All About Pocket Knives

Okay great. Thanks for the advice. I don’t have any of them, and was going to start with this one if I can get it for cheap. It was posted at $150, which made me laugh. I initially was going to offer $20, and see how many swear words I can evoke from the fellow! LOL People often think I’m lowballing...

Hey thanks for the reply Doubble Z. I just now, today realized I posted in a “Western Bowie” thread, in which this knife is not. I was up late and a bit groggy! LOL So, how long do you believe this knife to be from stem to stern (end to end)? The condition looks rough. I’ve only seen the pics so far...

Hey now, Hopefully I’m posting this in the right place. I’m trying to find out more about this particular Western knife. The pics are a bit shady, and the condition lends to a bit of difficulty reading the stamping. Could you possibly tell me about this knife? I believe the stamping says, WESTERN U....

Thanks dog for making me feel like one of the pack.

I hope I’m posting this in the right thread... Wow! I’m still speechless having won this AWESOME knife, but I’ll give it a try. What can I say, November is my birth month, and I just hit 50. My birthday is at the beginning of the month, so when I got the email that I won it was definitely a really p...

WoW NO Kiddi’n around! That thar is quite the beau-tee!
Thanks much for the chance to win such an excellent piece of art and steel. Very beautiful workmanship my friend!
Quite generous of ya!

Thanks for the chance! Any fishing gear makes me do a little dance! I’m a poet and don’t know it!

Good Luck to you all!

I guess some folks (with zero morals) will say anything for a buck. Dude claimed it was beat up, and clip broken, but mechanism still worked great, and he upgraded to something else. I was suspicious cuz I couldn’t find anything online that was even close as far as the finish goes. I guess I’m just ...

Okay. Thanks for the replies. Bummer.

I know it looks rough. The guy selling it said he’d take $30 for it. Claims he paid $199.00 a year ago. I literally know NOTHING about BENCHMADE knives. I’ve tried to find one like it online, used, and cannot find anything similar as far as finish goes. Any advice helps me in making a decision. It h...

Thanks again for all the excellent info from ya’ll. After digging deeper for a few hours on the ‘interwebs’ last night, I found a Laguiole maker right there in that village. Now I won’t get stuck on the idea of authentic with these knives, because it’s all subjective. I found it even more dilluted w...

I realize (now) my forge/stamp Q above seems a bit dilluted. To clarify, this is from a site called Laguiole Imports, and their partial explanation on how to spot a fake. “A forged blade is by far much more durable and, as a result, more desirable than a stamped one. How can you tell if the blade is...

Thanks to everyone for your replies. There’s a lot of info online, but I’m not quite sure if it’s all correct/true. That’s the problem with these specific knives. There is no “one” single manufacturer, but several dealing with the style. One site says (almost) all of them bear the Shepherds Cross on...

One more I forgot/of the bee.

Here are the pics I have...

At the sake of sounding naive... here goes. (Oh wasn’t sure where to post this so I started a new topic) Are there any Laguiole (toothpicks in particular) that have stampings marked FRANCE, that are indeed knock-offs, and not the real thing? I’ve been eyeing one that’s $50, and have heard anything r...

Thank you for your generosity kind anonymous donor!
Good looki’n knife!
Fingers crossed!

No worries Brother. I drifted and took it in that direction myself. They deserve a mention though! If it wasn’t for them we’d all be speaking something other than English!

No worries Brother. I drifted and took it in that direction myself. They deserve a mention though! If it wasn’t for them we’d all be speaking something other than English!

Thanks for the info! I can’t tell you how many old-timers tell that story about embellishing their age in order to get into the service. Back then for a lot of guys it was starve or get into a war and hopefully not get shot or blown up! They didn’t even care about the latter, as long as they could s...

Thank you so much for your reply. It’s what I wanted to hear! Not that I would sell the knife, because it fits so well in hand and pocket, and seems well put together, but what would the value be of a knife of this sort? I ask because I only paid $20 for it. It seemed like a good investment. I my op...

Oh, do you know if the round pin/lock is telltale of any area or era?

That’s makes sense! I figured it wasn’t rare or anything, and someone good at their trade would have been proud enough to put their mark on it. It’s just that other than the pins, it feels of a good quality, and it still is holding together quite well for its age. The materials aren’t screaming “CHI...

Supposed to say ‘keep them coming!(the replies),
Friggi’n autocorrect... LOL

AHHH! That makes sense! There are two spots that have this, and I was wondering why the holes are so rounded, rather than being jagged, let’s say from a drop on the floor. It has the feel,smell (if that makes any sense to you) of an old knife, probably at least a few decades. The mechanism is remark...