Is this Bulldog knife forum dead?

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Bulldog Brand Knives

Bulldog Brand? Never heard of it.
2
7%
Know of it, that's about all
5
17%
Highly over-rated
1
3%
Just ok, nothing special
3
10%
One of my favorites
14
47%
I prefer to collect Bulldogs
5
17%
 
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Is this Bulldog knife forum dead?

Post by Loose Arrow »

::dead_horse::
What is the matter with this forum? ::shrug:: I know I just joined AAPK but trying to revive these Bulldog threads is like beating a dead horse. Comments? Anyone? ::tired::
*The poll reset when I edited it, sorry.
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Re: Is this Bulldog knife forum dead?

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The Brand-Specific forums here are somewhat indicative of the popularity of various brands among forum members. If you look at the number of topics, and number of posts in each brand you’ll find a wide disparity. viewforum.php?f=55

And frankly a curiosity, at least to me, is how a brand like Parker has a dedicated brand sub-forum with only 3 topics and a few posts, when for example a seminal American brand like Cattaraugus apparently doesn’t warrant a sub-forum yet has over 4400 posts (based on “search” results) and a single Cattaraugus thread in the Knife Lore forum is 50 pages long! ::shrug::

Bulldog brand seems to have a limited number of dedicated, avid fans.

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Re: Is this Bulldog knife forum dead?

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Mumbleypeg wrote: Wed Aug 12, 2020 3:37 pm The Brand-Specific forums here are somewhat indicative of the popularity of various brands among forum members....

Bulldog brand seems to have a limited number of avid fans.

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That says a lot! ::doh:: Thank you for taking the time to provide your input. ::tu::
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The issue with Bulldog, and Fight 'N Rooster for the matter, is the celluloid outgassing. They made really gorgeous knives but most collectors are too afraid they will grenade their whole knife collection. I would like bone, stag or pearl variations of each, but you don't see as many of them.
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1967redrider wrote: Wed Aug 12, 2020 4:12 pm The issue with Bulldog, and Fight 'N Rooster for the matter, is the celluloid outgassing. They made really gorgeous knives but most collectors are too afraid they will grenade their whole knife collection. I would like bone, stag or pearl variations of each, but you don't see as many of them.
Yup, got to be on top of it. Sometimes some seem to suffer from it suddenly from one day to the next. Luckily I only have a few and can still manage them effectively but my collection of stags, horns, bones and pearls has grown just because of that.

Checkout this prototype I have with what I think are genuine Red Coral covers.
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As of right now, I don't own any Bulldog knives, but when I can, I will be adding some of their knives to my collection, mainly the older ones in Stag.

While I believe that Bulldog will never reach the popularity of brands like Case, Buck, or GEC, they still maintain a small following of dedicated fans. And rightfully so.

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XX Case XX wrote: Wed Aug 12, 2020 5:01 pm As of right now, I don't own any Bulldog knives, but when I can, I will be adding some of their knives to my collection, mainly the older ones in Stag.

While I believe that Bulldog will never reach the popularity of brands like Case, Buck, or GEC, they still maintain a small following of dedicated fans. And rightfully so.

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The early Bulldog knives were some of the best crafted knives I have ever handled. I would say even nicer than the old Schatt & Morgan's. I am fortunate to own a few of them and they all have very strong springs and gorgeous stag. The attention to detail is superb...mirror polished blades, mirror polished liners, half stops, serrated nail nicks (match strike pull), pinched bolsters, pinned shields...so much to make you drool over. I think that one reason that forum area doesn't get much traction is that the old ones are getting harder to find. The company went under, and yes I know Frost owns the trademark but those are a whole different knife, so collectors hold on to the ones they have for a long time. And that makes it harder for those new to the hobby to become familiar with them.

This is one in my collection. Bulldog congress from 1984.
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Loose Arrow wrote: Wed Aug 12, 2020 4:55 pm
1967redrider wrote: Wed Aug 12, 2020 4:12 pm The issue with Bulldog, and Fight 'N Rooster for the matter, is the celluloid outgassing. They made really gorgeous knives but most collectors are too afraid they will grenade their whole knife collection. I would like bone, stag or pearl variations of each, but you don't see as many of them.
Yup, got to be on top of it. Sometimes some seem to suffer from it suddenly from one day to the next. Luckily I only have a few and can still manage them effectively but my collection of stags, horns, bones and pearls has grown just because of that.

Checkout this prototype I have with what I think are genuine Red Coral covers.
Very good looking knife!👍👍
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Mumbleypeg wrote: Wed Aug 12, 2020 3:37 pm The Brand-Specific forums here are somewhat indicative of the popularity of various brands among forum members. If you look at the number of topics, and number of posts in each brand you’ll find a wide disparity. viewforum.php?f=55

And frankly a curiosity, at least to me, is how a brand like Parker has a dedicated brand sub-forum with only 3 topics and a few posts, when for example a seminal American brand like Cattaraugus apparently doesn’t warrant a sub-forum yet has over 4400 posts (based on “search” results) and a single Cattaraugus thread in the Knife Lore forum is 50 pages long! ::shrug::

Bulldog brand seems to have a limited number of dedicated, avid fans.

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RevolverGuy wrote: Wed Aug 12, 2020 5:38 pm The early Bulldog knives were some of the best crafted knives I have ever handled. I would say even nicer than the old Schatt & Morgan's. I am fortunate to own a few of them and they all have very strong springs and gorgeous stag. The attention to detail is superb...mirror polished blades, mirror polished liners, half stops, serrated nail nicks (match strike pull), pinched bolsters, pinned shields...so much to make you drool over. I think that one reason that forum area doesn't get much traction is that the old ones are getting harder to find. The company went under, and yes I know Frost owns the trademark but those are a whole different knife, so collectors hold on to the ones they have for a long time. And that makes it harder for those new to the hobby to become familiar with them.

This is one in my collection. Bulldog congress from 1984.
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Glad to hear your sentiments :) and thank you for sharing your Bulldog with us. ::tu::
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Stanwade wrote: Wed Aug 12, 2020 5:55 pm ....
Very good looking knife!👍👍
Thank you! ::super_happy::
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I have several and was pretty active for a while but I was after some very specific knives and have a good showing of those. Super knives. And sometimes budget consideration causes us to be more focused. ::handshake::
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doglegg wrote: Wed Aug 12, 2020 6:16 pm I have several and was pretty active for a while but I was after some very specific knives and have a good showing of those. Super knives. And sometimes budget consideration causes us to be more focused. ::handshake::
::tu:: Thank you for stopping by my friend. ::handshake::
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I very much value my Bulldogs. Here are a few, including an MOP Whittler, a Stag Lockback Hunter, an MOP elephant Toe, and a Mammorth Ivory Trapper.
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Found another. This is a Mastodon Ivory Elephant Toe made for the Wolverine Knife Collectors Club.
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Loose Arrow wrote: Wed Aug 12, 2020 4:55 pm
1967redrider wrote: Wed Aug 12, 2020 4:12 pm The issue with Bulldog, and Fight 'N Rooster for the matter, is the celluloid outgassing. They made really gorgeous knives but most collectors are too afraid they will grenade their whole knife collection. I would like bone, stag or pearl variations of each, but you don't see as many of them.
Yup, got to be on top of it. Sometimes some seem to suffer from it suddenly from one day to the next. Luckily I only have a few and can still manage them effectively but my collection of stags, horns, bones and pearls has grown just because of that.

Checkout this prototype I have with what I think are genuine Red Coral covers.

Gorgeous knife! ::tu::
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::shrug::
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Since it was mentioned that Frost owns the brand now and those are completely different knives from the ones made many years ago, I think that has a lot to do w/ people losing interest in the brand. Once they get cheapened I think people get turned off. Unless you do a ton of research before you start to buy a brand, it’s easy to buy the wrong ones and then you wisen up and regret your earlier purchases. Sometimes that in itself is enough to make you give up on a brand. I think that may have something to do w/ the lack of interest in Bulldogs.
Could also be that people just aren’t posting them as much as they use to. I still see plenty of interest in the ones I have had in my store. Just sold a beautiful stag stockman a couple of days ago. The stag and pearl Bulldogs still draw lots of interest.
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Like Mark said I don't buy Frost in the Bulldog Brand . The early Bulldogs are I think a Diamond in the rough you don't know how good they are until you Handle them and see how well they are made fit & Finish is top notch. The Germans do a great job on them .
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I think they have some nice looking knives...just never owned any. I enjoy looking at them. So I wouldn't really know where to place my vote.
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hardman wrote: Wed Aug 12, 2020 10:45 pm I very much value my Bulldogs. Here are a few, including an MOP Whittler, a Stag Lockback Hunter, an MOP elephant Toe, and a Mammorth Ivory Trapper.
Wow! ::super_happy:: ::super_happy:: ::super_happy::
That's what I'm talking about, very nice!
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::handshake::
hardman wrote: Wed Aug 12, 2020 11:06 pm::shrug::
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hardman wrote: Wed Aug 12, 2020 10:56 pm Found another. This is a Mastodon Ivory Elephant Toe made for the Wolverine Knife Collectors Club.
Yours is nicer than mine! ::woot::
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Sharpnshinyknives wrote: Wed Aug 12, 2020 11:06 pm Since it was mentioned that Frost owns the brand now and those are completely different knives from the ones made many years ago, I think that has a lot to do w/ people losing interest in the brand. Once they get cheapened I think people get turned off. Unless you do a ton of research before you start to buy a brand, it’s easy to buy the wrong ones and then you wisen up and regret your earlier purchases. Sometimes that in itself is enough to make you give up on a brand. I think that may have something to do w/ the lack of interest in Bulldogs.
Could also be that people just aren’t posting them as much as they use to. I still see plenty of interest in the ones I have had in my store. Just sold a beautiful stag stockman a couple of days ago. The stag and pearl Bulldogs still draw lots of interest.
Thanks for stopping by and giving your time to share your thoughts, I appreciate it. ::handshake::
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