Pocket Knife

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I'm still tempted by one of the aluminium-sided Swiss Army knives, the one with just the bottle opener and a single blade, for EDC. Bit more modern than I normally go, but everything I'd use. On a school trip to Switzerland in 1992 I bought a Huntsman. till a nice souvenir to have, but discovered very quickly that I have little use for the vast majority of its blades and functions. For a multi-function knife, my old West German mil-surplus Wenger does it all. Most of the time, though, almost any job I would reach for a knife for just requires one, decent blade.

I think the Pioneer sounds like something you would like. It is very like the Official Boy Scout pocket knife, or at least the one I had many decades ago. I bet it is 99% match for ordinary daily needs. Maybe you've looked at it.

 

[Edward]

I think the Pioneer sounds like something you would like. It is very like the Official Boy Scout pocket knife, or at least the one I had many decades ago. I bet it is 99% match for ordinary daily needs. Maybe you've looked at it.

That's a good call; I think that's the one they issued to the Swiss Army prior to 2008? Agreed, a good range of features in there wuthout it being ott for regular carry.

 

[Who me?]

Russell (straight line) Barlow. 1870s to early 1930s. America’s first production Barlow knife.

 

[Pandemic]

I’ve decided to stop carrying my broad arrow 1968 Australian navy stainless knife around as it’s a bit too collectible to use for opening amazon boxes and potentially losing.

I looked for left handed side opening autos, but there’s nothing in the sub $100 range. So I may get a front opening auto with a good clip that I can put in my boot.

 

[andreasnorden]

Yatagan Ilman. Made in Turkey. Friction Folder, carbon steel, handle made of horn.

 

[Anonmoose]

One of these days I'll get a CRK but my money keeps going into jackets and boots, guess I'll stick with my Spyderco.

 

[andreasnorden]

Hubertus Damast

 

[Trenchfriend]

Hubertus Damast View attachment 820064

A little more detail? Ebony?

 

[andreasnorden]

The damast (stainless) is made by Markus Balbach and the material of the handle should be rosewood.
unfortunately I don´s know, how old the knife is.

 

[TLW '90]

Buck 110 on my hip, and this vintage Boker Barlow I modified.
I deleted the pen blade and re-covered it in stag.

 

[Who me?]

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Buck 110 on my hip, and this vintage Boker Barlow I modified.
I deleted the pen blade and re-covered it in stag.

Nice little combo you have there.

 

[GreX]

This has been in my pocket the last week or so, great pocket knife.

 

[andreasnorden]

Claude Dozorme Capucin uniper friction folder and slipjoint

 

[Who me?]

This has been in my pocket the last week or so, great pocket knife.

Interesting. What are we looking at?

 

[TLW '90]

Nice little combo you have there.

thanks.
I haven't actually carried a standard Buck 110 much in quite awhile.
this NOS 2012 example was a recent eBay purchase bought to replace my original 2012 110 that I received for graduating highschool.
I've wanted to retire it since I kinda messed up the blade some years back.

the Boker Barlow was my first re-cover which I did earlier this year, and it went almost perfectly except for the drill bit walking just a little on the mark side bolster.

 

[GreX]

Interesting. What are we looking at?

G&G Hawk Talon in full titanium. I've got a couple of the manual and one of the auto's, they're really fun knives.