Recommendation? A Good Outlet for Buying Russian Knives

[Shilka Rhein]

So, to preface, I'm an amateur exotic knife collector, so I'm looking for a little pointer in the right direction to start my search. Forgive me if I sound a little stupid or if there's a better place to ask this.

Now, I know I'm not the first person to ask about Russian knives, but obtaining 2 NOKS "Spasatel-5" Taiga-type machetes (one U8, one AUS-8), a NOKS "Condor-2" folder, and a secondhand USVR "Taiga-1" machete, I can confidently say that I'm a huge.

The problem comes with my outlets of purchase. To date, I've used the old reliable EBay. Is it efficient? Not necessarily; not for my wallet, anyway, but it's the easiest and most direct route to such nice Russian knife manufacturers as Kizlyar, Melita-K, and NOKS without running the risk of using potentially dangerous foreign sites.

For those more experienced in the market, do you have any other recommendations, or do you think that I should stick with EBay?

*As a little post note, I do also intend on collecting knives that are more practical, better for my budget, or "domestic", but those aren't quite so difficult to find or obtain.

 

[Pete1977]

makandr is extremely knowledgeable about Russian knives and I would consider him the resident expert on Bladeforums.

 

[makandr]

So, to preface, I'm an amateur exotic knife collector, so I'm looking for a little pointer in the right direction to start my search. Forgive me if I sound a little stupid or if there's a better place to ask this.

Now, I know I'm not the first person to ask about Russian knives, but obtaining 2 NOKS "Spasatel-5" Taiga-type machetes (one U8, one AUS-8), a NOKS "Condor-2" folder, and a secondhand USVR "Taiga-1" machete, I can confidently say that I'm a huge.

The problem comes with my outlets of purchase. To date, I've used the old reliable EBay. Is it efficient? Not necessarily; not for my wallet, anyway, but it's the easiest and most direct route to such nice Russian knife manufacturers as Kizlyar, Melita-K, and NOKS without running the risk of using potentially dangerous foreign sites.

For those more experienced in the market, do you have any other recommendations, or do you think that I should stick with EBay?

*As a little post note, I do also intend on collecting knives that are more practical, better for my budget, or "domestic", but those aren't quite so difficult to find or obtain.

If you are interested in my opinion then I am a bad advisor here. I buy Russian knives in Russia and characteristically I own them here. I am a huge Russian buying specialist for American, German, Italian, Finnish, Argentinian, etc. knives abroad and their delivery to Russia sometimes in very exotic ways not always legal ... but this knowledge is unlikely to be useful to you.