Found in the bush

[killgar]

K killgar​

posted into this thread whilst I was writing my last reply.

I would agree with him re the likelihood of a clone. I had thought killgar mentioned Hex vs. Torx fasteners ..., maybe not upon review. However, there are archive reference photos illustrating some of the Spike(s) may have shipped with hex screws. The lack of blade tattoo seems to point towards a clone version :-(

Here is a link from
Illustrating BM-1000 Auto Spike both in clear aluminum (I mentioned above) and with hex fasteners vs Torx like my example.
BM-1000 Clear & Hex Fasteners ??

Re-Review of Post#6 (and the fact I can not definitively remember is there was a safety lock/switch version, what I think I see on top side of handle in picture), I think I am gonna agree with killgar. When I first looked at that grind it spoke clone ..., but could not put my finger on it. Looking closer at the photo appears to indicate there is no ricasso portion on the presentation side of the blade (NO Primary Grind - only a secondary bevel). Hmmm ... :-/

I would still do investigation on the handle composition on the off chance.

You weren't imagining things Spey , I originally thought that all Auto Spikes had torx screws, but I should know better than to trust my memory. So I double-checked and it looks like some have hex screws, 2 hex screws, not 3. So I edited my post accordingly.

Below is a pic of a known fake (the guy who bought it says he bought it as a fake). Notice the 3 hex screws, and no marking on the blade. The original pic is bigger, easier to see the screws.

Sorry everyone, didn't mean to go off-topic. It is a cool thread topic.

As for my "found knives in the bush" stories, when I was a kid I found two knives while on camping trips. One was a big alox handle SAK. I was THRILLED. What a treasure. But then another kid told me about a different kid who had lost his knife, turned out, the same knife, so I gave it to him. He was then thrilled, and I was admittedly a bit disappointed (Ok, a LOT disappointed).

The other was a cheap all-stainless steel lock back. I recognized it right away and returned it to the owner (another kid).

 

[GmpaJim]

Here’s a couple more. Obviously no I.D. marks, and in camo vs the ones you mention…but I love a mystery.
Return to normal programming! Sorry.

 

[Spey]

You weren't imagining things Spey , I originally thought that all Auto Spikes had torx screws, but I should know better than to trust my memory. So I double-checked and it looks like some have hex screws, 2 hex screws, not 3. So I edited my post accordingly.

Below is a pic of a known fake (the guy who bought it says he bought it as a fake). Notice the 3 hex screws, and no marking on the blade. The original pic is bigger, easier to see the screws.

Sorry everyone, didn't mean to go off-topic. It is a cool thread topic.

Not off topic at all !
GmpaJim could have painted over a unicorn (if those handle halves are Ti, as that extra screw reminiscent of Gold Class version).

I am sure I have forgotten more than I know, but can't really remember LOL
Any chance you (or anyone else ...) have any memory of the BM versions of the 1000 Auto Spike that had a slide safety (something similar to other BM Autos like the Auto-Stryker in this picture ?

 

[oldmanwilly]

Neat thread. It's always fun to unexpectedly find a new knife out in the wild.

I've not had much luck in that department, but my dad found this a little while ago:




It belonged to my Opa who lost it in the pasture over 10 years ago. Somehow my dad stumbled across it recently and brought it home. Darn shame it's so rusted, but I'm glad Opa had a duplicate with a yellow handle that I still have today (albeit with loose bolsters).

 

[Velitrius]

Great thread topic (and title, BTW)

For your enjoyment, over the years I have hidden several knives (unintentionally) out in the shiggy...

Camillus USMC bowie, Gerber EZ-Out (the old one, which was great), Schrade USA 510T (If you find this one, I'll send you the sheath for it)

Lost the Camillus whilst camping with a group of Boy Scouts, and I suspect that one of them may have coveted it, but maybe not so keep looking!

 

[Uncle Timbo]

I found this WWII era PAL Bowie knife back in the early 70's. It was laying in the middle of the road. I've had it ever since. Sheath is newer. Old one was severely dry rotted.

 

[brownshoe]

My uncle was hunting and found a soligen hunting knife with stag,but it's tip broken off. Sheath was nearby. He ground a new point, cut down the sheath and gave it to me.

Another famiy member found a Spyderco rescue in a bush at the enterance to NOLA airport. He also found a leatherman while fishing and a John Deer cheapoo in the movie theater.

A friend found a OTF, NATO style fishing, one of the heavier duty ones and gave it to me.

 

[Sharp & Fiery]

Anybody walking around a little bit East and North of Carrollton, MO that finds an honest to Pete Grohmann Canadian Belt Knife, please message me.

Heck, if anyone finds a Grohmann Canadian Belt Knife anywhere…message me.

On a serious note…always sucks to lose a knife…sorry to hear Boattale

 

[Spey]

I found the same knife two times, and lost it three times in ~six month intervals. One of the best gifts I've received. I hope the next person found it already and has put it to good use ;-)

 

[killgar]

Not off topic at all !
GmpaJim could have painted over a unicorn (if those handle halves are Ti, as that extra screw reminiscent of Gold Class version).

I am sure I have forgotten more than I know, but can't really remember LOL
Any chance you (or anyone else ...) have any memory of the BM versions of the 1000 Auto Spike that had a slide safety (something similar to other BM Autos like the Auto-Stryker in this picture ?

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From what I see there are at least two authentic versions of the BM Auto Spike with safety, one is a basic/plain version (model 1000S-1301SW), and the other is the Gold Class version (model 10000-101). There are many authentic versions of the BM Auto Spike, so there might be more versions with a safety.




The picture below is posted as a public service/warning. They are current production counterfeits. Including fake boxes, papers, etc. Buyers beware. Not my knives, not my picture.

 

[scdub]

I’ve never found a knife but I found a slightly bent cheap machete in the road in Santa Cruz and it lives in my shop now.

My father on the other hand made the find of a lifetime before I was born. He found this partially sticking out of the sand at the beach at Fort Point in San Francisco (and gave it to me when I was probably 12).

 

[Boattale]

Heck, if anyone finds a Grohmann Canadian Belt Knife anywhere…message me.

On a serious note…always sucks to lose a knife…sorry to hear Boattale

It sounds crazy but it's true. Field dressed a deer with it, laid it down and it flat disappeared. Two of us looked hard for it for about an hour. You'd think knowing it was near we could have found it, but nope, it's still there.

 

[Danny Linguini]

It sounds crazy but it's true. Field dressed a deer with it, laid it down and it flat disappeared. Two of us looked hard for it for about an hour. You'd think knowing it was near we could have found it, but nope, it's still there.

It might be in my garage. I can’t tell you how much stuff has disappeared in there while I was using it. Put it down, turn around to pick it up, gone. Since mass can’t just disappear, it’s gotta be switching places with something somewhere. And if you see any random single socks out there in the woods …

 

[Boattale]

It might be in my garage. I can’t tell you how much stuff has disappeared in there while I was using it. Put it down, turn around to pick it up, gone. Since mass can’t just disappear, it’s gotta be switching places with something somewhere. And if you see any random single socks out there in the woods …

No socks lately but it seems like every time I go to the river I find somebody's underwear.

 

[shane45-1911]

No socks lately but it seems like every time I go to the river I find somebody's underwear.

Boxers or briefs? Asking for a friend....

 

[Bastler]

No socks lately but it seems like every time I go to the river I find somebody's underwear.

Now I know where all my missing knickers are going.

 

[Danny Linguini]

Now I know where all my missing knickers are going.

Or …

 

[Wild Willie]

It might be in my garage. I can’t tell you how much stuff has disappeared in there while I was using it. Put it down, turn around to pick it up, gone. Since mass can’t just disappear, it’s gotta be switching places with something somewhere. And if you see any random single socks out there in the woods …

I once read an interesting article in The Backwoodsman magazine about time holes swallowing up objects. It's been my excuse ever since.

 

[Boattale]

I once read an interesting article in The Backwoodsman magazine about time holes swallowing up objects. It's been my excuse ever since.

What's so weird about that is how those time holes occasionally put a swallowed up object back in a different place than where they swallowed it. Happened to me on Monday with one of those old fashioned motel keys that actually go in a door knob. Farging bastages put it at the service desk of a grocery store where I'd been about an hour earlier.

 

[Danny Linguini]

What's so weird about that is how those time holes occasionally put a swallowed up object back in a different place than where they swallowed it. Happened to me on Monday with one of those old fashioned motel keys that actually go in a door knob. Farging bastages put it at the service desk of a grocery store where I'd been about an hour earlier.

How rude. The least they could have done was put it there before you got there. You’d think that would have been enough of a mindblower on its own.