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At some point, I answered a question on a Facebook group for Mora users & collectors. While that answer was a bit of a knife review in brief, I have no idea what happened to that reply I made and it's likely forever lost to the annals of Facebook.
The summary, however, is this: the Cold Steel SRK-C ("C" standing for "compact") is a very viable alternative to the Mora Garberg. The SRK-C has a saber grind, similar to the Garberg's, but the grind is higher, giving the SRK-C better…
ContinueAdded by dead_left_knife_guy on March 7, 2022 at 22:18 — 1 Comment
No more mask mandates, so it's nice to actually see folks faces again isn't it?
However, collecting didn't stop and here are a couple of new ones. A Craftsman 95068 Stockman Buck clone and a Camillus Buck clone. I have been looking for a 300 Series look-alike Camillus for years, and though I had seen photos this is the first I've seen that looked exactly like the Buck 300 Series knives made by Camillus up to 1986. The Craftsman looks more like a Schrade knife to me, mainly from it's…
ContinueAdded by Syd Carr on March 4, 2022 at 18:58 — No Comments
Hey all! This time it's Blade HQ that's offering the free shipping -- and from what I can tell, there's no size limit! (I often pick up a machete during the Blade HQ free shipping sales; I placed a machete in my cart again this time, & again, the shipping was listed as "FREE"!) And as far as I can see, there's no minimum (I had a $12 item in my cart, & the shipping was also listed as "FREE").
The sale starts today, Friday, 2/18/22, & goes through President's Day,…
ContinueAdded by dead_left_knife_guy on February 18, 2022 at 17:26 — 6 Comments
Well well well, here we are yet again with a FREE SHIPPING weekend at Knifecenter.com! Just use the code FREESHIP at checkout, & remember that certain exceptions apply (mostly the large stuff like machetes & heavy stuff like axes).
And while Atlantic Knife & White Mountain Knives have free shipping all the time, Knife Center has a larger inventory, so I think it's still worthwhile.
While I'm not affiliated with Knifecenter.com in any way, I will disclose the fact…
ContinueAdded by dead_left_knife_guy on February 4, 2022 at 20:32 — 2 Comments
Added by Andy King on December 31, 2021 at 11:10 — 2 Comments
Here it is again, everybody! Free shipping this weekend at Knifecenter.com using promo code SANTA at checkout (excludes big stuff) -- sale goes through 12/12/21. https://www.knifecenter.com/listing/free-shipping-this-weekend
SMKW is still doing their 12 Days of Christmas -- I believe they're going into Day 11 as I write this on December 11. That means daily specials,…
ContinueAdded by dead_left_knife_guy on December 11, 2021 at 0:55 — 3 Comments
For those who may be interested (& I'm guessing that may be quite a lot of us), Smoky Mountain Knife Works is doing their annual 12 Days of Christmas sale -- & if you're reading this on Saturday, December 4, it's Day 4 of the sale.
They have some knives & other items on decent sale, along with a daily, advent-calendar-style special. But for me, the really big thing is the free Fed Ex shipping with $39 purchase. I'd be happier with no-minimum shipping, but let's face it,…
ContinueAdded by dead_left_knife_guy on December 4, 2021 at 11:18 — No Comments
Hello again, y'all! Just making a quick post here to let everyone know there's FREE SHIPPING over at Knifecenter.com this weekend! I'm in no way affiliated with Knife Center, I just really prefer to save the almost $10 shipping charge whenever possible -- & I figure y'all would appreciate that as well.
Here's the link: …
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Just posting a quick blog to say Happy Halloween, everybody!
Wishing you more treats than tricks this year,
dlkg…
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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?"…
ContinueBeen away for awhile, just got busy musically lately so have been a bit distracted with that after a 10 year absence, but of course collecting knives is still a passion, nothing has changed there. I have even lost track of all the knives I have gotten since my last post, but here are the knives I most recently got, there were a few others but I will post them when I get the chance. I have had a "thing" lately with Buck 310 Whittlers, (love 'em because they are rare and cool), and though they…
ContinueHello again there everybody! (For some reason these words are going through my head in the voice of Nick Shabazz -- for those of you who don't know him, type his name into YouTube for incredibly informative knife reviews -- with a lot of dry but often intelligent humor. But I digress.)
What I am really posting about today is YET ANOTHER WEEKEND OF FREE SHIPPING, this time from Knifecenter.com. …
ContinueAdded by dead_left_knife_guy on September 10, 2021 at 23:48 — No Comments
And here's another BladeHQ sale -- more importantly with FREE SHIPPING (no minimum -- oversized items probably excluded)!
Here's the link: https://www.bladehq.com/cat--Labor-Day-Sale-2021--3648
Oh, & the sale states that it runs through Monday. Oddly, there's a clock they gratuitously posted for the sale -- fine enough, but it runs down through midnight Sunday (¬ Labor Day Monday, which was…
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Since we are seeing some knife shows resurfacing....It is always good to remember this.....
Knife Show Etiquette
Knife shows are a lot of fun.
They are best however, when visitors follow a few basic rules of courtesy.
These are:
Do not handle knives without permission.
Do not touch the blade or the edge of any knife offered or
displayed as a collector's item.
Do not wipe off the blade of a…
ContinueAdded by Sue OldsWidow on August 14, 2021 at 12:12 — No Comments
Found this Camillus-made Buck #333 Toothpick SFO on the bay in a very poorly listed and photographed listing, watched it and ended up getting it for about half of what I paid for the other one I already had. Oh well, the more the better I guess.
Added by Syd Carr on April 30, 2021 at 18:30 — 5 Comments
Here we go again, the first photo shows just what arrived today, but there are more coming, (egads!!). Two Buck #112 Slim Selects, (in different colors so I can color coordinate. Doesn't everybody do that?), a new Buck offering, a #891 Spear Point fixed blade with 5160 Spring Steel blade coated with ceramic Cerakote for durability and rust prevention, and comes with hand stitched tactical sheath. I don't usually buy fixed blades, but I have been more and more interested in them lately. I…
ContinueAdded by Syd Carr on April 10, 2021 at 17:00 — 6 Comments
Just got my second vaccine shot so gave myself permission to go on a binge. These arrived today: US made Schrade Old Timer #50T with very nice sawcut Delrin handles and original sheath, (3 3/4" closed), the sawcut handles are what attracted me, have never seen it on a lockblade. Also received a really nice Colonial lockblade, (do not know the model number), also with sawcut Delrin, SS blade, (4" closed), with original sheath. Bought this one because it is the first Colonial lockblade I have…
ContinueAdded by Syd Carr on March 26, 2021 at 14:54 — No Comments
I just got two Bucks that are now discontinued, but I got them as the very last in stock at Copper and Clad. I had emailed Buck and asked if they were going to make either the #101 Folding Hunter Fixed Blade, or the #111 Folding Hunter again, (because I missed both when they did have them), and they said they had no plans to do so. I found that Copper and Clad had the #101 fixed blade, with one only left in stock, and they also had their exclusive #111 Folding Hunter with Sloped Bolsters,…
ContinueHere are my latest finds, a Camillus Marlin Spike without bolsters but with serrated blade, an SAK "Officers" model found at a local thrift store, and a Buck #813 Workman from 1993, (my daughter's birth year), with a double Maglite sheath and a small Maglite, (unfortunately not working, but a new digital one is on the way). The Marlin Spike is outwardly identical to a Buck #315 Yachtsman knife and is barely used if used at all, except this one has a serrated blade, which the Buck does not…
ContinueAdded by Syd Carr on February 12, 2021 at 16:30 — No Comments
I bought these because I thought they were Chicago Cutlery. I know Schrade made made some but there's no marks at all on them They're very well made. If they're "Seconds" I can't see anything wrong with them. What do you think? I haven't compared them to my other Chicago Cutlery folding hunters yet.…
Added by Thorvan Patten JR. on February 12, 2021 at 8:29 — No Comments
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