Need info about the worth of this push blade

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Jenicide

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I want to get some info about this . The other side has red and yellow deco.
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What do you want it for? (Serious Q)
 
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Yeah the handle raises a little concern, it doesn't look like stuff I'm familiar with.

Is that some sort of convertible knife?
 
I have seen these before. It has a few positions; straight folder and push dagger. The bolsters look of Pakistan origin. Not all Pakistan made knives are bad, but the quality is usually poor. If this is Pakistan, you'll bring a few dollars.
 
Vanguard41xx said:
I have seen these before. It has a few positions; straight folder and push dagger. The bolsters look of Pakistan origin. Not all Pakistan made knives are bad, but the quality is usually poor. If this is Pakistan, you'll bring a few dollars.
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Very few dollars. M-Tech makes one that is better quality (did I just say that?) that you can get online for $6.99.
 
Yup, stainless pakistan. It's heavy and sturdy...cool to look at, and old. That's all I could find out about it.
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i sharpen knives and if someone brings me a knife that says pakistan i'll tell them to take the money they would pay me to sharpen the pakistan knife and add to it and buy a good knife.
 
They do have cool lookin' knives, but again you won't find much about them. Made cheaply, and sent over here. Keep it, and look at it. I suggest you don't use it, becuase the lock might fail and you could hurt yourself.
 
This was given to me by a friend over 10 years ago as protection walking home one night. It has literally sat in a lock box ever since. I'm just getting rid of it all. I want to start a REAL collection.
 
Jenicide said:
I want to start a REAL collection.
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Then you came to the right place! Stick around a little longer and watch your bank account reduce to zero. ;)

I wish I could say you received a warm welcome, but it seems bladeforums is a little snippy at the moment. So anyway, welcome to the sickness! :D
 
Semi-derail but aren't these convertible push-dagger things super dangerous? It just seems like it could easily close on your hand if you tried to actually stab something with it in push form...

Or does it lock pretty securely in both "modes?"
 
If you like that design (folding push dagger), MUCH better quality versions were made in Japan and USA during the early 1980s. They had better steel (usually mirror finished 440C with nice grinds), nicer scales (I had these in polished bone and abalone), and fail safe locks. They didn't make a lot of them but they do come up in the for sale forum about once or twice a year, usually in the $50 - $85 price range for lightly used in Excellent condition. Common brands were: Parker, Taylor, Valor, and Frost.

Your Pakistani knifelike object is made from mystery steel that probably was ineptly tempered and ground, and that lock mechanism is an accident waiting to happen. Early 1980s Pakistani knives were trash, especially the locking folders. Fixed blade quality only improved to somewhat acceptable standards in the mid 1990s. As a novelty or for sentimental reasons you could keep it, but it isn't worth any money. The ten dollar made-in-China knives you see at the flea market tend to be of better quality than the old Pakistani stuff. Sure, you could poke someone with it once, maybe twice, before the lock broke, but a knife like that wouldn't even make a good letter opener. Sorry.

EDITED TO ADD: That being said, I would not at all be surprised if there was a push dagger collector here who would be willing to pay as much as $25 shipped for this in order to round out his collection. I've never seen a Pakistani version of this design before.
 
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Jenicide said:
This was given to me by a friend over 10 years ago as protection walking home one night.
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That's about all it's good for... keeping around in case you need to use a knife for "protection" and then throw it away.
Soft blade steel won't take much of an edge; pretty much only useful as a poking stick.
 
I feel like I'm getting the blunt honesty I was looking for, not a cold receiving...so I'm happy with finding this place ...all good :)
mat_890 said:
Then you came to the right place! Stick around a little longer and watch your bank account reduce to zero. ;)

I wish I could say you received a warm welcome, but it seems bladeforums is a little snippy at the moment. So anyway, welcome to the sickness! :D
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Appletz said:
Semi-derail but aren't these convertible push-dagger things super dangerous? It just seems like it could easily close on your hand if you tried to actually stab something with it in push form...

Or does it lock pretty securely in both "modes?"
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I does lock in both modes and is very sturdy.
 
tyr_shadowblade said:
If you like that design (folding push dagger), MUCH better quality versions were made in Japan and USA during the early 1980s. They had better steel (usually mirror finished 440C with nice grinds), nicer scales (I had these in polished bone and abalone), and fail safe locks. They didn't make a lot of them but they do come up in the for sale forum about once or twice a year, usually in the $50 - $85 price range for lightly used in Excellent condition. Common brands were: Parker, Taylor, Valor, and Frost.

Your Pakistani knifelike object is made from mystery steel that probably was ineptly tempered and ground, and that lock mechanism is an accident waiting to happen. Early 1980s Pakistani knives were trash, especially the locking folders. Fixed blade quality only improved to somewhat acceptable standards in the mid 1990s. As a novelty or for sentimental reasons you could keep it, but it isn't worth any money. The ten dollar made-in-China knives you see at the flea market tend to be of better quality than the old Pakistani stuff. Sure, you could poke someone with it once, maybe twice, before the lock broke, but a knife like that wouldn't even make a good letter opener. Sorry.

EDITED TO ADD: That being said, I would not at all be surprised if there was a push dagger collector here who would be willing to pay as much as $25 shipped for this in order to round out his collection. I've never seen a Pakistani version of this design before.
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I figured as much...and thanks for the info :)
 
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