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Lots of bangers in the lineup!All but six of my folders…
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The BladeForums.com 2024 Traditional Knife is ready to order! See this thread for details:
https://www.bladeforums.com/threads/bladeforums-2024-traditional-knife.2003187/
Price is $300 $250 ea (shipped within CONUS). If you live outside the US, I will contact you after your order for extra shipping charges.
Order here: https://www.bladeforums.com/help/2024-traditional/ - Order as many as you like, we have plenty.
Lots of bangers in the lineup!All but six of my folders…
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Amazing stuff. That Aquanaut never gets old eitherFirst are my CRK Mnandi's. Next photo shows my customs (slipjoints and moderns). Here are the names/makers and details of the customs. I have 5 William Henry's not shown here.
1) Top row far left is a full custom K’roo @willemokelly prototype Stout Sheepsfoot Sleeveboard Jack, with hollow ground N690 blade with stippled upper edge, and teal canvas Micarta covers with lightning bolt shield;
2) Top row next is a full custom linerlock “Mini-Yakuza” by Chuck Gedraitis, featuring a modified tanto blade in Vegas Forge razor wire SS Damascus, lustrous (and luscious) patinated copper bolsters, and black lip mother-of-pearl scales;
3) Top row next is a full custom slip joint by @alan_davis_knives and has a spear point blade in Vegas Forge carbon Damascus and hand-carved Elk Horn cover;
4) Top row far right is the full custom Michael J. Smith “Conqueror” linerlock, featuring a Damascus blade and hand-filed Damascus backspacer by Mike Norris, hand blued and jeweled liners, gorgeous Robert Eggerling fire-blued mosaic Damascus bolsters, and presentation-grade mother-of-pearl scales;
5) Bottom row far left is the full custom slip joint by @v.balistreri.knives and features a Munin Damasteel Wharncliffe blade and Woolly Mammoth ivory covers with a brass mosaic shield;
6) Bottom row next is another full custom by maestro Vincenzo Balistreri, and displays a spear point blade in polished Damasteel and solid Timascus covers with a Damasteel shield;
7) Bottom row next is a full custom slip joint by Joel Chamblin and has a hand-rubbed satin finish blade of CPM 154 in a modified Wharncliffe pattern with a harpoon swedge, and lightning strike carbon fiber covers;
8) Bottom row far right is my Deviant Blades “Sleek Mini” full custom liner lock by Belgian maker Filip De Leeuh, featuring a modified Persian blade in exotic Stellite 6K dendritic cobalt and scales of solid Zircuti twist (the opening scallop shows the thickness of the scales).
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Thanks so very much. I really appreciate the sentiment. I got 3 of them off the exchange.Amazing stuff. That Aquanaut never gets old eitherThat platan/basketweave Mnandi is the best variant of that knife that I've seen IMO!
My favorite pattern! Still hunting a gec #16, maybe some dayThe canoes
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I think a Mnandi would be a nice addition...Chris Reeve Knives Collection Current Status
If you have a Crosshatch or Paisley Sebenza and want a good chunk of $ (I will give you a serious offer) or to trade, hmu!
The GEC 16 is on my list as well. It's going to be a tough find. That's the fun part of building a canoe collection. It's the thrill of the hunt.My favorite pattern! Still hunting a gec #16, maybe some day![]()
That one bayonet looks like a mauser, but what about the other?