Unbreakable
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- Sep 21, 2002
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Please contact me at cdgilbert@alltel.net I don't check PMs very often.
First is a FBMLE. It's in the same condition I got it from Busse in. I am the only owner and have done nothing with it but buy a sheath and stick it in the safe. Factory Edge has never cut anything... even paper. It has a custom THICK leather sheat from ChuddyBear (Hope I spelled that right). He does fine work. Sheath has some marks and scratches.
Next is a FBM with gray coat and it had tan handles. But I tried to dye them black and they turned out the neatest color of walnut or cocbolo like. The knife is lightly used and has some coating wear. Not much though. I sent it to Bill Siegle to have him work his magic on this one. It has a penetrator tip done by Bill as well. It has not been used since it got back from bill. RAZOR sharp and in probably 97% finish wise. The sheath is OD green and is custom with kydex liner from Semper Paratus. Though not pictured... I do have both leg straps.
Next I have a rare Rob Criswell Bowie. Now there are bowies available from Rob right now but not like this one. I guess this is a prototype or first run or something. It's more like a little saber. It has no guard like the current model and has two pin G10 handles instead of the current coffin handles with I think six small pins. .25" thick A2 tool steel blade is approximately 13" long. The blade may have a sheath mark on it somewhere but I couldn't find one. It appears to be dead mint. Never used. Never cut even a piece of paper. It has a recessed Criswell Logo done in like a metalic blue anodize type thing on the blade. Very nice. I was told there are only 25 like this in the world. But I have never seen another one like it. The sheath is G10 for some reason. I would have assumed Criswell would have just included a Kydex one but this one is a little more complicated. It's more like a scabbard than a sheath.
Lastly I have a Benchmade Model 42 Balisong. I have opened it and closed it several times but I'm not skilled enough to go around flipping it and stuff. So you could it's virtually unflipped. Though I have swung it open a time or two. It has a 154CM blade still razor sharp and titanium handles, not clip with spring latch. I don't have pictures of this yet I will take some as soon as I can.
I'm looking for sort of specific things but can be open to quality hard use knives. Keep looking though... as more wants come to me I will add them to my list.
Busse Straight Handle Badger, or Badger III, Straight handle Mean Street, (If they made a meaner in .20" stock or thicker, I'll consider it.
Strider AR or SMF with 4" by .19" Drop Point Blade.
Crusader Forge Folder
Fallkniven A1, A2
Rob Criswell Sword (21-24" Blade with 11" to 12" Handle)
Other Rob Criswell Work
Bark Rivers (Models with a decent finger guard... The ones without them scare the hell out of me). Something like a Bravo One or even large models like the machete or golok.
A perfect trade for the Benchmade Bali would be like a Cold Steel SRK (Whatever steel) and a Benchamde basic Griptilian. Two less expensive knives to take camping.
Couple rules, No serrations, No tantos, No Kershaws, No fancy knives (Stuff with bone, or abalone, or junk like that)
First is a FBMLE. It's in the same condition I got it from Busse in. I am the only owner and have done nothing with it but buy a sheath and stick it in the safe. Factory Edge has never cut anything... even paper. It has a custom THICK leather sheat from ChuddyBear (Hope I spelled that right). He does fine work. Sheath has some marks and scratches.
Next is a FBM with gray coat and it had tan handles. But I tried to dye them black and they turned out the neatest color of walnut or cocbolo like. The knife is lightly used and has some coating wear. Not much though. I sent it to Bill Siegle to have him work his magic on this one. It has a penetrator tip done by Bill as well. It has not been used since it got back from bill. RAZOR sharp and in probably 97% finish wise. The sheath is OD green and is custom with kydex liner from Semper Paratus. Though not pictured... I do have both leg straps.
Next I have a rare Rob Criswell Bowie. Now there are bowies available from Rob right now but not like this one. I guess this is a prototype or first run or something. It's more like a little saber. It has no guard like the current model and has two pin G10 handles instead of the current coffin handles with I think six small pins. .25" thick A2 tool steel blade is approximately 13" long. The blade may have a sheath mark on it somewhere but I couldn't find one. It appears to be dead mint. Never used. Never cut even a piece of paper. It has a recessed Criswell Logo done in like a metalic blue anodize type thing on the blade. Very nice. I was told there are only 25 like this in the world. But I have never seen another one like it. The sheath is G10 for some reason. I would have assumed Criswell would have just included a Kydex one but this one is a little more complicated. It's more like a scabbard than a sheath.
Lastly I have a Benchmade Model 42 Balisong. I have opened it and closed it several times but I'm not skilled enough to go around flipping it and stuff. So you could it's virtually unflipped. Though I have swung it open a time or two. It has a 154CM blade still razor sharp and titanium handles, not clip with spring latch. I don't have pictures of this yet I will take some as soon as I can.
I'm looking for sort of specific things but can be open to quality hard use knives. Keep looking though... as more wants come to me I will add them to my list.
Busse Straight Handle Badger, or Badger III, Straight handle Mean Street, (If they made a meaner in .20" stock or thicker, I'll consider it.
Strider AR or SMF with 4" by .19" Drop Point Blade.
Crusader Forge Folder
Fallkniven A1, A2
Rob Criswell Sword (21-24" Blade with 11" to 12" Handle)
Other Rob Criswell Work
Bark Rivers (Models with a decent finger guard... The ones without them scare the hell out of me). Something like a Bravo One or even large models like the machete or golok.
A perfect trade for the Benchmade Bali would be like a Cold Steel SRK (Whatever steel) and a Benchamde basic Griptilian. Two less expensive knives to take camping.
Couple rules, No serrations, No tantos, No Kershaws, No fancy knives (Stuff with bone, or abalone, or junk like that)
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