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Post by howler on May 21, 2019 1:13:47 GMT
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Post by Jordan Williams on May 21, 2019 1:14:10 GMT
My latest knife aqui, made by Lyndle Driggers.
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Post by AndiTheBarvarian on Aug 2, 2019 15:36:20 GMT
Big Bowie Lust! Windlass D-Guard & Hunter's Companion (and my old Muela to compare the size)
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Post by christain on Aug 2, 2019 16:01:27 GMT
Nice, Andi! I've all but gotten out of collecting knives in the last few years. I guess the closest thing to a 'knife' I've gotten in the last several years is a CS Barong machete! That big D-guard is mighty tempting though. We like 'em big down in Texas.
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Post by AndiTheBarvarian on Aug 2, 2019 16:07:52 GMT
I count'em among short swords!
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Post by christain on Aug 2, 2019 16:16:52 GMT
I count'em among short swords! True....very true. A knife you can hang on the wall next to a sword and it doesn't look out of place.
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Post by pgandy on Aug 3, 2019 2:30:57 GMT
Ya, I consider my D-Guard Bowie more of a short sword too. I only got it because KoA was out of the 1850 Bowies at the time which my buddy was going to hand carry on his visit. I wasn’t completely sold on it but it looked interesting and I saw nothing else appealing. I have no regrets on the decision. And as luck would have it I wound up with both in time.
The CS Barong machete is a good one too. I say that but I doubt if we have the same machete. I have two CS Barongs, the 12” and its big brother the 18” model. Mine are from the time when CS was having them made in China and the handle was different then. Both are great, and the 12" model gets the most use.
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Post by AndiTheBarvarian on Aug 3, 2019 2:47:13 GMT
The Hunter's is also a short sword. Somehow on pictures it looks smaller than it is, the Muella too btw. In the hand it's rather a sword and it feels more massive than the D-Guard. Funny, on the picture with the three knives you can see the black stuff on the blade of the D-Guard from the scabbard we talked about in the other thread. But it's not rust I think, I polished it away already.
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Post by pgandy on Aug 3, 2019 3:22:10 GMT
Funny, on the picture with the three knives you can see the black stuff on the blade of the D-Guard from the scabbard we talked about in the other thread. But it's not rust I think, I polished it away already. Here’s mine. It is easy to clean if caught early. I’ve cleaned several times but what is there now is more or less permanent. That can be polished out but that’s like shovelling poo against the tide. It only comes back and faster if the metal is clean. The black rust seems to add some resistance. That milky looking stuff on the blade is wax. You want to tell me that I need to put wax on my blade like another forum member suggested I do? It is clear from the wax in the photos where the shim is located.
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Post by markus313 on Aug 3, 2019 21:22:06 GMT
Big Bowie Lust! Windlass D-Guard & Hunter's Companion (and my old Muella to compare the size) Nice!
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Post by harrybeck on Aug 3, 2019 21:31:10 GMT
I like that long bladed D guard, but mine is too soft.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 5, 2019 12:39:14 GMT
Recently found was a smaller jadgmesser that is a close sibling to similar knives still being produced. Jowika knives briefly bloomed both in Solingen and then Ireland at the onset of WWII. Jowika returned to production in Germany and into the 1970s. I also have a huge barlow folder from them I should have dug out but at any rate, here with a Puma 941. A bit more rotund than the 941 and a 3" vs 3 1/2" blade length. Both are an acceptable dimension for this state that actually allows carry of automatic knives. The bulk of this little guy about the girth of a 16 gauge shot shell. The Puma has much thinner handle scales. The Ireland produced knives are more common on the general market. While one sees some models made in both factories, the Solingen marked knives of the '60s and '70s are generally moderate sized fixed blade knives. The most prolific Ireland models were four bladed camp knives and two blade fishing/bird knives.
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Post by christain on Aug 7, 2019 0:16:41 GMT
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Post by 28shadow on Aug 8, 2019 5:11:00 GMT
christain You cannot go wrong with Cold Steel knives. I love them. Decided to finally show off my collection of folding knives. Not the largest, I know, and not all "high quality" knives, but I like just about each and every one of them for something different. Except my Cold Steel and Buck knives. Those are my favorites. Pictured here (not the best, but I was in a rush) are 72 folding knives. Not pictured is my new Cold Steel Luzon Large, which I forgot to take out of my pocket .
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Post by anima on Aug 8, 2019 5:24:23 GMT
OKC M9 bayonet!
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Post by Deleted on Aug 8, 2019 5:30:15 GMT
That is quite a flock!
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Post by Curtis_Louis on Aug 8, 2019 6:08:26 GMT
@ 28shadow, very nice looking collection! I see many of the same in my own collection.
@ anima, I am a big fan of the M9. Mine is a 90's LanCay, but it was converted to an M11 EOD. I've been eyeballing a new Ontario. What do you think of yours? I really like the wasp waisted grip.
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Post by Curtis_Louis on Aug 25, 2019 3:48:22 GMT
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Post by Ifrit on Sept 9, 2019 18:23:46 GMT
Was just gifted a Smith and Wesson H. R. T boot dagger today. I'll post pics later on. A nifty little thing it is
I'll take a pics with two of my folders too, cause why not.
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Post by vinland on Sept 11, 2019 17:17:50 GMT
Three years of abuse and she's still good. Except maybe the blade's coating, that mostly wore off long ago. Was well worth whatever I paid
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