Your newest addition:traditionals of course!

AShearer said:
Buzzbait. You probably know this, but that Kabar was certainly made before 1996. Probably between 1966 and 96 as it is marked Cole Consumer Products. Cole bought Kabar in 66 and sold it to Cutco in 96.

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No, I didn't know. My Kabar history is definitely lacking. Thanks for the info!!! Now I have to look at my other Kabars. I think I may have some green box Kabar scouts tucked away.

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Buzzbait said:
No, I didn't know. My Kabar history is definitely lacking. Thanks for the info!!! Now I have to look at my other Kabars. I think I may have some green box Kabar scouts tucked away.

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Yep I grew up in Olean, so Kabar always gets my attention.


Alan
Wtb GEC #99, #66 slim
 
AShearer said:
Yep I grew up in Olean, so Kabar always gets my attention.


Alan
Wtb GEC #99, #66 slim
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The great thing about New York State. Wherever you live in New York, there is/used to be a cutlery company just a short distance away.
 
Being from and living in Syracuse we had Camillus only 15 minutes away. Everybody I know has at least one of their knives somewhere. Now we have Crucible here making all those crazy awesome steels.
 
black mamba said:
Christian, I too have a couple of Queen built Winchesters that rival or exceed the quality of GECs.
This Cartridge Series stockman from 1995 is as good as any build I have from any manufacturer.

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I'd sure love to see them come back to the quality of yesteryear.
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That is one gorgeous stockman. I am going to have to track one of those down.

Thanks for the pictures and especially the box label.
 
Today I received an Amber Bone CV 63032. I like it a lot [emoji41] The color and jigging of the scales are just what I hoped them to be and it's quit heavy something that somehow is related to a feel of quality to me. It has a few F&F issues: the expected bladerub and a gap between the spring and the center liner bigger than I've ever seen on a new knife. But those are issues I don't fret about on a user knife. The snap on the secondary blades is great, the main has a good snap, not a strong as on my Case mini trapper (I like a firm pull and strong snap), but at least much better than the main of my 6344.

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Mark
 
LTSweeney18 said:
Being from and living in Syracuse we had Camillus only 15 minutes away. Everybody I know has at least one of their knives somewhere. Now we have Crucible here making all those crazy awesome steels.
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Funny how Central and Western NY and NorthEastern PA seemed to be the cutlery capitals of North America back in the day.

You're right LTSweeney18. I grew up around Kabar, Alcas etc. and Case in Bradford and even Ontario in Franklinville. A knife maker is not a huge factory. Sometimes we might not even know they are there.
 
AShearer said:
Funny how Central and Western NY and NorthEastern PA seemed to be the cutlery capitals of North America back in the day.

You're right LTSweeney18. I grew up around Kabar, Alcas etc. and Case in Bradford and even Ontario in Franklinville. A knife maker is not a huge factory. Sometimes we might not even know they are there.
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Very true Alan. I got into traditionals a couple years ago and I'm so mad Camillus is gone. I would have loved to go check them out.
 
48 Bloodwood Weasel came today. I think they did a real nice job on these.

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Just got this Parker-Frost Bison 4 inch stockman made by Schrade USA in 1978. Really nice jigging on these.

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