Lost Knives

oddball9971

oddball9971

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Was not really sure where this post belongs, so I apologize if this is the wrong place.

Long story short I lost a sleeve of 4 of my knives while on vacation in OBX. I have contacted the rental place to see if anyone turned them in and no dice. I have contacted local pawn shops in the off chance someone is trying to sell them for a quick buck and posted on some other sites. I am just asking for folks to keep an eye out if you see any of these in the wild.

REALLY torn up over the DUK and Transient, those were probably my favorite knives…

Kody Eutsler DUK micarta bolsterlock.

HMC Transient Nichols sanmai blade, black micarta handles.

Strider SnG CC tiger stripe blade green scales

PDW Invictus battleship gray



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Ouch, those aren’t easy to lose. Hopefully they find their way back to you, if you haven’t already, give up looking or thinking about them for a day or two and they might just appear in a place you couldn’t imagine them being when you were looking.
 
Sorry to hear of your loss oddball. I'm sure that such a thing is the fear of all knife enthusiasts. I hope you're able to recover them.

The following is not necessarily directed at you oddball, it's just some thoughts on the subject of lost/stolen knives, and based on personal experience trying to help family and friends recover stolen property over the years.

The simple fact is, if knives are lost or stolen, and you see them online, or at a pawn shop, the only way you're likely to get them back is if you buy them.

Cops-

If you try to report the theft of property to the cops, they are going to need some kind of proof that you are actually the lawful owner. That's hard to prove with knives. Even if you have pictures, pictures aren't proof. Cops know that people can lift pics off the internet, and it's certainly possible for a person to have pics of a knife that they sold. I'm sure cops deal with all kinds of scammers, they aren't going to just take your word.

But all that assumes that the cops will show any interest at all. That isn't a knock against the cops, it's simply a matter of the cops having a huge back log of theft cases, with new ones coming in every day, with some being high-dollar items. In some places, if the dollar value does not reach a certain level (petty theft), they won't show any interest at all.

I don't know how many stories I've seen of people tracking down their stolen property online, sometimes expensive stuff, sometimes they know exactly where the items are due to GPS trackers in the items, and the cops still do nothing.

Of course if it's a large valuable collection, and you have paperwork/receipts/insurance records, etc, then the cops might be more likely to take a theft report and follow up if you can track the knives down. Maybe.

Pawn shops-

If you see your knife/knives in a pawn shop, you're faced with the same issues. The pawn shop owner isn't going to take your word for it. Even if the knife has your name and DOB engraved on it, that just proves that you owned it at some point, it doesn't prove that you didn't sell it or lose it in a card game, etc. The pawn shop owner paid money for those knives, they aren't going to just hand them over on the word of a total stranger.

And if you called the cops and told them you found your lost/stolen knives in a pawn shop, they aren't likely to do anything for all the reasons I already listed. They would probably tell you that it's a civil matter.

Internet-

When it comes to Craigslist/Ebay/Facebook/etc, same thing. How can you prove that you are/were the current lawful owner?

Of course if you see them being sold online you might be able to inform others on the same website that the knives were lost/stolen, and that could prevent the thieves from profiting from their sale, but only if people are inclined to believe you.

Again, if you see your lost or stolen knives somewhere, your best chance of recovery is to buy them back.

Like I said, these thoughts are based on personal experience. I don't presume to speak for all of law enforcement. Perhaps it's different in some places.

Sorry to be such a downer. Keep a close eye on your knives. Thieves suck ☹️.
 
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I do have an update! After MANY attempts with the rental place I actually contacted the Currituck County Sheriff's office based on a suggestion that perhaps the current renters or cleaning crew turned them into the police. That led me to providing a description of everything lost and they filed a report. Long story short a deputy checked at the house and confirmed the renters have found my items. The rental manager was supposed to collect the items after that and I am to keep the Sheriff's department informed if I get everything.

I'm not holding my breath until I have the items in hand but this is great news. Honestly I am surprised and I had pretty low expectations but this is good news for now.

I did call the rental folks again and got a little sass from the lady about "this not being procedure" but I called THEM a bunch and I felt like they were kind of blowing me off...but oh well, making progress
 
EDITED: Glad you got your knives back.
Before some of us call others thieves. I got a few questions.
1. Were these lost or fell from your pack or were you robbed?
2. If you found a knife with no phone number or way to return to owner. Would you keep the knife or sell it?
Or leave it on the ground?
I get it sucks royally to lost those knives and I hope something comes up.
I just hate to think that if for example I found a knife on the ground and took it. I would be labeled a thief. Especially when there is no way to return it to the proper owner.
My suggestions to other members are as follows.
1. Write down some contact info and insert it in your sheath or carry case. Someone may be a good samaritan and return it.
2. Don't take more knives than you need. That way if this happens. You are only out of one or 2 knives instead of 4 or 5.
3. Carry budget knives if losing an expensive knife(S) is gonna bother you and put you in the hole financially.
I lost a Benchmade Griptillian my mother bought me 4 years ago in the woods.
I spent 5 hours looking for it and eventually stepped in a hornets nest and got stung 20 times.
I feel your pain and I hope somehow they get returned to you. I just have a bit of a beef with some posters calling people thieves.
Who find a knife or bag of pot or whatever laying on the ground with no way of knowing how to return it to the original owner.
 
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