Fixed Blade and Folder Combo

Aryan29 said:
Globe Trotter with Phaeton,
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I really like your Globe Trotter. I passed them up a couple years back, foolishly in hindsight.

jfk1110 said:
What, no slippie!!!
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I thought the exact same thing, but cut him some slack (just this once), as I’m just happy to see him posting as time allows.

Aryan29 said:
I didn’t find any black blade slippie in my drawer :D
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Good short term answer, but now we’re going to have to address that pairing in the future, haha.

Wish you both a great week ahead my blade brothers.
 
I am pleased with your message, when our brother friend likes the knife, it has already appreciated it’s worth many fold you know.:thumbsup:

I checked for a black blade slippie, but found none-zero :eek::rolleyes:

Wish you brothers a happy, safe week too!

Retired UPS Driver said:
I really like your Globe Trotter. I passed them up a couple years back, foolishly in hindsight.

I thought the exact same thing, but cut him some slack (just this once), as I’m just happy to see him posting as time allows.

Good short term answer, but now we’re going to have to address that pairing in the future, haha.

Wish you both a great week ahead my blade brothers.
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Aryan29 said:
GEC#29 and Mini Fox River with Seb21.
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Glad to see you back in the wild with us on the regular!!! As far as black blade slippies there are.a.few.Boker's and SAK has a new finish called poly spectral!! Two knives come in it so far I think. One is the Spartan PS. Search Spartan ps and it will come up!! Actually really nice looking too.

Stay safe brother & keep em sharp!! Oh I got some scales coming for my subvert!! Can you guess what kind n color they are:rolleyes:o_O???
 
From the "Golden Age" of Kershaw - a Heavy Duty Field Knife (1035) and a Field Folder (1050).

Just love the look and feel of these knives. Hefty w/excellent balance and perfect contouring of the handles in my hand. The brass fittings are also great accents which probably add to the heft/balance of the knives.

I like to think that this is where the motto - "Proudly OverBuilt In The USA" - found its inspiration, except that they were made in Japan. :eek:

LOL! ;)

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sgt1372 said:
From the "Golden Age" of Kershaw - a Heavy Duty Field Knife (1035) and a Field Folder (1050).

Just love the look and feel of these knives. Heftier than they look w/excellent balance and perfect contouring of the handles in my hand. The brass fittings are also great accents which probably add to the heft/balance of the knives.

I like to think that this is where the motto - "Proudly OverBuild In The USA" - found its inspiration, except that they were made in Japan. :eek:

LOL! ;)

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Great pair! Not an easy find nowadays! Thanks for sharing them with us!!!
 
Great pair! :cool:
They look tough enough.

sgt1372 said:
From the "Golden Age" of Kershaw - a Heavy Duty Field Knife (1035) and a Field Folder (1050).

Just love the look and feel of these knives. Hefty w/excellent balance and perfect contouring of the handles in my hand. The brass fittings are also great accents which probably add to the heft/balance of the knives.

I like to think that this is where the motto - "Proudly OverBuild In The USA" - found its inspiration, except that they were made in Japan. :eek:

LOL! ;)

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jfk1110 said:
Great pair! Not an easy find nowadays! Thanks for sharing them with us!!!
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Thanks!

I actually bought them off of EB in the past 2-3 years. No boxes but they were in GREAT shape w/the sheaths which were also in great shape. Couldn't resist. Bought the folder 1st and then bought the fixed blade to go w/it.

According to an article on the history of Kershaw, the 1035 was among the 1st of six knives (all fixed blades) made by the company back in 1974. Those knives are now collectively referred to either as the "Kershaw or Hattori Hunters." The author of the article also rates the 1050 as one of the most "iconic" knives ever produced by Kershaw and I have to agree w/him about that. ;)

Thought briefly about trying to collect all of the "hunters" but considered that too difficult and expensive to attempt. Besides, I thought that the 1035 was the best of the lot in terms of size and blade shape and I really didn't like the others as much.

Anyway, here's an excerpt from the article mentioned above:

The First Kershaw Knives Ever

There wasn't much information out there about the early days of the company, so I reached out to Kershaw Knives. A customer representative told me file keeping in the '70s and '80s was poor and the company didn't even have their own complete history.

So I contacted one of the only people who could give an accurate and firsthand account about what happened at the start of the company. Pete Kershaw, who is no longer part of the company, was more than happy to recount the early days to me.

While working at Gerber, Pete had gained knowledge about which Japanese and European knife manufacturers he could approach to make his knives. When he started his own company, he used those contacts to search for the right manufacturer.

By May 1974, Pete appointed Kai Cutlery to make Kershaw Knives. Within the Kai Group, Hattori Knife of Seki City made the six fixed-blade knives Pete made the concepts for. Sakurai Knife of Seki City made the four folders.

According to Pete, the first Kershaw knives ever were the six fixed-blade models: Field & Stream (1029), Camp & Field (1030), Camp & Stream (1031), Skinner (1032), Field (1034), and Heavy Duty Field (1035). These models were made by expert craftsman and knife maker Ichiro Hattori; the scabbards were made by Safariland Leather of Monrovia, CA.

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When the knives arrived in Oregon, Pete said they inspected the knives and shipped them to a dealership network he had established between May and November in 1974. The first shipments were made on Nov. 12, 1974.

See: Kershaw Knives: History, Innovations and More

Hope you enjoyed this walk down memory lane. ;)

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