Thanks for inviting me. I like the occasional fixed blade!! Right now I have my eye on the Spartan Blades that were just on the cover of Tactical Knives magazine a month or so ago.

No problem, any and all are welcome, too!

Hey all, I've got to say that I've always had a fondness for vintage fixed blades. I pretty much like all of them but give me an old knife with killer stag or bone and I'm in heaven. I kinda like the old celluloid fixed blades too with fancy handles like christmas tree, goldstone and waterfall. I was lucky enough to recently pick up a waterfall Case and Kabar to add to my collection. Hope some of you like you like the oldies too.

Well besides Case Trappers next is Fixed Blades

I've been fascinated with fixed blade knives since I was a kid. But over the years I had a hard time finding one to fit my hand. Back in 2004 I started making my own knives and still do today. The old traditional knives was made from carbon steel and held a edge superb too todays knives. And thats the method that I use in making my knives. I like bone, stag, and material of that nature.

Terry

Hey man, Thanks for the invite! While I don't have many I LOVE the fixed blades I have. Right now I have my eye on a RAT knife...not sure which one.

last week i found a knife at a junk store. ineed info on it. it was made by frost cutlery [60's ?]the blade has two positions as a t-handle or as a sheath knife. it looks like a tanto blade, bone handle with silver inlay.on the blade it says, surgical steel. it was carried in vietnam.

I have a few Moras I really like the scandis. I also Have a blade that I designed and had a friend make for me. I have a lot of fixed blades.

I'm into fixed geared bikes, fixed things that were broken, I need my fix of caffeine daily, I like my women to be fixed, but mostly, I like fixed blades!

I have always had a thing for fixed blades I carry a buck 107 when hunting good caper and skinner I also carry a KaBar that was issuued to me in viet nam in the 60's still has a great edge and I like the feel of it good and heavy will handle most chores in the field I have alot of other fixed blades in my collection alot that a are custom made for me and others that I have forged and handled through the years my favorite is a matching set of damascus knives with ebony handels that I made 30 yrs ago I am a blacksmith and belong to the Indiana Blacksmith Association

Finally got a chance to really use my RAT-3 to process some wood, and it performed wonderfully. Only limitation is the blade size.

Here are some of my favorite FB's.

Crap I forgot my ontario Rat3. It's with my Maxpedition bottle bag. Sorry.

Check out the small knife I'm getting myself as a Christmas present this year. Every time I listen to Brian Sargent I become a believer. These knives by Matt Lesniewski are hand forged by him up in the Adirondak mountains of New York, the area made famous 125 years ago by old Nessmuk himself. There's a good chance, had Matt lived in those days, that he would have made the originals for Nessmuk.

Maybe you've seen the Nessmuk style axe I've made. This knife will be carried instead of the folder. Haven't decided on the large Nessmuk blade, but have decided that Matt will make it for me in the Spring.

I have a 10 B Smoke jumper Ruana on Ebay right now that I think someone is going to get cheap, by the looks of things. Hope it's okay to put a plug in for my own knife.

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I am fixing to order me a rat 3 and rat 4. They are very nice knives.

The Gerber LMFII is a nice knife too.

denomolise....Real nice....If you cut me once I'll bleed twice. Who's the maker?

Is that a Microtech Cross Hair Currahee I see?...woohoooo another Microtech collector!

Hurray my RAT 3's and 4's will arrive tomarrow.....anticipation..........

I ordered more Rat3's and a Rat5. Now I am venturing out and trying a couple of TOPS. I think they look very similar.

You might like TOPS. I find them too thick.

TOPS (Tactical-OPS USA) does not make RAT knives. Currently two companies make/selling RAT knives. Ontario and Rowan. Jeff Randle (designer of the RAT knives) had a contract with Ontario to produce his knife, there were issuses with the manufacturing process and quality control, the contract finished and now Rowan maufactures the knives, All the Rowan manufactured knives are made from 1095 carbon steel. Ontario uses 1095 carbon and D2 steel. The Rowan RATS are called Rc3, Rc4, Rc5, Rc6, and Izula, the Rc signifing Rat Cuttlery, The Ontario RATS are marked Rat 3, or Rat5.