If you went back in time 200 years…

I think your fork would fit perfectly in the "using your own knife at a barbecue" thread.
 
ourgon said:
What common people in 1800 would like in modern knives:

Secure locking mechanism like triadlock or linerlock.

All fancy designs linked to traditional designs like Buck 110, Civivi Dogma and Rustic Gent, WE Blocao, Gitano by Gudy van Poppel, CRK Mnandi and Impinda or Pena swaybacks.

What they wouldn't like:

Thick blades with thick edges, their knives were thin, look at modern traditional navajas. Most of modern knives have too thick blades. WE Knives is only modern production company I know with really thin edges. Knife had to work hard in 1800. They had no Instagram, but many works to do.

Pocket clip - they had no pockets in pants, so no use for that, also they would like to hide knife on them in most cases. but maybe I'm wrong in that case.

All that super steels hard to sharpen and easy to broke tip off. Their knives were made of carbon steel, not very hard, so easy to sharpen and tip was more durable this way, considering that blade was thin.

Design of many knives like Spyderco. They liked nice things with many details, ornaments, nice and shiny finish etc. For sure they would laugh at brut de forge.

Ball bearings - no reason to have for them.

Spring asissted, automatic knives would be maybe liked by thugs until spring broke or dirt ruined action.

Torx screws, Microtech screws etc.

G-10 agressive facture etc. Their clothes were quite expensive to get and very often they had only one pair of pants at once. So if knife would ruined their pants, they would be very mad about it.
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LOL What? Ring, ring...."Hello? One moment."

Hey man, it's for you. Conference call between Spyderco, Victorinox, Opinel, Manly, and a few others who'd like to have a word with you. Caution, you're on speaker.

😅
 
Quiet said:
LOL What? Ring, ring...."Hello? One moment."

Hey man, it's for you. Conference call between Spyderco, Victorinox, Opinel, Manly, and a few others who'd like to have a word with you. Caution, you're on speaker.

😅
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Yeah Sandrin would like to speak with him, I think, given the thinness is one of their selling points....
 
I'd take a large sebenza 31 as a folder and a BRK bravo 1 LT 3V as my fixed blade.

Doesn't need to be fancy, simple is good.
 
German hunting knife that's also a gun, that's also a calendar, 1528
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Funny that in my mind 200 years ago is before the revolutionary war. But time keeps marching on I’m not a kid anymore. 200 years ago was not much before the Civil War. Things were relatively modern by then.
 
ourgon said:
...Spring asissted, automatic knives would be maybe liked by thugs until spring broke or dirt ruined action....
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The association between thugs and automatic knives was a Hollywood fabrication. The people who would have appreciated those the most were the handicapped (especially veterans who had lost (or use of) an arm and sailors.

n2s
 
Don W said:
I'm not sure what types of pocket knives they had 200 years ago. All I can think of are penny knives. As such, almost any modern folding knife, including traditionals, would be a significant upgrade.
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not2sharp said:
The association between thugs and automatic knives was a Hollywood fabrication. The people who would have appreciated those the most were the handicapped (especially veterans who had lost (or use of) an arm and sailors.

n2s
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Same thing for double edged knives. At one time considered very practical. One side was kept very sharp the other more of a coarse edge.
 
Quiet said:
LOL What? Ring, ring...."Hello? One moment."

Hey man, it's for you. Conference call between Spyderco, Victorinox, Opinel, Manly, and a few others who'd like to have a word with you. Caution, you're on speaker.

😅
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Yeah, find me full size Spyderco with less than 0,3 mm behind thin bevel in every spot like in my WE Fornix or Miscreant. Smock with 0,45 mm is close but not the same. ;) Opinel, Victorinox etc. I didn't considered them but they're making traditional knives or SAK, I had on mind modern folders with pocket clip and one hand opening. I don't also own Manly or Sandrin. I was basing on what I have or had. But I must admit Spyderco bevels are thinner than in Benchmade. But better is Microtech LUDT - about 0,35 mm behind edge from manufacture. And all of this is anyway probably to thick for people living 200 years ago, because typical blade stock in modern folders is 3 mm.

Companies can send me free knives as examples, why not. :D
 
not2sharp said:
The association between thugs and automatic knives was a Hollywood fabrication. The people who would have appreciated those the most were the handicapped (especially veterans who had lost (or use of) an arm and sailors.

n2s
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Dock / Maritime workers as well. Very handy in opening a knife to cut a line that is being held in the other hand.
 
Today it's these two!

I just received the fullered xm18 and couldn't be happier.

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