iKnife Collector
Jean-François
Male
PARIS
France
User/Collector
Profile Information:
- How did you hear about iKnifeCollector?
- Somewhere on the web.
- Do you currently subscribe to any knife publication (offline)
- No
- How long have you collected knives?
- 16- 20 years
- Favorite Kind of Knives
- Sunfish
Trapper
Stockman - About Me
- Open minded.
- Interests
- My family. My work - writer, translator. Arts, nature, politics. And knives...
- Other Hobbies
- Reading.Travels.
KnifeMaker
Greg Riggs
Mar 27, 2011
Gerald Hines
Mar 27, 2011
J.J. Smith III
Mar 27, 2011
Sunil Ram
Mar 31, 2011
Ken Mundhenk
Apr 1, 2011
In Memoriam
D ale
Apr 6, 2011
Jim Child
Hey J-F:
Thanks for the "add". So, is Paris a good place to be a knife collector? I know that there are a bunch of unique-to-France "farmer"/agricultural patterns.
I see where you like your knives to have a punch. Me too -- though, being a rigger collector the knife in my pocket usually has a marlin spike ...which doubles nicely as a punch! ;-)
May 23, 2011
Jim Child
I have a 3246 with very dramatic red/brown stag handles. I was all excited because I figured Case must have made a mistake by putting on a blade stamped with a 3 instead of a 5. In my excitement, ...and ignorance, I was not picking up on the facts that Case had never done a 46 "Spike" pattern with any kind of stag scales. And, there was no shield. And, the stag handles were a lot thicker than usual factory-installs are -- even for deep-grooved prime staghorn.
It was Steve Pfeiffer who, after a two second glance, said that, of course, my knife been re-handled. The original yellow celluloid scales had disintegrated -- as so many of them have. The yellow "composition" 3246's did not have shields so there was not even a question for the rehandler about whether or not to re-use a shield.
It was all so obvious to someone with experience. To Jim the Newbie, I wanted there to have been a big slip up in the factory resulting in a completely unique knife that fortune had dropped into my collection. LOL
May 24, 2011
In Memoriam
Robert Burris
May 26, 2011
stephen tungate
May 26, 2011
Billy Oneale
May 27, 2011
Bill Fletcher
Jun 27, 2011
Jan Carter
Jean-Francois,
May your birthday be blessed and all you could wish for!
May 27, 2012
Ron Cooper
May 27, 2012
stephen tungate
May 27, 2012
Jean-François
Hello my friends, just a quick post to say thanks a lot to all of you for your kind birthday wishes. I hope all is well with each of you and your families.
I realize that I have been absent of our discussions for a while. I have got a lot of information, new pictures and comments for you on my hard disk. I hope I’ll find the time to post this next month.
Today, I only show you my birthday gift.
This very elegant pocket knife (or personal steak knife, though you must not eat steaks) is definitely not an American style of blade : an unmistakably Japanese Higonokami folding knife, whose design dates back over 150 years.
The Kai [Kershaw] Shun Higo steak knife comes with a well made leather sheath and a black lacquer presentation box.
It features ebony-black pakkawood (WOOD, Luca!) handle, with brass end caps and a decorative brass emblem.
The Shun trademark is etched on the blade.
The VG10 "Super Steel" blade is 3-1/2 inches long. Knife is 4-3/4 inches when closed and overall 7-3/4" in length.
The slender locking blade opens one-handed with a traditional lever-action of antique design and blocks firmly open with a simple liner lock.
The razor edge provides the cleanest cut possible.
May 28, 2012
Jan Carter
Jean-Francois,
That has to be one of the finest "steak knives" I have ever seen. Looks to me like it would peel or cut fruits very well also LOL. We do miss your discussions and look forward to seeing you again soon. In the meantime, enjoy the new one!!
May 28, 2012
Clint Thompson
Welcome Jean.
Oct 17, 2012
Le Coutographe
@Jean-François,
french connexion ;-)
à bientôt
Nov 22, 2012
Bill Fletcher
Thank you Jean-Francois
Jan 27, 2013
peter force
hey great to meet ya! i see the seki japan blade above... i love ole seki knives form the 70s and 80s!.... anyway good evening!
Feb 26, 2013
Billy Oneale
I'm honored to be you friend.
Feb 26, 2013
Ron Cooper
May 27, 2013
Ron Cooper
Thank you for adding me as a friend! I am truly honored! I hope you had a great day, my friend!
Cheers!
May 27, 2013
Jan Carter
May 27, 2013
Billy Oneale
May 27, 2013
In Memoriam
Robert Burris
Happy Birthday, my knife buddy. I hope you had a great day.
May 27, 2013
Jan Carter
Thank you Jean-Francois
May 28, 2013
In Memoriam
Robert Burris
Happy Birthday
May 26, 2014
Steve Scheuerman (Manx)
May 27, 2015
Jan Carter
May 27, 2015
In Memoriam
John McCain
Happy Birthday my friend!! Have a great day and enjoy yourself---BTW
May 27, 2015