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Post by Deleted on Jul 26, 2009 1:08:59 GMT
This knife was gifted to my wife and I when we were living down in the FL swamps some years ago. There are no markings on the blade and the rainbow colored wood on the handle points to modern manufacture, but I have no idea who made this. It has become my favorite knife by far and it has withstood some serious abuse from cutting vines and small branches to being used as a kitchen knife to cutting countless jugs and water bottles when I worked at a water bottling plant. Specs: Blade Length: 5.5" Total Length: 10" Tang: Full PoB: .75" below the "hilt"The sheath was in rough condition when I got it so it is currently held together with electrical tape and the elastic cord I added. So anybody know who makes these?
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Post by Deleted on Jul 26, 2009 1:12:00 GMT
I know that the wood is what we in Aus call dymondwood, the knife looks extremely familiar. It could be a custom job or it could be one of those knives you put together from a kit. Sorry I can't be of more help.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 26, 2009 1:30:21 GMT
We call it diamondwood here also. Every thing on the knife appears to be hot peened together so I'm thinking it was made that way at the factory, and there are none of the little tell tale irregularities that would mark it as a handmade piece, could have been a kit though. If it was a custom someone had made than dang they gave me a good knife. There is zero flex in the blade but that would not be uncommon for either carbon steel or stainless at this length. The blade also goes from a 3mm thickness to just over 1mm before the tip.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 26, 2009 1:40:15 GMT
It is a great looking knife, although I hate the handle
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Post by Marc Ridgeway on Jul 26, 2009 1:42:45 GMT
Looks a bit like Frost Cutlery to me....
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Post by Deleted on Jul 26, 2009 1:47:42 GMT
Looks a bit like Frost Cutlery to me.... If it's a Frost then it's definitely one of their better models as they don't have the best rep for quality and this thing has held up to some serious work. But the holes in the blade do look like something they would do.
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Post by Marc Ridgeway on Jul 26, 2009 1:56:22 GMT
Ehhh, Ive seen some decent Frosts that can take some abuse... heres a frost folder I have.. please forgive the crappy cell phone picture...
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Post by Deleted on Jul 26, 2009 2:01:13 GMT
I had a frost two blade folder with a serrated clip and razor/cane blade that worked as a decent pocket knife for awhile but the hinge pins fell out after about three months of hard use.
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Post by Marc Ridgeway on Jul 26, 2009 2:05:53 GMT
I'll say this for Frost cutlery ... I have that folder, and another I've lost... I've had that one ten years I guess... bought a couple of Smith and Wesson Folders a few years ago... both fell completely apart within the year( just from carrying, very little use)... that Frost is still going strong, as was the other when I lost it....
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Post by Deleted on Jul 26, 2009 2:37:40 GMT
I would havt to agrea, Frost, Some of the Paki blade are that good, some not....but same design...SanMarc.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 26, 2009 11:54:39 GMT
Then we'll go with Frost as the best guess. I checked there site and didn't see it, but that just could be because it's a discontinued model and I don't have the weeks needed to wade through the Smokey Mountain Knife Works catalog.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 27, 2009 12:31:11 GMT
You just made me remember where I saw this knife... in a Smokey Mountains Knife Works catalogue from the early 90's. Just threw away all old catalogues and stuff, so I can't help you more. It was a brand from the south where all knives had rainbow wood handle and drilled holes in the blade, all from bowies to utilities and pig stickers. It wouldn't surprise me if they are discontinued, cant find then in the catalogue now.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 27, 2009 21:02:18 GMT
Okay so it came through Smokey Mountain that's not necessarily a bad thing. The price was right (free) and like I said this things has gone through more water bottles and jugs than RicWilly's entire sword collection (okay maybe not that many but the count is up there, I did work at a bottling plant for over two years, I probably had to cut up anywhere from 20 to over a hundred jugs on any given day there.)
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Post by Deleted on Jul 27, 2009 21:15:11 GMT
The knife in the OP is made in Pakistan. I had a knife made by the same people. It was a $10 knife, but it was a very good one. Heck, I still have it just the wood on the handle fell apart.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 29, 2009 10:25:13 GMT
I will go with Frost or no name Pakistani blade as well. Probably a low end 440 or 420 series stainless. I'm glad you like it and I hope it continues to serve you.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 29, 2009 20:26:11 GMT
It does continue to serve well, I will say that. Hey, for the price ( ) it's a dang good knife.
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