What’s your favorite knife?

[brewbear]

Back in 1988 or 1989 my friend and I went to a gun show (yes, we did have them in SoCal back then) and brought a couple of spidies for something like $30 or so each. Sadly I lost mine and never replaced it. Maybe it's time I did that.

[avator]

Brett.  I am awed.  I know several “knife collectors” who collect what I consider trash. 

Not you.

Hey!  Any of you knife freaks enthusiasts play mumblety peg?

I’ve heard of it, didn’t know what it was, looked it up, never played it.  The things people can create to do when they are bored… 😁😜🤦🏻‍♂️

I remember my older brother and his buddies playing it but they were too cool to let me hang around much.

Playing mumblety peg was a “thing” when I was a boy scout.  Still got a scar on my thumb.

They also played a game called "stretch". They threw the knife to stick it in the ground and had to stretch leaving one foot planted to get the knife.. my brother was 6'8" and always won that game.

[bantam5s]

Even when I was a kid we knew about mumbley peg from seeing it in a movie, but I never played because I didn't want to ruin the edge on my knife.

[Blowpipe Sam]

I’d never heard of Stretch until you mentioned it Bill.  So I looked it up and realized that I had seen some guys playing it when I was in the service.

Which reminded me of another knife game we played as kids.  Anyone play five finger roulette?

Sometimes called five finger fillet. 

[avator]

I’d never heard of Stretch until you mentioned it Bill.  So I looked it up and realized that I had seen some guys playing it when I was in the service.

Which reminded me of another knife game we played as kids.  Anyone play five finger roulette?

Sometimes called five finger fillet. 

and in some cases 4 1/2 finger roulette.

[Sqrl Klr]

Gerber MKII

This was a gift from Mrs. P early in our marriage.  I can’t remember if it was a Christmas, birthday or Valentines Day gift.  Doesn’t really matter, I’ve had it for at least 30 years.  Never had to stab the enemy with it either.  😱😜🔪

That's my favorite of your collection so far. Beauty!

[Nukall856]

 This should be renamed to
"What's your favorite made in America knife, cybertrollsabound"
 Later I' might post some pics of the clones and knockoffs that will make ye buck-aneers all itchy. Or not idk
XD XP

[bReTt]

This should be renamed to
"What's your favorite made in America knife, cybertrollsabound"
 Later I' might post some pics of the clones and knockoffs that will make ye buck-aneers all itchy. Or not idk
XD XP

Many of my knives are not made in the US.  Many are.  The two that I posted today are made in China.  No discrimination here Mr. Nuk

[bReTt]

This is an Eafengrow knife from that big river in South America.  I think waa a $35 blade when I bought it.  I like the blade shape.  D2 steel made in China.  It wouldn’t break the bank or the heart if this ended up lost even though I wouldn’t want to lose it.  It’s another bargain blade worth the $$$

[bantam5s]

I certainly do love American made knives.
I will buy an occasional Japanese knife, I can't hate Victorinox,  and have a few European knives but American made is definitely where my heart and pride of ownership lies with really every kind of product but especially hand tools and knives.

[bantam5s]

This is an Eafengrow knife from that big river in South America.  I think waa a $35 blade when I bought it.  I like the blade shape.  D2 steel made in China.  It wouldn’t break the bank or the heart if this ended up lost even though I wouldn’t want to lose it.  It’s another bargain blade worth the $$$

I just have to ask, how do you really know that any knife from a random Chinese budget brand actually uses the blade steel it claims to or is heat treated well.
I'm sure you've used it enough at this point to know, but how did you know before buying it that the knife was as claimed?

When I was a teenager I was into the modern type one handed folders, and back then I had learned to pay no attention to what the blade said on it.
They always marked them with whatever was popular.
I had knives marked 440C that were softer than 440A.
Then of course so many knives marke Surgical steel or 440 STAINLESS which all ran the gamut from butter knives to fairly decent.
This was back before D2 became a ubiquitous steel for cheap knives that aren't cheap enough to find at a gas station.
I don't know the motives China has, but I know back in the 70's-80's Japanese manufacturers frequently marked their blades 440 when they were actually AUS8a because they didn't want to mark them with something we'd never heard of.
They were better than 440A, but they marked them with something familiar to us.

[bReTt]

This is an Eafengrow knife from that big river in South America.  I think waa a $35 blade when I bought it.  I like the blade shape.  D2 steel made in China.  It wouldn’t break the bank or the heart if this ended up lost even though I wouldn’t want to lose it.  It’s another bargain blade worth the $$$

I just have to ask, how do you really know that any knife from a random Chinese budget brand actually uses the blade steel it claims to or is heat treated well.
I'm sure you've used it enough at this point to know, but how did you know before buying it that the knife was as claimed?

When I was a teenager I was into the modern type one handed folders, and back then I had learned to pay no attention to what the blade said on it.
They always marked them with whatever was popular.
I had knives marked 440C that were softer than 440A.
Then of course so many knives marke Surgical steel or 440 STAINLESS which all ran the gamut from butter knives to fairly decent.
This was back before D2 became a ubiquitous steel for cheap knives that aren't cheap enough to find at a gas station.
I don't know the motives China has, but I know back in the 70's-80's Japanese manufacturers frequently marked their blades 440 when they were actually AUS8a because they didn't want to mark them with something we'd never heard of.
They were better than 440A, but they marked them with something familiar to us.

You don’t know, as with anything.  You have to trust that their specifications are accurate. 

[bReTt]

Check this out!  It’s a little bowling pin knife. 

[bReTt]

Meet the Buck Slayer!  This another 30+ year old knife of mine.  See, my knife fetish went waaay back. 🤦🏻‍♂️😜

[bReTt]

Classic filet knife

[Matchstickshooter]

Classic filet knife

My Dad kept one of these in his tackle box.

[bantam5s]

Check this out!  It’s a little bowling pin knife.

Most likely made by Imperial out of Prov R.I

[bantam5s]

Here's a little one I forged out of a finishing nail a few years ago.

[bantam5s]

This isn't a real knife because it's made of brass, but my grandmother got this tiny little pocket knife charm out of a cracker jack box when she was a kid.

[Hoosier Daddy]

I remember those David!

Speaking of odd small knives, this is a Case pen knife I got as a graduation present from Air Force basic training some 45 years ago.
 "Ex"Father-in-Law was a Brig General and was very proud of a lowly punk A1C soon to be Crew Chief.. and hand wrote a note on the cardboard sleeve.
R.I.P. Charlie.