The BladeForums.com 2024 Traditional Knife is ready to order! See this thread for details:
https://www.bladeforums.com/threads/bladeforums-2024-traditional-knife.2003187/
Price is $300 $250 ea (shipped within CONUS). If you live outside the US, I will contact you after your order for extra shipping charges.
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You know, you may be right. Without going and checking a bunch of others, I can't dispute that. I may be thinking of another brand(s). I know some of my old german knives used 2 pins. Either way, what they did looks totally adequate.
Rats!
Just a guess, but the L for lockback and the 111 for the last three digits of the pattern name, meaning a single blade from 2011.
Try $239.99.
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Well, that shouldn't really be surprising. The single blade 74's and 47's were bringing mid three hundreds out of the gate and basically still are. These will probably go up once folks find out the Rosewood's are a relatively small run.
I would have assumed sight unseen that I'd have preferred the bocote wood (The actual bullet trapper just doesn't appeal to me as much), but boy, once I saw that rosewood finished, I was smitten.
I agree with Modoc ED for the most part. I've been storing carbon steel knives with good results for 35 plus years. The oils he mentioned are all good. Mineral oil is all natural, clear, food safe, and doesn't become rancid. Many custom knife makers use it exclusively. It is good to put on handle materials as well to help preserve them, especially stag, ivory, and bone. I do the opposite and coat the outside and blades with mineral oil, and use Rem Oil on the joints as it contains teflon and reduces friction. A drop of Benchmade Blue Lube seems to smooth the joints as well. You don't need any special snake oils to maintain them. I personally don't like to use zip lock bags. I keep them in the tubes and store them in plastic ammo boxes, as they fit upright and store well. I do a check on mine maybe once or twice a year. The oil is still typically in place. The only issue sometimes is the brass may oxidize.
If I wanted to have good feelings about preserving a 1095 knife for long term storage, I would probably apply beeswax to the surfaces I was concerned about (including the inside and outside of the back spring.
Oh I agree, desiccant's are a good thing. My knives are stored in a climate controlled situation, but I use desiccant's for other things. If you go to your local pharmacist, they get hundreds of them every day in boxes of drugs. If you ask, they will probably fill you a bag or box at no charge as they just throw them away.
Beeswax or Renwax would do the job, but will be a bitch to get off after sitting for a long time. You don't have to submerge a knife, just a light coating will suffice. Clean, cool and dry (no moisture) is key for most metals.
