Kopas and More Kopas

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I believe this is the entire collection. :D

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Vege, great looking collection.


Years ago the Kopa knife did not "meet my fancy" but now, I love them!



Must be real fun trying to collect the whole series!
 
bh49 said:
Congrats.
Must feels good:):D:p
Now you need few extras for EDC
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I have an extra jigged bone Kopa, but it's up for sale. I had to buy it in a package deal to get a jigged bone Kiwi I was looking for. I like the ergonomics of the Kopa, but lock backs just aren't my thing for EDC.
 
Nice collection. If you had to give them all away but could keep only 2, which ones would you keep and why?
 
hiredgun said:
Nice collection. If you had to give them all away but could keep only 2, which ones would you keep and why?
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Well, I'm a sucker for pearl, so the Pearl/Abalone would be one, and Black Quince would probably be the other. I can tell you though, the Cocobolo and Black Micarta are definitely the most difficult to find.
 
Glad I was able to help out on completing the collection :thumbup:. The Kopa is a great knife.

Kurt
 
Thanks.
I'm trying to decide between those 2 knives - the MOP and Abalone, and the inverse. I think I like the one on the far right of your picture. Which do you prefer the looks of in person?
 
Vege-Taco said:
I like the ergonomics of the Kopa, but lock backs just aren't my thing for EDC.
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What locks do you like/prefer? Why? Why you do not like backlock?
For some reasons this is my favorite lock and I carry Kopa once in a while :).
 
ShooterMcgavin said:
Thanks.
I'm trying to decide between those 2 knives - the MOP and Abalone, and the inverse. I think I like the one on the far right of your picture. Which do you prefer the looks of in person?
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I personally like the MOP/Abalone as it is more elegant looking, less flashy. Realize, though, that MOP is really difficult to photograph. In the picture below it looks bland and silverish. It is really nice in person though.

MOP/Abalone
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Abalone/MOP
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bh49 said:
What locks do you like/prefer? Why? Why you do not like backlock?
For some reasons this is my favorite lock and I carry Kopa once in a while :).
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I like being able to close a knife with one hand. It can be done with a lock back, but it's not an overly safe procedure. :D I suppose I lean toward frame and liner locks, but most of the Axis, Ball and Hawk locks are pretty good as well.
 
Awesome!
Quite the accomplishment considering how scarce each model is getting.

One Spydie I have yet to purchase. I can't afford to buy "just to buy".
Trying to keep the collection small enough where every knife gets some Lovin' in the pocket.
 
Here's a bit of trivia about the stacked wood Kopa. Did you know that each of the two stacked wood scales is actually two separate pieces of laminated wood? I initially thought it was a single stack of laminated wood, but upon closer examination it can be seen that they used two slices of laminate to make each scale.
 
Vege-Taco said:
I personally like the MOP/Abalone as it is more elegant looking, less flashy. Realize, though, that MOP is really difficult to photograph. In the picture below it looks bland and silverish. It is really nice in person though.
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Thank you for the pictures and the opinion.
 
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