Shouldn't every Friday be "Black Friday"

[5K Qs]

This week I've been carrying these two somewhat stygian samples: a black Victorinox Spartan (thanks, Paul) and a Kingston cattle knife (thanks, Mark).




- GT

 

[Modoc ED]

Well used 2007 manufactured Ebony UN-X-LD Scout Trapper

 

[bigfish64]

This week I've been carrying these two somewhat stygian samples: a black Victorinox Spartan (thanks, Paul) and a Kingston cattle knife (thanks, Mark).
View attachment 1637473

View attachment 1637472

- GT

Beautiful “very dark” knives Gary, and you had me Googling again!

 

[bigfish64]

I’d be fine if Boker did a few more Barlows with a spear blade. I like this one.

 

[JohnDF]

I didn't even know they had spear blades... I really like it.

 

[5K Qs]

Beautiful “very dark” knives Gary, and you had me Googling again!

Thanks, Todd. When I was a kid, I loved reading Greek and Roman mythology from a book that I think my maternal grandmother used when she was in school. Even in college, although I was a math and science guy, I managed to make room for a Classical Mythology course. Because of those strange interests, I'm familiar with some of the vocabulary that has been derived from mythology, like "stygian" from the River Styx, the major river in the Greek (I think) underworld.

Your spearpoint Böker Barlow is a Black Beauty (another literary reference from the math geek )!

- GT

 

[bigfish64]

I didn't even know they had spear blades... I really like it.

Thanks John. It’s Bog Oak and it’s been a bit of a project. It had blade play, and I fixed that but now it’s not centered. Trying to fix the centering has brought back the blade play! None of which keeps me from carrying and using it though.

Thanks, Todd. When I was a kid, I loved reading Greek and Roman mythology from a book that I think my maternal grandmother used when she was in school. Even in college, although I was a math and science guy, I managed to make room for a Classical Mythology course. Because of those strange interests, I'm familiar with some of the vocabulary that has been derived from mythology, like "stygian" from the River Styx, the major river in the Greek (I think) underworld.

Your spearpoint Böker Barlow is a Black Beauty (another literary reference from the math geek )!

- GT

Thanks Gary, I didn’t have to Google that one!

 

[5K Qs]

...
Thanks Gary, I didn’t have to Google that one!

- GT

 

[JohnDF]

Trying to fix the centering has brought back the blade play!

Keep chasing it.

 

[RBB2]

 

[JohnDF]

That's a Box O Goodness.

 

[Sventhelumberjack]

Wonderful collection Sir, that looks like they actually get carried, used and enjoyed! Are the three down the left side all variations on the 99 pattern?

 

[Spaten]

I had this one with me yesterday, and it’s still in my pocket today.

 

[lentuk]

https://imgur.com/0ADKXKa

 

[Pt-Luso]

 

[5K Qs]

A quartet of Dark Knives for me this week.
Chinese Imperial Medium stockman, shown in a family photo (thanks, Mark):

An American Imperial Kamp-King:


A Cold Steel Kudu:


Lam Jack, my 2017 horn Guardians Lambsfoot (thanks, @mrknife ):


- GT

 

[screened porch]

Walden Knife Co. before E C Simmons bought them in 1903, judging by the lack of an EC Simmons stamp (E C Simmons weren't very bashful with their stamp).

It's a stabber jack, per Levine. A poor man's folding Bowie, and yet this is an unusually well made example.

 

[mbkr]

 

[JOELSM]

Updated collection showing AB and Ebony.

 

[SteveC]