BF Acronym List

RedwoodGirl

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This is now the "official" list of acronyms used on BladeForums, first by use and then alphabetically. Please post if you think of more, discover an error, or think something is misfiled. I'll update! (usernames, variations on usernames, and terms whose only purpose seems to be for trolling will not make the list)

General:
BF: BladeForums
EDC: Every Day Carry
RCR: Regular Carry Rotation
GKD: General Knife Discussion
SD: Self Defence
MT: Multi-tool
SAK: Swiss Army Knife
LE: Limited Edition

Knife companies:
BM: Benchmade
B.M. Co.: Beckwith Manufacturing Company
BRKT: Bark River Knife & Tool
CRK: Chris Reeves Knives
CRKT: Columbia River Knife & Tool
CS: Cold Steel
CSC: Canal Street Cutlery
EGW: E.G. Waterman Company
EKT: Evans Knife and Tool
FS: Fairbairn-Sykes
GEC: Great Eastern Cutlery
GENFOR: Geneva Forge, Inc.
H. BOKER: Henry Boker & Co.
LM: Leatherman
MT: Microtech
OT: Old Timer
RCC: Robeson Cutlery Company
VP: Victory Plastics
ZT: Zero Tolerance

Scale materials:
CF: Carbon Fiber
FRN: Fiber Reinforced Nylon
GF: Glass Fiber
Ti: Titanium

Blades:
DP: Drop Point
DPS: Degrees Per Side
HRC: Rockwell hardness (on the C scale)
FFG: Full Flat Grind
PE: Plain Edge
CE: Combination (plain/serrated) edge
SE: Serrated Edge
CS: Carbon Steel
SS: Stainless Steel

Coatings:
BT2: Black Teflon Coating (from Benchmade)
DLC: Diamond Like Carbon
PVD: Physical Vapor Deposition

Opening methods:
A/O: Assisted Open
D/E: Double Edge
S/E: Single Edge
D/A: Double (Dual) Action
S/A: Single Action

Internal workings (bearings, detents, locks, etc):
AL: Axis Lock
RIL: Reeve Integral Lock
SRBS: Single Row Bearing System
MRBS: Multi Row Bearing System
SRRBS: Single Row Roller Bearing System
DRRBS: Dual Row Roller Bearing System
LBS: Lock Bar Stabilizer
HRD: Hoback Rolling Detent

Trade:
BST: Buy/Sell/Trade
NIB: New In Box
LNIB: Like New In Box
MIT: Mint in Box
NIT: New In Tube (GEC)
MSRP: Manufacturer's Sale Retail Price
OBO: Or Best Offer
SPF: Sold Pending Funds
FS: For Sale
FSOT: For Sale Or Trade
TYD: To Your Door
OAL: Overall Length

General Descriptors:
XL: Extra Large
HD: Heavy Duty
FB: Fixed Blade
OPK: One Piece Knife
PP: Pre-production
SB: Super Blue
OD: Olive Drab

Carry Positions:
RFP: Right Front Pocket
LFP: Left Front Pocket
RRP: Right Rear Pocket
LRP: Left Rear Pocket
SOB: Small Of the Back
IWB: In the Waistband
OWB: Outside the Waistband

Military/Police:
LEO: Law Enforcement Officer
NORD: Naval Ordnance Contract
USMC: US Marine Corps, US Medical Corps
USN: US Navy
TWB: The Working Blind (Philadelphia)
PWH: Philadelphia Working House for the Blind

Specific Knives:
MK: Mark (Mark 1/2/3 are USN stamps)
PM2: Spyderco Paramilitary 2
RH: Remington Hunter
RMD: Ratmandu

Bayonet Company Stamps:
ACC: Aerial Cutlery Company
AFH: American Fork & Hoe
BOC: Bauer Ordnance Corporation (Detroit)
FZR: Fraser Manufacturing Company
GEN CUT: General Cutlery C.o.
J&D: J&D Tool Company aka Jones & Dickinson Tool Company
MA: Mangrove Arsenal
MILPAR: Columbus (Ohio OH) MILPAR and Manufacturing Company
OA: Orange Arsenal
UC: Utica Cutlery
OL: Oneida Cutlery
RIAL: Rock Island Arsenal
SA: Springfield Arsenal
UFH: Union Fork & Hoe
WILDE: Wilde Tool & Drop Forge Co.

Computer Design:
CAD: Computer Aided Design
CGG: Computer Generated Graphic
CNC: Computerized Numerical Control
UG: Unique Graphic

Other:
BRB: Be Right Back
BTW: By The Way
DIY: Do It Yourself
IIRC: If I Recall Correctly
IMO: In My Opinion
IRL: In Real Life
KLO: Knife Like Object (see POS)
OP: Original Poster
PM: Private Message
POS: Piece of S***
USN: Usual Suspects Network
WAG: Wild A** Guess
YYMV: Your Mileage May Vary


Alphabetized:
A/O: Assisted Open
ACC: Aerial Cutlery Company
AFH: American Fork & Hoe
AL: Axis Lock
B.M. Co. - Beckwith Manufacturing Company
BF: BladeForums
BM: Benchmade
BOC - Bauer Ordnance Corporation (Detroit)
BRB: Be Right Back
BRKT: Bark River Knife & Tool
BST: Buy/Sell/Trade
BT2: Black Teflon Coating (from Benchmade)
BTW: By the Way
CAD: Computer Aided Design
CE: Combination (plain/serrated) edge
CF: Carbon Fiber
CGG: Computer Generated Graphic
CNC: Computerized Numerical Control
CRK: Chris Reeves Knives
CRKT: Columbia River Knife & Tool
CS: Carbon Steel, Cold Steel
CSC: Canal Street Cutlery
D/A: Double (Dual) Action
D/E: Double Edge
DIY: Do It Yourself
DLC: Diamond Like Carbon
DP: Drop Point
DPS: Degrees Per Side
DRRBS: Dual Row Roller Bearing System
EDC: Every Day Carry
EGW: E.G. Waterman Company
EKT: Evans Knife and Tool
FB: Fixed Blade
FFG: Full Flat Grind
FRN: Fiber Reinforced Nylon
FS: Fairbairn-Sykes
FS: For Sale
FSOT: For Sale Or Trade
FZR: Fraser Manufacturing Company
GEC: Great Eastern Cutlery
GEN CUT: General Cutlery C.o.
GENFOR: Geneva Forge Inc
GF: Glass Fiber
GKD: General Knife Discussion
H. BOKER - Henry Boker & Co.
HD: Heavy Duty
HRC: Rockwell hardness (on the C scale)
HRD: Hoback Rolling Detent
IIRC: If I Recall Correctly
IMO: In My Opinion
IRL: In Real Life
IWB: In The Waistband
J&D: J&D Tool Company aka Jones & Dickinson Tool Company
KLO: Knife-like Object (see POS)
LBS: Lock Bar Stabilizer
LE: Limited Edition
LEO: Law Enforcement Officer
LFP: Left Front Pocket
LM: Leatherman
LNIB: Like New In Box
LRP: Left Rear Pocket
MA: Mangrove Arsenal
MILPAR: Columbus (Ohio OH) MILPAR and Manufacturing Company
MIT: Mint in Box
MK: Mark (Mark 1/2/3 are USN stamps)
MRBS: Multi Row Bearing System
MSRP: Manufacturer's Sale Retail Price
MT: Microtech
MT: Multi-tool
NIB: New In Box
NIT: New In Tube (GEC)
NORD: Naval Ordnance Contract
OA: Orange Arsenal
OAL: Overall Length
OBO: Or Best Offer
OD: Olive Drab
OL: Oneida Cutlery
OP: Original Poster
OPK: One Piece Knife
OT: Old Timer
OWB: Outside the Waistband
PE: Plain Edge
PM: Private Message
PM2: Spyderco Paramilitary 2
POS: Piece of S***
PP: Pre-production
PVD: Physical Vapor Deposition
PWH: Philadelphia Working House for the Blind
RCC: Robeson Cutlery Company
RCR: Regular Carry Rotation
RFP: Right Front Pocket
RH: Remington Hunter
RIA: Rock Island Arsenal
RIL: Reeve Integral Lock
RMD: Ratmandu
RRP: Right Rear Pocket
S/A: Single Action
S/E: Single Edge
SA - Springfield Arsenal
SAK: Swiss Army Knife
SB: Super Blue
SD: Self Defence
SE: Serrated Edge
SOB: Small Of the Back
SPF: Sold Pending Funds
SRBS: Single Row Bearing System
SRRBS: Single Row Roller Bearing System
SS: Stainless Steel
TLA: Three-Letter Acronym
TWB: The Working Blind (Philadelphia)
TYD: To Your Door
Ti: Titanium
UC: Utica Cutlery
UFH: Union Fork & Hoe
UG: Unique Graphic
USMC: US Marine Corps, US Medical Corps
USN: US Navy, Usual Suspects Network
VP: Victory Plastics
WAG: Wild A** Guess
WILDE: Wilde Tool & Drop Forge Co.
XL: Extra Large
YMMV: Your Mileage May Vary
ZT: Zero Tolerance
 
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If I hadn't already read that you were an engineering student in your other thread, this idea would tag you as an engineering nerd. :D

I think it's a great idea, but then I'm an engineer of a sort, as well. Plus a list maker. :D
 
SE: Serrated edge
EDC: Every Day Carry
SD: Self Defense
KAI: Parent company of Kershaw, Shun and Zero Tolerance
HRC: Rockwell hardness on the C scale
 
SRBS: Single Row Bearing System
MRBS: Multi Row Bearing System
SRRBS: Single Row Roller Bearing System
DRRBS: Dual Row Roller Bearing System
HRD: Hoback Rolling Detent
LBS: Lock Bar Stabilizer
DLC: Diamond Like Carbon
PVD: Physical Vapor Deposition
 
This seems do-able, provided there is a clause for a subcategory of Busse acronyms...
 
Where was this list when I started here 10+ years ago. I was lost as all get out with some of these terms. Great idea!
 
OP-original poster
A/O-assisted opener
POS-piece of sh**
D/E-double edge
S/E-single edge
D/A-double (dual) action
S/A-single action
PE-plain edge
IMO-in my opinion
YMMV-your mileage may vary
LEO-law enforcement officer
 
DPS: Degrees Per Side (for edges)
LM: Leatherman
GEC: Great Eastern Cutlery
 
@witty: You should have started the thread then; would have saved me the work! ;)

@Sturubu: Give me the acronyms, I'll give you the category! BTW, thanks for the subtle reminder: acronym is surely a more correct word than abbreviation in this context.
 
RIL = Reeve Integral Lock (versus IRL = in real life)
MT = multitool, or Microtech, or Mule Team. Depends on context.
 
Great idea! :thumbup:

NIB = New In Box
LNIB = Like New In Box
BRKT = Bark River Knife & Tool
SB = Super Blue
OD = Olive Drab
OTF = Out The Front
 
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21 posts and making "official" threads[emoji2] folks sure have taken to you quickly redwoodgirl!

I think if you search acronym in general you will see others like it. Maybe you all can cross reference the threads. I'd link but don't know how...
 
hhmoore said:
Some of those are made up - how are they on an "official" list
Click to expand...

All of them are made up. I don't think there are any naturally occurring acronyms.

Also,
PM2: Spyderco Paramilitary 2
XL: Extra Large (Yes, obvious and pretty universal, but if we're gonna do this we should do it right)
HD: Heavy Duty
RFP: Right Front Pocket
LFP: Left Front Pocket
RRP: Right Rear Pocket
LRP: Left Rear Pocket
BHK: Blind Horse Knives
CNC: Computerized Numerical Control
CAD: Computer Aided Design
 
KLO - Knife-like Object. A broad category that includes sub-$4 pocket knives, 88 cent kitchen knives, 35 cent steak knives and "surgical stainless steel" items.
 
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