Junk Knife Has Great Handle

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If pimps used big fixed knives, they'd probably use the Maxum Hunter, a shiny nickle-plated junker that can be had for under ten bucks over the Internet. I bought this one a few years ago to push an order I had just over the point where I got free shipping. Then I stuffed it in a bottom drawer and forgot all about it. Then last night I happened across it and pulled it out for a look-see.

I was surprised on two counts. First, the thing was garish, and it was sharp. Very sharp. It also was obviously weighted in the grip, with what I don't know. Most importantly, though, was the grip itself. It was fabulous! In fact, the balance of the knife itself was phenomenal! The rubber was high impact and was on there to stay, and the top of the blade was serrated.

The case was crummy and is probably cardboard inside, but I wondered if anyone here had one in their collection. No, it's not a good knife, but it's pretty fun as a toy, only I don't know what kind of a kid I'd give it to. I know I would have loved this as a teenager. (I even love it as an adult, but don't tell anyone.) I just found myself thinking that I'd like to have an expensive version of this knife with a similar grip! It fits my hand perfectly.

I was going to give it away with some other junk I'm cleaning out, but I think I'm going to keep this. Does anyone know how it's constructed? I mean, is the blade glued in or something?

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The Maxum Hunting Knife is a nickel-plated knife version of a
"Saturday Night Special." It feels great!
 
I had a vaguely similar knife.

Turned out to not even be a rat-tail. The tang extended about 1" into the POS grip.

I found this out the hard way when I decided to hack down a small tree with it.

Destroyed the knife. No loss. I'm just glad I managed to break it without hurting myself.

Ah, to be a teenager again...
 
My son and I each have (or had) one of those. We received them as freebies at a Saladmaster demonstration.
Mine went to a church youth group garage sale fund-raiser.
 
Confederate said:
(I even love it as an adult, but don't tell anyone.)
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Your honesty is a great example for all of us, brother.

"Hello, my name is Confederate, and I like cheap knives..."

It's funny you call these "pimp knives". I bought three very similar knives (two were "Maxum"s) at a garage sale four years ago, and that's what my friends called them. I've held onto two of them, just because they're so funky. They kind of feed my need for something shiny & gaudy. I repeatedly drilled into the handle on one, starting from the butt, and finally hit the tang 1-1/4" from the hilt. The other two had nuts in the pommel, so I assume the tang went all the way through. They may be cheapos, but they sure do polish up nice.

Ironically enough, one of them, with a guard & pommel similar to yours, and a 16" curved blade, took and held a fantastic edge. I gave it to a friend of ours, thinking she'd make it a wallhanger. She loves it - she carved their turkey with it at thanksgiving that year, and every year since. :rolleyes:

thx - cpr
 
I don't know how much punishment the knife would take, but the red inserts seem to be just that. If the blade is bolted in place, obviously that would be better; however, it wouldn't surprise me if a well placed whack wouldn't knock the blade out and halfway across the room.

But like I said, it's a nice toy.
 
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