I was driving on Route 202N last weekend. Had somewhere to be and couldn't stop. Right near the Jimmy John's hotdog place(slightly above the Route 1 intersection) I saw a sign for a knife store. Don't remember seeing it before. Anyone familar with it?
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Knife store-Route 202 outside Philly
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I may have to check that place out tomorrow. I'm not really that far from Jimmy Johns at all. I googled 'knife shop 202 PA' and came up with this:
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Nice find - the pics make it look like a farmer's market type place though.
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Nice find - the pics make it look like a farmer's market type place though.
Yeah, thats the place. I'm not positive but I think they had a sign up about sharpening knives. I looked at the Booths Corner Directory and couldn't find any knife stores listed. The photos in the add show mainly martial arts,samurai & China cheapy type knives-stuff you'd see at a flea market. Not exactly what I'm interested in but if any lives near there a stops in post a few details.
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If you're driving by, it's probably worth dropping in just to see if they carry anything higher end.
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There's what appears to be a pretty nice store out in Intercourse,PA (near Lancaster). I haven't been there yet but hope to make it out over the summer.
http://www.countryknives.com/default.asp
http://www.countryknives.com/default.asp
I just saw the sign for the 202 knife store yesterday coming home from the airport. It was too late at night to go check them out so i'll have to go this weekend. Looks like their hours have them closing at 5:30, i hate it when retail shops aren't open when people with day jobs can go shop. Stores like this need to be open til 7 or 8. Any way, i'll try and get out there saturday and check it out.
As for country knives they are fantastic, i spent over an hour there playing with any knife i pointed at. i'm happy to pay retail price when the dealer lets you play with $300 zero tolerance knives with no expectation for you to buy one.
As for country knives they are fantastic, i spent over an hour there playing with any knife i pointed at. i'm happy to pay retail price when the dealer lets you play with $300 zero tolerance knives with no expectation for you to buy one.
I just came back from a trip out to 202 Knives. The owner is a nice guy, his store has been around for about a year or so. He has a lot of antiques. As far as new knives he doesn't stock any name brand knives but he will order from his distributor anything that you are looking for. He has a small room of army surplus gear. and an equal sized room of swords. He does not take credit card so bring cash if you are planning on buying from him.
He did have some Nazi paraphernalia in one of his cases which did give me some pause before buying but it's a part of our history so i can't fault him for carrying it.
I picked up an old fruit sampler he had in one of his cases.
He did have some Nazi paraphernalia in one of his cases which did give me some pause before buying but it's a part of our history so i can't fault him for carrying it.
I picked up an old fruit sampler he had in one of his cases.