Sword is gone!
Any other offers?
And here are some text descriptions of the knives:
Folders:
Kershaw Vapor II . It is partially serrated, has surface scratches on the blade, signs of wear on the handle, and a quite good amount of blade play (rattle) when open. The lock does not fail, but the blade does move about an eighth of an inch at the tip in any given direction. It's not a pretty knife at all, but still quite safe to use as a real beater (that was what I used it for). The lock is a framelock and moves all the way across the tang to fully engage when open. The blade is 3.5" of AUS6 and the knife is 4.5" closed. 4.5 ounces. I think that a lot of the problems on this knife are due to pivot wear (the pivot is quite worn) but kershaw will ship out a new pivot if you ask them to. If you are interested in this knife, I can e-mail them asking for a replacement and then we'll see if the condition improves at all.
Unbranded "barracuda". It is a drop point blade, partially serrated, roughly 3.25" in length. The handle is cast aluminum, with an anodised aluminum grill overlay on the top scale. Liner lock, and the lockup is quite reasonable (will check when I get home again if you're interested). The blade steel is labelled as 440 stainless, and it does take a reasonable edge. This is not a super high quality knife, and would probably retail for around $20. As such, it's a decent knife to leave in a backpack or car or garage because it will take a decent edge, you won't be afraid to hurt it, and it is functional.
Gerber LST. 2.5" blade, 3.5" overall, plain edge. Has no pocket clip and has been used, but still in very reasonable condition. No gross signs of wear. Lock back and locks up smooth and tight. Blade takes a very nice edge, and will keep it for a while under light use. This was my "gentleman's knife" but I feel that I want something without a black handle.
Fixed blades:
GERBER (I thought it was CRKT, but I was wrong) dive knife. Single piece of steel for the blade and handle, full flat grind on the blade, with a metallic insert in the handle that snaps it into the sheath. Sheath is hard injection molded plastic with a belt clip for vertical carry. The blade is sharpened on one side only, and is partially serrated. This is an older knife, but still in quite good condition. Blade is spearpoint and approx 3.5" in length. Original retail was $100 Canadian.
Muela Bowie: 7" fixed blade with a brass guard and butt, with black plastic handle scales. Blade is bowie style, and takes a very good edge. Fit and finish on the knife are decent (the handle scales are a little cheap feeling, but the rest feels very solid and classy). Balances on the index finger. The sheath is in rough shape because I had tried to modifty it for horizontal carry and failed. Still works, just not pretty ( there is a small hole in the very tip of the sheath, and slots cut in the belt loop). Leather sheath with a snap loop around the handle. Original retail was approx $65 canadian. The blade has some mild surface scratching.
Muela army knife: 6" fixed blade with a slight clip point, and a mild recurve. Takes a quite good edge, and has fairly useless serrations on the back of the blade. Cast rubber checkered handle that feels good in the hand, and the blade takes a good edge. This was my outdoor knife of choice for a while, but now is just a little large for my tastes. Has a cast plastic sheath that I removed the original securing from and added a functional but ugly velcro loop to secure the blade in place. The velcro can be removed, making the knife no longer secured. Sheath is vertical carry, but can be swapped to horizontal carry. Balances on the index finger. Original retail was around $50 canadian.
Gerber fixed blade: My current favourite fixed blade, is a drop point style where the blade is angled forward of the plane of the handle, which I think makes it very comfortable. Takes a very good edge, is satin finished, full flat grind and does not show much wear at all. The sheath is nylon with a plastic stiffener inside, and has a snap closure, vertical carry only. The blade is full tang (visible all the way down) with textured plastic scales. Feels great in hand. Original retail was $60 Canadian.
