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Ridgegrass wrote: Tue May 04, 2021 1:02 pm Somebody, with any level of intelligence, explain to the world any rational reason at all for banning a knife that locks back ????? Are straight, fixed blades banned too????? ::facepalm:: J.O'.
Now you're goin' and tryin' to make sense out of something a politician would do, Ridgegrass! :wink:
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cody6268 wrote: Tue May 04, 2021 1:26 pm And there's still several I left out (about ten). This was just what was on-hand. These range from bargain bin specials (Kabar 3189, Bear Hunter, Nite Ize, Stone River Gear/Stihl), to budget FRN models made in USA (Gerber, Camillus, Schrade, Buck), to the standard Buck, to everyone's clones of it from the '70s-present. No offense, but I think the Browning Sportsman and Gerber Folding Sportsman II are better done.



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TripleF wrote: Tue May 04, 2021 10:28 am
toomanyknives wrote: Tue May 04, 2021 2:21 am So, i was thinking that I must like single blade lockbacks... There are a few more around here somewhere.... :D IMG_1670 (2).JPG
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Here is my favorite.
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Jacknifeben wrote: Tue May 04, 2021 2:08 pm Here is my favorite.
I can see why! beautiful, JB! ::tu::
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You've got it BAD, Too; I approve. ::tu::
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Ridgegrass wrote: Tue May 04, 2021 1:02 pm Somebody, with any level of intelligence, explain to the world any rational reason at all for banning a knife that locks back ????? Are straight, fixed blades banned too????? ::facepalm:: J.O'.
If there is a rational reason to ban lock backs and fixed blades from carry, I assume it's because if the knife is going to be used in a criminal manner, the person using it as such would want the blade to lock or be fixed.

Anyone using a knife to commit a crime probably isn't going to use a slip joint. And certainly not a 3 inch closed slip joint.

Criminals will carry their knives illegally anyway but I assume this is the rationale behind this law.
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tongueriver wrote: Tue May 04, 2021 3:33 pm You've got it BAD, Too; I approve. ::tu::
You've got that right TR! :D
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Several years ago a good friend told me this story. He was stopped at a stop light in the older part of a town in our region and noticed two obviously drunk men having an argument. One of them gave the other fellow a little push. A few seconds later he had fallen to the ground, inert. The pusher had pushed the pushee with a pen knife with maybe a 2 or 3 inch blade which went slightly into his heart. Dead. America is a violent country, but the instruments of violence have almost nothing to do with it, and regulating them is utterly ineffective. It is all about the culture, about attitudes.
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True, Tongueriver. If it hadn't been a knife it would have been a stick or a rock. Criminals will be criminals.
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Saw a great cartoon years ago. Two cavemen looking at a gnarly club with saber teeth embedded in the head. One says to the other,"Just pray to God we never have to use it!"
If I remember correctly, switchblades were outlawed just after the movie, "Blackboard Jungle" where Vic Morrow pulled a switcher on Glenn Ford in the classroom. (Not saying one caused the other but.....) Now spring assists are 5 times faster than on old Presto.
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toomanyknives wrote: Tue May 04, 2021 2:21 am So, i was thinking that I must like single blade lockbacks...
Definitely!

Here are my two: a Spyderco Manbug and a Case CopperLock.
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toomanyknives wrote: Tue May 04, 2021 2:21 am So, i was thinking that I must like single blade lockbacks... There are a few more around here somewhere.... :D IMG_1670 (2).JPG
Beautiful collection of lockbacks Kerry. ::tu:: I've never been a fan of knives with more than 1 blade, so S/B/L/B's are one of my favorites, and I own a bunch of em'. And I'm with GSPTD regarding your Kershaw folder, I've wanted one of those for ages but their still high prices have so far kept me at bay. You sure own some nice ones! 8)
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Ridgegrass wrote: Tue May 04, 2021 1:02 pm Somebody, with any level of intelligence, explain to the world any rational reason at all for banning a knife that locks back ????? Are straight, fixed blades banned too????? ::facepalm:: J.O'.
You make a serious mistake when you assume that the people in charge have any idea of what they are doing.

"Banning" involves government, therefore intelligence, and reason do not enter into the equation at all.
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Dan In MI wrote: Tue May 04, 2021 7:31 pm
toomanyknives wrote: Tue May 04, 2021 2:21 am So, i was thinking that I must like single blade lockbacks...
Definitely!

Here are my two: a Spyderco Manbug and a Case CopperLock.

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Two good ones to have, Dan! Love that Wharncliff Copperlock!
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Madmarco wrote: Tue May 04, 2021 8:19 pm
toomanyknives wrote: Tue May 04, 2021 2:21 am So, i was thinking that I must like single blade lockbacks... There are a few more around here somewhere.... :D IMG_1670 (2).JPG
Beautiful collection of lockbacks Kerry. ::tu:: I've never been a fan of knives with more than 1 blade, so S/B/L/B's are one of my favorites, and I own a bunch of em'. And I'm with GSPTD regarding your Kershaw folder, I've wanted one of those for ages but their still high prices have so far kept me at bay. You sure own some nice ones! 8)
Thank you sir! The Kershaw is one of my all time favorites. Luckily, I got it long enough ago that it was cheap!
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Mr. Chips wrote: Tue May 04, 2021 8:44 pm
Ridgegrass wrote: Tue May 04, 2021 1:02 pm Somebody, with any level of intelligence, explain to the world any rational reason at all for banning a knife that locks back ????? Are straight, fixed blades banned too????? ::facepalm:: J.O'.
You make a serious mistake when you assume that the people in charge have any idea of what they are doing.

"Banning" involves government, therefore intelligence, and reason do not enter into the equation at all.
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Here is a variety of single blade lock backs both old and new.Tried to post some seldom seen ones.
#1 Benchmark Rolox.This should probably be called a,"lock bottom"
#2 Bowen Bullet;a modern version of a Remington Baby Bullet.
#3 Browning LB-1
#4 G-96(Jet-Aer)folding fillet knife.
#5 Gerber Model 1
#6 I*XL folding dirk
#7 I*XL lock back.
#8 Khyber model 2603.
#9 Northfield Un-X-Celled.
#10 Parker 1980's recreation of a 19th century folding dirk.
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A few more.
#1 Ranger by Colonial in black.
#2 Remington granddaddy Barlow.
#3 Smith & Wesson lockback designed by Blackie Collins.
#4 Smith & Wesson interframe.
#5 Smith & Wesson tiny lockback.
#6 Sabre Skeleton with clear handles.
#7 Southington Cutlery lock back.
#8 Wm. Greaves folding dirk in relic condition.
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Ivoryman wrote: Wed May 05, 2021 1:07 amGerber/GEC
Those are sweet, Iman!
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knife7knut wrote: Wed May 05, 2021 2:21 am A few more.
#1 Ranger by Colonial in black.
#2 Remington granddaddy Barlow.
#3 Smith & Wesson lockback designed by Blackie Collins.
#4 Smith & Wesson interframe.
#5 Smith & Wesson tiny lockback.
#6 Sabre Skeleton with clear handles.
#7 Southington Cutlery lock back.
#8 Wm. Greaves folding dirk in relic condition.
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Knife Knut, those are fine examples, great photos too. Love the oldies.

Thanks toomanyknives. Appreciate it. Good thread.
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Thanks for the kind words.Here are some more not so often seen lockbacks.
#1 American Blade (Parker made)with smooth bone handles.
#2 A tiny Imperial Ireland lockback.
#3 Olsen Howard City Michigan model 510.
#4 Precise with fancy etching and scrimshaw.
#5 Puma 4 Star model 715
#6 Rigid Japan.
#7 Rigid USA
#8 Stainless Steel Brazil large lockback.
#9 Sword Brand(Camillus).This knife sat in a box full of cheap "Pacific Rim" knives for years. Thought it was Pakistani;never looked at the stamp.Apparently a pretty collectible model.
#10 Sharp model 700.
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Knife7nut: I had a Samuel Wragg dirk that was very similar to your Greaves. It was in "relic" shape too, one scale etc. but a perfect blade. A dealer friend sold it for me 25 years ago at a show somewhere in New England for BIG bucks. Not braggin', just happy. J.O'.
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