Kershaw/ZT Picture Thread!!! Let's See Em'!

Consistent with my focus on vintage KAI knives, here's a rare Quince wood handled version of the Kershaw Splinter (1460) w/a 2 7/8" AUS-8A blade that I just received from a seller in Japan:

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The Splinter pairs well with the Kershaw Nakamura (1480) which also has a Quince wood handle but is also noted for its bolster, which reportedly is made w/10 layers of steel, 5 layers of copper colored copper & 4 layers of brass colored copper fused together by a method called "mokume."

The Nakamura also comes w/a 2 7/8" VG10/420J2 clad blade. So, there's a lot going on w/the Nakamura in a very small package:

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Stringjam7 said:
I don't buy Tantos because I hate sharpening them, but I may just have to track that one down. What a gorgeous blade.
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This one has been reground, but whomever did it did a fantastic job of putting on a nice even high hollow grind. The DLC blade one pictured is how it is ground from the factory. They are one of my favorite ZTs.
 
norcalAF said:
This one has been reground, but whomever did it did a fantastic job of putting on a nice even high hollow grind. The DLC blade one pictured is how it is ground from the factory. They are one of my favorite ZTs.
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If you ever find out who did the regrind, please let me know. I'd love to send my 0630, 0801s and several other ZTs over to get a high hollow grind like that.
 
Just arrived in time for Thanksgiving is a vintage set of 3 Kershaw Bowie knives (4070, 4071 & 4072) designed by Dan Harrison, which were made between 1992-1996:

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According to the following article, the handles are not made of plastic but of laminated hardwood that were hand shaped & finished over the hidden tang. I could not find any specific info on the type of blade steel used, which is only referred to as a tool steel.

See: The Kershaw 4070 Series By Dan Harrison

The style of the handle & the brass bolsters & end caps are similar to those found on the Hattori Hunter fixed blade knife series (1029, 1030, 1031 & 1032, 1034 & 1035) that I also own which were made about 20 yrs earlier. See: Kershaw Hattori Hunter Series.

The blades were in good shape but the bolsters were badly tarnished with some corrosion due to being stored in their sheaths but some Brasso & light buffing w/a cotton wheel restored their luster. I also treated the entirety of each knife /w/a light coating of Renaissance wax to help protect them.

This is a matched set that is very lightly engraved with the number 0123, on the back side of each the blades, which is hard to see w/o close examination.

These knives originally came in a cheap vinyl presentation case, which is missing from this set, but those types of cases did not wear well & most that I've seen were falling apart. So, I don't mind not having the case but I've still got to figure out the best way to store them.
 
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Stringjam7 said:
Couldn't resist picking up an 0620 last week (previous owner even put a Monster disk on it). I blame you norcalAF norcalAF . ;) Great looking, handling, feeling folder (even though I don't like Tanto blades). Makes a great companion to my 0630.

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Excellent snag! I'll take full responsibility! They get so smooth once they wear in the washers just a tad.
 
This rare Kershaw 1056 arrived in the mail from Canada yesterday:

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It's a smaller variation of the Kershaw 1050 Field Folder designed by Ichiro Hattori as an adjunct to the Kershaw fixed blade Hunter series.

You can see the 1050 & 1056 compared in the photo below:

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There is one other smaller variation of the 1050 that I'd like to find. It's the clip point 1055 that's even rarer & harder to find than the 1056.

This is a stock picture of it:

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If anyone has a lead to one, please let me know by DM. Thanks!
 
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