Lakota Knives?

crosman177

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http://www.lakotaknife.com/

I am shocked, I just did a search through the forums and found VERY little on Lakota??

I just picked up the Falcon w/she3ath, For cheap.
The quality is wicked, very tight snap lock. I am quite happy with it.

Anyone else got any Lakotas? Share your story.

Lakota 275 Falcon
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I have seen some at shows before, but mostly flea markets. I did not pick any up to look at them, but as I recall they were priced between 25-45 dollars. As far as quality? they did resemble chinese knockoffs, but I really do not know anything else (quality, fit, ect.) about them.

can anyone shed any light on these?
 
Rev,

Lakota was a well regarded tactical knife brand during the 1980s. They used to be popular with law enforcement and were priced somewhere around $100.00.

These are hard use heavy duty folders and certainly not chinese knockoffs. If anything, the chinese knocked off the Lakota.

n2s
 
If I'm not mistaken, the Lakota knives were made by Moki in Japan, and were of very high quality. I believe the blade steel was AUS8A(which, at the time was considered super quality for stainless). The marketing thing with the Lakota knives was the way the handles were shaped. You could set them down, and they would stand up on their own, due to the bolster and handle shape. I would love to find a few more of them, since I currently do not own one. They are quality knives.
 
I have not owned one of their folders, but I currently have the Hawk and until recently had the fin'wing. I purchased both of these around 20 years ago and can say without a doubt, their quality is very high. Although their sales pitch of being able to "stand up" was a little gimmicky, their handle shape is not. I found the Hawk so comfortable that I make my own copy using better steel and ground thinner than the original. My only complaint with the Hawk is that is very heavy. The bolster is a chunck of stainless and the blade is about 5mm thick. If one needs a VERY stout short blade, one would be hard pressed to find a better knife for the money.
 
Originally designed and owned by Phil Hoffman in the 80's. Excellent quality super heavy duty folders in the Hawk and ProHawk. Also made some very nice smaller folders and a couple of nice fixed blades. Hoffman sold the company at some point and later started Condor knives. If you compare the two, you will notice a lot of similarities. The Condors were very good knives although the majority were made with Zytel handles and codura sheaths to keep the price down. They made a few with beautiful gray micarta handles and even a few with stag. I don't know if they had a problem with marketing or what but they did not sell very well and were eventually bought by Blackjack and were a fatal victim of that company's mismanagement. Lakota quickly went south after Hoffman originally sold out and whoever owned them either stopped making them completely or severely cut back on production. A couple of years back I got an email from the guy who bought Lakota asking if I knew anything about the history of the company and I told him pretty much what is here. He seemed really enthusiastic and it Looks as if he has gotten them back on the right track.

phantom4
 
Own several of their fixed blades, like the Condor and Hawk, and one folder, the Lil Hawk, for the reasons mentioned. You could set the knife down without the edge touching the ground. The ergo's were very good for the curved shape, and the steel held an edge quite well.

I'm surprised they no longer make the Condor, it was a pretty decent field knife.
 
Found this old thread when I googled "Lakota knives". Just re-discovered that I own one, and wanted some background on it. It's a small, brushed SS lockback, engraved in gold with a pair of flying ducks on both sides. It's one of a pair I got for my brother and me when he served as best man at my wedding. Mine still has the verrry sharp factory edge. I never carried it because it always felt a bit special. The paperwork that came with it indicates it was sold by Brunton, the compass manufacturer.
 
HydroPhile said:
Found this old thread when I googled "Lakota knives". Just re-discovered that I own one, and wanted some background on it. It's a small, brushed SS lockback, engraved in gold with a pair of flying ducks on both sides. It's one of a pair I got for my brother and me when he served as best man at my wedding. Mine still has the verrry sharp factory edge. I never carried it because it always felt a bit special. The paperwork that came with it indicates it was sold by Brunton, the compass manufacturer.
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http://blackjack.0catch.com/pages/condor.htm

Yes the thread is very old ,,,

1234,,,:)
 
Why resurrect a thread from 2003 - you are allowed to start a new thread you know (not least because there is a dead link in the old thread)?
 
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