Did you see the Tuna Valley scout?

hunterjrg · Jun 20, 2014

I saw that KSF was promoting the Tuna Valley Scout in stag. This one has me drooling. Anyone order one?

dpowers311 · Jun 20, 2014

Yes it looks nice. I was looking at the Queen scout.
Dave

leghog · Jun 20, 2014

That's a lot of $$$ for a "retro" scout.

hunterjrg · Jun 20, 2014

leghog said:
That's a lot of $$$ for a "retro" scout.

It is but oh so nice. Looks like they are selling fast

rarreola · Jun 20, 2014

looks great

hunterjrg · Jun 20, 2014

Just a pattern you don't see being made much. Not counting the SAK. Case has got a jr and I have one. Nice little knife but nothing compared to what that Tuna Valley looks to be.

farscott · Jun 20, 2014

It sure looks a lot like the Schatt & Morgan Keystone model that Queen did. The blades look identical. Same for the bolsters.

bdev · Jun 20, 2014

farscott said:
It sure looks a lot like the Schatt & Morgan Keystone model that Queen did. The blades look identical. Same for the bolsters.

Queen makes the Tuna Valley brand.

farscott · Jun 20, 2014

bdev said:
Queen makes the Tuna Valley brand.

That makes a lot of sense. For some reason, I thought GEC made the Tuna Valley knives.

Woodrow F Call · Jun 20, 2014

Anyone note the steel being used? This should make Knarfeng happy.

Woodrow F Call · Jun 20, 2014

farscott said:
That makes a lot of sense. For some reason, I thought GEC made the Tuna Valley knives.

They did in the past.

blademan 13 · Jun 20, 2014

The stag on those look awesome. Nice knives for sure.

kurt6652 · Jun 20, 2014

The last scout I remember with 154cm blade steel were the AG Russell ones with rucarta. I have a black one that is a real nice edc, the scout pattern is one of my favorite traditional patterns.

hunterjrg · Jun 20, 2014

farscott said:
It sure looks a lot like the Schatt & Morgan Keystone model that Queen did. The blades look identical. Same for the bolsters.

That S&M looks nice too. What's the steel?

abcdef · Jun 20, 2014

S&M is 420 Stainless.

leghog · Jun 21, 2014

Why go retro on the can opener using a blade style? There's a reason it has evolved.

Woodrow F Call · Jun 21, 2014

leghog said:
Why go retro on the can opener using a blade style? There's a reason it has evolved.

The same could be argued about traditional pocket knives eh?

leghog · Jun 21, 2014

Woodrow F Call said:
The same could be argued about traditional pocket knives eh?

There hasn't been to many evolutions in tried and true traditional knife designs. What blades have been improved in design or supplanted by newer designs? But in the case of can openers there has been quite an evolution to better openers. I was just commenting on a new knife being made with an old can opener design that has long been replaced by an improved design. I can see buying a vintage knife with such a can opener, but a newly made one makes little sense to me.

Rookie82 · Dec 3, 2015

I know this is a really old thread, but thought I would respond anyways. I don't think the Tuna Valley brand are meant to be "users". They are made in limited runs, with highest grade material, to appeal to the collector. Adding a nostalgic retro design is just another way to make the knife appeal to a collector.

rma100 · Dec 3, 2015

Rookie82 said:
I know this is a really old thread, but thought I would respond anyways. I don't think the Tuna Valley brand are meant to be "users". They are made in limited runs, with highest grade material, to appeal to the collector. Adding a nostalgic retro design is just another way to make the knife appeal to a collector.

All Traditional pocket knives are "meant" to be users. Some are "marketed" to Collectors.