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Steel Warrior and other Frost branded knives

Here is a place to post those Steel Warriors and Frost branded knives. I know that a lot of you out there have them. I have heard mention of them from time to time.. I started really getting into collecting on a lot of these because you could get whole sets for very little money. S0 here is a place that you can show them.

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Permalink Reply by Billy Oneale on April 30, 2015 at 21:16

Very cool, Syd, I have too many little fingers at our house to have that.

Permalink Reply by J.J. Smith III on April 30, 2015 at 21:36

I struck up a friendship with an old guy that opened a small gift shop, that sold knives. He believed the BS that he saw on CC. Though he wasn't a "knife guy" he realized that the knives for a buck was a rip off. He did come to appreciate the Steel Warriors though.

Permalink Reply by J.J. Smith III on April 30, 2015 at 23:29

Got a few Steel Warriors out of storage. They haven't seen the light of day in a while.

First off are my "Green Knives" 3 of the green Crock bones and 3 Uncle Luckies.

When ever I bought them, I'd buy them in sets. Here's my Steel Warrior Rams Horn pack.

My favorite of the set is the razor.

More to come...

FeaturedPermalink Reply by Charles Sample on April 30, 2015 at 23:31

Syd, if all that gets passed down in your family, eventually someone in your family will be glad that it did. I have family stuff dating back to my ggGrandfather and the 1850's. It gives me a chance to get to know family members that I never had the chance to meet.

Syd Carr said:

Thanks Jan, I think so too. Only issue coming down the road with the "stump" display is my 8 mo old grandson. He's big for his age, is nearly walking and pulls himself up & leans against the cabinet to reach up within a few inches of the top, (the little scamp really wants to get his hands on all that sharp, shiny stuff up there!). Like I said, I live in such a small space I will need to do some rearranging soon, (one bedroom apartment, here nearly 18 yrs now). He will eventually get it all anyway, but right now I need to keep his little mitts away from such things. What isn't shown in the photos is the 100+ yr old family hand tools, model airplanes & family photos hanging all over on the walls, (built/flew model planes with Dad from the age of 8, even competed nationally. Why not use them as "decor"?); the knives fit right in with all that. I guess all you need to do to know something about me is to look around my living space, it really is the story of my life on display.

Jan Carter said:

LOL, maybe the pizza guy is a closet knife nut

The view from the couch is just awesome!!!!!!!!!!

Permalink Reply by J.J. Smith III on April 30, 2015 at 23:33

Can't remember where I picked this one up, but it is different...

Frost Cutlery Stockman. Solingen Steel (Pakistan) with second cut bone handles.

It's an odd duck, but I kinda like it still.

Permalink Reply by Syd Carr on May 1, 2015 at 0:05

I think that Frost may have to take some of that awful stuff from the factory in order to get the more labor intensive traditional folders made to spec, and priced down to an affordable level. In other words they have to take the cheap junk that costs little to manufacture in order to get the good stuff made at affordable prices. Those factories have to keep pumping out the product in order to keep their economic slaves happy & working, so the cheap stuff flies off the end of their production line(s) like popcorn, and it has to go somewhere. Frost is buying by the container-load, (or multi container load), so they throw in as much of the cheap stuff as possible to make the shipping pay. The demographic CCN is going for with those cheapie knife & sword deals is the swap meet crowd, their marketing is aimed directly at that market. Like it or not, people do buy that stuff, (I don't know why, but they do). In larger urban areas the swaps have lots of those kinds of knives for sale, and they are selling. I also see them for sale at smoke shops & mini marts. Those "dealers" are getting it all somewhere, a good deal probably get it from CCN. I guess some people are willing to pay $5 for a worthless knife with a zombie skull on it, which is what keeps that cheapie train rolling. At least CCN makes vain attempts to cater to knife fans and collectors a little bit, unfortunately we just have to wade through the crud to get to the good stuff, (and they know it).

Permalink Reply by Syd Carr on May 1, 2015 at 0:24

Is it just me, or do all Pakistani bone handles look like that? My instinct kicks in when i see bone like that and I instantly suspect it's origins are Pakistan. Something about the way the bone is burned gives it a distinctive look I think.

J.J. Smith III said:

Can't remember where I picked this one up, but it is different...

Frost Cutlery Stockman. Solingen Steel (Pakistan) with second cut bone handles.

It's an odd duck, but I kinda like it still.

Permalink Reply by Jan Carter on May 1, 2015 at 7:38

Well that is inceed different. Sorta of a cigar/sleeveboard/stockman hybrid

Permalink Reply by Billy Oneale on May 1, 2015 at 8:54

I kinda like that bone. Finally, people coming out of the closet with their Frost knives. Frost sells too much for no one to have any. I may have as many of his as I do Rough Riders. I don't buy very many knives like these much anymore, or any for that matter lately. Idid decide a few years ago to spend more for knives that are better built and have more collector appeal. I am not sure anyone could ever get their money back on these knives, but there is a lot of appeal with all the colors and pattern variations. It is one heck of a way to get a collection started fast and most are decent users for most people.

Permalink Reply by J.J. Smith III on May 1, 2015 at 9:14

It does seem typical, Syd. Personally, I'd prefer a smooth bone as opposed to their lame jigging attempts.

Frost does have better scales on many of their other Pakistani knives, though.

Permalink Reply by Tobias Gibson on May 1, 2015 at 10:23

I have to agree with JJ. I think Smoky Mountain Knife Works house brands have much better jigging than the majority of the Frost house brands. Frost also does some pretty bad dye jobs, as well. That said, Tough Rider has yet to figure out how to do red jigged bone. Obviously just my opinion. I'm sure there some people like the jigging Frost does!

Permalink Reply by Tobias Gibson on May 1, 2015 at 10:41

Even when Knives Live was still on the air, I'd tune in to watch Cutlery Corner, partly for giggles and partly because they would occasionally show something that made me sit up and take notice. Today it is the only show in town! Part of the reason is because they sell a lot of junk knives as well as some pretty decent knives and even highly sought after knives!

Knives Live would roll out the Yellowhorse customs and Randalls. Cutlery Corner is all Michael Prater. And now he is even putting scales on Steel Warriors occasionally! How would of thunk?!?

As I've said in the past, many dealers have to sell the junk knives to pay the rent so that they will be able to offer better quality stuff for those who can afford it. One of these days I'll probably break down and buy a knife off the show. I'll probably have to because some of the knives I want never seem to show up anywhere else but the show or at the website.

I'll need to check with my local flea market dealer first, however!