Everyone's latest acquisitions!

This one is SK5
SK5 is great stuff !
Can take a full on BLACK patina. I forget what I used (it's been years and this last year I have been working for blue patinas using golden kiwi) but I think I used mustard to make the dark black ; it surprised the heck out of me how dark it came out.
 
Two I forgot. When I first started, I liked combo blades, then shortly after, I now longer wanted any serrations. Well it has been that way for years, but lately I thought it might be a good idea to have one knife with just serrations for those times when they are better for some jobs. I bought one and then saw that Spyderco is discontinuing the LeafJumper so bought at a deep discount.
Spyderco Lil" Tmeperance 3 VG-10
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Spyderco Leaf Jumper K390
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Two I forgot. When I first started, I liked combo blades, then shortly after, I now longer wanted any serrations. Well it has been that way for years, but lately I thought it might be a good idea to have one knife with just serrations for those times when they are better for some jobs. I bought one and then saw that Spyderco is discontinuing the LeafJumper so bought at a deep discount.
Spyderco Lil" Tmeperance 3 VG-10
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Spyderco Leaf Jumper K390
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That Leafjumper is a carboard destroyer!
 
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Supposedly made by Colonial in the 1930s. I mostly bought it for the biplane shield. In pretty decent shape for a nearly 90 year old.
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I googled and there was a Sky Rider Air Adventures magazine started in 1928. In/around 1930 they started a Ski Riders club, complete with membership cards, and I would expect this knife was available thru that club. Nice piece of knife/air history! John
 
Well I said I was not gonna buy any new knives this year. Technically I didn’t. I found out I get a discount from Leatherman. So now I have an ARC and a bunch of bits on the way.
As your Lawyer, I'm advising you to stop talking! The ARC has a blade, a KNIFE!

Plead The 5th!

🙃

[I want an ARC]

[Congratulations!]
 
Just received my last knife purchase for 2024. Taking 2025 off, so this also will be my last knife purchase until 2026.

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It's the plain version of the ZT0095 which reportedly was only sold in Russia.

See: Review of the Zero Tolerance 0095

It's also reportedly a very rare knife & which I am pleased to add to my collection.

Great note to end the year on. One of my favorite ZTs.
 
Just received my last knife purchase for 2024. Taking 2025 off, so this also will be my last knife purchase until 2026.

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It's the plain version of the ZT0095 which reportedly was only sold in Russia.

See: Review of the Zero Tolerance 0095

It's also reportedly a very rare knife & which I am pleased to add to my collection.
While the PJ is pretty cool, my favorite is the also very rare sprint version in S90. I've only ever seen 1 for sale here which is the one in my hand 😂PXL_20250108_011615807.jpgPXL_20250108_011618518.jpgPXL_20250108_011752655.jpg
 
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