All About Pocket Knives

Ridgegrass wrote: ↑Sun Apr 21, 2024 9:17 pm I found this pair today in Millsboro, DE: An EDGE BRAND (Gutmann), "BULL'S EYE",#418 "Professional Throwing Knife" 9-5/8" long, leather stacked handle, with a really nice sheath with a cool keeper tab for the pommel. Also a "Sabre" (Japan) copy of a Camillus "21" pattern peanut. Stainless. Both in really nice condition. J.O'.

Nice finds John! I especially like the old school look of the throwing knife versus modern ones, and the Bulls Eye sheath to boot! 3

Tony, I think it's a medium quality German item from the 50's. I don't think it's ever been thrown or maybe just ta a cardboard box. There's not a scratch on it anywhere, just some "age spots". I bought it "just because" I like it.

Thanks Dave. See above to Tony. You got stuck on the previous page and I missed it. O'.

Your throwing knife is a real gem, J.O'., I absolutely love the blade shape.
I'm very familiar with the knife buying method of "just because", I do it all the time!

Hey Marco, glad you like it. O'.

Ridgegrass wrote: ↑Sun Apr 21, 2024 9:17 pm I found this pair today in Millsboro, DE: An EDGE BRAND (Gutmann), "BULL'S EYE",#418 "Professional Throwing Knife" 9-5/8" long, leather stacked handle, with a really nice sheath with a cool keeper tab for the pommel. Also a "Sabre" (Japan) copy of a Camillus "21" pattern peanut. Stainless. Both in really nice condition. J.O'.

You gotta start throwing knives good buddy. With this knife!

You fellers are knocking it out of the park. x10

My throwing days are over. The "Itis" brothers, Arthar and Tendon, have retired my arm. I'll hang it in the cave with the others. O'.

My humble find. Mostly I'm just pleased that my every other day thrift store that never has knives had this for 2 bucks.

Is it marked where it was made? J.O'.

I enlarged his picture, J.O'., and the tang reads "Valor" and the blade is etched "Valor Pony", if that helps.
Personally, I was thinking Rigid based on the overall shape.

ThatWeirdKnifeGuy wrote: ↑Mon Apr 22, 2024 1:48 pm My humble find. Mostly I'm just pleased that my every other day thrift store that never has knives had this for 2 bucks.

Very cool HOK you have there, TWKG, great score for 2 bones!

Valor is/was a wholesaler/importer of knives from Japan, Germany, and Pakistan. Just wondering. I think their older Japan stuff is good. Good luck with it. Like Marco said, "two bones". J.O'.

Ridgegrass wrote: ↑Mon Apr 22, 2024 2:49 pm Is it marked where it was made? J.O'.

Here's the other side. Made in Japan.

Good deal!

ThatWeirdKnifeGuy wrote: ↑Sun Apr 21, 2024 9:23 pm

GSPTOPDOG wrote: ↑Fri Apr 19, 2024 6:17 am

Madmarco wrote: ↑Fri Apr 19, 2024 2:41 am

The knives are one of the few things that hold their value and are easy to liquidate if one needs to raise cash. Old history books... ...not so much.....

I've actually been into old books lately. I just sold the secretary of agriculture's report 1890 for a pretty... it's admittedly not as easy of a sale as a knife.

I glad you have had luck selling some books. I have had a few good sales of my old books but that might be one in 300-500 of my books or maybe more that would bring enough money to take the time and actually list it for sale. Don't get me wrong, I love my old books, but I have so many that it has become a burden to keep them.

ThatWeirdKnifeGuy wrote: ↑Mon Apr 22, 2024 1:48 pm My humble find. Mostly I'm just pleased that my every other day thrift store that never has knives had this for 2 bucks.

Here is my find from the weekend...more than $2.00

Those old Valor knives from Japan were like the "Chi-com-Made" knives of today, except they were made with Japanese steel, and years later turned out to have been some pretty cool pieces...

Cool knife, Dog!
I didn't know you like styles like that one?
One of the nicer models I've seen, great score, buddy!

Slim pickens but I did get these and a tackle box, and axes!!!

Looks like a good haul to me, Scott, you have everything you need in that pile!

I picked this up Kutmaster recently. I don't usually collect this type of knife, but the price was right and it looked solid. This one not made in Pakistan, LOL.

Madmarco wrote: ↑Mon Apr 22, 2024 9:41 pm Cool knife, Dog!
I didn't know you like styles like that one?

M&M Valor had some cool designs back in the day... and back then it was 'bout all I could afford....

TripleF wrote: ↑Mon Apr 22, 2024 10:18 pm Slim pickens but I did get these and a tackle box, and axes!!!

.... Let's see them there axes! .... Anyone Collect Axes & Hatchets?

glennbad wrote: ↑Tue Apr 23, 2024 12:32 am I picked this up Kutmaster recently. I don't usually collect this type of knife, but the price was right and it looked solid. This one not made in Pakistan, LOL.

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Cool Glenn. I kinda like rope knives. Good tools and that one looks good.

GSPTOPDOG wrote: ↑Tue Apr 23, 2024 12:46 am

TripleF wrote: ↑Mon Apr 22, 2024 10:18 pm Slim pickens but I did get these and a tackle box, and axes!!!

.... Let's see them there axes! .... Anyone Collect Axes & Hatchets?

I've been looking at hatchets and hammers more lately. Actually just got a hatchet from TripleF that I'm working on with one of my sons. Im going to post a thread about the process when we're done but here it is after he got the old cord off. Nice Valor btw. Yours is much cooler! I'm picking up any 70's Japan I find. Mostly brass and wood with good stainless blades.