My other sale threads:
Fixed blades: https://www.bladeforums.com/threads/cold-steel-kabar-more-added-later.1513688/#post-17382652
Gear: www.bladeforums.com/threads/a-g-russell-gerber-leatherman-price-drop.1513028/
Terms:
- By buying these knives, you acknowledge that you're of legal age to buy and own them, and you know and understand the laws governing ownership, carry and use in your local jurisdiction.
- First to claim it here in the thread gets it; claims in the thread trump PM's, emails, etc. If you want them, post here that you'll take them.
- PayPal preferred
- Shipping is included (USPS First Class or Priority Mail at my discretion)
- I'll ship within a day or two of payment, depending on my schedule
- Feel free to offer trades, but I prefer to sell at this point
Colt "Cobra" models, $60. Price is for all four, and one freebie. Made in Solingen, Germany, back around 1999-2000. Model #'s CT49, CT49S, CT50, CT50S. Three are like new, one is used [second from the left], no boxes. Made by Eickhorn in Solingen, Germany. Basically, I'm asking $15. each for each of these. (The free one on the far right is NOT made in Solingen. It's embarrassing. It's free.)
A little history:
Got the second from the left several years ago in a group I bought here, and for as beat up & hard-used as it is, it's still a great user. Locks up with no play in any direction. Over the last two or three years, I've managed to acquire all four in this series. The blade length is Approx. 3-3/16"; blade steel is (I think) 440C; and handle material is 6061 Aircraft grade aluminum, anodized gray. (One is a little darker than the others.) The first four (from Solingen) are made from laser-cut and CNC-machined parts. (The last one looks and feels like it was made by blind, stoned lemurs with pot metal and magic markers.)
The attention to detail on the Solingen-made models is amazing. The grinds are even, the etches are clean, and there are a bunch of odd little details about these that make them interesting: each of them has a half-stop detent, they open-&-close like the pivots are teflon, the laser-cut serrations are different but very efficient, and can be sharpened on a regular stone like a plain edge blade.
The ugly stepchild to the right is the same model made by Arrowhead Manufacturing in North Carolina, after United Cutlery moved to domestic production of these sometime around 2000-2001. It's shameful to think the black one is U.S.-made. The quality, fit-&-finish, and operation are mediocre at best, and it won't lock unless I flick it open really hard. The pocket clip will not hold any tension either.
This same basic model is now made in various anodized colors and with various etchings on the blade, for paramedics, firemen, police, and military personnel. None of the newer models can compare to these old Solingen models - not even close.
~Chris
Fixed blades: https://www.bladeforums.com/threads/cold-steel-kabar-more-added-later.1513688/#post-17382652
Gear: www.bladeforums.com/threads/a-g-russell-gerber-leatherman-price-drop.1513028/
Terms:
- By buying these knives, you acknowledge that you're of legal age to buy and own them, and you know and understand the laws governing ownership, carry and use in your local jurisdiction.
- First to claim it here in the thread gets it; claims in the thread trump PM's, emails, etc. If you want them, post here that you'll take them.
- PayPal preferred
- Shipping is included (USPS First Class or Priority Mail at my discretion)
- I'll ship within a day or two of payment, depending on my schedule
- Feel free to offer trades, but I prefer to sell at this point
Colt "Cobra" models, $60. Price is for all four, and one freebie. Made in Solingen, Germany, back around 1999-2000. Model #'s CT49, CT49S, CT50, CT50S. Three are like new, one is used [second from the left], no boxes. Made by Eickhorn in Solingen, Germany. Basically, I'm asking $15. each for each of these. (The free one on the far right is NOT made in Solingen. It's embarrassing. It's free.)
A little history:
Got the second from the left several years ago in a group I bought here, and for as beat up & hard-used as it is, it's still a great user. Locks up with no play in any direction. Over the last two or three years, I've managed to acquire all four in this series. The blade length is Approx. 3-3/16"; blade steel is (I think) 440C; and handle material is 6061 Aircraft grade aluminum, anodized gray. (One is a little darker than the others.) The first four (from Solingen) are made from laser-cut and CNC-machined parts. (The last one looks and feels like it was made by blind, stoned lemurs with pot metal and magic markers.)
The attention to detail on the Solingen-made models is amazing. The grinds are even, the etches are clean, and there are a bunch of odd little details about these that make them interesting: each of them has a half-stop detent, they open-&-close like the pivots are teflon, the laser-cut serrations are different but very efficient, and can be sharpened on a regular stone like a plain edge blade.
The ugly stepchild to the right is the same model made by Arrowhead Manufacturing in North Carolina, after United Cutlery moved to domestic production of these sometime around 2000-2001. It's shameful to think the black one is U.S.-made. The quality, fit-&-finish, and operation are mediocre at best, and it won't lock unless I flick it open really hard. The pocket clip will not hold any tension either.
This same basic model is now made in various anodized colors and with various etchings on the blade, for paramedics, firemen, police, and military personnel. None of the newer models can compare to these old Solingen models - not even close.
~Chris
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