Today after work I was on my way home and had an urge to pull into a local pawn shop to look around.
I go directly to the knife counter and start to look at all the old wore out knives that they had.
One caught my eye as it was a USA made Uncle Henry Trapper model for 29 bucks. I told him 20 bucks even and we have a deal. He came back with a 24 dollar counter offer when I told him it is too much and then I noticed a Spyderco. I am not a Spyderco person but my son does EDC a Military with camo handles and black coated CPM S30V blade.
I told him forget the Uncle Henry and lets look at the Spyderco.
I figured it would be some lower end with a serrated blade and probably beat to death and all loose.
He hands it to me and I realized it had a CPM S30V blade and that it was in good shape. No slack and no chips. I look at the price and it is $39.99. I told him I would give him $40 including tax. He took the deal.
I am guessing it is a Paramilitary. My son's Military is G10 handle material but no scales. This has some kind of metal scales with either micarta handle material or G10 handle material. It is shaped just like my son's military but only smaller.
I will post pictures soon but I am wondering if this was a good deal. I am almost sure it was as I looked on the auction sites and the "sold" ones were at $90 to $120.
What is so awesome is I was looking for a boot knife and I was thinking of getting a Military but I am more than happy to use this as my new boot knife.
I will post pictures in a minute after I take a few but is this a Paramilitary and is the handle material micarta or G10?
Here it is without being cleaned up.......
Next to my son's Military.......
A little blurry but notice how his has no scales but just G10 handles and mine has some kind of metal scales with G10 handle material. I do not understand why they do that.
I am guessing that the engravings on mine are the last owners initials but I can not figure out what it stands for, any guesses?
I go directly to the knife counter and start to look at all the old wore out knives that they had.
One caught my eye as it was a USA made Uncle Henry Trapper model for 29 bucks. I told him 20 bucks even and we have a deal. He came back with a 24 dollar counter offer when I told him it is too much and then I noticed a Spyderco. I am not a Spyderco person but my son does EDC a Military with camo handles and black coated CPM S30V blade.
I told him forget the Uncle Henry and lets look at the Spyderco.
I figured it would be some lower end with a serrated blade and probably beat to death and all loose.
He hands it to me and I realized it had a CPM S30V blade and that it was in good shape. No slack and no chips. I look at the price and it is $39.99. I told him I would give him $40 including tax. He took the deal.
I am guessing it is a Paramilitary. My son's Military is G10 handle material but no scales. This has some kind of metal scales with either micarta handle material or G10 handle material. It is shaped just like my son's military but only smaller.
I will post pictures soon but I am wondering if this was a good deal. I am almost sure it was as I looked on the auction sites and the "sold" ones were at $90 to $120.
What is so awesome is I was looking for a boot knife and I was thinking of getting a Military but I am more than happy to use this as my new boot knife.
I will post pictures in a minute after I take a few but is this a Paramilitary and is the handle material micarta or G10?
Here it is without being cleaned up.......
Next to my son's Military.......
A little blurry but notice how his has no scales but just G10 handles and mine has some kind of metal scales with G10 handle material. I do not understand why they do that.
I am guessing that the engravings on mine are the last owners initials but I can not figure out what it stands for, any guesses?
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