Knives that look better with scratches

[ChazzyP]

Here's that Insingo I mentioned earlier, bought as a user to be just that. I saved almost a couple hundred on it with all the blade scratches and didn't have to give putting it to hard use a second thought. The slabs and Micarta came in very good condition and despite all the scratches the CRK stonewash hides them very well and you have to turn the blade just so to see them and particularly to show them in a pic.

 

[tomsch]

I agree that a CRK looks way better with some use and scratches. New is too boring

 

[22-rimfire]

Personally, I prefer no scratches on my blades if that is possible with use. It really doesn't matter much to me one way or the other quite frankly if it's a blade I use.

 

[sharp_edge]

Honestly no knife looks better with random scratches. To the owner, however, scratches add to his good memory of using the knife, and hence may "look" better to him.

 

[91bravo]

 

[22-rimfire]

.... To the owner, however, scratches add to his good memory of using the knife, and hence may "look" better to him.

Is that like the memories of your favorite hunting dog doing his thing in the outdoors...?

 

[CookieRawwr]

I gave my minty new Busse Fusion Battle Mistress a walloping the other day, the coatings coming off and it has some new wooden inlays on the blade.

 

[ourgon]

Not scratched exactly but fatigued with ferric chloride. Original Perrins look like that very often.

 

[Lapedog]

Not scratched exactly but fatigued with ferric chloride. Original Perrins look like that very often.

Street beat is the best 3.5 inch fixed blade ever designed imho. Perrin is an absolute master of designing small knives with nothing extra, just enough and everything works. Super comfortable to carry too.

 

[SALTY]

Honestly no knife looks better with random scratches. To the owner, however, scratches add to his good memory of using the knife, and hence may "look" better to him.

I agree.

They're not scratches to the owner ... they are Service Stripes!

 

[ourgon]

Street beat is the best 3.5 inch fixed blade ever designed imho. Perrin is an absolute master of designing small knives with nothing extra, just enough and everything works. Super comfortable to carry too.

Yeah, I like his new cooperation with Janich.

 

[Lapedog]

Yeah, I like his new cooperation with Janich.

Yeah I have been looking at that. Perrin is awesome and highly respected. I would kill for the Ban Tang Perrin La Griffe pikal.

 

[ourgon]

 

[Charlie Mike]

Got any pics of that scratched up A2 yet Cm? I know your going too just waiting for those cool pics to show up.

Actually, I reblasted it...



Gonna sell it off in favor of something with better geometry.

 

[goldie]

^ U think that crossguard is a little large and might get in the way ?

 

[Charlie Mike]

^ U think that crossguard is a little large and might get in the way ?

Quite the opposite, it will make an excellent retention point for a kydex.

 

[goldie]

never thought of that should work good ...

 

[Lapedog]

Quite the opposite, it will make an excellent retention point for a kydex.

You better sharpen up that swedge nice and good.

 

[Charlie Mike]

You better sharpen up that swedge nice and good.

Probably already is

 

[W. Anderson]

Actually, I reblasted it...

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Gonna sell it off in favor of something with better geometry.

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The hunt never ends.