Dirty pawn shop haul

RoachBelly44 · Jan 18, 2019

Hey all,
So I stopped by this dirty little one aisle pawn shop today. I rummaged through a plastic bin of "Traditional" style knives and walked away with these.
1. Case XX '86 Silver Eagle 1 of 5000. Number 1221 Trapper
2. Kabar 1047
3. Kabar 1081
4. Proto 18500 Electricians knife
5. Aitor Inox Electricians knife.

Was a fun time burrowing around the little place and finding these.

If you guys have any info, stories, or opinions about the Electricians knives, please share. These are the first 2 Electricians knives that I've found, and can't dig up much info on them.
Thanks All.

Ernie1980 · Jan 18, 2019

I don’t have much information to share, but those are in nice shape! I don’t see knives like that for reasonable prices at my local shops...

RoachBelly44 · Jan 18, 2019

Ernie1980 said:
I don’t have much information to share, but those are in nice shape! I don’t see knives like that for reasonable prices at my local shops...

Yeah not bad. I brought them home and oil rag wiped them down.
The Case is a good 90%+, original edge. Dots of patina here and there.
The Kabars are a good 95% condition, real clean. Factory edges
The Spanish Electrician knife is real clean, and the inox real nice. Doesn't seem sharpened
The 18500 has been used, perhaps sharpened, but what would I know, I've never seen one in person till now??

Misplaced Hillbilly · Jan 18, 2019

Really awesome haul! I have good results from pawn shops as well. Here's a thread I started on electrician type knives. Initially on Klein but soon opened it to all, as there's so many great examples. Lot if great knowledge shared as well.

Misplaced Hillbilly · Jan 18, 2019

Oops forgot the link .

https://www.bladeforums.com/threads...pics-of-any-electrician-types-thanks.1589902/

RoachBelly44 · Jan 18, 2019

Misplaced Hillbilly said:
Oops forgot the link . https://www.bladeforums.com/threads...pics-of-any-electrician-types-thanks.1589902/

Oh brother, don't I know it. Reading your thread last week is what got me looking for electricians knives. Great stuff. I wanted to find a few good examples, this is what they had. Never heard of either before, but it was worth the gamble. I gave $10 each........

Misplaced Hillbilly · Jan 18, 2019

I wouldn't have hesitated at 10 each on those either.

RoachBelly44 · Jan 18, 2019

Misplaced Hillbilly said:
I wouldn't have hesitated at 10 each on those either.

The little Spanish fella, is pretty slick. I dont remember ever hearing anything too attractive about Spanish knives, but it has half stops, snappy walk and talk, nice inox blades. Very SAK like in its weight/feel
The Proto 18500 is more stout/heavy .

Reitwagen · Jan 19, 2019

Those Ka-Bars are dear to my heart. I just dug out my old 1047 that I got at the Katz drug store around 1971. It shows a bit more wear than yours.

RoachBelly44 · Jan 19, 2019

Reitwagen said:
Those Ka-Bars are dear to my heart. I just dug out my old 1047 that I got at the Katz drug store around 1971. It shows a bit more wear than yours.

Right on! I've only been interested in traditionals for a couple months now, and to be honest, didnt even know Kabar produced them. The finish is fantastic, and they seem a bit lighter/thinner than say, a Case. At least in the blade stock.
I was happy to find them for sure.