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My purchases have taken a complete turn toward older or vintage knives as of late. Here are some that have shown up at my door over the past few weeks:
Clockwise from top are a Camillus easy open jack with bail and bone, Pal cutlery easy open jack with imitation bone (auction advertised it as bone, but what are you going to do), Camillus bone handled, spear point barlow, Kabar delrin barlow, and a Kabar with stag handles.
I've really begun liking the easy open teardrop jack pattern, and love these two. I know nothing about Pal cutlery--any info on this one? Here's a close up of the tang:
The other pattern I've always loved is the Barlow (probably because I have early memories of my grandfather carrying a brown handled one). Here are my two new ones:
I buy all of my knives with the intent to carry and use them, but I don't know if I'll be able to carry the Kabar--it showed up in the original box, with the insert, and the actual sales receipt from 1978!
The last one has me clueless. I don't know a thing about these Kabars, let alone the series. This is the only one of these I've ever seen. Almost a cross between an exaggerated teardrop, with the pointed rear bolster, and a barlow, with the long front bolster. Any info on this one would be appreciated also--this may also end up being a safe queen!
I've got to slow down! I have a Camillus pony (peanut) on the way with bone scales, thanks to Dale gifting me a yellow delrin model. I'll have to write up a comparison of early, mid and late model Ponies once it arrives.
Clockwise from top are a Camillus easy open jack with bail and bone, Pal cutlery easy open jack with imitation bone (auction advertised it as bone, but what are you going to do), Camillus bone handled, spear point barlow, Kabar delrin barlow, and a Kabar with stag handles.
I've really begun liking the easy open teardrop jack pattern, and love these two. I know nothing about Pal cutlery--any info on this one? Here's a close up of the tang:
The other pattern I've always loved is the Barlow (probably because I have early memories of my grandfather carrying a brown handled one). Here are my two new ones:
I buy all of my knives with the intent to carry and use them, but I don't know if I'll be able to carry the Kabar--it showed up in the original box, with the insert, and the actual sales receipt from 1978!
The last one has me clueless. I don't know a thing about these Kabars, let alone the series. This is the only one of these I've ever seen. Almost a cross between an exaggerated teardrop, with the pointed rear bolster, and a barlow, with the long front bolster. Any info on this one would be appreciated also--this may also end up being a safe queen!
I've got to slow down! I have a Camillus pony (peanut) on the way with bone scales, thanks to Dale gifting me a yellow delrin model. I'll have to write up a comparison of early, mid and late model Ponies once it arrives.
