Trent's Old Skool Knife and Cutlery Related Paraphernalia 1,684th Post Giveaway

Trent Rock

Trent Rock

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Time for my giveaway

I have learned a lot from BF and made some good friends
When I 1st came in here I didn't know that the ends of pocket knives were called bolsters
I didn't know that blood grooves were fullers
All I knew about blade steel was the shiny kind and the gray kind
I never paid attention to the rivets or the nail nicks
I thought the way you "date" a knife was by looking at the tang stamp and comparing it to a reference book
The only knife companies I was REALLY aware of were Buck, Schrade, Western and Camillus
I called folding, single blade knives with a clip point,"Buck knives" :eek:
I called survival knives with the compass in the pommel, "Rambo knives".....

When I came here and found out that Sal Glassner, BRL, Camco, A.G. Russell, Jerry Busse, Codger, Anvilring, IRV,Makandar etc. (all very knowledgeable people ) were members===>
I knew I found the BEST knife forum................
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Here are the rules:
I really like knife history


1)Tell me about the knife in your collection that has the most "value" to YOU
It could be sentimental value or monetary value
Maybe then knife your Grandfather gave you
Maybe the knife you got when you were a Cub Scout
Perhaps, a knife your SON gave YOU
Or the knife you carried in The Nam
Or carried at the docks
Or gutted your first brook trout
Maybe it is the knife you found at your neighbors garage sale
Pictures are OPTIONAL, but, HIGHLY encouraged
I love seeing pictures of old knives with a story...
Something along the lines of Guyon's post===>
http://www.bladeforums.com/forums/showthread.php?t=615397
Tell me THE STORY behind the knife!!!!

2)You have to have at least 30 posts on BF

3)You have to frequent BRL's forum, The Schrade and Camillus Forums, The TF&FB Forum, and The Buck Forum
You know who you are
It's based on the honor system
As long as you peruse those forums for info/recreation
Then this contest is for you!!!

4)Pick a number between 1 and 500 (1 and 500 are INCLUDED!)

I'll do the Random.org generator thing in 2 weeks

Closest to the randomly picked # gets all the goodies
If it's a tie, I'll think of a tiebreaker
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Here is the loot====>
4 books
*Three Roads to the Alamo....A GREAT book on Jim Bowie and every excruciating detail of his life...
*Mountain Man by Vardis Fisher...This is considered a classic in the Mt. Man literary genre....If you want to get a feel what life for a Mt. man was, and all tge associated perils and tomahawk fights..This is a great book and a great STORY
*Whittling and Woodcarving by E.J. Tangerman......Has a great old skool diagram of the blade types
*How to Carve Wood by Richard Butz......A lot of cool projects...I don't have the patience to try them !!:mad:


*1 Burns Bread Knife (Shape No. 103-S Pat. 8-23-21 The Burns Mfg Co., Syracuse, N.Y., U.S.A.)..The Burns Bread knives are awesome!!..I have like 5 of them now..I use them all the time to cut bread
*1 Camillus Gran'Pa Sharpfinger Kit w/ leather sheath
*1 Taylor Brands LLC Schrade 2167OT hawkbill folder
*1 Imperial Scout 4 blade knife WITH shield
*1 deck of unopened Western Cutlery playing cards
*1 Old Hickory Pig Sticker dagger..I use mine to flip my steaks on the BBQ








*5 custom made refrigerator magnets..I was brainstorming on night and I came up with this product idea..I had my friend who owns a print shop do a test run..The biggest one (Black Beauty Knives) measures about 6" x 7"...The magnet material is THICK


And,
Last, but, not least
You get a GENUINE Utica Kutmaster Yellow Mother of Toilet Seat pocket knife
NO COLLECTION is complete with out ONE MOTS knife..IMHO

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If any of you guys have any old KNIFE HISTORY related pics you can "donate" to my collection===>
http://www.flickr.com/photos/trentrock/sets/72157604123347458/
I would greatly appreciate it
I get quite a few hits on some of the old pictures
My hope is I can provide some info to some aspiring knife collector who is Googling one boring night....
 
Ok trent here goes... First let me say this is harder than I thought. I have quite a few knives I felt were very important, But Ive been blessed in that I dont have any of my fathers knives since he is alive and well and my young son it too young to have bought any knives for his good'ol dad yet.. So I went with my prize knife!! My Schrade Kious custom in green. It came from schrade or a.g. russell this way. its #97 of 100. Beautiful dimascuss blades and green handles. it has a fancy leather ag russell pouch that came with it. Now I know Joe Kious made another knife just like this with what I believe was brown handles and thoes were limited to 500 knives. I aquired this one in a great trade here at bladeforums for some other schrades. I have to believe its pretty rare IMHO ?? But this one takes my personal cake.- Joel #30
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AWESOME GIVE AWAY TRENT, GREAT STUFF THERE BUDDY
 
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These items belonged to my Grandfather, to me they are the most valuable knife and lighter I own. My Grandfather was a mining safety engineer in Harlan Co Kentucky where my father was born. I can only imagine him using this knife in his work. This is a great give away. I will go with my birthday on this one...310.

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Gone but not forgotten, I learned to love Custom knives by meeting WT Fuller and having the priviledge of building his knife shop and later getting to really know him and his work. He only had one hand and he amazed me with his ability to build locking folders. He taught me a lot about the men behind the knives, Harvey McBurnette, Dick Dorough, Al Mar and others. This is one I own and would be the last one I would ever part with.
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I will go also with my and Esav's birthday, 129
Thanks for the contest.
Jim
 
Here is a large hand made folder that my Dad gave me with several other knives for my birthday when I was about 10-12. He turned in his M2 jump knife and his M1 bayonet was stolen after WWII. He would try to trade other WWII vets out of knives to give me. The folder was made on a ship to cut line. The sailor, "Slim", who later became a good friend of mine also carried the small K-Bar in the 2nd pic on the ship.

PS I also got my first bow and arrow set on that B-day. Dad did not consider the knives real presents since he only paid $3 for them so I got the bow and the knives. I could use another B-day like that.

Almost forgot. I pick 414

and Trent.............It's almost my birthday...............

Large folder with barong and helmet brought back from the Philippines by another vet.
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The K-Bar on the left is the one Slim carried. The others are from other WWII vets.
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I'll take number 111.

My most valuable knife is my humble Vic Huntsman. In 1983 when I was twelve, I went with my father to Mackinac Island, MI where he had a weekend gig in a bar. He played banjo in a bluegrass band and I spent a lot of time in bars and at music festivals as a boy. Anyway, I saw this shop that sold knives. 90% of them were junk, but they did have a case of SAKs. I had no money but spent a lot of time that weekend looking at the SAKs, daydreaming, and carefully weighing the pros and cons of the different configurations, and finally deciding that the Huntsman was the perfect combination of utility.

Over the course of the next few months, I did everything I could to scrape together some money to buy one. I was just a kid and I grew up pretty poor, so the $25 bucks or so was quite an investment. Finally I had the cash and I
went straight to the army surplus store in Lansing, a place fairly close to home where they sold SAKs, and got my well-earned Huntsman.

That knife was my edc and only knife for many years. It has been used hard
and it shows quite a bit of wear and character; do you know how to form a patina on a SAK? cut open a container of battery acid with it. It is still perfectly functional in spite of it all. I wish I could post a picture . . .

Generally speaking, SAKs lack character, but I have had and used this one so long that it is like part of my identity. I would love to pass it on to my daughter in a few years, but then again maybe she'd like the thrill of picking out her own like I did.
 
The knife I consider the most valuable to me? That is an easy question; the model 500 Duke from Buck knives is my answer. The reason why is because my Pop gave it to me along time ago. I carried that knife with me through most of my Air Force career, It has been to four continents and served me well in my role as a KC-10A crewchief.



I have since retired that knife to my knife drawer. While my Pop is still alive the Buck was only the second knife he ever gave me. The first was lost on a fishing trip as a boy.

I'm unwilling to chance losing this knife which is why it is retired.


I would love to have number 219.

Thank you for the contest.
 
My most treasured is a Puma folder that my father carried and used for years.
I always loved the knife even way back as a youngster.I look at the knife and the memories flood my mind.

After he passed i found it in his sock drawer and HAD to have it.My brothers for
some reason didnt have the same attachment to it as i did and had no problem with me taking it.
I did a search to find the age of it and its a mid 60,s knife still in very good condition.Tho i dont know how as ive seen him scrape,pry,and generally use it like he stole it !

As a bonus the BOX it came in is also in my possesion and is in better shape than the knife.

thanks,and i,ll pic #151
 
# 413 for me please.

I really can't narrow it down to one , I have have 2 that mean a ton to me.
in no order.

#1 A knife made by Ram , who learned from Larry Davidson. Zero , as he goes by online.
This knife is the first knife he ever sold , I bought him from him at the Vegas classic many years ago ( my friend and I argue as to if the knife he got was actually first , or mine , I paid for mine 1st , so technically I got him beat ).

Fast forward many years , and I had some circumstance that required me to sell off most of my guns & knives.
Regrettfully , this was one of them. Many months pass , I get a package in the mail , no idea what it was , the buyer of the knife decided that he wanted me to have it back , and would not accept any $$$ , instead saying it was now a gift , and I can never part with it. To this day I still have it , it reminds me often of how friends help friends , and what a heck of guy this person is.

Knife # 2
Many years ago , while surfing BF , I saw a knife posted by Neil Blackwood. It was a Henchman. I knew I had to have one , and got lucky by calling Neil that one was coming available. It was my first custom knife , and getting it direct from Neil was all that much sweeter. This knife even made a rare visit to Gary Graley , yup , a rare G2 sheath it had.
Again fast forward 3 years or more , getting ready to purchase a house , needed the down , all toys had to go , after all this house has a detached 1100 sq ft shop. So she was sold. :(

A year or so passes , I am in AZ on some business , hook up with a bunch of guys at a meet & greet , knives a plenty everywhere , a couple dealers kicked in giveaway door prizes. At the end of the night , we are drawing names for the prizes. All are done and they say , but wait , there is one more , " This is for you " they said.

I open it , it's a Blackwood Custom Henchman , hand satin , cf scales , almost exactly like the one I sold. TA group of the guys pitched in , found one for sale , had Neil freshen it up , and at the same time he had engraved on the off side of the blade.
No - 1 Henchman ---- which goes well with the Blackwood Gargoyle tattooed on my arm.
I was both humbled , speechless ( if you know me , that aint easy ) and honored.

This knife gets used , it is my dedicated barbecue and fine dining knife as well as my dress knife. The picts don't show it , but from the steak cutting , the onions and the sauces , it has a slight patina around the choil.

Not a week goes by that I don't have that knife in my hand at least one time at what friends on a knife forum , that know each other mostly in a virtual world , will do for each other.

It is a knife that will be passed on to my oldest son someday ...... after I am gone , not until , I aint done feeling the love from it yet. :)

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I haven't forgotten about you guys!!!!;)

I'll do the drawing on Wed night
Maybe someone who has always wanted a Burns Shape No.103-S CUTS LIKE WILDFIRE bread knife will enter:D

I forgot that the winner also gets a BF bumper sticker:

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Gradall====>
That is some nice file work and "dimascuss" blade!!!
I also like the shield style
I must admit, I don't have any GREEN knives
Unless you count Case XX greenbone
It's actually brownish....


Absintheur===>
That is EXACTLY the type of story I wanted to hear:thumbup:
I like Kutmasters
I haven't seen too many hawkbill Kutmasters
Nice patina too...

James Todd===>
BEAUTIFUL knife!!
WT sounds like a great guy AND mentor to you
The "One Hander" name is cool given his "disability" (It doesn't seem like it affected him TOO much..)
Does he do the bolster engraving too?
You guys are making me want to buy a knife with fancy file work now:eek:

CopDoc===>
Your dad sounds like a great guy and all around knife lover
I think you got knife collecting in your genes!!!
That Ka-Bar knife with the "PR" "custom engraving" is nice
I bid on a Union Cutlery one like that the other day
But, it went up to like 80 bucks
Well past my cheap guy budget...:mad:

Foilist===>
I had no money but spent a lot of time that weekend looking at the SAKs, daydreaming, and carefully weighing the pros and cons of the different configurations, and finally deciding that the Huntsman was the perfect combination of utility.
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You sound like I was when I was 12
Daydreaming about that knife and saving up my paper route money!
I like SAK's
My mom went to Switzerland a few years ago and suprised me with a nice "camper" Victorinox when she got back
I guess she knew I have liked knives since I was a young buck
She probably remembered me begging her to buy me my 1st knife at Hilson's Dept Store in downtown Concord, CA (A Camillus cub scout knife) when I was 10
I used to run upstairs to where they had the OFFICIAL BOY SCOUT "store"

Easy Rider===>
You know Trent has love for BUCKS!!!
I used to see my old man with his Buck 110 on his belt when we went fishin'
I carried that knife with me through most of my Air Force career, It has been to four continents and served me well in my role as a KC-10A crewchief.
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Simply AWESOME!!......

FOG====>
After he passed i found it in his sock drawer and HAD to have it.My brothers for
some reason didnt have the same attachment to it as i did and had no problem with me taking it.
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I was the same when I found my dad's knives
Memories flood my mind too
My other siblings didn't really care about them as much as me
To me, it meant everything as a newly rediscovered knife collector

John T====>
TA group of the guys pitched in , found one for sale , had Neil freshen it up , and at the same time he had engraved on the off side of the blade.
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You have some great friends who would do that for you
LOL..I thought I was the only one who has a "dedicated BBQ knife" (Old Hickory Pig Sticker)
I know they say not to cut up the steak before it is done
Gotta let the juices sear..Don't let the juices escape..etc.
But, I can't help but take a slice of the end to test it out....

Great stories behind the knives guys
You really brightened my day.....

TRENT
 
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CopDoc===>
Your dad sounds like a great guy and all around knife lover
I think you got knife collecting in your genes!!!
That Ka-Bar knife with the "PR" "custom engraving" is nice
I bid on a Union Cutlery one like that the other day
But, it went up to like 80 bucks
Well past my cheap guy budget...:mad:
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Dad collected them where ever he found them. Like me he was interested in all types but he especailly like Schrades.

I think we paid $7-8 for the Union/K-Bar. Dad bought it for me for a birthday present about 1986-88. It is interesting in that is has both the K-Bar stamp and the Union Cutlery stamp.

I am still surprised there is not a separate K-Bar forum. Who is the K-bar guru on the forum? There has to be one.
 
Easyrider said:
The knife I consider the most valuable to me? That is an easy question; the model 500 Duke from Buck knives is my answer. The reason why is because my Pop gave it to me along time ago. I carried that knife with me through most of my Air Force career, It has been to four continents and served me well in my role as a KC-10A crewchief.



I have since retired that knife to my knife drawer. While my Pop is still alive the Buck was only the second knife he ever gave me. The first was lost on a fishing trip as a boy.

I'm unwilling to chance losing this knife which is why it is retired.


I would love to have number 219.

Thank you for the contest.
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We have a winner!!


Congrats EasyRider!!
PM your address out there in the ABQ!!!
I'll send it out next week

Thanks for all the cool stories all :thumbup:
 
Wow, looks like I missed one great(quick too:eek:) contest here.

Anyway, I wanted to say Thanx to Trent.

Congrats to Easyrider, the winner of some fabulous prizes! :thumbup:

I also wanted to say I also really liked the old Buck Duke model. Actually, the whole 500 series of knives were very well made pocket knives. Nearly indestructable, truth be known!. I carried a # 503 in Micarta scales for a few years back in the very late 1970's and early 1980's. I still carry one of several that I have now and then..

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Wow!

I'm speechless gentlemen.

Thank you very much.

Edit to add:

I found it interesting to see what other knifelover's feel are their most valuable knife. I didn't think I was alone when it came to knives given by a Father or Grandfather as being the most valuable.
 
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Easy for me. Shortly before my Dad died he had one last round of chemotherapy hoping against the odds that it would work. I took the week off work to drive him to and from the hospital (couple hours of driving , couple hours of waiting). When the week was over he said "I decided to give you something." I t was a Pat Crawford dagger in marble and oosik made in '81 or 82 with the handwritten letter from Mr. Crawford thanking my father for his order and complimenting his design. Then again I really like the beat up Vic Solo that I gave him for Christmas about 30 years ago, he carried it everyday for the rest of his life. Okay TWO special knives that are "most valuable".:)
326 I'll try to post pics tomorrow.
 
I will take #258 please
Great giveaway!
I have thought about "value" and that is a good word, and probably means something different to all of us. I value very few of my earthly possessions beyond either their monetary value, or utilitarian value. Almost everything I "own" can be replaced when you boil it right down, and so it is with every knife I own, save one.
The knife with the most value to me is a old Schrade Old Timer. It is what I would call a Folding Hunter. It's about 5" closed, single clip point blade with a liner lock, and those brown sawcut Delrin scales. I got it about 25 years ago after my Grandfather died. I didn't know him that well, but remember fishing at his house on the canals of lake Okeechobee when I was a kid. My brother and I split most of the sporting goods he left for us, I got the Schrade he got the Buck.
I don't have any pictures, even though I used the hell out of that knife. It was the first "real" knife I ever had. I still have it in the original leather sheath that came with it. I put it up about ten years ago when I moved to my current house, but I think we all know what they look like.
I think I will get it out and make sure it's allright.
 
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