Hi and happy to join the forum tonight.
I've never been a 'knife guy' - I'm more of a 'razor guy' as far as sharp things goes but lately with a developing interesting in EDC stuff I've found myself more and more intrigued by the knives out there. I've carried an Opinel #6 for a good year and love it - such a reliable little knife that is great at what it's intended for (pretty light work).
However, I've had my eye on some Van Hoy knives for some time and especially his 51xx snap lock knives. Love that quirky almost steampunkesque design.
When I found out that there was also a small version made - the 5120 - I decided to try and get one for an affordable price. A bit harder as they've been discontinued for a few years.
However, this week I was finally able to pick up my little white whale in 'like new' condition for about $40 which I think is a great find
Below is the actual knife I bought (vendor's photos).
As you can see it also came with another CRKT knife called "Full Throttle" that I know nothing about. It seems to have a little bit of wear on it but seems like a nice enough knife. Especially being 'free'.
If anyone know anything about the Full Throttle (or the 5120 for that matter) - I'd be curious to learn more. Looks like a rather solid design.
Will know more about condition when I receive them this or next week.
A video, in Russia though, showing off the knife a bit:
[video=youtube;4CkXIlpD6CM]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4CkXIlpD6CM[/video]
I've never been a 'knife guy' - I'm more of a 'razor guy' as far as sharp things goes but lately with a developing interesting in EDC stuff I've found myself more and more intrigued by the knives out there. I've carried an Opinel #6 for a good year and love it - such a reliable little knife that is great at what it's intended for (pretty light work).
However, I've had my eye on some Van Hoy knives for some time and especially his 51xx snap lock knives. Love that quirky almost steampunkesque design.
When I found out that there was also a small version made - the 5120 - I decided to try and get one for an affordable price. A bit harder as they've been discontinued for a few years.
However, this week I was finally able to pick up my little white whale in 'like new' condition for about $40 which I think is a great find
Below is the actual knife I bought (vendor's photos).
As you can see it also came with another CRKT knife called "Full Throttle" that I know nothing about. It seems to have a little bit of wear on it but seems like a nice enough knife. Especially being 'free'.
If anyone know anything about the Full Throttle (or the 5120 for that matter) - I'd be curious to learn more. Looks like a rather solid design.
Will know more about condition when I receive them this or next week.
A video, in Russia though, showing off the knife a bit:
[video=youtube;4CkXIlpD6CM]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4CkXIlpD6CM[/video]
