My Very Small Traditional Collection.

BladeChick777

BladeChick777

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Okay Guys, So I Don't Have Pics, I Don't Have A Camera To Take Said Pics With Lol.

So I'm Just Going To Share the Info On My Knives.

I've Come To Love Traditional Slip Joints And Folders. I Have An SAK Or Two As Well.

The Ones That Have Modifications Had Broken Or Chipped Blades When They Came To Me. I've Become Addicted To Modifying And Cleaning Up Knives, And The Classics Are One Of My Favorites.

So Here's My Small Inferior Collection(Compared To Those Of You Who Have So Many Great Knives).


SAK's
Victorinox:
Victorinox Super Tinker, Red, In Leather Button Clasp Pouch - Such A Cool Knife I Just Had To Share It.

Winchester:
Winchester - Silver - Little SAK - Like The Vic. Classic - Does Have Light Marking From Being In A Tote For Most Of It's Life. - This Thing Is Now On My Keys, I Have Come To Love It.

Winchester Money Clip - Little SAK - Comes With Wharnecliff Knife Blade - And A Nail File. (If I Had Money For It To Hold I'm Sure It Would Serve Me Well Lol.

Multi Tools:
Winchester Multi Tool - From A Five Piece Set - Has - Large Plain Blade - Large Serrated Blade - Pliers - Phillips Head Screwdriver - Flat Head Screwdriver - Small Plain Blade - Bottle/Can Opener - Has Ruler Marks On The Handles - And Has Five Screwdriver Bits It Came With Which I Just Threw In My Tool Box - Comes In A Nylon Sheath. - Not Too Into Multi Tools But I Do Have To Say This One Is A Decent One - Not Comparable To A Leatherman Of Course, But Not Many Are.

Slip Joints:
Schrade:
Schrade Old Timer 93OT - Great Shape Besides That The Small Blades Tip Is Now Fixed And Is Kind Of Like A Blunt Tip, Sharp.

Schrade Old Timer 34OT - This Thing Is Old. It Has Several Spots On Every Blade, Although I Was Able To Get Most Of The Rust Off. The Main Blade Is Now A Tanto.

Schrade Old Timer 34OT(Yes I Have Two) - This Thing Is Also Old, Does Have Some Spotting - I Was Able To Remove Most Rust - The Wharnie Blade Now Has A Slight Tanto Look.

Schrade Stockman In Mother Of Pearl And Faux Turquoise - Has Some Fancy Filework, This Thing Is Gorgeous.

Barlows:
Ka-Bar 1013 Barlow Slipjoint - GREAT Condition - Very Light Spotting But It's Not Rust.

Vintage Sabre Barlow - Says "Sabre Brand" On Back Bolster, And "Barlow" On The Front Bolster. Has The Bolsters On The Blade End Of The Knife. Big Blade Says:
"Sabre
Japan
608"
Big Blade Was Made Into A Blunt Tip. - May Reprofile It Into A Normal Point, But Not Sure.
Small Blade Says Nothing. Cool Knife But I Don't Really Know Anything About It.

Don't Know Much About The Following:
Little Unknown Slipjoint - Has Spots On Blade, And The Handle Has Spots - It's Yellow And Black, Covered In Clear Plastic. Although It's Probably Nothing Impressive, It Is Kind Of Cool Though.

Boker Tree Brand Slip Joint - Pretty Rare - 9023 - I Can't Find It Anywhere. - It's In Good Condition Couple Of Spots On The Blades - Two Blades Same Side - Amber Bone - Has A Shield On The Handle - Not The Circular Or Oval One - But One In The Shape Of An Actual Shield - USA Made - Sweet Little Knife.

Colonial Slipjoint - Cannot Find Any Info On This Either. - Says
"Colonial
Prov. RL
Pat. Pend."
On The Big Blade, On The Smaller Blade It Says "U.S.A." Reminds Me Of Barlow Style Blades, But It's Not A Barlow, Has Black Bone Handles And Silver Bolsters On Both Ends, Blades Are On The Same Side, And The Plaque On The Handle Doesn't Say Anything. Pins In The Scales. This Is Obviously Old. Spotting On Blades. - This Is A Personal Favorite.

Traditional Locking Folders:
Cool Celaya Albacete Inox Spanish Made Knife - It's The One With The Mango Wood Handles, Which In Spanish Is :
A large evergreen tropical tree cultivated for its large oval fruit
Yeah, I'm Just Learning Stuff Lol.
It Has The Silver Bolsters And The Odd Locking System.
It's The One With The 8cm Handle. And The 6 3/4cm Blade. 5 1/4 In. OAL. Awesome Little Knife - Great Condition.

Like I Said, It's Inferior, And Not Really Anything To Show Off, But I Think I'm Doing A Good Start So Far.

I Have Some I Would Really Like To Get.

Thanks For Looking!:D
 
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Well, personally I wouldn't apologize for any of those knives. It sounds to me like you are well on your way to having a nice collection.

Sometimes the best thing about a "traditional" is the story behind it, not what it cost or who made it. That's the stuff for me. I can buy the knives I want, but can't give them the love that someone else did that may have carried it or used it for a few years.

One of my most prized knives is an old Kutco Barlow that my grandfather bought back in the '30s sometime, and at that time was probably about a buck or slightly under. It was so inexpensive the bolsters are made from steel!

Congrats on your collection. It just gets better.

Robert
 
I'd Have To Say My Two Favorites Of The Collection Are My Ka-Bar Barlow, And My Colonial Knife, They Are Always Finding Some Way To End Up In My Hands. And That Sounds Like A Mighty Fine Knife. I Don't Really Have Any Grandfathers... Well I Mean I Do, But The One Passed Long Before I Was Even Thought Of, And The Other Left When My Mom Was Just A Little Baby, So That Was 53 Years Ago. I Do However, Have My Grandpa Who Passed's Old Coin Collection, A Pretty Large One And Very Nice, I Thought Of Getting Rid Of It Once Or Twice, But It Nearly Tore Me Apart, So It Sits. I Know My Step Grandfather Was In World War II, And I'm Not Sure If He Had Any Super Cool Momentos, If He Did, He Certainly Never Gave Me Any, Nor Did He Show Them To Me.

I Was Never Close To Him, He Just Wasn't Someone To Really Be Close To. A Lot Of My Family I Really Don't Know Much About. My Mom Is My Main Woman In My Life Though And It Will Always Be That Way.
 
It sounds like you have a pretty good collection there. I have had a traditional knife (stockman) in my pocket for a few weeks. I still carry a modern one hand folder in case of emergencies at work (i have a fairly dangerous job) but have not found the lack of a lock, or non-super steel to hinder me in my daily cutting needs.

You can get a pretty good knife for cheap by buying broken or used up slipjoints and with a little oil in the joint and sharpening, maybe reshaping a blade or two, have a user with a lot of years left in it.
 
Welcome to traditional pocket knives, BladeChick. There's some great people here to learn from, hope you'll pull up a chair by the stove and hang out for a while. It's a friendly place.

Carl.
 
All journeys begin with the first step and each of us here has been there, done that...

You've made a good start and there's no telling where that passion will lead.

Welcome to our little corner of the traditional knife world.
 
Welcome to the little section of BF that I favor most. You have a nice start to a collection there Jess. Hang out here long and it will grow and grow and well you get the point. I have a new slippie on the way as I type this. :thumbup:
 
Welcome aboard Bladechick! Got to like a collection with Shrade Stockmans and good old barlows in it! It all sounds nice!
 
Hi,

A hearty welcome from me too! You have a nice sounding collection! It's a fine group of pocket knives that working people used to build their everyday world.

I have a 34OT too that I favor, I grew up totin' one of them. I'm jealous of the Kabar Barlow, I need to find one. And Bokers are just fine knives. Does your Colonial look like this

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They made a lot of the small Jack knife pattern. They were inexpensive, but had good carbon steel blades.

Dale
 
Those are some good knives you have Bladechick:thumbup:

I'm not seeing many very young folks these days that has a love for knives like you do.
Its great to see young people as yourself keeping the tradition alive:thumbup:
 
And Thank You Guys Very Much.
And My Colonial Looks Similar To That, The Main Blade Is Thicker. And The Small Blade Is Longer, And It's Black Bone Handle.
 
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