Instant Becker Collection

zzyzzogeton

zzyzzogeton

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I sure y'all have probably heard the old saying "Even a blind hog finds an acorn every now and then." ??

Well, just call me the whole damn sounder today. :D:D:D

Prior to this afternoon, I had held exactly 1, count'em 1 Becker, a Kabar BK2 that a buddy of mine uses frequently out on his ranch for a variety of tasks. It felt pretty good and I had decided that whenever I got around to buying a Becker, it would be a BK2. I have read all the accolades, bemoanings, etc on here and ocassionally posted in a thread, but never really was challenged to become an out and out Beckerhead.

So here is a picture of my Becker collection as of this morning when I left the house.
Becker Collection 1.jpg

Then, this afternoon, I went into a gun shop to try to peddle my services. In one of the cases was this stack, literally covered in dust::
Becker Collection 2.jpg

I asked the owner about them. He said he took them in trade for a rifle a year or two ago and hadn't had anyone even ask about them before.
So I asked him what he was asking for them. He said he had $275 in them and that's all he wanted for them so that he could use the space for something else. This man has just become my favorite gunshop. :D:D

The score::::

1 NIB Camillus BK11
1 N No B Kabar BK2 with sheath
1 NIB Camillus BK2
1 NIB Camillus BK7
1 NIB Blackjack BK2
Becker Collection 3.jpg Becker Collection 4.jpg

So I guess I am now a Beckerhead-in-training
 
Wow.......

That is AWESOME!!!!!

That's some good stuff right there, all of them rather difficult to come by BNIB.

What a steal.....

Moose
 
Wow. That's a rad find. Some rare condition BKs. Hope you beat on 'em like the're a dime a dozen :)

More pic's!!
 
Enluzenment said:
Wow....wow....im very envious......bk8?! dont be greedy!;)
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Oh No!!!! Not greed. A dream!!!!!!! Dreams MAY not come true, but dreams never dreamed NEVER come true.

HHmm??? What would happen if we mated the mythological BK8 with that rarely seen but oft desired BK1? Would it be the BK18 or a BK81?? Would it be usable or like a 2-headed calf, a useless curiosity doomed to oblivion?

I think I've been up too long and consumed too much "lemonade", since I got my first sip of the Kool-aid. Gotta be on the set of Revolution WAY, WAY too early in the morning.
 
I wish Ka-Bar would sell them that cheap:thumbup: You got vintage Beckers.....I hope you filled out a police report on that theft.:D
 
zzyzzogeton said:
Now if I could just chance across a BK8. :rolleyes:
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Jeez, why in the hell would you want that abomination for?!?!?!

Ethan didn't even design it..........seriously, it was a "committee" design.

Gibbsy probably had more input into that monstrosity than Ethan did.......:D

Yeah, you heard me, Gibbs.

Moose
 
Moosez45 said:
Jeez, why in the hell would you want that abomination for?!?!?!

Ethan didn't even design it..........seriously, it was a "committee" design.

Gibbsy probably had more input into that monstrosity than Ethan did.......:D

Yeah, you heard me, Gibbs.

Moose
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Because I am one of those OCD pattern people. I don't like that gap between BK7 and BK9. My little brain says that if I have a 7 and I get a 9, then an 8 has to fall in their somewhere.

Maybe we could get Ethan to make us a usable BK8?

If Kabar can have 3 different knives with the pattern number 1255 (and yes, I have all 3) then BKT oughtta be able to have a GOOD Ethan designed BK8!!!!:)
 
Looks like you've got more 2's than you'll ever need--feel free to send me the Blackjack 2 ;)
Seriously though, the gods were smiling on you!
 
That's an awesome score! Congrats on that! But it's just gonna lead to more Beckers :D
 
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