Another pocket knife.

[xelasnave]

I bought another toy.
It is bigger than the last one but it has a small copy and display stand as well.
Alex

[brian nordstrom]

:lol: ' FE FI FO FUM ,,,, '

Brian.

[bigjoe]

"Say hello to my dear big little friend"..

bigjoe

[Wavytone]

Because you needed it, for peeling the potatoes, right ?

What do you use for filleting fish ? A sword ?

[AndyG]

Can't believe this hasn't been posted yet. Legendary blade Alex, I dig.

[xelasnave]

No here is my sword.

Alex

[xelasnave]

And this is most useful for kindling or meat. Yak skin on the sheath.
Alex

[xelasnave]

It has popped up for some reason.
Alex

[Wilso]

Pocket knifes, now we're talk'n
Double trouble.

[SkyWatch]

You either have very big pockets or very small hands Alex! ;)

- Dean

[alocky]

A kukri and a gladius. Very interesting collection! You need a Claymore, a scimitar from Damascus and a Katana to get complete global coverage.

[Kunama]

Great for peeling apples :thumbsup:

[Kunama]

Who needs a pocket for knives, hang it off your belt......

[xelasnave]

My collection is for me over the top but as you say if you start to really collect you need this and that and really why stop at what you suggest ...there are military swords and they can be split into old new Army and Navy ..

The only reason I ended up getting the gladius was it seemed like a useful thing to have in the bush because of the two edges... I used it in a practical way and having two edges gave you longer at cutting than just one...and back then I was cutting a lot of sapplings.

The other came as a mate talked me into it cause he was getting one but it proved very useful for kindling and is better than a little axe.

But one has to be careful falling into the collector trap and now probably if I see another large pocket knife I will probably get it to go with the others.

I had 15 guitars once I only have three guitars now and two three strings ..it sort of gets away on you...Certainly some collect scopes..well I have a few when I think about it and have another planned...six but some are now trash.

Alex

[xelasnave]

I would like to get a good set of throwing knives.
I can throw them as acurate as darts and they are fun just like darts.
But I have yet to come across anything I would call decent.
alex

[alocky]

Sorry Alex - I was being a bit tongue in cheek as they are two very different blades from very different times and places, and I figured you were going for a geographic distribution theme.
You're right about the trap of collecting, particularly as you start to become knowledgeable about the topic, and have to get every variation represented! I'd hate to think what a real katana or claymore would cost these days, even if such a thing could be legitimately bought! I suspect above meteorite knife territory and they'd be a damn sight more interesting to a historian.
I shall stick to my increasing collection of empty bottles. At least till the garbo comes past again, anyway.

[xelasnave]

The gladius probably has seen more humans off than any other sword.
80,000 Britons in one day and under Julius Ceaser the Romans killed just so many..and you can see why it is just the right length ..the sweet spot is where a tennis racket hits the ball but of course it was a stabbing tool designed not to get stuck but as I said hard to beat for brush work.
alex

[xelasnave]

When in real estate I went to a house and the guy showed me his double gargage absolutely full of beer cans.
I have not seen anything like it and I could not leave until he showed me his most prized ones...near an hour but I got the listing sold the house sold him another then a unit block and it all came down to me showing interest.

ANd I have had to look at many collections when in real estate as most folk define themselves by their collections and to give recognition to their collection seems to satify them somehow...I remember one guy with a collection of model trains ..he could have opened a couple of shops and again he was just so happy showing me...and well for an hour anyhting can be interesting.

The chap who talked me into the kindling splitter was a sword collector at one stage and he ended up with a store with all sorts of stuff...many years ago..but at the time he got a rather nice katana..only a copy but not inexpensive.

alex

[xelasnave]

Here is the display set up with both.
Alex

[raymo]

Many moons ago, my ex son in law had vinyl records in piles covering every
flat surface in the apartment that wasn't the floor, and god knows how many more in the attic; I'll have to ask my daughter what happened to them
when he died.
raymo

[Tinderboxsky]

A bush knife from Nepal with wooden sheath. It is nicely balanced and keeps an edge really well. I brought it back in airline luggage, no questions asked, back in the early 70's.

[xelasnave]

Hi Steve
Mine came from Nepal.
Very handy unit great for kindling or butchering if you know what you are doing.
Alex

[Peter Ward]

I pleasantly surprised that there small group of blade collectors out there.

I have just the two, a WWII Japanese officer's Katana (not pictured....needs some restoration work...BTW anyone know who does such things?? ) and just one William Henry pocket knife (pictured) .... I am very fond of it.

[beren]

Love my Spydercos :)

[xelasnave]

Most beautiful and wonderful.

Some think it strange to collect knives but some are magnificent works of art and this one demonstrates the art of the knife maker.

I would be most careful mentioning that you have such a sword and be careful letting it out of your possession.

I referred somewhere here to a friend who was a collector and dealer.

He had three genuine Katana swords and within two weeks of insuring them his shop was broken into and only those three swords were taken.

It was his belief there are folk engaged in finding them and taking them back.

The fact he had other very valuable swords and knives and yet only the three taken makes one wonder if his conspiracy theory has something to it.



alex

[xelasnave]

A nice collection indeed.

alex

[xelasnave]

This is my favorite.
It is a Kershaw Japenese copy.

When clean it looks nice.

A guy wanted to give me my commision on the sale of his house partly in goods from his tackle shop.

I was not impressed as I dont do business that way however I felt probably if I did not go with his idea I may have had to sue.

This thing was $110 dollars about twenty six years ago and to me at the time was simply outrageous but it was a case of get what I could and somehow recover my commission.

It was stuff that I didnt want or need really.

But it is such a solid knife and over the years I have grown to really like it.

Alex

[Wilso]

Nice collectable Peter!

I have a few others more for general use though.
A 4" Esse full tang carbon steel knife that lives In my tackle box.
Leatherman MUT one heavy duty multi tool and my 3" Benchmade.

[beren]

:) Oh nice Benchmade and Esse :thumbsup:



Cheers :}