Just took a quick look at the web site with the info herein.  I know 5.11 is an American Company who has all of their products made off shore.  However, unless they have recently changed, most of their knife products are made in Taiwan.  The clothing is made in Hong Kong...aka...China.

Clint --

I know 5.11 is an American Company who has all of their products made off shore.  However, unless they have recently changed, most of their knife products are made in Taiwan.  The clothing is made in Hong Kong...aka...China.

If you're referring to my site, I was only talking knives.   5:11 also has some older knives that were made in main land china. (Either that or there are knock-off 5:11 out there.  Most all knives of 5:11 knives are Taiwan.

Again see:

http://apg2k.hegewisch.net/wow-6.html

I'll need to do some more updating.  Frost is creating new brand names right and left and SMKW also has a few new brands (Mykel Hawke, Combat Ready Knives, etc.

I only have one Bear and Bull and the blades are stamped China. I have noticed that if Frost's blades are German stainless, they are usually stamped Pakistan. I also noticed your comments on Bulldog's. All of the Bulldog's I have are German made, but I do know that there were some made in the USA by GEC. GEC has also produced some of the Cripple Creek knives for SMKW. I have 2 Cripple Creeks that were GEC made. Your list is very good, Toby, and I like the new page. It is easier to navigate

Thanks for the info, Billy.  I'll make the necessary updates.  Glad you like the new page/layout

Tobias,

Thanks for sharing the new page.  I can not thank you enough for being willing to share all this fabulous information with us.  This is a massive amount of research and I know it continually changes.  If it helps, the last few years GEC has posted who they made knives for in their annual information.  Let me know if you would like the links

Toby....

I too appreciate your efforts and contribution.

I was wondering if anyone watched or participated in this auction in August.  I had a previous commitment and could not be online for it.

several high quality (100 +) fixed blade collector quality, And 50 + Folders.

(never used, carried, sharpened)

And Guns

Other assc sold only live Auction, not on Internet.

Will be sold at a in person Live & Internet Live, Auction, to the highest bidder.

NO Reserves !

http://fwr-auctioneers.com/08272012PRIVATECOLLECTION.html

yall are really doing good 51 members,welcome more.any and every kniife has a place here .thanks everyone tom

I came across several listings of the 100th aniversary BSA knife by Hen & Rooster.  Most are going for $17 with a day or two left (That's S&H) But I also saw one Buy it now for $25 (Free shipping)  I took that one.  I've been losign too many dibs these days so I went with the sure thing.  In any case if anyone is looking check out eBay bid # 120978087895  Same guy has two of them up for sale.  Both are currently at $14 +$3 shipping.  I'm betting they'll go over $25.  I'm watching them but not bidding.

Wow!  Just realized those are used!  Mine was brand spanking new!

That's great, Tobias. You gotta stay on your toes, when dealing with Ebay or Epray. Please let us see it when it arrives. Miss Jan, I was watching that auction but forgot to check back, sorry.

Latest addition, the Premium Woodman's Pal.  Its a copy of the military  Woodman's Pal,  LC-14-B.  I'm really liking it. Very functional and very tough. The blade grind is more like an axe than a machete.   Once I've cut up more than just card board and ply wood, I'll give a more complete review.  It is USA made and the company also sells a replica signal corps sheath and leather sheath.  I took the basic sheath as I plan to make my own.

Premium Woodman's Pal with Nylon sheath.

An internal sheath contained a small sharpening stone.  I can't picture sharpening this bad boy with that stone.

Size comparison with other Combat knives. I think I'm ready for the Zombie Apocalypse.

Wow Tobias, that's a super machetee. I have had my eye on them for a long time, I am sure they are a work horse.

Tobias,

That does look like a workaholic machete.  The stone must be made for something else though LOL!

I got my Frost made BSA 100 anniversary "fountain" knife.  Its pretty nice.    I like it more than the H&R 165 Anniversary bartender knife.

Knife with Case.  The case is a silver finish plastic clam box.  I'm not sure how the stenciling will hold up.

The foam padding is about the same as you see in most other imports that come with "collectors" tins.

The knives are built on the same old fashioned stanhope frame. But the small  blade bumps out more on the H&R.

Upon opening, you see the H&R has a traditional label cutter blade.  However the BSA knife has a combination blade that acts as can opener and bottle opener

The spear master and pen blades are also reversed on the two knives. The H&R has the Spear master in the back, the BSA in the front.

I really like the can opener on the knife.  I'm not sure if this is really a feature of "soda fountain" knives or if this was just a name change to make it acceptable to sell a bartender for Boy Scouts.  I'll need to look into that.

Nice knife, Toby. 

Toby...

Nice collection. Are the Blazing Blade pictured from Pakistan?

Thanks for comparing the two knives Toby. I like the pattern.

Yes Dear Thompson these knives are from Pakistan...

Those are nice knives, Blazing Blade. I think there's a rule against advertising but there is section and place on here to put up knife you may want to sell. Talk to Steve "Hog" Hanner about the right way to go about it. Please understand, I am just trying to help you.

Robert Burris I understood...And also have ask Steven about it..

Atlanta Cutlery's (Windlass Steelcrafts's) V-42 replica. 

The dimensions are correct and it is actually pretty decent.  I'm actually liking it more, the more I play with it.  At first I thought the skull crusher cap was a just  thin aluminum cap.  I started by whacking it into cardboard and stopped once I put a dent into a 2x4.  Much tougher than it looks.  The blade is sharper near the tip than by the cross guard.  The blade seems pretty good.  They say it is blued 1095 Carbon Steel. It easily punctures heavy cardboard and foam core and other materials.  Very pointy.  The thumb print on the ricasso could be better.  It has no markings whatsoever other than the thumb print. (Its made in India, however)

(The pictures don't  do the leather handle justice.  It looks like plastic but is pretty decent leather. It actually looks better in person.)

The sheath is okay.  The leather isn't what I'd consider "top grain" but it is better than that used on most other globals and many American made knives The real issue is the brads along the side are decorative and not functional.  Bummer.

Knife goes for about $50.  That's cheaper than the CAS Hanwei. I'm not sure if it as good as the CAS Hanwei or not.  I've read many good and bad reviews on that replica.  I will say, I think it is leaps and bounds ahead of the Colt and/or the United Cutlery copies.  I'm happy I spent the extra $15-20 on this knife rather than settling on either of the Colt or United versions. 

Windlass Steelcrafts makes the kukri for the British Army Ghurkas and also makes authentic  blades as movie props for Hollywood

Prepping for the Zombie Apocalypse.

Toby, I always get one of Atlanta Cutlery's catalogs and wondered how good the Windlass products are. I have thought about getting one of their Kukri's. Your review helps me get more of a feel for their products. That's a nice replica. 

Tobias,

The bartenders seem extremely comparable but I agree with you on the can opener.  Seems to me it allows for a new aspect in the knife whereas a third blade does not seems a s"helpful"

Tobias,

Nice review on that windlass.  Can I ask if there was any issue with the blueing?  Did it scratch up while using the knife? 

About the V-42.

As for the blueing, so far so good.  I've put the blade through several items and so far it looks like it was never used.  Only time will tell and it will be a long time as this really isn't a practical knife for me to carry for most things I do.   I assume that if I starting poking it into plywood, the blade tip might bend or break and if I poked it through enough sheet metal the blueing would come off.  But if used for its intedned purpose (knifing someone in the back) the blade would perform admirably, unless it got stuck in bone or cartilage. Then as with the original the blade might bend and get stuck.

As for the Windlass and their Kukris,  There site, gives information on the three models issued to the Gurkhas. The most commonly reported problem is  with the quality of the sheath.  Amazon has numerous reviews and maybe a good starting place.  I have been looking at the ones they sell but haven't determined which one is best for the money.

About the Bartender knives.

The original bartender knives were simple jack knives that had a lable cutting blade and corkscrew added.  This particualar design uses a cork screw attachment patented by Adolf Kastor of Camillus fame.  The label cutting blade made sense back in 1897-1920 because the crown cork (bottle cap) were not being used in taverns and alehouses,  but there was a need to cut labels and tin foil  that covered bottle caps and corks and a small hawkbill was perfect for that function.

 The other two blades were just blades used for every day duty and cutting plugs of tobacco.

For more info on Bartenders see my page: http://blindkat.hegewisch.net/RRR/bar-knife-hist.html

Tobias,

That is truly interesting.  I always wondered why a bartender would need a cork screw very often.  DUH!!!  Because it is an old pattern.  (OK, that was seriously a blonde moment for me)

Here are some pics of my main box of knives. I think I posted most of my stuff somewhere on this thread. 

Billy,

Now thats a Box Full of Knives!!!

Just wondering Billy.....what's your filing system?

Like Billy, I alsp put almost everything in an Excel spreadsheet.  I grade everything A-f with gradations of +/-  (A+, A, A-/ B+,B, B-, etc.) 

A crappy new knife can be  rated C even if it is in Mint condition, where as a used knife in good condition could still be an "A"  Knife depending on rarity and condition.

If I deem a knife less than a C+, it  doesn't make the list and ends up in a junk drawer. I use these for the doing the worst of the worst.  Occasionally new knife ends up in the junk drawer knife but might redeen itself through how well it performs. It then makes the list even if it remains a "user". 

I have several excellent users on my list as well as the knives that will never cut anything ever again.

Ill try and post a blank version of my excel sheet if you're interested

I use one also just more like an inventory list.

Here is the blank form of my excel sheet, complete with notes on which each column is all about.  Feel free to use or modify.  I'm probably keeping more info than most people think necessary.Copy%20of%20Knife%20log-blank.xls

Wow!  Tobias, my har is off to you.  I have a hard time keeping up with a basic excel inventory list...THAT is fantastic

My hair is off too, but it was that way before I knew Toby.

LOL, Ken

yep that should have been hat

Hi everyone....I just stopped by to see if there is any interest in a knife exchange.  I dont know if any of you have ever been involved in one of these before but it goes kind of like this

We build a list of anyone interested, over say a two week period...we put all the names in a hat and draw out who will exchange with who.

This is ours and we can set whatever guidelines we want.  Just wanted to know if there was any interest? 

Taylor made Moonshiner.  I thought that this had been designed by Parker  but when I started digging around I saw that   Stewart Taylor held the TM for the design.   The TM dates from 1989-2004 (Active Trademark date). 

The handle is solid brass with a front finger hole guard.  Blade locks open.  Very positive lock-back.  The brass polished up real nice with a little Brass-o and the knife appears unused.  Very nice, well made and surprisingly heavy.  Rough Rider makes a copy with a wild life scene but this one is  by Taylor and out of Japan.

Obverse side with moonshiner blade PAD stamp and handle etching

Reverse side with smooth brass finish.  The blade tang is stamped "Taylor, Surgical, Japan"  Knife is very sharp, opens smoothly, very little play in the blade and a very strong lock.

It is very comfortable to hold. The front finger hole is large enough for my hands but if you got really large hands, you're not going to like it. 

Knife is about 4 inches long with a 3.25 inch blade. Brass handles, stainless  lock-back spring and stainless blade.  I suspect the blade is AUS6  (Japanese equivalent to 440A or 420HC).

Tobias...

I remember these knives.  When I did the gun shows as a dealer I would buy these by the box at $4 each knife for a total of $40.  If I remember right they sold a little slower than the Buck folder look alike.  Thanks for the pictures which brought back some fun memories.

Don't make me feel bad about this knife, Clint.  The current Rough Rider (RR388) goes for about $6-7 and I paid almost $12 for this one because of some last minute bidder.

LOL!  Tobias...the price was in about 1984 - 1986...I just don't remember.  I did so many gun shows they all blurred together except the Great Western in California.  The Great Western is now a joke due to California gun laws.  When we did that show it was amazing.  In today prices this knife should sell for around $20 used.  You made a good buy in the apparent bidding war.  Thanks.

Thanks, Clint.  I wasn't too concerned about the price. I'd been looking off and on for several years.  This one looked good.  Had a starting bid of $9.99 with free shipping.  I was willing to go $15 and put the bid in with six days to go when they guy re-listed it.  With about a minute to go the price jumped to $12.   I got it for $3 less than i was willing to spend so I was happy.

Anyone remember these knives?  This one was made in Taiwan.  It was given to me by a truck driver.

I think the handle is made of 420 steel but it could be cheap pot-metal.  Either way, I swear if you actually tried to punch someone with it, you'd probably hurt you hand more than the person you're punching!

I remember both those knives. It always seemed that the knife dealers at gun and knife shows that sold them had them with the throwing stars and nunchucks. LOL!

Tobias,

I like the Taylor.  You would probably be better off having that one in your hand if you punched someone LOL

 When  big diesel drivers fill up at the  truck stop , they give the driver a towel for the shower or if they don't need a shower very bad ,they can have a knive/four cigar trimmer combo.

ooo, I want one

Okay, How cool is this.  Basically a knick-off Swiss Army Classic combined with a refillable butane lighter.  It was made in South Korea by Kowell.  Kowell is known for manufacturing  manicure sets and such. I have no idea when they used to make these.