Here's an interesting Japanese Slipjoint I picked up

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I love buying inexpensive knives, especially vintage slipjoints. One the nice things is that they are cheap, but still usually high quality pieces that have seen their fair share of history. At the last gunshow, I saw this baby in one of the junk knife bins that litter many tables. I looked at it briefly, and snatched it up. For $3, I figured no real loss. The blades are both not quite sheepsfoots but bear a very similar semblence, much like a carving blade. The scales give a nice look, however the quality of the lanyard bail tells me this was never anything special. Still I think it's functional, and has a classy look.

The main blade has the following stamps:

O.M.O.R.
J-200

And
STAINLESS
STEEL
JAPAN

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This is neat. I have basically the same knife, but with red scales, drop-point blades, and no keyring. The only thing it's missing is the "O.M.O.R. J-200" stamping. My dad gave it to me about ten years ago. As far as I can remember, he had it knocking around in a drawer before that. Now it's my EDC.

I think mine is hand made. One of the bolsters is mashed in where the pin is, the blade grind is very uneven, and the small blade doesn't quite open or close all the way. How long does yours hold an edge? Mine does alright, considering the softness of the blade and my poor sharpening skills. It seems to be in roughly the same class as CRKT's AUS-4.

Any idea of when these were manufactured?
 
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