What "Traditional Knife" are ya totin' today?

Mini-Monday, checking out this Case Knives "Peanut" in in their "SparXX" handle material 🤩
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DaveHS said:
That is one gorgeous knife. Who made those original Colt knives?
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My understanding is that the Colt gun company had "original" Colt knives made for them around 1969-73, but I don't know who made them (and IIRC, most were fixed blades?).

I have several Colt-branded knives that I bought around 2014-16. They were made in China for SMKW, who owned the Colt brand for knives at that time. SMKW dropped the Colt name around 2016, I think, but several of the models that had been made for Colt are now made by either Rough Ryder or Marbles, two other SMKW brands made in China.

Anyone hungry for alphabet soup? 🤓
FWIW IMHO (YMMV), my Colt pocketknives are very solid, well-made knives (as are my RRs and Marble's knives).

- GT
 
sf fanatic said:
A cloudy morning here in the City by the Bay! Got some rain earlier but it’s beginning to clear. Bought a new car yesterday and it’s being delivered today. Helps when your son knows the owner. These two with a nod to Micarta Monday. Have a great week folks! 😀View attachment 2873237View attachment 2873238
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sf fanatic sf fanatic Good luck with the new car. Is your surgery still on for Friday, 16 May? Take care ya ole Duffer.
 
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Bought a Bear and Son Barlow a couple of years ago from a "non-knife" online retailer I'll not name. Recieved it and action was horrible. Main blade didnt have hardly any spring tension closed or open, and was real light in between, pen blade was good. I tried flushing the joints, etc. and finally gave up on it and threw it in my box o knives and forgot about it. I saw it a couple of weeks ago and thought it was a shame because I really liked the blades. Decided to try Bear's warranty and shipped it back to them. Two weeks later I get a replacement in the mail and it is perfect. Been carrying it for the last 4 days and am liking it alot.
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pat9198 said:
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A fine brace ! Getting a pang when I see the 93 Micarta, POSTI the Finnish P.O. - should add a capital s to the end of that but this is a polite place ;) 🤣 still won't deliver mine. They've had it since 24 Feb :eek: but their excuse is that they need 'security information' about it due to EU edicts..... They can't find the code since it doesn't exist, therefore they cannot deliver it to me-despite it being properly addressed, tracking No. postage paid, customs declaration all correct, country of origin, value etc. Customs want to release it but the P.O. says NO so that's it, until they either destroy it or send it back ... to the U.S. Meantime, I've had 4 or 5 other non EU parcels delivered with no problem. Kafka couldn't have written this! 🤮

Rant on-going...:(

Great looking knife though and really think Micarta is the one for a tough work-knife user. If I ever get the chance....

I'm calling in the Knifegods about this! :D
 
Will Power said:
A fine brace ! Getting a pang when I see the 93 Micarta, POSTI the Finnish P.O. - should add a capital s to the end of that but this is a polite place ;) 🤣 still won't deliver mine. They've had it since 24 Feb :eek: but their excuse is that they need 'security information' about it due to EU edicts..... They can't find the code since it doesn't exist, therefore they cannot deliver it to me-despite it being properly addressed, tracking No. postage paid, customs declaration all correct, country of origin, value etc. Customs want to release it but the P.O. says NO so that's it, until they either destroy it or send it back ... to the U.S. Meantime, I've had 4 or 5 other non EU parcels delivered with no problem. Kafka couldn't have written this! 🤮

Rant on-going...:(

Great looking knife though and really think Micarta is the one for a tough work-knife user. If I ever get the chance....

I'm calling in the Knifegods about this! :D
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Thanks Will, I sure hope yours gets resolved soon! That's just ridiculous. I agree micarta makes for a perfect work knife and it might be my favorite cover on this run, I'm surprised to say.
 
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chevyrulez1 said:
Bought a Bear and Son Barlow a couple of years ago from a "non-knife" online retailer I'll not name. Recieved it and action was horrible. Main blade didnt have hardly any spring tension closed or open, and was real light in between, pen blade was good. I tried flushing the joints, etc. and finally gave up on it and threw it in my box o knives and forgot about it. I saw it a couple of weeks ago and thought it was a shame because I really liked the blades. Decided to try Bear's warranty and shipped it back to them. Two weeks later I get a replacement in the mail and it is perfect. Been carrying it for the last 4 days and am liking it alot.
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It seems like maybe B&S quality control has gotten better in the last couple of years. At least from what I've seen. I'm hoping that's the case, they're affordable and US made so i like seeing them do well.
 
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