Pattada

[stabman]

Went out today looking for a police badge holder at the local police and security supply store.
Oddly, they didn't have any of those in stock.

Did find a patch I had been looking at online though, and being sold for less than shipping would have cost.

On the way home, I stopped at a pawn shop right in the heart of Crackville; seriously, this area is really well known as a hub for crack. The pawn shop though is not owned by people on crack, and they usually price their knives rather high, having found prices on the internet that I generally don't want to pay.

This time though, the price tag had fallen off of a cool little knife...a Pattada!
Got it for $25, which ain't too bad.

So without further ado, here are my finds of the day:

There is some paper towel lint on the handle, as the mineral oil I soaked the knife in was still making things stick to it a bit.

 

[jbmonkey]

nice find. wish pawn shops round here had interesting stuff.

 

[stabman]

nice find. wish pawn shops round here had interesting stuff.

There's enough times that nothing good can be found around here.
I just had the idea to check it out pop into my head after I grabbed a coffee...guess it was meant to be.

 

[jbmonkey]

There's enough times that nothing good can be found around here.
I just had the idea to check it out pop into my head after I grabbed a coffee...guess it was meant to be.

true. i meant more the folks around my town have terrible taste in things and so there is nothing ever interesting stolen and pawned or the occasional and rare actual owner pawned.

 

[stabman]

true. i meant more the folks around my town have terrible taste in things and so there is nothing ever interesting stolen and pawned or the occasional and rare actual owner pawned.

Gotcha.

 

[Hickory n steel]

I guess going to that area payed off.

 

[stabman]

I guess going to that area payed off.

This time it did.

 

[Wowbagger]

Is that stainless ? Any idea what kind of steel ?
I say stainless because from reading about pattadas on Spyderco.com I seem to remember those are used around boats or fishermen use them.

 

[Hickory n steel]

This time it did.

Almost makes going to that part of town seem like a good idea , ahh the things we do for knives

 

[stabman]

Is that stainless ? Any idea what kind of steel ?
I say stainless because from reading about pattadas on Spyderco.com I seem to remember those are used around boats or fishermen use them.

Pretty sure this one is stainless.
No idea as to the exact steel though; when I tried going to the manufacturers site, it was all glitchy.

Almost makes going to that part of town seem like a good idea , ahh the things we do for knives

As long as it ends up with a neat new knife, it's all worth it!

 

[G. Scott H.]

I say pah-tay-dah, you say pah-tah-dah.

 

[stabman]

I say pah-tay-dah, you say pah-tah-dah.

I'll see that, and raise you one...Hakuna Pattada.

From now on, anytime that song shows up around you, you'll hear the correct, originally intended lyrics.
"Hakuna Pattada, ain't no passing craze..."

 

[Velitrius]

Boys, you're neglecting the finer animals here...

Hip-Pattada-mus:

 

[Chris "Anagarika"]

Is that stainless ? Any idea what kind of steel ?
I say stainless because from reading about pattadas on Spyderco.com I seem to remember those are used around boats or fishermen use them.

The last picture says INOX = Stainless. I guess it is.

 

[jackknife]

The Sardinian Resolza pattern of knife is very handy on fish and small game. In fact, it's a pretty good all around pocketknife. Here's one made by Senior Salvatore Usai of Sardinia. Over the past several years it proven itself as a great little fishing knife from Sierra Nevada trout to Atlantic Ocean striped bass. Blade is 12C27 and handle is rams horn. Apparently goats are as populous as people in Sardinia, so goat/rams horn is a common handle material.



When I first got it, we had a bunch of fresh Atlantic sardines to clean for the BBQ grill. The resoles did the cleaning like a champ.


After;


Doesn't do bad on cheese either!


I've always thought it a shame that this pattern never got more attention in this country. It's a great little knife for a lot of different roles.

 

[stabman]

Boys, you're neglecting the finer animals here...

Hip-Pattada-mus:

I've always thought it a shame that this pattern never got more attention in this country. It's a great little knife for a lot of different roles.

I think it might be more popular with the addition of a slip-joint feature...people don't always want to trust friction alone.

And look at that, I just found a version with slip-joint construction...damn you internet!!!

 

[jackknife]

I think it might be more popular with the addition of a slip-joint feature...people don't always want to trust friction alone.

And look at that, I just found a version with slip-joint construction...damn you internet!!!

It's the friction folder build that I love so much. Sooo easy for ahold man with arthritis but good enough or the job of cutting. The dynamic forces of the cutting action is what keeps the blade open on the resoles, Spanish Taramundi, Japanese Higonokami, and the Opinel before they added the un-needed locking ring in 1955. Just peen the pivot rivet once in a while and it stays open very well. And it won't snap shut like a slip joint.

I've come to actually like the friction folder better than a slip joint.

 

[stabman]

It's the friction folder build that I love so much. Sooo easy for ahold man with arthritis but good enough or the job of cutting. The dynamic forces of the cutting action is what keeps the blade open on the resoles, Spanish Taramundi, Japanese Higonokami, and the Opinel before they added the un-needed locking ring in 1955. Just peen the pivot rivet once in a while and it stays open very well. And it won't snap shut like a slip joint.

I've come to actually like the friction folder better than a slip joint.

There are advantages to each design.
I'll have to compare and contrast the slip-joint and friction folder versions to see which I end up preferring for use.

 

[RayseM]

The Salvatore Usai and the thread leading Pattada are two beauties I would be happy
to own and use. Great find stabman

Ray