Thanks for the lesson! That is a really cool shape and awesome functionality. Love the way this one looks. Now need to get a GEC with this blade. It never ends.
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Thanks for the lesson! That is a really cool shape and awesome functionality. Love the way this one looks. Now need to get a GEC with this blade. It never ends.
Fortunately there are plenty of the originals around, even in NIB condition.
And even more fortunately, it's easy to distinguish the original Old Timers from the current imports: just look for "USA" on the tang stamp.
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I will repeat Gary's comment.
Please read the Traditional Forum Guidelines Sticky regarding "country of origin" remarks.
"Country of Origin" is a slippery slope that we have slid down too many times.
So, just talk about the knives.
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Great scores there, Sean! And a heck of a deal.
that is a beauty. can you post images of the blades. if it has MOP handles i've always called them, a gentleman's folder.A friend picked this up at an estate sale and gave it to me. My memory is poor, but I think he paid $15, or something like that. I love carrying and using it. :thumbup:
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got three rough rider coke bottle patterns coming. I already have a rough rider trapper with clip and spey. They are for the price. I also got some cases coming in, a slimline trapper and a case minicopper lock. I would like to say you get what you pay for but roughs certainly have improved their quality
I've been thinking about this topic for the last couple of weeks since I added two more GEC's to my little knife hoard. It seems that in my case cost is not directly correlated to the reasons I'm drawn to a particular knife - many of the knives I appreciate the most were the least expensive. Below are some of my favorites in the under $20 category; the four knives on the left each cost less than $10.
I'm relatively new to this knife accumulation obsession and currently my taste is driven by the "more is more" philosophy, and tempered by my meager budget. Purchasing knives online without the benefit of handling is also a factor, because at this point I'm less likely to drop $80+ on a knife without handling it first - it's just too much of a risk. The GEC half whitt was my "grail knife", I drooled over it for months and finally bought one in buffalo horn. Guess what? I found out I don't really like buffalo horn, I'm not crazy about how flat the knife is, and it's a bit too big and heavy for my skirt pockets at work (so it's a purse knife now, I keep a knife in each bag). The combined cost of all of the knives in my post is less than what I paid for the half whitt.
And yes, I know I can sell the GEC, and I just might someday (wish I hadn't dropped it on a tile floor and dinged up that soft horn). I think I'm going to focus on the less expensive knives - especially vintage, as they offer great value and an unknown history that brand new knives will never have.
I'm relatively new to this knife accumulation obsession and currently my taste is driven by the "more is more" philosophy, and tempered by my meager budget. Purchasing knives online without the benefit of handling is also a factor, because at this point I'm less likely to drop $80+ on a knife without handling it first - it's just too much of a risk. The GEC half whitt was my "grail knife", I drooled over it for months and finally bought one in buffalo horn. Guess what? I found out I don't really like buffalo horn, I'm not crazy about how flat the knife is, and it's a bit too big and heavy for my skirt pockets at work (so it's a purse knife now, I keep a knife in each bag). The combined cost of all of the knives in my post is less than what I paid for the half whitt.
And yes, I know I can sell the GEC, and I just might someday (wish I hadn't dropped it on a tile floor and dinged up that soft horn). I think I'm going to focus on the less expensive knives - especially vintage, as they offer great value and an unknown history that brand new knives will never have.
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I love inexpensive knives ones that "cut above their weight," to coin a phrase.
Just the other day I got two RR canoes in yellow delrin (I think it is), one regular and one locking. Each under $15. No, they aren't Knives For The Ages, but as the Brits say, they're "cheap and cheerful."
Have four Opis (6, two 8s, and a 9) all great and pocketable.
I guess for me, it comes down to getting more than my money's worth of enjoyment out of them, which I do. They're fun, and while I know they won't last hell, neither will I, in the long run.
Just the other day I got two RR canoes in yellow delrin (I think it is), one regular and one locking. Each under $15. No, they aren't Knives For The Ages, but as the Brits say, they're "cheap and cheerful."
Have four Opis (6, two 8s, and a 9) all great and pocketable.
I guess for me, it comes down to getting more than my money's worth of enjoyment out of them, which I do. They're fun, and while I know they won't last hell, neither will I, in the long run.