Photos Help me identifying these knives?

[GNorway]

I found a knife I wanted on an online marketplace. But it was only sold as a bulk, with a lot of other knives. There are 3 different types, two from Rangers and the top one i dont know what brand. But I would like to know the brand and model, and I cannot find the same ones at Google. I guess its leftover from an old store, maybe 80s, price tags still on.

Dont know if picture shows above. But link also here: https://flic.kr/p/2ippMVM

 

[benchwarmer380]

The top on looks like a Buck 110 knock off, clone, homage, or what have you.
Someone else may be able to point you in a specific direction of brand/model, but with the generic stamped info (440 stainless, Japan) I'd be surprised if you got much further.

 

[Smiling]

Looks like Buck 112. But looks fake.

 

[tltt]

They're all sort of generic Japanese knives sold in the 80's , 90's by lots of brands. The middle knife is a dead ringer for the Explorer 11411 Rogue folding knife sold by Gutmann Cutlery here in the US. Gutmann also sold a line of Buck 110 / 112 copies under their Edgemark Ranger line, so maybe they were involved in those.

 

[PirateSeulb]

Can you provide more pictures of the knives in question? both sides of it and closer more focused in on any stamps and markings? It looks like cheap knock offs, clones, or something along those lines.

 

[Hickory n steel]

They're all generic cheapo's from the 80's-90's, but the bottom one actually looks like it could be a decent enough.
Looks to have a nicely done hollow grind to the blade and the wood scales look well fit, sometimes the Japanese factories used decent steels too.

 

[GNorway]

Thank you for all input! I tried Google, and hit the wall far before got to your tips. I paid almost nothing for these, so was just curious about em since there were so many. And I there was any story related to them it would be fun to know. I use knives from Buck and Gerber for hunting and fishing here in Norway. But as Hickory N Steel comments above, the quality was not that bad for a knife i would use for everyday purpose anyway. I posted som more pics with the few stamps I can find, if that means anything to you guys that knows 99 prosent more about this than me. I use knives as tools only, and prefer mostly backlock knifes exept from when freediving and hunting under water

 

[Smiling]

Just curious, but are there some benefits of folders over fixed blades for hunting?

I always imagined it as a nightmare to clean once everything gets in.

 

[GNorway]

Just curious, but are there some benefits of folders over fixed blades for hunting?

I always imagined it as a nightmare to clean once everything gets in.

I often spend a few days outdoor, carrying gun, backpack and bandoleer for ammo (hopefully right English word). And I then prefer to have the knife in a pocket. So, just old habit. Cleaning has never been a problem.

 

[Smiling]

I see, thanks for the answer

 

[afishhunter]

Cheap and "inexpensive"* $1 to $2 "No Name" Gas Station/Truck Stop, and Swap Meet "Specials" that are fakes of popular knives when they were made in the 1970's and 1980's

I remember seeing those at the big 1,000 plus sellers Swap Meet held weekly, at The Orange Show Fairgrounds in San Bernardino, California, back in the 1977 to 1982 period.
There were at least twenty to thirty sellers that had them, every week the swap meet took place.

They will probably not take or hold an edge. Rarely did those things have a blade that could be heat treated.

*"Inexpensive" until they failed. The visit to the medical center to treat the injury was likely to be expensive.

 

[GNorway]

afishhunter, then they are even older than I thought Explains why there was almost no digital trace. Thanks for your feedback. The ones that looks like a Buck actually responds well to blade treatment with a whetstone. But for me not a big thing, since they came as a bonus, just fun to know. In my experience the medical center is more of a user fault, than a failing knife. But guess it depends on kind of use.