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I'm assuming that's a map of Germany?Some favorite brands that me a lot to me:
My Blackjack model 5 and a Camillus "Demo" knife.
Both are knives that I carried in the Army and still use today.
The Blackjack is the knife with the compass
The Camillus is the middle knife in the pic with the three knives.
Andy
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Love that Blackjack, Andy!Some favorite brands that me a lot to me:
My Blackjack model 5 and a Camillus "Demo" knife.
Both are knives that I carried in the Army and still use today.
The Blackjack is the knife with the compass
The Camillus is the middle knife in the pic with the three knives.
Andy
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LOL...so many knives, so little time. You could definitely say this about guns too.
I like to support American knifecrafters that are grinding blades and customizing handles right here on our soil when I can.
That looks like a nice sheath.Thanks Certaindeaf!
Not sure just how many scabbards its had... Between wear and tear or just cutting through the leather , its had a bunch.
It has a 5 1/2 carbon steel blade and a stacked leather handle.
Does duty as my camp knife , hunting knife and for all around heavy chores.
Andy
Absolutely! Some of the best kitchen/chef knives in the world are coming out of Seki. I just assumed we were talking about folders and fixed blades for EDC/hunting. Kitchen knives are another beast altogether. I really enjoy some of the large (7"+) Damascus blades for cooking at home.As a rule I completely support buying American, and have for many years. However, one thing I take the long view of is knives.
I like buying knives made in places like Seki, Japan where they have a 5,000 year history of sword and knife making! Shun, kitchen knives are made in Seki and imported by Kershaw. Over the years I have assembled a complete set! Love those bad boys! A number of Kershaw's other higher end knives are also Japanese.
I have a filet knife, a G-96 brand that's about 50yrs old and Japanese. It's incredible, thinnist blade you can imagine, so flexible enough to almost form a circle, hard edge, stays sharp forever (and I mean SHARP)!
Since this thread has morphed a little from favorite brand lists, I'm going to add a few knives that I liked in my youth.
1. Case 3"hunting knife
2. Buck 110 folder
3. Case 4.5" skinner
Case 4" slim blade fishing knife
Case Sodbuster
All of the old Case knives were high carbon steel!
That's a Cold Steel? Looks nearly identical to my Fallkniven F1This is Andy's knife, @AndyinEverson ..
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I was in the process of polishing/restoring a very abused (my brother has a very different philosophy about tool care than me) Cold Steel Master Hunter Carbon V steel. I got it to a state more shiny than Andy's but I won't do a full restore (the edge came out awesome.. it was way f'd up).. I like some character to some knives.
It'll be a tiny bit like Andy's awesome knife.
Net grab.. and this is a pretty nice sheath..
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Yes, they still make it but different steel and sheath.That's a Cold Steel? Looks nearly identical to my Fallkniven F1
The knife industry sure does do a lot of copying
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No kidding. What the heck are they smoking?What's the point of an edge dulling sheath? LMAO
lol, I hear you. I like knives!Upon closer inspection, the Master Hunter and the F1 are quite different on many levels. I just get excited and start typing
Some favorite brands that me a lot to me:
My Blackjack model 5 and a Camillus "Demo" knife.
Both are knives that I carried in the Army and still use today.
The Blackjack is the knife with the compass
The Camillus is the middle knife in the pic with the three knives.
Andy
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I own one of their clip point automatics. It is a relly decent value for the $18.00 I paid. While it isn't true 440C, it is very close in composition (9Cr18) that has been hardened to 58 Rc. The Chinese aren't doing too badly, but they still haven't matched the USA when it comes to using superior materials. The Japanese AUS-8 steel is excellent. I have two Boker Chinese knives that are very good values for the dollar.
Don't pooh-pooh the Chinese products. Some are very good, while others aren't "up to snuff". I wouldn't judge the Chinese products too hastily.
Perform your "due diligence", then decide.