Kevin

San Diego, CA

United States

User/Collector

Profile Information:

How did you hear about iKnifeCollector?
Googling
Do you currently subscribe to any knife publication (offline)
No
How long have you collected knives?
31 to 35 years
Favorite Kind of Knives
Traditional pocket knives
About Me
Lover and collector of all knives especially traditional pocket knives and large fixed blades.

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  • Lars Ray

    Oh man, I totally get that...the sentimental part. I have had to do that too...replace a knife for the memory. In my case, that fact that the knife isn't the eact one doesn't matter - just having a place holder with the same kind makes all the difference. And as far as I am concerned, hearing that this was your Dad's knife is all I needed to know - I think he had great taste! I am glad you were able to find a good one on Ebay to fill that void. 

    Thanks for sharing!

    Oct 27

  • Kevin D

    Yep.  I completely concur on the placeholder concept.

    My dad had a Case XX Folding Hunter (6265  SAB) when I was growing up.  He used that poor thing a lot and then lost it, let someone borrow it, something.  He did end up replacing it, but I am not sure he ever got to use it much at all.  I do have that knife and treasure it despite that it is not the specific knife that I remember in his hands as I was growing up.

    I am not personally familiar with the S&W knives, but from the looks of the photo, I have to agree with Lars in that he had good taste!

    Oct 28

  • Lars Ray

    Kevin - no, the other one.... here are a couple of links sharing the same content regarding the S&W Survival Knife series by Blackie Collins. The link to Fitzwillies.com has some excellent photos of the knives in the discussion, while the iKC link does not. 

    I own the models 6010, 6020, and 6030 fixed blades, while the others are on my "Gosh, if only I could afford that now" list. 

    Enjoy and be edified:

    https://iknifecollector.com/group/odds-ends/page/the-knives-of-smit...

    https://fitzwillies.com/pages/smith-wesson-blackie-collins-designed...

    Oct 29