We all collect knives, do you guys collect anything else?

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So like the title says, do you guys collect anything other than knives?

I posted this here because this is the place I am the most and figured people wouldn't mind.

If you guys don't want this here I guess you can delete it, I just thought it would be cool to see what people like besides knives.

I collect knives, coins, and zippos.

What do you collect?
 
Militaria artifacts, Civil War to WWII. Firearms, Ruger handguns and rifles, blackpowder, Winchesters. White with black trim graniteware. Anything over two pieces constitutes a collection, right?

Jack
Rocky Mountains
 
Rudderjt said:
Militaria artifacts, Civil War to WWII. Firearms, Ruger handguns and rifles, blackpowder, Winchesters. White with black trim graniteware. Anything over two pieces constitutes a collection, right?

Jack
Rocky Mountains
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I have a bayonet from WW1 my grandfather gave me. Its nice.
 
I'm interested in collecting any type of weapon ; swords ,spears , bayonets, tomahawks, etc,etc, I have a tiny collection of WW II firearms but it's a little more difficult to collect firearms in Canada than it is in the US. I also like to collect interesting canes,books on history, European beer mugs and beer glasses and ceramic statues [,ie, Frank Frazetta's stuff]
In fact I could probably get into collecting almost anything which is probably a bad character trait but a least the collection bug protects you against a gambling addiction as psychologically they are opposite mindsets.
 
More like accumulate things, guns, knives, vintage toys, movies, books, tools, motorcycles, cars, just about anything, I've even got a lighted 6 foot Citgo gas station sign.
 
I collect axes, first edition Ernest Hemingway and Charlie Russell books, as well as the King Ranch (Texas) written material.
 
I like to collect pictures of dead presidents. I have Washingtons, Lincolns, Hamiltons, and Jacksons but that is about it.:(
 
Flashlights, watches, archery bows, and other manly testosterone-filled items.

My wife on the other hand collects teddy bears and those glass curio-shelf type of globes that I affectionately refer to as "paper weights."

We're sort of the Yin and Yang of collecting. It keeps balance in the universe, not to mention in our household. ;)

- Mark
 
Zach,

"I have a bayonet from WW1 my grandfather gave me. Its nice."


Hope Grandpa told you all about it. Hving the artifacts is one thing, but knowing the story that they tell, makes them special.

Jack
 
I'm fascinated with the pre-historic,anything hand-made from natural materials, and anything that slings lead :D

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mini (airline size) wisky bottles..
have 500 diff ones, and yes they are full..
not picked up any last 6 mos ...
was what i collected before going after buck 110's
does any one here collect civil war stuff?
 
Yes Dave, I do . Mostly maps and books . Scott thats a nice arrangement of spear and arrow heads . I also have a collection of coins and enjoy an assortment of sharpening stone . DM
 
I have a book case full of old beer mugs, but that's left over from an unhappier life...My only "collection" of anything is a dozen+ cigarette case lighters, mostly Ronsons, from the 40's...here's an example (from eBay, I think)...

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My sisters hung around with Bell Aerospace pilots, engineers, unlimited hydroplane owners/drivers etc back in the 40's/50's (they're both way older than me) and their boyfriends had these...they used to let me play with them...In the 70's, I started collecting them...

The lighter is built into the top, and the case opens so you can stock it with cigarettes...Not many; 10 seems to be about average...

They were a neat thing to collect, back in the 80's/90's...but then the Internet and auction sites started up and the prices fell...Now, you can get a collection for cheap...and the Chinese are cloning them now, too... :(
 
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Here are my razors and my strop. My Zippos. Other lighter my grandfather gave me. Favorite knives. And favorite knives people have given me.
 
Just some coins- I got sucked in after Silver started increasing.

I bought a bunch of proof sets-ill probably lose my butt on them. Im too lazy to sell them now and i wont live long enough to see another 'upcycle'. Im 61.
It was fun though.
 
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