend, Lloyd Hale, in about 1974. Never carried, or used. Fits the hand like it was built just for me.
A knife is always loaded,,,
That’s a beautiful knife, grdad45.
Just recently retired my Emmerson Commander from my daily carry. The locking system started to scare me (too much wobble) because my meat hooks rode the liner lock. I remembered Michael Janich's Yojimbo made by Spyderco a few years ago that I liked even though the blade was a little short. I looked to see if he made a 2.0 and Spyderco put out the Yojumbo which was the ticket for me. Just about 1/2" longer then the Commander and the Yojumbo had the compression lock (liner lock closer to the palm) so my booger hook was away from the liner lock.
Liked it so much I got couple to give away as Christmas gift in '21. Pinch flick the handle down to deploy is a hit or a miss because the G10 handles are so light. A little grinding on the heel of the blade so it stopped bumping my finger when depressing the compression lock. I found out by pinching the safety I can deploy the blade with just a flick of the wrist.
Also the big butt box cutter blade is good.