• Happy Thanksgiving to all of you! I hope that you all have something to be grateful for this year and for many years to come
  • America has reached 250 years, and I am grateful to be here, in the best country in the world. Thank every one of you who helps make this country a better place, those who have gone before and risked it all, and those who've paid the ultimate price to make the United States what we are today.

    Happy Birthday America! Let Freedom Ring for all time!

Do Beckerheads only use Becker knives?

Tanker 1/66 Tanker 1/66 , don't limit yourself to x, y or z brand...start to explore knives by country, it is a lot of fun. I'm a junkie for blades from Spain, even tho the steel selection is limited, (I'm not much of a steel snob) and stray now and then to Russia and Italy. Thanks zzyzzogeton zzyzzogeton , I don't feel that bad now about the ever growing pile of steel in my house :D and I finally yielded to temptation, after many years avoiding them - ordered 2 swords, a katana and a medieval one-hander. Hope that rabbit hole has a short end.

Per Elmer= "Be afwaid, be vewwy, vewwy afwaid."

The sword black hole will suck you in and never spit you out.

For years, the only swords/sword-like objects that I possessed were ::
- a 1866 Chassepot sword bayonet, an M1898 Argentinian sword bayonet from around 1900 based on serial number I acquired in 1980 out in San Diego via one of my "pawn shop crawlers",
- my 1975 TAMU ROTC M1902 saber
and
- my "official" USN Officer's sword, bought new in 1977.

Then around 2005, I started down the rabbit hole and currently have multiple briquets, cutlasses, klewangs, shashkas, sabers, artillery swords, infantry swords and a Texian war sword.

The most recent acquisition is a 1950s named USMC mameluke.

And you, my fine Inet friend/fiend are the reason I have a Sterlite tub full of Muelas. :mad::p:D
 
My budget is always kinda limited, so condor seems affordable...View attachment 821723

I honestly think that Condor is another great "bang for your buck" company. I've gifted a few of them to friends and I have always been pleasantly surprised. They might be rough around the edges but hell, so are a lot of Becker knives! They will take an edge and a beating and if you do have a failure, I've heard good things about their customer service.

If I wasn't focusing on higher end stuff right now, I'd probably be getting a few more Condors to round out the growing pile.
 
It's possible I've replied to this thread before.

Beckers and Ka-bars are pretty much the only fixed blades I buy. The rest of the fixies are my own make.
Folders, OTOH, well... I like Benchmade, Spyderco, Kershaw. And a couple good slip-joints. I like those Buck Vantage Pros above, but don't have/need one.
 
I would buy that right now. I love the design. Is that a push button lock?

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I think you are full of it! Why don't you send it my way to verify!?
 
Per Elmer= "Be afwaid, be vewwy, vewwy afwaid."

The sword black hole will suck you in and never spit you out.

For years, the only swords/sword-like objects that I possessed were ::
- a 1866 Chassepot sword bayonet, an M1898 Argentinian sword bayonet from around 1900 based on serial number I acquired in 1980 out in San Diego via one of my "pawn shop crawlers",
- my 1975 TAMU ROTC M1902 saber
and
- my "official" USN Officer's sword, bought new in 1977.

Then around 2005, I started down the rabbit hole and currently have multiple briquets, cutlasses, klewangs, shashkas, sabers, artillery swords, infantry swords and a Texian war sword.

The most recent acquisition is a 1950s named USMC mameluke.

And you, my fine Inet friend/fiend are the reason I have a Sterlite tub full of Muelas. :mad::p:D

Recently scored a Quadara sword its quite dull but the steel seems good. I beat up a 2x4 and some 3/4 ply what edge it had didnt chip or roll.
 
It's possible I've replied to this thread before.

Beckers and Ka-bars are pretty much the only fixed blades I buy. The rest of the fixies are my own make.
Folders, OTOH, well... I like Benchmade, Spyderco, Kershaw. And a couple good slip-joints. I like those Buck Vantage Pros above, but don't have/need one.
Beckers and KaBars are my favorites with fixed blades. I truly like 1095 :D how it looks and how it performs. I like Benchmade, Spyderco and Kershaw as well just haven't had the need for them :p . I must say you are one very skilled guy at making knives, I always am impressed and like seeing em :thumbsup:
 
well, daizee, I don't think anybody here NEEDS another knife, lol. When I started making knives I figured I would stop buying fixed blades...nope, that didn't work, still buying and making. Zzy, ain't those Muelas great? I have one on my belt right now.
 
Naw I own a camillus bk7 kabar bk 2,9 and 13. Out of these my favorite is the 7. The 2 gets no use because I find it to heavy. My normal edc is an esse 3 or crkt m16 and I always have a sak alox soldier in my pocket as a backup blade.
 
How does one become a “Beckerhead?” Is it like a knighthood, where you pay all your taxes, donate to charity, etc?—or is it a simple application and interview process?
Anyway, I’m obviously not a head but a fan of many Becker knives; I couldn’t stick to one brand ever exclusively, as there are just too many unique designs out there. I have Ontario knives, a few Busse blades, at least one of dozens of small batch and/or older collectibles which I never just oil and immediately put away every few months. And of course folders!
 
How does one become a “Beckerhead?” Is it like a knighthood, where you pay all your taxes, donate to charity, etc?—or is it a simple application and interview process?
Anyway, I’m obviously not a head but a fan of many Becker knives; I couldn’t stick to one brand ever exclusively, as there are just too many unique designs out there. I have Ontario knives, a few Busse blades, at least one of dozens of small batch and/or older collectibles which I never just oil and immediately put away every few months. And of course folders!

first post in this thread gives the details -- and links to historical threads giving more insight.
 
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