Dearly Departed Knives

I'm curious, let's see if I can remember all the knives and tools I've sold. The only ones I was really sad to see go was the first Manix I had and the Dodos.

Looking at it now I think I've been pretty happy with most of my purchases, not a lot of junk.

Spyderco Manix(X2)*
CRKT Prowler*
Global GL-9
CRKT E-Lock Starlight
Spyderco FRN Rescue
BRK Native
Boker Subcom
Wenger SAK
Wenger SAK
Leatherman C300
Ontario RAT-1
Gerber Urban Companion
Ontario RAT-3
Victorinox Locksmith
Victorinox Soldier
Spyderco Endura G10
Spyderco UKPK (X2)
SYKW Dumpster Mutt
Spyderco Shabaria
Spyderco JD Smith Sprint
Spyderco Lil' Temp
Spyderco Military
Spyderco Yojimbo
Spyderco Barong
Spyderco Dodo(X4)*
Spyderco Native IV

This was the balance of my tool collection. My collector mentality was crushed by real world obligations so I sold off the following earlier this summer.

Schrade ST1(X2)
Buck X-Tract
Leatherman Skeletool
Leatherman Skeletool CX
Gerber MP600(X2)
Gerber Auto Recoil
Leatherman Wave(X2)
Leatherman Surge
Leatherman Supertool(X2)
Leatherman Fuse
Leatherman Micra(X20
Leatherman Kick
Leatherman Surge
Leatherman Core
Leatherman Fuse
Leatherman Juice S2
Leatherman PST(X5)
Paul Chen Multi-Tasker
SOG ToolClip
SOG Micro ToolClip
Gerber MultiPlier
Gerber Artifact
Gerber Legend 800
Victorinox SwissTool
Wenger MiniGrip
Bear MGC Bear Jaws(X2)
Swiss-Tech tool (X3)
Gerber Multi-Lite
Gerber MP400(X2)
Gerber Freehand
Gerber MPT(X3)
Buck Model 355
Buck Model 360(X2)
Schrade Navi-Tool
Buck Model 350
SOG PowerLock
Coleman Pro-Lock
SOG ParaTool
Victorinox SwissCard
CRKT Zilla-Tool
Victorinox Spirit
Al Mar 4x4
Leatherman Supertool 200
Leatherman SideClip
Leatherman MiniTool(X2)
Leatherman PST II(X2)
Leatherman Squirt P4
Leatherman Pulse
 
The Mastiff said:
There are others I miss, but every one of these I wish I had back. I sold them due to money problems that came with 3 surgeries ( so far).

These were indeed favorites, but I believe overall there are better knives being made now than at any other time in history. This is a true golden age of knives. Better tech, more selection in steel, more innovation amongst production companies like Spyderco, Kershaw, Buck, Falkniven, Bark River, etc, etc., not to mention some truly astounding work in the custom market. There is even a better selection of quality traditional slip joints now.
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Very True. The good thing about right now is that if you sell or trade a knife you love there is a fair chance that there will be something better come along (be it a new design or an updated sprint of a classic model) :thumbup:
 
spiralarchitect said:
Recently I have been trying to thin the herd down to knives that I truly love. As I near my goal I found some time for retrospection. As I was looking through my list of knives I realized that I have moved mucho steel in the short time I have been at this. I still own lots of knives so this list should be taken as a grouping of knives that I either: owned way too many of, had no use for, didn't make the grade for some reason or another (I'm pretty picky), or served as trade fodder knowing that I could easily secure another at a later date. I have put a star by the ones I regret selling or trading..... you will notice that there are not very many stars ;).

Feel free to share your lists or just opine on the state of being a knife junky and feelings about buying/selling/trading in general.
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You got the Blade-Tech Rijbak from me for a Spyderco Citadel and even though I collect Spyderco, I always sorta wished I'd kept the Rijbak.
It was a heck of a well built knife wasn't it? I bought that when they first came out for 167.00.
 
hmmm... seems like all or most of these knives listed are tactical type knives. no traditional. kinda tells me something. :D
 
jill jackson said:
You got the Blade-Tech Rijbak from me for a Spyderco Citadel and even though I collect Spyderco, I always sorta wished I'd kept the Rijbak.
It was a heck of a well built knife wasn't it? I bought that when they first came out for 167.00.
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I remember that now..... how it the Citadel holding up. IIRC you collection has grown considerably since then ;):thumbup:
 
I've kept at least one of every knife I have ever purchased.
Knives I could only get one of will never leave me. :)

My casket might weigh 2000lbs but that's what friends are for isn't it?
Carry your ass and loot to the hole.
 
I thin out the knives from time to time. Recently, I sold off my big folder, with the exception of 2 big folders. Every now and then, I like to adjust the collection.

I have also sold of some knives, because I need the money.

The knives that I sold off hand are:
3 Terzuola's
RJ Martin Q-36
2 Mike Alsdorf's.

 
I know what you mean. I sold off about $10k of knives last year to fund a trip to Thailand with my wife. When I look back, there are very few knives I regret selling. The way I look at it is that knives are just "things," whereas the trip was an investment in my relationship with my wife.

- Mark
 
Hmm, the sad part about looking at spiral's list is that many of them, I also had (& many of those, from him).

Since I keep a notebook of all of my trades & everything, I could probably list everything, but why? I'd just get depressed seeing all that I've had & then probably would try to figure out how much I've spent...& then it goes down hill from there.

Here's what I can think of that I regret getting rid of:

Bauchomp Shaman
Blade-Tech Rijbak
Hastings Sand Shark II
Montell Trapper: Pre-ban ivory, Ti bolsters, & filework.
ScrapYark MUK LE

Fortunately, there aren't many that I regret getting rid of.
 
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