Diamonds in the Rough!

philllll · Feb 22, 2016

Very nice, Gev!

That one's still got a lot of life left in it! :thumbup:

jerryd6818 · Feb 22, 2016

philllll said:
Thank you Paul!!!

Jerry, Shapeigh Hardware contracted from a couple different cutlers to make knives under their Diamond Edge brand. Most of the knives you see here were made by Schrade, and a few by Empire.

I'm not 100% certain on this so someone correct me if I'm wrong. From what I understand Imperial bought the rights to the Diamond Edge name after Shapleigh went out of business and started producing more economical knives under the brand name.

Thanks Phil. More convolutions to the incestuous knife business.

waynorth · Feb 23, 2016

Gevonovich said:
Wonderous specimens, Philll!!

Since I am carrying it today....and it is rough

Amazing character, that knife!!

Looks like you escaped a forest fire with your life!!

Gevonovich · Feb 23, 2016

waynorth said:
Amazing character, that knife!!
Looks like you escaped a forest fire with your life!!

Thanks, Charlie!! One day science will find a way for these things to tell us their story (if its true that memory is stored in every cell in your body, then...)

Dr-Mabuse · Feb 23, 2016

Charlie, both that Saddlehorn lockback and the Arkansas Hunter are un-be-liev-able!!!

I've never seen anything quite like them. That settles it, I ever get to commission a knife, that will be it.

Gevonovich, great photo! Love the textures! Truly a knife that won't give up.

Gevonovich · Feb 23, 2016

Dr-Mabuse said:
Gevonovich, great photo! Love the textures! Truly a knife that won't give up.

I appreciate that,Dr.!

Thank You

philllll · Feb 23, 2016

Hey Charlie....

:thumbup::thumbup::thumbup:

Primble · Feb 24, 2016

Philllll, Charlie, and Gevo - wonderful old diamonds !!! :thumbup::thumbup::thumbup:

waynorth · Feb 24, 2016

philllll said:
Hey Charlie.... :thumbup::thumbup::thumbup:

Yeah? (yawn!!:yawn

Um, somebody scribbled on the blade. Oh, and look; the handle's got holes in it (grunt - burp!

) Ten bucks, I'll take it off yer hands!!
Not a penny more!!

Nice knife!!

philllll · Feb 24, 2016

Thanks Charlie. Throw in a mule and 2 chickens and you got yourself a deal!

Here's the backside

And a shot of the guts

Gevonovich · Feb 24, 2016

It don't gettum any better than that there knife, Phil

supratentorial · Feb 24, 2016

Nice cattle knife!

supratentorial · Feb 24, 2016

Gevonovich said:
Wonderous specimens, Philll!!

Since I am carrying it today....and it is rough

Oh my!!!

It's a survivor!!!

philllll · Feb 24, 2016

Thanks guys.

If only your knife could tell us its story, Gev!

wlfryjr · Feb 24, 2016

Great job Phill,you are doing remarkable in your endeavor.That last DE looks almost like a Challenge, spectacular knife.

philllll · Feb 25, 2016

Thanks Lyle

The cattle knife certainly looks different than the others. I don't think it's Schrade made.

67nick · Mar 1, 2016

Thanks for starting this thread Phill! I don't own many DE's but I'll need to start looking out for them more often. Here's a real nice half whittler, hope to post more DE's in the future

Campbellclanman · Mar 2, 2016

Oh man - Great knives- GREAT THREAD.

philllll · Mar 2, 2016

Nice halfwhit there, Nick!

Buzzbait · Mar 2, 2016

My very first knife was a Diamond Edge scout. Unfortunately, it was of Imperial manufacture. It was a great knife though. Not an Imperial shell knife, but a real scout pattern, like the one below. After over 15 years of searching for another one, I finally found one 8 months ago. I was quite impressed with the quality. A good sturdy scout.