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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.
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Traditional and Modern pairings
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Hinderer XM18 vintage series slippy and Halftrack 
The XM18 gives you the option to remove the pocket clip but it’s fresh out of the box and haven’t touched it yet. Hopefullly it’s ok to post here as a traditional. If not my apologies and please remove it or I can
The XM18 gives you the option to remove the pocket clip but it’s fresh out of the box and haven’t touched it yet. Hopefullly it’s ok to post here as a traditional. If not my apologies and please remove it or I can
My latest entry in this thread is of two knives that are very similar yet of two completely different worlds. Both sport modern steel, both have rather modern handles ( not wood, plastic or bone). The Buck 501 With its micarta and S35VN is no doubt a traditional pocket knife thanks to it lineage. As a descendent of the 110 no one can question its place here. The Mnandi is born of a completely different time and place. However to deny the Mnandi has the soul of a traditional is to admit never having handled one.
When opening the mnandi one can not help but appreciate that deliberate and methodical moment between reaching into your pocket and starting to use the knife that we all so love of our Traditionals. Yet with it’s Ti frame, carbon fiber scales milled pocket clip and super steal blade there is no doubt this isn’t your granddads stockman. This knife is the missing link between these two species and I honestly believe everyone should at least handle one once. Its the knife that after 45 years kicked the Buck 303 and quite honestly, the slip joint out of my pocket and claimed the title of perfect pocket knife for me. A bitter sweet realization, but the truth often is. View attachment 1396169 View attachment 1396170View attachment 1396171View attachment 1396172
When opening the mnandi one can not help but appreciate that deliberate and methodical moment between reaching into your pocket and starting to use the knife that we all so love of our Traditionals. Yet with it’s Ti frame, carbon fiber scales milled pocket clip and super steal blade there is no doubt this isn’t your granddads stockman. This knife is the missing link between these two species and I honestly believe everyone should at least handle one once. Its the knife that after 45 years kicked the Buck 303 and quite honestly, the slip joint out of my pocket and claimed the title of perfect pocket knife for me. A bitter sweet realization, but the truth often is. View attachment 1396169 View attachment 1396170View attachment 1396171View attachment 1396172
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I can't argue with your assessment of the Mnandi. A favorite of mine, and a pleasure to use. The design and execution is just spot on. My Nessmi doesn't mind sharing the spotlight with such a remarkable knife.
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the mnandi’s rock. It’s one i wish I carried more but always loses out to a traditional whereas the modern is a larger bladed knife. This is my pairing as of late.
I completely understand that. I prefer a smaller knife ( as we have chatted about before) so the Mnandi has a step up to start with. I’m also saddled with some rather restrictive knife laws here so some of the really cool knives I would have bought over the years would have been home bound and I’ve never wanted a knife I couldn’t carry and use, so I’m sure that played a part.
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I searched far and wide for a particular knife. I wanted a medium to large lockback knife, with a nail nick (no thumb studs etc.), as traditional materials as possible, and a nice discreet deep carry pocket clip. You know, a good traditional Lockback with a pocket clip bonus. I don't use sheaths so I wanted a pocket clip to be able to carry the big knife comfortably in my pocket. But alas they are super hard to find, so if anybody knows of one...
I did try the AG Russel Rancher, but it was a little small and the blade liked to flop around loose in the blade well, which bugged the crap out of me.
I did find this one by RealSteel, which comes sorta of close. It's not exactly what I was looking for but it will do until I can find the right one. It's a big heavy knife, like a thicker Buck 110. It's kind of cool that I can LOCK the lock. Maybe I can get this one rehandled in slimmer Micarta or Wood. You can tell how thick the G10 is when you look at the cutout for the locking mechanism.
I did try the AG Russel Rancher, but it was a little small and the blade liked to flop around loose in the blade well, which bugged the crap out of me.
I did find this one by RealSteel, which comes sorta of close. It's not exactly what I was looking for but it will do until I can find the right one. It's a big heavy knife, like a thicker Buck 110. It's kind of cool that I can LOCK the lock. Maybe I can get this one rehandled in slimmer Micarta or Wood. You can tell how thick the G10 is when you look at the cutout for the locking mechanism.
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