"OMG those are beautifully done! It is plane to see (pun intended) that you're no lackey either! I love seeing old tools get new life breathed into them...."
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Lars Ray
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Mossberg MSG9899 General Purpose Hunter and Skinning Knife
Started this discussion. Last reply by Lars Ray Apr 24, 2015. 6 Replies 6 Likes
Not too long ago I uploaded some photos of my Mossberg MSG9899 Skinning knife into my Gun Maker’s Knives Photo Album. To my surprise, I received several comments – well questions actually – about its…Continue
iKC Member in Need Request #14 - Western W35 Bowie
Started this discussion. Last reply by Shlomo ben Maved May 20, 2015. 17 Replies 4 Likes
The NeedSimilar to my first request, please take a look at this and the other postings I have similar to this one and share with me what you know about it. My goal is to use the information you…Continue
iKC Member in Need Request #13 - Colonial Executive
Started this discussion. Last reply by Lars Ray Apr 9, 2015. 2 Replies 1 Like
The NeedSimilar to my first request, please take a look at this and the other postings I have similar to this one and share with me what you know about it. My goal is to use the information you…Continue
iKC Member in Need Request #12 - Colonial Shur Snap Switch Blade
Started this discussion. Last reply by steve @ colonial knife Apr 13, 2016. 9 Replies 2 Likes
The NeedSimilar to my first request, please take a look at this and the other postings I have similar to this one and share with me what you know about it. My goal is to use the information you…Continue
Lars Ray's Page
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If all knives are tools, and they are the oldest tools known to man, then why not own one with some style. I am always on the hunt for an "ideal" knife.
After all - the best knife in the world is the one you carry!
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- Profile
- User/Collector
- How did you hear about iKnifeCollector?
- I found iKC while researching my Imperial Kamp King knife.
- Do you currently subscribe to any knife publication (offline)
- No
- How long have you collected knives?
- 46 to 50 years
- Favorite Kind of Knives
- Sharp ones! While I am always on the look out for the ideal knife, I specialize in fixed blades - Bowies, Daggers, and Combat knives primarily, but I've been known to pick up a folder or two when they capture my imagination. In the broadest sense, I am a collector of edged pieces - Swords, Knives, Bayonets, Ethnographic / Aboriginal, and Historical.
- About Me
- I am passionate about all edged pieces...Knives, Bayonets, and Swords. Always looking for the ideal knife, I collect knives when I cannot afford a Bayonet. I collect Bayonets when I cannot afford a Sword. When I can afford a Sword, I look to see how many knives I can buy for the same money. And so it goes.
I am also a firm believer that a sword is just an over sized knife, and equally worthy of collecting!
My dedicated email to all things edged: Szabla.collector@gmail.com (Szabla = Polish for Sabre)
- Interests
- Edged weapons, wood working (treen ware), back country exploration, music, Polish cuisine.
- Other Hobbies
- Hot Wheels, cycling - road touring, Polish BBQ, Member of the Bayonet Collectors Network - a global community of passionate bayonet enthusiasts.
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"Oh without a doubt! It's getting us all to shut up that's hard! :-D"
"Thanks! I live outside Houston, so we are sorta neighbors. I have become very interested in the history of the knives I have come across. I really appreciate that people that are much more knowledge about knives are willing to share on…"
"Hello Hank - welcome to iKC! We're glad you're here.
So I see that not only are you in Texas (and therefore somewhat a neighbor of mine - McKinney), but you're a fan of Buck and Kershaw knives. Well brother - you found the right…"
KnifeMakerKevin D commented on Lars Ray's blog post Sheaths, Scabbards, Frogs, and Throgs
"Thank you Lars for a good, informative document. I thought the photos really helped convey some of the differences as well.
Coming from having n interest in some of the fixed blade knives, old bayonets, and axes, I thought I had a pretty good…"
Covid guy
"I wonder who's going to play him in the Marvel Comics movie adaptation? Golly I hope he uses a cool knife to take out the bad-guy variants. "
A pathetic excuse for a "collection"
"Ha ha ha! I love it! And if you ever start feeling puny about your collection again, just re-post those bayonets of yours...those had me drooling the first time!
After reading your comments to Jan, I found these two blog posts that may interest you.…"
"Hi Bing - welcome to iKC! We're glad you're here.
I can't wait to see what 56 years of second-hand knives looks like....that must be awesome!
Feel free to explore, join some groups of interest, add some thoughts or comments, or…"
A pathetic excuse for a "collection"
"Alright Kevin...looks like we're going to have to sit you down and tell you like is around here! :-D
Simple fact - if you love your collection, then we all love your collection! JJ said it first.
I can see they are loved, well cared for,…"
"Hey Brian - man, I'm hip. Nothin' worse than having the bit strip out before the screw is loosened - no matter who makes it!
I started playing with inexpensive folding knives a few years ago for the purpose of developing some skills for…"
Cold Steel Scalper
"Now this is what i'm talking about...the REAL dirt on the piece. Now that didn't hurt, did it? :-D
Thanks for the scoop - I thought this was from the CS Commercial series, but I couldn't tell for sure. I haven't seen the red…"
Cold Steel Drop Forged Survivalist, #2
"Oh good to know....your comments here confirmed what I suspected regarding the drop Forge handles, but until I actually could hold one, it was just a a cautionary suspicion. Thanks for all the details -
And I'm glad to hear you are…"
Cold Steel Scalper
"I know you're a man of few words unless you have something to say, but I like learning new things....like "what is this one?", and "what are the spec's?", and the ever popular "who made it?"
Throw me a bone…"
Cold Steel Drop Forged Survivalist, #2
"oooh...nice looking! How do you like their drop forge line? I have seen other photos only, and I didn't think they were anything special. This photo is causing me to [possibly] rethink my opinion."
"Oh wow...not seen one like this before....nice! Yea the blade definitely looks similar to the Sportsman II lockback - not uncommon to put same blades in different frames. I was going to ask about the reverse markings on the blade...if it states…"
Lars Ray's Blog
Sheaths, Scabbards, Frogs, and Throgs
Posted on October 24, 2021 at 11:47 1 Comment 4 Likes
I was wandering around some of the older discussions recently and I came across one that grabbed my interest. Eight years ago, iKC member Robert Burris started a discussion called “Knife Carry?” and asked the question “What is the difference between a "Sheath"...." Scabbard"... or "Frog?"…
ContinueThe Cutting Edge: Collecting Inexpensive Knives
Posted on March 15, 2015 at 14:56 10 Comments 6 Likes
Spend any time on the internet whatsoever looking up knife stuff, and you’re bound to hit a few dozen discussions regarding “cheap” knives. In this context, cheap is referring to poor quality in materials, construction, performance, or any combination thereof. Today, cheap knives are almost synonymous with anything made in China, Pakistan, or other parts of Asia.
This is unfortunate, because many inexpensive knives come from these same regions, and they are anything but cheap. Even…
ContinueThe Cutting Edge: Hidden Gems - the ugly ducklings of knives
Posted on March 11, 2015 at 20:31 8 Comments 3 Likes
We all have them…those knives we bought some time ago…years maybe…that we really did not intend to add to our collections. We see them as disposable tools, junk knives, knives not worth mentioning or are too embarrassing to admit you ever owned.
I have a handful of such knives – those blades I purchased for a specific need at the time and really didn't care if I ever lost it, broke it, had it stolen (no such luck), or just neglected it because I no longer cared about it.
After…
ContinueOpen Views – Part 2 of 2: Survival Knives
Posted on March 7, 2015 at 15:53 13 Comments 3 Likes
Part 2 of this blog is dealing with Survival knives, both as an item and a legit category for collecting.
The bone of contention that was vocalized some time ago is that there is no such thing as a tactical knife or a survival knife – rather, these terms are marketing terms to sell more knives. (Tactical knives are discussed in Part 1).
While I have a different opinion on the matter, I can’t throw out the whole argument because some of it is true – many companies and makers do…
ContinueWhite River Knives
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Thanks! I live outside Houston, so we are sorta neighbors. I have become very interested in the history of the knives I have come across. I really appreciate that people that are much more knowledge about knives are willing to share on these forums.
KnifeMakerWade said…
Thank you, it's nice to be here.
thank you ! its an interesting site !
Many thanks for the welcome. Wisdom, not too sure about that.
Featureddead_left_knife_guy said…
Lars, Siema! Dziekuje! (That's the limit of my Polish -- despite having a serious girlfriend about 20+ years ago who emigrated from Warsaw.) I hope you're doing well also, and have to say I'm really glad you're here -- you've got great taste in blades!
Hallo Lars,
Ik heb mezelf op deze website omdat ik nieuwsgierig ben of er ook DAK messen verhandeld worden. Ik heb zelf namelijk nog een paar jaartallen van dit soort messen liggen en was benieuwd voor welke prijzen deze messen verkocht worden.
Hi and thank you!
Don't know what happened to your post on my covid bead pic. I was adding another comment and they both disappeared.
But I went through a bunch of crap, and I'm not sure I wanted to go shopping for a crap knife. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
I have a Facebook page called Craig’s Knife Life if you are on that platform. I have a lot of before and after pictures. To me no knife is to far gone, they all have some value to someone.
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