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buzzbomb

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i bought a knife at a store that is no longer going to carry knives for $11. it looked pretty cool and figured it was worth it. im wanting to know who makes it and what its name is? it is just a solid flat piece of steel with the handle kinda just ground out of the steel. it is similar to a throwing knife. the blade portion is about 2 1/2 in long and is serrated on the top. one side of the knife says japan and the other says g.sakai . it has a lanyard with a 2 in piece of white foam on it. i wanted to post a pic but i guess you cant do that on here.i know its not much to go on but i thought i would give it a shot. your help would be much appreciated! thanks
 
buzzbomb said:
i bought a knife at a store that is no longer going to carry knives for $11. it looked pretty cool and figured it was worth it. im wanting to know who makes it and what its name is? it is just a solid flat piece of steel with the handle kinda just ground out of the steel. it is similar to a throwing knife. the blade portion is about 2 1/2 in long and is serrated on the top. one side of the knife says japan and the other says g.sakai . it has a lanyard with a 2 in piece of white foam on it. i wanted to post a pic but i guess you cant do that on here.i know its not much to go on but i thought i would give it a shot. your help would be much appreciated! thanks
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Do you have a picture?
 
Hi Buzzbomb,

If it says G.Sakai on it, it's probably pretty good quality. G.Sakai is a knife maker in Seki-City Japan. They have a very good reputation.

The price seems unusually low for a G.Sakai piece, but it's probably a close out.

More info would be needed to determine a model name.

sal
 
yes it was 75% off. i got a cuda max for $52 at the same place. they are really wanting rid of the whole knife bit.
 
I don't know about imagevenue, but Photo Bucket is very easy to use and free. You can place your knife on a scanner or photograph it. Upload the image to photobucket. Then cut-and-paste the photobucket file name into your discussion topic.

-Bob
 
click on one of the browse buttons, find your picture and select it, choose safe for work, then send file. You then get sent to a page with your uploaded picture, the second (IIRC) text box has a preformatted link that will display the picture on bladeforums when you paste it into a post.
 
I think anyone who knows that knife will recognize it by your photos. And you've successfully figured out how to post photos on the forums.

Here're some additional tips:
Don't use the flash when photographing knives.
For close-ups of particular features, markings, and stamps the most consistent and useable results are aquired by placing the knife on a flatbed scanner.

Sorry I can't help ID your knife...

Best Wishes,
-Bob
 
Hi Buzzbomb.

The knife was made by G.Sakai and imported by Spyderco. Mid to late 90's.

It was part of a series that included several folders and fixed blades. "Archistrials" was the designation from the designer. I don't remember, at the moment, the name of the Japanese custom maker that designed the series (senior moment ;) ) If I think of it I'll let you know.

The fixed blade version that you have was the "dive knife" version.

As I remember, the folders and fixed versions had micarta handles and blade steel was ATS. the Dive version had no scales and used AUS-6.

sal
 
i really appreciate all you guys info on the knife and picture taking tips! sal i dont think it was a "senior moment" its just so much wisdom in one place things get a lil mixed up sometimes. ha! if you do think of the name i would love the info. thanks again
 
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