Anybody here have or handled a Linder mini bowie?

PocketKnifeJimmy

PocketKnifeJimmy

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Everytime I see one online somewhere, I am drawn to it's size (about 5 inches overall)... I would love to add it to the collection, but wonder about it's overall quality. Anybody here have or ever handled one? Thanks in advance for any opinions or insight you can share :-)

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As far as I know, they come in cocobolo, faux ivory, and natural bone. I think the bone version is the one I would order.
 
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Well, I went to look at it again on the online site that I was considering ordering it from... and I took the plunge! Price is in the mid $30 range with s&h. I am still interested in hearing others experiences with this knife... But if not, it maybe not being a commonly owned piece, I will report my thoughts of it to you guys when I get it. My fingers and toes are crossed! ;-)
 
Five inch total length would put that right in the " pocketable fixed blade" category. I look forward to your first impressions.
 
Just my thoughts. You get what you pay for and $30 just doesn't buy much today in a fixed blade knife of any size. The sheath looks cheap. A quality sheath would cost you $30+. I've been there and done that in my younger days. It looks nice, but when you consider the materials and labor involved in making a knife, $30 just doesn't cut it. Pun intended.

I would rather wait and save for awhile and buy a quality blade. But that's just me. It will look nice in a display, but I wouldn't consider it for a user.

Tom
 
I do believe, though it can be used, it is aimed as a nolvelty. I am more concerned with overall fit and finish with such a small knife, than whether it is a great "hunter knife"... which it is obviously not. I have done a little bit of google searching since I first posted up this thread above, and found one particular British knife vendor that had 6 or 7 reviews on this knife. All were posituve... all saying that the knife is not only functional for small tasks, but more importantly to me, very well assembled and finished. Now, I will have to judge that for myself... but I am one to know that one sometimes gets what one pays for, but sometimes more... and sometimes less. I will report with pics and my overall impressions of it when it arrives.... We shall see if it is a bargain gem... or a dud! ;-)
 
"one particular British knife vendor that had 6 or 7 reviews on this knife. All were posituve... all saying that the knife is not only functional for small tasks, but more importantly to me, very well assembled and finished."

It's on the internet so it must be true.;) Wishing you the best of luck with your Bowie. Let us know what your thoughts are when you get it.

Tom
 
Just my own experience... but I have paid prices on items where I felt I paid way too much for... and other times I have paid a price that I wonder how I got such a deal. In this case, I will have to wait and see. Maybe somebody with actual hands and eyes on experience with this knife, will chime in. Either way, I will be able to judge for myself in a few days... good or bad... I will meet right here at this location and share my views :-)
 
I don´t own this knife. But several other knives made by Linder in Solingen - at least the knives were made there formaly. I own two Jagdnicker with stagroll handles. Great knives with a great steel that takes a fine edge and the F&F is pretty nice. Though the Jagdnickers are in a much higher price range. That could mean that some of Linder´s knives are not made in Solingen.

But it seems to be a pretty useful pattern. Ok, the sheath could not be very best, but when you really like it, you could make your own one :confused:

But what Tom says - you get what you pay for - is not wrong in any case.

I would say you should try it and give us a review with your experience ;) :D
 
All I can say.... in a single word (and considering it's being sold at such a modest price).... AWESOME! :-) The sheath is nothing aweful, but not the quality of the knife. This knife is actually pretty darned nicely made... two thumbs up! Here are some pics...

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I too have looked and considered their other mini's :-) These would make a great gift idea for a knife nut. It would also make a nice desk knife. No doubt that these are a novelty, but seems more than sturdy enough to do any task within reason. No marking on the knife as to place of origin. Yes, it has the Linder name, but it could have been made elsewhere. Wherever it's made, it is truly nicely made, and will spark a conversation with whomever may encounter it. It will certainly add a touch of "coolness factor" to one of my knife displays :-)

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Hey, that's cool :thumbup:
For some reason I was thinking it was bigger.
I have one Linder FB, the "Pfadfindermesser" or Scout knife, as I was collecting European fixed blades with association to Scouting. Whether the Linder actually is used by Scouts I don't know (doubtful these days), but it is cool and joins my Helle, Mora, Iisakki, Brusletto scout knives and a couple of Puukkos.
 
zippofan said:
Hey, that's cool :thumbup:
For some reason I was thinking it was bigger.
I have one Linder FB, the "Pfadfindermesser" or Scout knife, as I was collecting European fixed blades with association to Scouting. Whether the Linder actually is used by Scouts I don't know (doubtful these days), but it is cool and joins my Helle, Mora, Iisakki, Brusletto scout knives and a couple of Puukkos.
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I saw that one on Linder's site.... I was surprized it was a scout knife. I say that because it looked very much like something a full fledged Nazi soldier would have carried during WW2, not some youth knife... I mean, it did not look so benign as our typical US Boyscout knife, that's for sure, lol! ;-) It did seem really nicely made :-)
 
zippofan said:
Hey, that's cool :thumbup:
For some reason I was thinking it was bigger.
I have one Linder FB, the "Pfadfindermesser" or Scout knife, as I was collecting European fixed blades with association to Scouting. Whether the Linder actually is used by Scouts I don't know (doubtful these days), but it is cool and joins my Helle, Mora, Iisakki, Brusletto scout knives and a couple of Puukkos.
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Got my Linden Scout knife 45 years ago........
 
One thing I was trying to capture in this picture, was the thickness of this little knife's blade. It is obviously full tang, and nothing dainty about it (for it's diminutive size). The top of the blade spine, just after the guard, has some gimping to allow a thumb to assist in any cutting one might do with this knife. Again, though it might be a novelty, they have not skimped on it's construction. This is a novelty, but a functional one. Btw... the handle material is smooth natural bone. The blade steel is 420 stainless steel, the guard is also of stainless steel. There is a lanyard hole with an inserted brass collar. There are 7 pins holding the handle together.... not sure if they are nickel silver pins... but most likely stainless steel as well. Sharpness is not razor sharp, but it's not what I would call dull. The blade edge is even, and is as well done as the rest of the knife is :-)



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PocketKnifeJimmy said:
I saw that one on Linder's site.... I was surprized it was a scout knife. I say that because it looked very much like something a full fledged Nazi soldier would have carried during WW2, not some youth knife... I mean, it did not look so benign as our typical US Boyscout knife, that's for sure, lol! ;-) It did seem really nicely made :-)
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It's the same pattern as the knife carried by boys in the HJ during that era, so you're not far off. Very useful blade shape, though, reminiscent of a Green River Dadley for example.
 
I have one just like it, given to me by a
nice gentleman I purchased some knives from.
it is a cool little knife !!!
 
Humppa said:
I don´t own this knife. But several other knives made by Linder in Solingen - at least the knives were made there formaly.
That could mean that some of Linder´s knives are not made in Solingen.
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Hi, Andi
I got the impression when looking at jagdnickers that at least some of the Linders had to be Chinese. (Perfectly good stuff is made in China, but I wanted my German knife to be made in Germany.)

I don't understand the appeal of the short-handled knife we're discussing, though it is handsome, but OP is happy with it so I'm happy.
 
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