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December 2019

Need help / new to site Hello everyone. I have always loved knives, my papaw taught me to always have a knife with you wherever you go. I was trying to find a forum to help identify the “monetary” value of some of the knive… Discussion Need help / new to site 5 Likes

July 2019

Thrift store find!

Finally a new, (to me), knife to report, a genuine Camillus TL-29 found at one of my honey hole local thrift stores. Hardwood handle, stamped with the model number and in pretty good condition,…

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April 2019

Are we paying attention? Hello iKC! Sometimes I just like to check the pulse and see whats going through everyone's mind. I am not going to announce this one, I think I will leave that up to you all. So here it is.... From… Discussion Are we paying attention? 10 Likes

March 2019

Case Sharks If you have any of the famous Case Sharks show them! Shark Tooth - Mako - Hammerhead Discussion Case Sharks 1 Like Thrift Store Treasure

Just found this Camillus 5" Boy Scouts Of America Folding Hunter, jigged bone handles, single bolster, BSA shield & inscription, and oh, did I mention the oh-so-cool secondary serrated blade?…

Blog Thrift Store Treasure 1 Like

February 2019

Case Seahorse Just in............ Jigged Buffalo Horn Worm Groove Moss Brown Discussion Case Seahorse 12 Likes

December 2018

Production numbers, do they matter? I read this today As of today, 10 December, 2018, the total orders from GEC distributors and dealers for the #97 pattern are approximately 5,200 pieces. That is a substantial number of knives. With… Discussion Production numbers, do they matter? 4 Likes

November 2018

Pre Thanksgiving through Cyber Monday See a sale, post a sale. Let everyone know whats out there. Discussion Pre Thanksgiving through Cyber Monday 4 Likes

October 2018

I'm back.....kinda

Well, I've not been that active in collecting knives the past year, but having had two major surgeries and concentrating on trying to pay off the knives I had purchased previous to a year ago has…

Blog I'm back.....kinda 8 Likes iKC fall contest!! That's right, folks! Another iKC contest! Pretty straight forward this time. Since we are getting ready to release the new iKC calendar, this contest will be to release your inner photographer. Dig o… Discussion iKC fall contest!! 8 Likes

April 2018

Spring 2018 Update

Finally recovering a bit from cervical spinal fusion surgery, talk about steel, I now have a titanium plate/screws in my neck and am now getting ready for yet another surgery sometime in May,…

Blog Spring 2018 Update 4 Likes

March 2018

Bucklite history Here is a post from the BCCI, (Buck Collectors Club Inc), Facebook group that I thought I would post here for reference. It's a very concise history of a very popular series of knives. I only own one… Discussion Bucklite history 4 Likes

February 2018

The first knife give away of 2018 Here it is folks! The Kifer Cutlery Classics SFO #08. Kifer Cutlery SFO Northfield Single Blade 78 American Jack – 782117 – Kifer Cutlery Shield, Tortoise Shell Acrylic Handles, 3” Polished 1095 Ca… Discussion The first knife give away of 2018 9 Likes iKC Resources for Identifying and Valuing Kn… ***This post is for the Library only, please. Knife ID posts should be their own discussions under Q&A with John McCain*** Greetings members! For a while now, Jan and I have been discussing us… Discussion iKC Resources for Identifying and Valuing Kn… 20 Likes

December 2017

2017, what a year From a total eclipse of the sun to Sophia, an artificial super intelligent robot that thinks on her own. 2017 has been a whirlwind of activity. Politics have become an open subject, tearing apart f… Discussion 2017, what a year 7 Likes New Knife and Slip for the Holiday Season Just wanted to post a quick pic of a fine knife and slip recieved for Christmas this year. Was fun to actually wait and wait and wait until this morning to open them, just like so many years ago! T… Discussion New Knife and Slip for the Holiday Season 6 Likes Early Christmas present.

photo Early Christmas present. 4 Likes 2017 Christmas Contest Give Away Recently I have been reminded that we "meet" many people online. We know them, we care about them and we share our love of sharp objects with them. For this Christmas contest, I want us each to meet… Discussion 2017 Christmas Contest Give Away 15 Likes

November 2017

Does anyone collect by shields? Many years ago as the Case Classics were just coming out, Donnie and I chased shields in our chosen patterns. In swing guards I think we ended up with one of every shield offered. We came close to… Discussion Does anyone collect by shields? 1 Like Membership Hi everyone I'm a knife maker from Australia. I make miniatures as well and would like to become a member of the mini knives group. Could some one please tell me how I can do this. Ray Mende Discussion Membership 3 Likes 1990 Buck #314 Buckbone Trapper

Having recently endured a cervical vertebrectomy, (removal of discs and bone, replaced with bone grafts & SS plates leaving my spinal cord exposed until the grafts grow in), I wondered if the…

Blog 1990 Buck #314 Buckbone Trapper 4 Likes