A couple more new 110's

Plumberdv

Plumberdv

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Here's a couple more that I aquired in the last few days.

The top one is an entry level (in my opinion) David Yellowhorse 110. In my mind, I believe that David had little to do with this knife. I HOPE that all he did was to allow or liscense the use of his logo and signature to be used by someone else. The knives are pretty common, the seller that I bought it from had one auction listed for a package of 10 and another auction for 100.

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The bottom knife is a J. Kidd/Wildhorse. In another thread, I was told that it uses what I would describe as "cultured" stone and not the real thing. What ever it is, I think it would take an expert in stone, to tell the difference. I can't.

The handles are VERY smooth to the touch and you can barely feel the joints in the stone. I find the colors to be attractive and not as "loud" as some of his other creations. The "engraving" on the bolsters appears to be done by hand. If it was machine done as was suggested in the other thread, someone went to a lot of trouble to make it uneven and to appear to be hand done.

The first thing that stood out with me in comparing it to a Yellowhorse creation, was how rough the work on the bolsters and the filework felt. The Yellowhorses with that kind of work has been polished down and feels very smooth. On the Wildhorse, it feels like the burrs left from what ever tool was used to do the work are still there and give it a rough feeling.

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:cool: Thanks for the photos Dave,two more great 110s.Wow love the bolsters,scales and all the file work on that Wildhorse:cool::thumbup:
 
Great photos. Thanks for the review. It looks like the Wild Horse / J.Kidd knife is a good knife for its price and class, not to be compared to a top-of-the-line Yellowhorse for price or quality. It looks nice in the photos.

Man made stone can look a lot like the real thing, except it usually has a more uniform pattern and consistency than a natural. Redrummd can tell more about that.

The "Yellowhorse" you pictured here is obviously a pedestrian version meant for the lower end market.

For me, the "Yellowhorse" would be a give-away to someone who just wanted a knife.

I wouldn't mind having a JKidd like the one you pictured.
 
Thanks for the pictures. I know it takes some time to do good pics. These knives are nice, in their own way. I guess if I were gonna go for this type of thing I'd go all the way and get the real Yellowhorse.

Trouble is......whenever I go to bid on one, I find myself thinking....."DO YOU KNOW HOW MANY NICE OLD COLLECTIBLE BUCKS YOU COULD GET FOR THAT MONEY???!!!"

And I don't bid.

:)
 
BG42EDGE said:
I guess if I were gonna go for this type of thing I'd go all the way and get the real Yellowhorse.
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True, but I'd never use a top-end Yellowhorse. I have bid on a few, but so far have been out-bid, sometimes not by much. I'll land one some day.

The J.Kidd would a great gift item.
 
Yup......just do it patiently.......110 Dave style.

It all comes to one who waits.

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wolfdog said:
True, but I'd never use a top-end Yellowhorse. I have bid on a few, but so far have been out-bid, sometimes not by much. I'll land one some day.

The J.Kidd would a great gift item.
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I've got five of the fancy Yellowhorse knives and have them all out on display. Those and many of the Limited Editions and Special Projects get 99% of the attention when I show my collection to someone.

I also have quite a few older Buck's, many are either pristine or new in the box, but the average visitor neither knows nor cares. They look, for the most part, like any Buck and you have to point out the sometimes very subtle differences in them. Most of the time I get the "Oh, that's nice, but tell me about that one (pointing to a Yellowhorse or a Stag handled knife).

The J.Kidd/Wildhorse makes a nice looking display knife even if it has manufactured stone inlays.

A set of good looking inlays are like a set of good looking implants. They may not be real, but they are sure nice to look at. :thumbup:;)
 
Plumberdv said:
I've got five of the fancy Yellowhorse knives and have them all out on display. Those and many of the Limited Editions and Special Projects get 99% of the attention when I show my collection to someone.

I also have quite a few older Buck's, many are either pristine or new in the box, but the average visitor neither knows nor cares. They look, for the most part, like any Buck and you have to point out the sometimes very subtle differences in them. Most of the time I get the "Oh, that's nice, but tell me about that one (pointing to a Yellowhorse or a Stag handled knife).

The J.Kidd/Wildhorse makes a nice looking display knife even if it has manufactured stone inlays.

A set of good looking inlays are like a set of good looking implants. They may not be real, but they are sure nice to look at. :thumbup:;)
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ROTFL:D:D
Collection just keeps growin:thumbup:
 
Plumberdv said:
The J.Kidd/Wildhorse makes a nice looking display knife even if it has manufactured stone inlays.

A set of good looking inlays are like a set of good looking implants. They may not be real, but they are sure nice to look at. :thumbup:;)
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The jury has decided. Nice to hear your judgement. that gives me a good reference for future J.Kidd offerings. :)
 
Pdave, that's two nice looking 110 knives you got... Great pics like always... I like the yellowhorse knife... ITE
 
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